Daily Republican., 1885-08-19
Joanna Ii Gig hs. and French creen

Railroad Company gave an excursion
to French Creek Falls and Joanna
Heights camp meeting yesterday. Not.
/ wiihstsnding the delightful weather
and the beautiful and romantic set merry
through which stho road leads to the
more romantic scenery Of French Creek
| Falls, and the attractions Of great
| camp meeting, not more than 40 per-
sons left this city in the train at Z. 80 a.
m. for delightful days enjoyment.
Somehow it seems that a herculean
effort will he required TO draw the citi-
zens of Wilmington In the direction of
French creek, though when they get
there they are lavish In their praise of
| the place.
When the train reached Spring field
it was well filled ,ard those who wanted
TO go to the Falls were switched off in
that direction, and'the remainder were
taken straight ahead to Joanna
Heights. In the party that went to the
Falls, the representative of the REPUB-
LICAN was included. He had been there
several times before, and be will have
TO go many times yet before he tires of
not only looking at bat Of climbing over
rocks and leaping over chasms worn
deep by the rushing waters of many
centuries.
But couple of hours were spent at
the Falls, as most of the excursionists
returned at u. 80, and went up to oanna
Heights to pay flying visit to the
| camp meeting going on ut that place.
Amongst those who remained was the
genial editor of the Wilmingtonian.
When last seen by US he was. the sole
occupant of huge coach swing, with o
formidable pile of exchanges at his feet.
His chest rose and fell with the expan-
zion OF his lungs as he quaffed the pure
atmosphere. Isn't IL glorious" he
said, or seemed TO say.
The people of Wilmington will re.
ceive an earnest invitation no doubt to
visit French Creek Falls through the
columns Of his paper rather than to
go down 10 hot, sandy seashore. We
left him alone in his glory. A familiar
voice ffom the balcony OF the hotel i'm
prlled US 10 look upwards TO Bee B. X.
Veasey, and. Israel W. Gibney roised
by the neck over the railing, the pre-
Ipondearnco. of weight on the inside pre-
venting them from topping over.
They are up there few days for
their heath ami say they are improving
| They looked Is if they were. IL isa
! better place than the mosquito !nlets
Va a" pttbtdNt.
A short visit to the copper and iron
ore mines, a hur ried collection of few
specimen ores, and at 10 80 tho train
steamed out for the Heights, reached in
half an lour.
Here are the great Joanna He eights
camp meeting grounds, with the largest
cArlp ever held upon them fast drawing
TO close. The camp will close this
| "Wednesday evening. Presenting our
| selves at Leturnstile - mic kel is deman.
ded and paid and We enter. Inme-
dlately We find Ourselves making com.
parison with the B;GndywiLe Summit
camp, which. we lett that morning.
Tue woods are rouah boulders, and
stones stick up even III the avenues
\ IN TINS respect score one in favor of
Brandy wine summit. Well, here the
tents are all OF uniform size and ap
pearanee, built OF half inch siding and
painted brown. Score one for Joannr.
| Ice Iehts arc not lined inside 81 40
hendsomely furnished as Mt Brandy
lHjde Summit Score ono for BRANDY.
wine. The camp is formed IN circles,
AID there being over 200 tents oCcupied
. a score must be given TO Joanna on
laccOunt OF size. Water in great abund
1
walled in, DO locking OF pumps score
aucther in favor of Joanna. There are
the great toardiDg houses, two stories
lhlgE, sleeping apartments above, sepa-
rate tables for transient and regular
, poardefF, ice cream better and plates
larger score another decidedly in favor
loi JoanLa. Here the ErouLdg-abOnt
, ten or twelve acres-are enclosed like
: tslr grpuDds, with turnsti!s entrances
Tor footmen, and gate entrances Tor
IcaTriages and horsemen. A nickel is
charged for tootIEan, dime for
horseinan, aud dime and nickel both
tor carriage. This brings IN an i'm
mense revenue, on Sunday bringing
abCul $500, The joanna paople are dc.
lighted with the idea.
! They have no trouble ra sing enough
to meet expenses, and it keeps out
tramp-, buns and drunken men, who
are always an anuoyance at CAMP
meetings. Bosides, II il a great pro-
, lection to tent no Iders. No collections
) are taken up. For ourselves we would
score anolhtr in favor of Joanna, but
4 there are others who would take issue
WIN us on that point.
. The meetipEsat BraudyWiue Sun nit
!. are more spiritual, and this preaching
more able and effective score one de
! lcidtdiy in favor OF Brandy wine. While
: the preachers AT Joanna Z lide logically
q and smoothly along into their sermons,
getting at he real Eernel about the
time TO step, the preachers al the
|. Summit pitCn right IL at the III iddle
!, and fuU right TO both ends, getting
> better All Tie tin e, and get there before
The audience wish they were done
Without making any more points.
we would say that the Joanna poop le
are remarkable plain III Dress A oilde
would lie in misery there A gentle.
/ man who was there a Heek informed us
, | he uId not see q silk d-tss in all that
| time
! We will not give Joanna point on
THIS FOR after looking over both camps
I He.e are bnt fewwho will not say tLat'a
'!tt't spr'AkiiLg Of silk and gay dresses
az at the SanE. II make q decided in.
lprovemert.
We attended testimonial meeting
q IN the afternoon. 4 large number OF
:. people were present, bnt Tia meeting
T. rs, Eed tia. irrvor and animation that
characteIiz 5 The Brand wine Summit
Z meetings. Seated upon tie straw ua.
Or iAe big tent w-re Revs. n. NJ.
Crowhe and Il. l.. Hubbard, but none
pf"seut knew them We were secretly
wishing that The !ea,;tr would discover
; the angels" enter rta:.ed unawnrts
that the dry bones Of Joanna Htieb,e
might Tor few inmates be stirred up,
: Al 5 o'clock Rev. W. l.. Gray ccm.
= mel ced TO preach a sermon. He is an
able preacher, but had not got warmed
- ny 10 Lis subject when it was IL arc
\ lime TO take the train for home. a
The station we were Informed that th,