Evening journal., 1892-08-04
FIRST AUSpICIOUS DAY.
A Good Attendance Yesterday
at Brandywine Camp.
ALL THE TENTS NOW RENTED

The Services of the nay Abounded in
Able Speeches and Earnest Prayer-An
Ideal Night scene Professor sweeny to
Lead the Music.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
BRANDywINE SUMMIT. Aug A-When
the sun first peered through the trees
yesterday morning and smiled his CHEEKY
morning greeting through the canvas
doors of the camp tents lac ushered in the
first important and auspicious day of the
twenty-siXth annual camp meeting.
The reveillc bell rang out clearly and
/ jubilantly at o'clock, and for half an
hour aftoward the campers busted them
selves opening tents, cooking brea fast
and making general preparations for the
/ work of the day A few of the tenters.
I habitunl early risers, could be seen seated
| before their rustic abodes before that
hour. enjoying the cool freshness Of the
morning air but the majority of the
grove dwclers remained in their erst-
while homes until the bell had long
stopped ringing
The hours between breakfast and the
morning service We're spent in strolling
about the camp, and the pleasant coun-
try beyond, or in reclining i'm hammocks
under the inviting trees.
Services OF the Day.
The Womens Home Missionary
Society in the morning was addressed by
Revs Thomas b. Terry of st. Pauls,
and Presiding Elder Barrett Of VIII
mington. Both addresses We're timely
and able and were listened TO through
out by fair gathering with much at
tention.
Attp m. +. b. Short conducted
childrcns meeting, and at 3 o'clock the
Epworth League held its anniversary
services. at which papers were read by
Miss Irene Hepburn and Miss Bessie
Hansel, of Wilmington, on "Women's
! Work" and practical Work respect
lively Rev. L. f. Layfeld also ad-
dressed the meeting.
The Leagues prayer and experience
q meeting was held at $50 under the
4 leadership Of Rev g. L. Hubbard, Of
q Union Church, Wilmington who opened
the services by exhortng the gathering
20 improve the allotted time by testimony
n for Christ and earnest prayer His
@ speech was followed by good results.
/. Rev. J. b. Otis. ef Brandywine Church
e Wilmington. preached at e. 45 o'clock
}. he took for his text / Corinthians, 10Th
= chapter. 3ith verse and compared the
amount of energy expended in business
pursuits with that given for the further
10 auce of the Gospel and the cuuse Of
Christ His discourse was n thoughtful
~ one and was listened TO throughout with
n much attention At the conclusion OF
s. the sermon Mr. Otis left for the city in
II the 9 o'clock coach.
e. An Ideal Night Scene.
le Singing and prayer ended the services
le and the nssemblage then dispersed to the
le various tents for the night. Many how
a. ever Joined the strOllers on the avenues
e. Co enjoy n view of the planet Mars as il
c. blazed brightly in the southeastern
heavens, or to- contemplate the moonlii
meadows round about.
IS. The country side was bathed with sill
very light. as though mother moon
lie mindful of the martial planets opposition
m had determined 20 firmly impress iti
e. radiant glory and its solemn majest,
AZ upon the sons of earth The incessant
os dreamy chant of the katydids wa
in broken by the waiing notes of q
- neghb0ring screech-owl aud in an ada
re cent field long rows of corn bowed an,
waved its long green plumes in obedi
ence to he gentle evening breeze. Few
of those who leaned languidly against
the trees and fence rails TO better appre
's ciate the glorious beauty of the seen
a. would have cared to change places wit
M their friends in the city.
cr The ice cream saloon was well patron
TO lied and the camp streets were wei
.e filled with callers until 10 o'clock whe
,d the bell sounded "taps, after whic
tt quietness began to settle over Ga
a grounds. and by II o'clock the littl
Methodist town was wrapt in slumber.
The secular element is not altogethe
cho ed out Of the community, however
Last night IKE Morris. colored repre-
ms sented himself as the bootblack partne
ial of Joe Russell. who poses as th
,rs champion bootblack of Wilmington,
.h- and thereby made an onslaught on th
en latters trade, whereat Russell protested
Some angry words followed, but the po
sibility Of further trouble was averte
by the interference of a camp authorit,
New Arrivals.
Iva Revs r. X Stephenson, of smyrna L
rly w Layfeld. of Zion. and f. II. Hynsoi
oil of Chestertown, arrived here yesterda,
law No unexpected crowds invaded the cam
but the arrivals were fully np 10 IL
number anticipated and added material
TO the population
It is stated that all Of the 1875 tents a
TO- rented, although over dozen of the
urestill unoccupied.
'm TO-day's Program.
rec Today's programme is as follows g. 3
Il. meeting led by Thomas Wilson: S.8
ilo i prayer and experience meeting, led
Oy Rev. j, d. c. Hanna, 10. Womans Fo
cen eign Missionary Society, addressed I
On Revs. l.. T.. Barrett. f. L. Hubbard al
i ny Mrs W. S. TomSinson; 80, children
lne meeting, led by f. B. Short 3, Woman
WI Christian Temperance Union, address,
'aS by Mrs Ellis of the New Jersey branc
$780, Epworth League meeting led
the e. L. Hubbard 145, preaching by jam
ow- Connor, of Mt Lebanon.
Professor Sweeny has been engaged
OF lead the musical services on Saturdi
are and Sunday.
lsa. Plumbers at Cape May.