Evening journal., 1889-08-14
A GOOD DAY AT THE SUMMIT.
Yesterdays Services Base BAN and
other Camp Meeting Diversions.


BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CAMP GROUNDS,
August Yesterday morning the ther-
mometer in front of Rev. ]. d. Hanna's
tent registered 5s degrees. People wrap
ped themselves In overcoats and blanket
shawls to attend morning devotions.
This meeting was in charge of James
Grant of Union Church, Wilmington.
The o'clock service was largely at
tended and was very interesting. More
so than the meetings of that hour usually
are. Rev. G. A. Grice had the meeting
in charge. Rev. r. ]. Watkins read the
thirteenth chapter of First Corinthians,
and made suitable comments on It,
At 1890 Rev j. Il. Van Burkalow
preached IL would be impossible in a
synopsis TO do justice 20 the selnon.
The general verdict was that it was the
best sermon preached this year on the
camp ground. He took his text from the
last clause Of the third chapter of Mat
thew and eleventh verse; "He shall bap
tize you with. the Holy Ghost, and with
fire.
Rev. ]. B. Quigg, at the end of the
sermon, came forward and seid: Il
have listened to grand sermon. / feel
that | am entitled to some Of the credit
You all know what a voluble ta'ker
Brother Van Burkalow is Last night
after we retired in the preachers tent,
reminded him that rs he had to preach
on the following day, he had better hold
his tongue and get some rest. He took
my advice so be was able to preach.
Children's meeting at 1.30 o'clock was
in charge of Rev. Y. Collins Revs.
Hudson, Smith and Jones made short
addresses to the children. At the same
hour Miss Lizzie Sharp held a converse
tion meeting in st. Paul's tent.
AT 3 o'clock p m Rev. J. B. Quigg
was to have preached. Rev. George Cum
mings took his place. He took as his text
st. Matthew xii, 80. "Let them grow
together un.il the harvest" The sermon
was an hour and half long, but was
interesting throughout. After the SER
mon Rev. Mr.. Hudson of Philadelphia
Conference, exhorted and lead prayer
meeting.
The 30 o'clock meeting was In charge
of Rev. r. /. Watkins, kingswood chapel.
| This meeting was very largely attended.
A great many people came out from VIII
mington.
At $3.50 Miss Sharp held converse
tion meeting in front of Mrs. Taggart's
tent
At73O Rev. G. w. Prettyman of Fair
mount preached from the text found in
Amos iv. Is: Prepare to meet thy
/ God" There were two penitents.
| Revs. Adam Stengle and @. w. Pretty
man went to Wilmington to attend a
funeral.
Last evening party of young folk
went over to the kaolin mills.
A great many who went over to the
kaolin pits yesterday were isappointed
at not being able to get near it. A tarred
rope was stretched around it 10 keep
people back and notice said danger.
They were blasting rocks in the pit
st. Paups Camp Meeting Association
held meeting in the afternoon and voted
to transfer their ceuvas tent TO Brandy
wine Summit Association.
The white boys of the camp played
game Of ball yesterday with the coloreC
walters OF st. Pauls table. William
Sbeers (wbite) was umpire. William
Gales and Martin Whitaker were the bat
terry for the walters; Thomas Alexande
occupied the box for the white boys. A
the end Of the fifth inning the scol
stood 20 to 10 in favor of the white boys
The game ended at the fifth inning oi
account Of the walters having TO 60 e
their duties. The walters say they cal
beat the white boys. They viii pla!
} again to- day.
/ Mrs Harris, who has been very i'll, 4
somewhat better to-day.
Mrs. Mckay is visiting friends il
Asbury Circle. Miss Sallie Wright o
Chester is visiting Miss Groves on tn,
! square
The Misses Scott are visiting Rev. L
E. Barrett's tent.
The following were visiting friends oi
st. Paul's avenue: Misses Flynn, Mrs
Ford and daughter, Anna, Mrs. Eva Ben
son, Mrs. Vance, John Wise, George Tod
and wife, Mrs. II. c. Robinson, Mrs
William Billaney, Miss Rodgers Mrs
Q Edward Thompson, Mrs. Stodgers, Mis-
q Sallie Bye, Rev. George Cummings
j. Rev. Cornelius Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs
e Blackston, Eli Menuinhall, Miss Mar
t Findley, Misses Chalfant, David Smith
e George w Lodge, William Robinson
S George E. King and many others.
It is estimated that there we're abou
fifteen hundred visitors yesterday.
All the amusing incidents of the bi
Sunday crowd have not yet been related
n and perhaps never viii be- A lady goin
into Wilmington on Sunday mornin
v tells Of a nicely dressed couple walkiu
up the road beside a broken cariiagl
The young man was leading the horsi
5 They looked exceedingly disconsolate.
We are still expecting ProfessC
It Sweeney.
Andrew G. Dolbow has not arrived, {
IS was reported.