Evening journal., 1891-08-10


nacle, and while the perspiration
streamed from his bright face, he sang
with an enthusiasm that kept his
audience In rapt attention from begin
ming to end When the professor
noticed a weakening in the singing be
would ask the entire congregation to rise
II this did not have the desired
effect. the women would be requested to
sing the verse above, and then at the
skillful leaders bidding, the whole as
semblage, men and all, would make the
chorus ring out through the woods as
did The Union Forever" ring out from
ten thousand throats at the wilder
ness !" at one service. that at o'clock
in the afternoon 10 is believed that 5000
singers were led by the right hand OF
the popular leader. Professor Sweeney,
with DR. Dobbins and Henry @ Robinson,
left for Wilmington at 2 o'clock.
Grace Orchestra in Attendance.
At 9.45 o'clock delegation from the
orchestra of Grace M E Church arrived
on the grounds aud were assigned tent
in Asbury avenue, At 10 10 o'clock the
orchestra come on the choir stand and
She players were introduced to Professor
Sweeney. They were ] Norris Robinson,
FIRST violin; j. Hamburger, first violin !;
Victor r. Pyle. hute Ralph Stone, cello
james Dimelow, bass; w. l. Meyer, cor
net. The orchestra rendered hne music
and gave the singing such finish as is
seldom heard on camp ground. The
work Of CorRetist Meyer was especially
good and ELECTED much comment. Every
body agreed that orchestra music, such
as was heard here yesterday Is indis-
pensible at an enthusiastic camp meet
ing, especially where all the effects Of the
modern mammoth pipe organ can not be
heard. 1t is said that an orchestra will
be heard at every service next year.
The music at the praise service just
after the children's meeting and the even.
ing concert was grander than has ever
been heard In the Brandywiue Summit
camp grounds, and hundreds of people
who were promenading about the circle
had TO stop and listen to the enchanting
| strains
Many Wilmington WheeImen.
At 10 AS o'clock, an army Of Whining
ioniAns arrived, dressed 10 costumes Of
black and uniforms Of gray. They wers
bicyclists and had run from Wilmington
sincs 10 o'clock They rode big machines
and small machines and machines o
many kinds First came the Wilmington
Wheel Club, then the Warren Athletic
Club, and then the Victor Cycle Club
! The latter two, which are new clubs, wer
on their first runs to BrandYwine Summit
| The Warren boys were IL charge Of Cap
tain y. H Lohand. who wore goldei
chevrons to designate his position. Hi
command was as follows w Q. Seeds
w. }. Spence. e. Simms, F. s. Thomas
/ a. Chandler L. E. Merrihew, j. 4. Don
ahue, A. Walters, w Dickerson, @
Speakman, J . McClary, s. Tanguy. J.
Hanley, Il. s. Huxley, G. r. Hudson
Victor Bucher.
The Victor Cycle Club was represente
by the following riders: G. Greenmsn, J
q. McKaig, G. L. Forman, G. p King
w. w Dickinson, E E spence. w. L
Fountain, J. Hamburger, N. Comfy, Roh
ert McCardell, j. e. Butler. All th
wheelmen started in on the return trip q
clock.
Dipner Hour Arrives.
At 10 o'clock the gongs and small bel
began to sound and echo through th
woods, announcing that the happy hou
for dinner had arrived Singing an
speaking then hushad, and the noise q
china plates and knives, and forks co
tinued for long time. Nearly q tho
q sand children were present at the met
b ing conducted by Rev. Isaac Jewell
8 / 80 o'clock, and the services were We
s impressive
q DIR. Terry stirs Up the Camp.
r The rousing sermon Of the day W
4 that heard at 8 o'clock by a congregatic
j. that was almost innumerable D
7: Thomas e. Terry of Dover, was Il
, preacher and he succeeded in stirring b
s entire audience TO tears, and raisil
o shout after shout from the brethren
It the tabernacle. His text was: "V
i know in part and we prophasy in pal
3 but when that which is perfect is CON
e then that which is In part shall
d done away In flow of eloquence, I
preacher showed the present imperfe
state Of human intelligence, compRr
l. with the revelation that is to come. III
q effort alone was grand. But DR.. Ter
" concluded the fine discourse in his inin
Is table style of describing pathetic In,
r dents. and while thousands of hRndkl
e chiefs were brought out, one aft
It another, and old men bowed over a
cried, the learned speaker himself cou
"a not suppress his emotion, and large tes
IS rolled down his cheeks. When his Gle
n voice rang out above the shouts
Amen and Amen which meant th
Ie the sermon was ended. several weepii
d women in the tabernacle could withho
r their feelings no longer, and they NOV
l. about the pulpit faster than a walk. els
Ie ping their hands and shouting loudly.
oId-Time Methodism Again.
d Directly after the preaching service
E straw meeting was started in tent
r square away that attracted a good d.
1t of attention from the curious anong I
g visitors II was old-fashioned Methods
ID through and through, and the songs
10 bygone times we're given again and ags
7, with the gesticulations and lung pow
Of former years
Old men with tottering forms could I
$ refrain from joining the choruses Of q
d STAY in the Army Until This War
of Over. or .'Do You Think I'll Make
SOLDIER and similar hymns whish th
y sang in their boyhood days.
- strong Words From Zion.
at DR.. Isaac L Wood, Of Zion, Nd, "
Id Is doubtless one Of the best Informed n
on the Peninsuls, preached to anotl
he congregation that could be counted
IN the thousands He talked very diff
IS entity from his predecessors in the stai
ch but none the less interesting. He &C
IS fined his remarks TO quiet and conyinci
It. argument with the unconverted, and 8
i'll ceeded in bringing many souls to Ct
c. fessiou of their sins before the meeti
r. closed. DR.. Woods text was the scar
y ing passage found in Mark viii,