Evening journal., 1888-08-24
LAST DAY Al CAMP.
Brandy wine Summit Meeting Discarded
To-day--Largs Crowd Last Night-Cool
weather.

To-day-Larss Crowd Last Night-Cool
Weather.
BY Letter 10 EVENING JOURNAL.
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT Pa, Aug. "a.
The thermometer registered 50 degrees
in the woods here yesterday morning and
so degrees at the edge Of the woods.
Tenters who slept between blankets and
under two additional were entirely com
Portable The early morning was spent
by the folk here on the sunny side of the
hill, taking sun bath. Shawls and
oyercoats were very popular.
A large crowd gathered yesterday after
noon and last evening. Supper was more
in demand than anything else. All man
ner of vehicles brought the people from
high noon until late in the evening The
crowd was peaceable and orderly, no dis
turbance Of any kind occurred, and there
was no accident on the ground Very
few drunken men hung on the outskirts
Of the camp and the teams oil moved
away quietly until at midnight scarcely
team, except those who were waiting TO
move family remained. This camp is al
most ended. 1t ends the twenty third
camp for this place and the fourth for the
present association 1t has been one Of
the pleasantest gatherings
The spiritual side Of the camp has been
success. The preaching was never bet
ter The ministers were earnest and la
bored for the success of the camp and as
"A result many will point in after years
to the camp OF 1888 as the beginning Of
new life TO them.
The services Of the last day were as
follows. $50 a. m, prayer meeting led
by @. H. Sentman $50 a. M, prayer
meeting, led by l.. r. Barrett preaching
at 10 a. m by Rev II. A. cleveland, text
Deuteronomy 33, a. This sermon lasted
frcm 10 % o'clock until IL 10 p. m. At
9. 30 p. m. there was a presentation meet
ing at the stand. The preachers tenting
on the grounds presented the camp meet
ing association with a very handsome
Bible and hymn book Rev. J. r. Bryan
made the presentation speech and Mr.
Barrett accepted it in behalf Of the Board
Of Managers Rev. w l.. S. Murray
then presented an envelope well filed
with money to the Board Of Managers
from the ministers wives in apr, citation
Of the kindness Of the the board to the
ministers and families. Mr.. Barrett re-
piled rs before Then short speeches
were made by Revs j. d. G. Hanna, j. T.
Vanburkalow and Mr. Bodice
"Blest be the tie that binds" was then
sung as the first hymn out Of the new
book Preaching 81 8 p m. by Rev. A.
Stengle, text job Il 4 'Can'st thou by
searching find out God2' $50 p. iu.
young peoples Emeeting led by J. u.
G. Hanna was run into the preaching
hour and that service was entt red into
without intermission. Rev W. J.. ).
Murray delivered the sermon from ST.
Luke xvii %, and quite a number OF
persons went forward Several were
converted Mr. Bryan announced that
the last meeting Of the camp would BE-
held this morning at 8 o'clock Sc far in
the meetings there have been fifty-nine
persons converted
A good many broke up housekeeping
last evening and took u moonlight fit to
! Wilmington. The financial success of
the camp cannot be determined as yet
and viii not be until after the next meet
ing Of the association.
The private stables in the west side of
the grove will have to be removed. The
| horses have become "a annoyance To the
tenters, and besides the ground there is
wanted for new tents To is probable
that hereafter all horses VIII have to stay
outside Of the camp boundaries.
Several persons lave bought tents.
among whom are Hary Schiee, James
FoulS, Mrs Kate King. George I'll Craw
/ ford Frank Linton and Frank Z. Mitch
ell, and quite a number 81 persons want
lots 10 build on next yelr