Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-04

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BRANDYwtNE SUMMIT CANT GRouNps,
Aug. 2.-Camp-meeting at this place began
In earnest last night When the bell rang
TO announce the opening there was good
attendance in the auditorium, and large
number OF persons came in after the meet
ing had started. The Rev. Isaac Jewell,
preacher in charge, presided.
The Rev. Mr.. Jewell spoke few
minutes. He said he hoped the meetings
would be a success and that souls would be
converted. He thought seriously Of re-
signing as pastor in charge Of camp, but
the committee thought it would not DO
best for him to do so, and he accepted it rs
servant of God and would do what lie
could in His service to bring souls to
Christ. If God was with the people the
meetings would BIO a success. II do not
understand why sinners are not converted
at camp-meetings, he said. How much
would be delighted TO know if scores of
souls would be saved. If this meeting
would close and nobody had been saved it
long as Would live. Il hope each brother sr
and sister will feel the responsibility rest
ing upon them and will try TO save souls
Tor Christ" He closed by hoping that the
Holy Spirit would descend upon them,
M, THE MEETINGS IN DAYS GONE ny.
nhe SsS n u msTry RGks a a3Sst od
meetings now are not what they were ori-
ginally. When our fathers went to camp
meeting they did not 90 like we do. They
went in ox-caTts, bent saplings over the
cart and spread blankets or quilts over
them. They congregated at certain place
and made circle, aud d place was erected
in the middle for the preacher to preach
his sermons from. In the rear OF the cir
Gle there was place provided for colored
people. The colored people were expected
TO furnish large part of the enthusiasm.
u do not remember seeing the covered.
cart cainp-meeting, as that was before my
day, but do remember visiting camp
meetings where in the rear Of the camp
here was place provided ion Colored poo
pie. l remember hearing Bishop Scott
preach sermon, and it was a splendid ser
mon, but it didn't seem to have any effect
on the white people and turning around to
the colored people he talked tor about five
minutes, and that five minutes talk to the
colored people created such an enthusiasm
that it spread all over the camp
Our meetings are called religious pic
MICS. In this time of money.making
people do not take time to become social.
AS Christian people we want to under.
stand each other better. | often tell my
congregation before leaving the church
TO snake hands all around, and TO become
more social with each other. | wish that
Mt all our camp-meetings there were more
sociability with each other. | hope the
meetings Will be success and souls would
be converted"
HOW TO MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL.
Best methods to be employed to make
our camp-meeting a success was the Rev
l. ID. Z. Hanna's theme He said My
desire is that these meetings shall be sue
cess. Indeed, there is no occupation UNI
like that we enter but what we want to
make success of. If God is always with
us we shall achieve success. When this
{ hal tpt, In Iuf Il
that it has been success or shall we be
told that it was failure? We desire that
religion shall be the chief end in COMPARE
son with anything else. ! want to see the
upbuilding of the church and the saliva
ton OF the unsavcd. | do not believe that
we shall be prepared to say, when this
camp is over that it was failure. be-
lieve that preachers talk too long. If they
only preached a half hour and then had
prayer meeting there will be more success.
We are here to save souls and let us to the
work"
The Rev. E. L. Hubbard spoke about a
Pentecost. He said THE way to have u
Pentecost is to look right into our own
hearts and see if they are right with God
before we try to make somebody else's
heart right How are we to have Il Pente-
cost when God has no buckets to put the
Holy Ghost in ?" He closed by urging the
Christians to work for Christ and try to
win souls.
After the doxolosy the Rev. Mark E.
Bowman pronounced benediction.
DrsAGREEABLE WEATHER.
The weather yesterday was very disa-
kreeable but no more can be expected as
ibis Is regular camp-meeting weather. 1t
was rather cool last night the ladies were
wearing wraps.
About III tents are occupied and Is are
vacant.
w.. GHosTLY JOKE.
A party of young men tentine here
played Joke on the owner of one of the
stables. They got some phosphorus wood
which emits faint light on n dark night,
and formed a face from pieces of the wood
put it in a box and placed the box on d
fence near the stable. The man went to
his stable to see il his horses were all right
and Just before he got there he saw the
lace, and wondering what it was went over
10 u. He says, just as he reached out his
had to knock it off the fence another hand
reached out at him Becoming scared he
ran back to his tent, The boys stood be-
hind tree convulsed with laughter.
Another man who saw it got his revolver
and was going to shoot it when il toppled
over making CHASTITY picture.
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CANT GROUNDS,
Aug, 3.-The second day of camp.meeting
was opened at,6.5 30 O'Clock yesterday morn
ne by family prayer, led by James
The $50 o'clock prayer meeting was con-
Quoted by the Rev. James Conner. The
meeting was very well attended and a great
many interesting experiences were given.
The Rev. Mr.. Eiswald preached ut the 10
o'clock meeting. His text was "Now,
therefore, behold the cry of the children
Of Israel has come unto me- and / have
also seen wherewith the EGYPTIANS prose-
4 cuted them" Exodus iii. 81
The ladies did not hold their meeting in
X The large tent in the afternoon, on account
J. of the rain, but will hold Il meeting to-day.
The Rev. Mr.. Mace preached at the $50
}clock meeting, His text was taken from
Hebrew VI, part of the sixth verse, IF
hey shall fall away. to renew themselves
agaln unto repentance" The sermon was
an able and interesting effort.
The Rev. William f. Tomkinson
preached at I.45 O'Clock meeting, His text
was And it was meet that we should
make merry and be glad, for this, thy
brother was dead and is alive again. and
was lost and is found."-Luke XIV, 81.
The special theme OF this verse is Gods
JOY over penitent sinner, but there is n
contrast employed in 1t, also contrasted
with the murmurings of the Scribes and
Pharisees because Christ received sinners
and ate with them, AT the commence
inent of the chapter all of the publicans
and sinners drew near to hear Him He
spoke as no other man spoke, being filled
with the Holy Ghost and for this the
Scribes and Pbarisces hated him. If he
had lived with them and did us they did,
ihey would have received him, but they
hated him because he received sinners.
The sermon closed with an urgent re-
quest to sinners to come to the Lord and
30 saved, and confess their sins, as the
Prodigal son did.
a RAINY DAY,