Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-11
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT CAMP
Some Fine Meetings In the
Woodland.
SEVERAL INTERESTING SERMONS
Large Crowds and Much En-
thuSiaSm Manifested.
Divers Matters of Interest That Have
Occurred on the Camp Ground and
Whereabouts This Year.

BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CAMP, Aug.
4.-The third day Of camp opened
bright and early yesterday morning.
Lewis Maxwell led the $50 O'Clock
/ meeting. The $50 o'clock experience
meeting was conducted by the Rev. NJ.
L. Bowman and was q very interesting
lone. The 1890 o'clock meeting was
under the auspices Of the Women's
( Home Missionary Society. Presiding
[ Elder Barrett made brief address and
fthen introduced the Rev. T. Il. Terry,
who said:
1.-THE importance of the work that is
represented here this morning is under
stood when we consider the importance
of saving our country. | believe there
rs no organization that is doing more
to-day in the salvation of our people
than the Women's Home Missionary
Society. There are five great questions
which the people of this country must
settle These five questions | propose
to talk about this morning.
81. The Indian question. This qIes-
ton has been somewhat settled by the
policy of determination, but this policy
can never Christianizc the Indian, for
as long as there is an Indian living
there will be civilized Indian. 1t is
no longer a question, is the Indian
worth salvation? The state has nothing
with which to civilize the red man, but
the church of God must civiliHe him or
he will never be civilized at ALL
20. The Mormon question. Hero we
must record another failure OF the state.
The government of the United States
has been trying to solve the Mormon
question, but the government has tried
in vain. DR.. Talmaec said that nothing
but powder and bullets can solve thc
Mormon question. but want 10 say
that that is not the way, me religion
of Jesus Christ Is the only way 10 solve
the Mormon question, Mormonism is
bevond the mower Of the law to correct.
and this curse is not confined IN TITAN
but it is widely spread in our land.
That which is wronr in mans moral
nature can only be corrected bv getting
at the heart Of II.
- The negro question. Some ports
this question have already hern
tiled. and il has not been n
great while aro that this nation
held in bondage several millions III
these peonle The Gnvernncnt ~ this
country has nartly solved tbis Question
by setting them free. The moro whn
is endanaering our country When Van
place the ballot in the hands Of gnv
man. If his vote il Ia balance yours ~
mine. I want that man IA he educated
and to know what he is voting for. and
what the nrfncinles Of thc marty he i
voting for are When W. mink If the
DEGRADATION from, which thev havs
come, il Is a wonder that they have
attained what thcy have
81. The liquor question. There lisa curse
in this country of 100000 saloons thai
this nation must be cleared of How i
it to be done! There Is only one way
10 do 1t, and that is the work for tht
church Of God to do.
80. The immigration question. There
are over half a million immigrant.
coming to our country every year
What are the probabilities of their be
coming good citizens? In the first plac,
they don't Know what good citizenship
is, and in the second place there ar
men who get hold OF them and don
want them to become good citizens, bu
tscek to use them as Tools. Protestau
+. 1nshristianity Is the only means Of sayin
them, MethodIsm is doing what sh
can 10 save this nation.
"Phe Women's Home Missionary So
cety is only eight years Old, ANA ID tina
time has spent nearly million dollar
In the United States. Its members ar
doing a good work for God. They hay
gone after the Indian, the Colored peopl
and have gone Into saloons 10 SGv 70
,nust n,,t nrt tht t,ln.s ~ linu0r 10 %,
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