Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-08-21

Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN.
RoxANA, Dal.. August 20, 18S9.-The
camp meeting held at the Sound RoxAna
Circuit, which closed on Monday of last
week, was great success from every
point Of view, religicusly, socially and
financially. 1t was In charge OF the pas
tor, Rev. A. u. Davis, who has had large
experience in conducting camp meetings,
and to his skillful manaQeme mt Is largely
due the m assure Of success of this meet
Ing. There were Gi two-story tents, and
about the same number of covered
wagons. These covered wagons are an
interesting feature of the meeting. they
are nicely covered with canvas, with
large bodies, 80 that beds, with other
comforts are arranged so as to accom- mo-
date as many as an ordinary sized tent.
In fact many prefer them 10 q tent. There
were at least 100 permanent residents on
the ground, and en- some of the big days
1t YVES estimated that from 4C00 to 5000
were 10 attendance.
Tie order during the preaching and
religious services was the best we have
ever witnessed. We have never known the
people so apparently gospel hungry. The
people tocbcd out fIom their tents into
the congregation at every preaching SER
vice, and we have never witnessed such
attentive hearers, or such appreciative
hearers. 1t was u Joy to the ministers to
preach at this camp, t5ey had such ap-
precative hearers of the word. 1t was
generally remarked also that the minis
ters preached with unusual uncton and
power. The 8 q. m. prayer meetings
were largely attended and were intensely
Interesting, and nearly every day there
was no interval from the 8. 80 6. IN. PRAYER
and experience meeting till 12 o'clock at
night, the one meeting In nearly every
case running into the next There was
not even a stop for meals, as there
always some 10 go on with the rrvL
while others took their meals. The p'
ing and singing was the most spiI. ID
and animated we have ever heard.
The workers In these meetings seemed
never to tire. Always happy and re-
1olciDg a@d shouting with the old time
fervor. We have never witnessed so
much shouting at camp meeting as at
this and we have attended about
hundred. This truly was an old time
camp such as we hear of, aud read about
In the days gone by. The pastor kept
reekord OF the conversions, noting their
T. .. address or congregation so that
they might be followed up and gathered
into the church. He secured a li.t of
ll5 and there were others whose names
be failed 10 obtain. The conversions
numbered at least 1875, and OF these 90
united with the church before leaving
the camp. On the morning the camp
closed there were 500 or 2,OO0 persons
on the ground. They formed q circle
aud marched around the ground and
shook hands either with the other, ending
up in the altar place, with some 20 or 80
pcnitents at the altar, several OF whom
protested conversion, the meeting con
tinuing from a. M. till noon. Such
shouting and rejoicing doubtless has
never been witnessed on q camp ground
before.
1t was time never to be forgotten by
shose who were present that morning and
doubtless will count for good In all COM
ing time. The day OF camp meetings
for good Is not past in this part of our
peninsula, and we predict that when
camp meetings have died out every
where else that they will still be held at
the olnd, as these are q camp meeting
people. The ministers present who
preached, some OF the III three times, were
Revs. T. Snowden Thomas, editor of the
Peninsula Methodist, q. +. Sheppard,
e II. Derrlckson, w. X. Galloway, r.
II. Miller. G. 7. Wystt, +. r. Carpenter,
w. w. Johnsou and the pastor A. d.
Davis. The general verdict is that this
was the best camp meeting aver held in
this section OF country. SPECTATOR.