Daily Republican., 1885-08-21
CsOse of Camp

Once more q camp meeting has come
to close at the Brandywtue summit.
The services on Thursday were Of All
unusually interesting character. The
day opened with family worship in the
taber nacle, led by DIR. j. H. Simms.
At 8. 80, Asbury Burkeof Asbury church
led revival prayer meeting, and at 10
o'clock Rev. B. +. Price read an essay
upon the scriptural passage;
Tnese shall go away into everlast-
ing punishment, but the righteous TO
life eternal" At 80 p. M, Rev. w.
b. Gregg led the childreu's meeting,
in which he was assisted by w. w.
sharp, A. j. Dolbow aud Mrs. Tag.
OF Philadelphia preached from Acts 9th
chapter and 3sth verse "Then Philip
opened his mouth, and began at the
Same scripture and preached unto him
Jesus
The $50 meeting was led by Rev. W. !.
l.. s. Murray.
At Z As, Rev. E l.. Hubbard fred up
the camp by powerful sermon from
the passage They elected . captain
to go back into Egypt" Some ten or
more persons presented themselves at
the altar, nearly all of whom were con-
verted.
Contrary to usual custom, the reli.
giouB exercise were not kept up AL
night, but closed at reasonable hour.
Far into the night busy hands were on
gagged in taking down tent Fl xtr res, an
packing trunks for home as soon al
camp would close In the morning.
At 6 80 O'Clock on Friday morning
the congregation was called together by
the ringing of the bell, and two or three
tents we're left in care Of a single watch
or, so anxious were the people to Ell.
gage in an old. fashioned camp meeting
break up
Rev. W. l. S. Murray took charge oi
the meeting and spoke feelingly of the
good spiritual times they had all en-
ljoyed upon the grounds. The meeting
was melting. tender one, but con-
tpary to expectation there was M
march around the camp ground. Their
were, however, many hearty farewell
| and pledges OF friendships, and will
melting eyes aud sorrowtul Learts th
Ibenediction was pronounced, and tn
camp was at an end.
Hacks and furniture wagons 800.
crowded the woods, and by 8o'clock M
on every road leading from the ground
loads of furniture and people could b
4
| Rev. MIR. Angelina remained unit
the closing of the camp, and quit
lpleased with the SlO.5 80 he had oollec se
for his mission in Italy.
Rev G. W. .,Burk is 30 we'll pleased wi q
lBraudywine Summit Camp that Il
Isays he Ia b0uad 20 tent on the ground
lneXt year again.
=. Rev. w. b. Gregg returned HON
last night TO prepare for his Gotta !
camp 'ueeting to commence in Epwort
? church next Sunday.
It's remarked that this was one ,
the graudest camps ever held on thes
grounds. There was nothing occurre
to mar the pleasure Of any one in ti
q least. save the violation of the rules O
Sunday by the keeper of the provisio
tent, The preaching all through wa
fret class, and the camp set out fror
the star with more feeling than
. usually experienced when the camp
| more than half over.
Between 10 and 60 persons wer
known 10 have been converted Rev
} Mr. Murray had record of 48 up
n Thursday morning.
el Last evening about 1879 O'Clock
10 company of ladies aud gentlemen IN,
& in front of the preacher q tent aud con
menced vocal serenade, singing tt
70 beautiful chorus II wan: to go" A
rs fficio1s manager, who seemed to 4
e, light in exercising his little brief al
ii thority, came and ordered them ava
IA when he might have been better on
ployei in ordering some rowing gan
an OF drunken young men Oft the.ground
,eI There was considerable disord
10 around the outskirts last night. Son
ii youlg men thought that the best W;
n. for them 10 assert their manhood w
.ts to set drunk, quarrel and fight Th
was the only night of the cau
10 when rowdyism dared TO raise its ug
i's head.
10 A lArge number OF tenters ba
80, already engaged tents for mex. year.