Evening journal., 1889-08-09
aRANnYwlNE SUMMIT.
A Big Dsy at Camp Missionary Exercises.
Sundays Managers.

Sundays Managers.
Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CAMP GROUNDS,
August 8. Yesterday brought out the
largest crowd that has been here this
season; there were over 1900 persons on
the ground 1t was missionary day and
appropriate were the exercises Pro
fessor John r. Sweeney Of Chester, Pa,
arrived and took charge of the singing.
The sale of hymn books received an i'm
petus on his arrival.
Rev. e. L. Hubbard of New Castle,
preached the missionary sermon. An
audience of /, 500 persons were present,
and Mr.. Hubbard preached for one hour.
At l. 80 o'clock in the afternoon, Rev.
| Vaughn S. Collins conducted the chill
dren's meeting, which was largely at
tended. George w. Todd, Revs Adam
Stengle and j. G. Bryan addressed the
children.
At3p m. Mrs N. M. Browne, cores.
ponding secretary of the Womens Home
Missionary Society of the NJ g. Church
and president of the Women's Home
Missionary Society in Delaware made an
address
She spoke of the organization Of the
society in Cincinnati in $780, of its aim
and growth In Delaware there are four
teen active organizations. Last year
they raised over $4,000 in money and pro
visions. She made an earnest appeal to
all the ladies' present to become members
Of the society
DR.. w. l.. S. Murray spoke in behalf O.
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
At the close of the service collection
was taken to aid in sending box to a
needy member Of the Wilmington Confer
ence. The Woman's Home Missionary
Society will send the box.
The Young peoples meeting last even.
ing was conducted by A. P. Prettyman
of Sloan Rev. Vaughn s. Collins
preached in the evening.
at the missionary meeting in the after
noon a motion of Mr.. Hubbard that a
collection for certain poor minister be
taken up, was carried. The collec tion
amounted to $27 SO.
If the day be fine Sunday will show
the largest crowd that was ever on these
| grounds. Even the weekday arrivals
this year are larger than ever before.
Among the visitors yesterday were
| George w. Todd and wife, William Sim
mons and wife, NJ. T. Poole and family,
Mrs. William H. Curry, Mrs. William H.
Morris, Henry G. Robinson and wife,
Henry @. Mahaffy,J. T. Clymer and wife,
William II. Pierson and wife, Misses
Sallie Pickles. Josie Mahan, Emily Bull
lock, Rattle and Elsie Horn, John Baker,
H. @. Robinson, William f. Robinson, Will
liam Mullen and wife, Mrs Wesley Wei
din. Rev. E. H. Nelson, George E. King
and II. A. Corkran.
From Tent to Tent.
Mrs. Robert g. McCay, mother and
/ daughter, of Concordville, were in camI
yesterday.
Rev. N. NJ Browne of Newark
preached this morning.
Drivers complain of the condition Of
the entrance TO the woods before reach
ing camp. A deep rut makes accidents
to carriages possible. The association
should have it filled in by Sunday.
Rev. Vaughn S. Collins has organized
praying band among the children.
Professor Sweeny and the choir di'
some excellent singing in front OF from
Of Mrs. Taggart 8 tent last evening.
A fire originating from an oil stove Il
the rear of Mrs. Rebecca Hance's tent
No "a, ignited the curtains. It was ex
tinguished before it did any damage
The managers for the grounds for Sun
dav are as follows: Thomas Wilson
William H. Foulk, James c. Morrow
Tilghman Danner, James Foulk, Georg
W. Booker, A. NJ Pierce, Richard Nc
Clure, William c. Weer, James E Saville
John R. Kilmer, Samuel Handy. G. II
Tindall, Thomas McCre, James Mckay
Henry M. Barlow, Thomas Zebley
Joseph Habbeart and George Mousley.
The first conversion took place yester
, day The convert was young lady.