The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-08
THIRD edition.
BiE sunday.
AIARoN ATTENDANCE.

Big Sunday.
AIARGE ATTENDANCE.
The gun arose bright and clear. and
O pleasanter morning Is rarely ex'
perienced, The cottagers began to
move at an early hour, and the six
O'Clock prayer meeting led by Mr..
Booker wna quito well attended. By
eight o'clock visitors began to arrive
IN cnfringes and they came In such
numbers as to constitute one OF tho
greatest gatherings ever assembled on
the grounds
Rev. Mr.. Jewell said, from the pull
pit, that the congregation exceeded IN
) numbers any he had ever looked
upon, with the exception OF that at
Ocean Grove, year ago. Tho keep
ers of tho boarding fonts, and horse
I pounds, us we'll as all Interested in the
successful termination Of the cam p
were equally well pleased, as such
multitude indicated pecuniary success.
The best OF order was maintained, and
nothing occurred throughout the day
TO mar the harmony OF the occasion.
Hr. MeCrea. who had charge OF the
Union boarding tables furnished
meals to about 800 persons, st. PauPs
800, Brandywlne 400 and Sloan, $50,
beside dlsposing of hundreds OF lun-
ches.
BEARING TESTIMONY.
The $50 meeting, unler charge OF
Rev. G. W. Prettyman, was devoted TO
bearing testimony OF tho love and
power of Christ, and out OF the scores
who spoke on the occasion, number
stated their conversion had taken place
at Brandywine Summit camp. One OF
the most quaint expressions used came
from Mr.. Brooks, who remarked that
when young man no was accustomed
to shouting pretty loudly, and at Red
Lion camp some so years ago, Bishop
Scott said to him 'He did not care
how loud man shouted OF high he
Jumped, so he lit on his feet fairly
when lie came down, anu walheu
straight afterwards"
The Bishop was practical man, one
that hewed closely to the line. and
many of his admonltions may well be
likaned unto apples OF gold In pitchers
OF silver, us they were pithy AMI iuli
OF meaning. He believed in straight
walking.
The singing was in charge OF Pro-
fessor Sweeney, who is host in hini'
SELF In that department, ana Is conse-
Quently popular with every one.
POWERFUL SERMON.
At 1880 o'clock, l,ey. W. l.. s. Muir
ray preached powerful sermon to
large congregation, numbering some
5000, from the 10th verse and sd chap
ter OF Timothy Great Is tho Inys'
terry Of Goodness.
LII his PREDATORY remarks he referred
TO the influence OF mystery upon the
minds OF the people, and said If the re.
ligion Of Christ should be stripped OF
tho same 1t would lose a great portion
OF its power. Walter Scott in the
Lady OF the Lake, set forth, the inhu'
ence OF the wizard arising from the
fact that he was dressed IN the hide OF
q bullock anu passed tho night listen.
ing to the murmuring of running
stream. Men also stood at tho mouths
4. OF caves and then went forth TO pro
phesy. Their mystery was the secret
of their power. The meditation
OF Christ was greater mystery. us
was shown by Paul who contrustel II
with the temple OF Dianc at Epnesus
which had taken 220 years in building
but the temple OF the living God hal
existed over GoO0 years anu gIeNiy cx
ceeCed 1t In magniticence. Inc PEG
pie constituted the pillars of Gods
church, and were many times more
important than pillars made OF mar
bic. to the honor OF dead God. Iht
doctrine OF the church rested OF
the "Rock of Ages, anu the gates %
hell cannot prevail against H. Ih'
temple of Diana with all its grandeur
was nothing In comparison 70 IL, a
it's beacon light extends from tho cen
ter TO tho circumference OF tho ea"Lli
and It's precepts are strong 10 uellNe
and mighty to save.
Its riches were illimitable. compares
with which the wealth OF tho tempt
was only dross. The great painting
and other ornaments OF the temple
were nothing Ia mystery, compares
TO the hearts of men i'll whie
Christ hangs his image. HIS a
luslon to the miraculous conception
the mysterious birth, the little chiid
the yirtuous life, escheWin4<svll, tn
terrible cruulllxion the agony OF deaf
were pictured in vivid and sturtlin
colors' which he followed by a gran
plcture of tho resurrection and the Gs
censlon into heaven, being the great
est mystery OF which tho mind OF me
conceive.
He closed with brief description 0
his own conversion in 1855, and an al
fusion to the power OF Hercules "A
being nothing COMPARED with that G
Christ. which he followed up NY feftl
ring 10 the death OF loved ones aht
the influence that they exert owe
hApbD VIM LGLnuAl bSlilAd'
THE INFI.uBHcE OF SINGING.
At the conclusion OF DR.. Murray
sermon. Roy. Mr.. Jewell observed tina
he had approached atall man WHO Wa
leaning against tree near the stlh
and asked him il he level Jes is
He replied that lie did. that he hui
been converted ut Ocean GIOE
through the singing oil Prof sweeney
MIR, Jewell commended Professor
as valuable aid at camp meetings
saying that he had 10 doubt man
Others owed their change OF heart |
the same power, as a Baptist ciOrEl
man had remarked that the Methodist
had great advantage over hls demon
snation through the. singing Of the
stirring hymns. lie believed til;
when Professor Sweeney should
called from tho Held OF his laGuIs
his reward, he would iiad many VT
had been converted through the /
Huence Of his singing, Waiting to We
come him to the Joys which await II
who love and serve GOD.
cfuLpRES's MEETING.
1.-THE ehlldten's meeting was crowdt
10 excess and hundreds were not al
TO get rear enough TO fully enjoy u
KervIces. After singing and prdyt
HbNEIuA VI lilh itNlAN ~ y StAafNt - 20 .
cited appropriate PASSAGES oil scIi
ture. which Rev. Mr.. Short styled
be very good, and declared some
them to lie wonderful. He also ina'
an appropriate address + show the i
Ouenee OF children, and told how o.
little girl had led her father and mot
erto God by merely putting her hen
about their necks and asking them
love Jesus.
they hati heard eloquent sermon
but nothing had touched Their hear
like the query OF Their llttle dauSht'
Ihls was another Illus lration of I
truth OF the passage. HE words
bales, shall confound this wisdom
the mighty. Tho meetiug closed ".
appropriate singing, whicn led ma
Of those present TO say that licv. y
Short and ROT. sweeney WUro I
right men to ill their rcspceti
places.