Evening journal., 1893-08-18
SUMMIT CAMP CLOSED.
Impressive Services and Leave
Takings To-day,
ANOTHER GREAT TIME LAST NIGHT

sIst Professor Sweeney In a Song Ser
vice-PIayers Fiddle for the Revival
with Great misunderstanding Meet
ings Last Until AIidnIght-Twenty More
Conversions.
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal.
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT Aug. 1s.-The |
greatest camp meeting ever held in this
picturesque grove ended this morning.
Both God and nature have smiled upon
the 1000 Methodist workers who have
lived there and engaged in the work Of
saving souls. The weather has been
delightful and the suns rays seemed to
smile more sweetly than ever on the
camp grounds this morning.
The tenters must have spent all night
in tearing up and getting ready to move
for everything was hustle on the grounds
by sunrise this morning. When the
hour of 30 arrived, however, every
thing came to a standstill and the
tenters, big and little began to crowd
in and around the tabernacle Fully 200
people were seated when the meeting
began. Nearly all the ministers and
singers were in their places, the preach
ers looking as fresh and handsome as
ever
Impressive Closing Ceremony.
This final meeting was conducted by
Rev K L. Hubbard. Phi. D., who has so
successfully conducted the entire camp
meeting He spoke briefly on the good
that had been done. He was followed
by Rev. L. E. Barrett and several others.
The meeting did not last more than a
ho1f na Of
nounced by Presiding Elder Barrett.
Then general hand-snaking and leave
taking took place and the twenty y-seventh
annual camp pmeeting was at a close.
FiddIes at a Revival.
Grace Orchestra Of twelve pieces ar
rived last evening in time to assist ins
rousing service of song before the
hour of opening the young peoples
meeting. Professor Sweeney was happy
as he welded the baton with his usual
accuracy and skill over his many singers
and players.
When the young peoples meeting
began, under hev. Hanna, the orchestra
remained and, ere long, the entire band
was playing revival invitation hymns.
James Dimelow, who played contra bass,
helped the invitation hymn "Come To
Jesus to resound through the woods as
it had never sounded before. Victor r.
Pyles flute playing on the soft verses
of Almost Persuaded" made a pleas
ing effect The orchestra played the
revival pieces until after o'clock.
Twenty Conversions Before 10. 80.
The revival meeting after the young
peoples service in the tabernacle last
night was the occasion for another
spiritual outburst. but it was hardly
such an one as that which made memor-
able Wednesday, might. It has been twenty
years since there was such an outburst
and It will be marvellous if such meet
ings as these occur very often in the
future.
Last nights meeting, however, lasted
from 30 until 80, when twenty souls
had been saved, and then the workers
were compelled to stop, out of sheer ex-
haustion and change the swhole affair
into an experience meeting. This rested
the entire force for half an hour.
Experience Meeting as a Relief.
Revs Hanna and Hubbard who were
conducting this meeting, decided upon
this course and It proved a very success
full change. After the laymen had
warmed things up" with their testi
mony, the young converts began to
speak, some of them giving touching
experiences. One convert talked
ehouteui sang anu pldgeu, al ~ Oue
testimony. There were some old men
and children then at the altar.
father and son knelt side by side. A
daughter knelt to seek salvation an,
her mother bowed beside her to ask TO
a blessing and more religion.
Powerful Words of Exhortation.
Evangelist j. R. Thorp, and Rev. w
E. TomkinsOn, who had been enrolling
the names of those converted, mad
powerful exhortations. Mr. Thorp spok
of the deep conviction of scores of peo
rle he saw before him who were ightin
a battle to the DEATH within themselve
with the holy spirit. Rev. Tomkinso
made a beautiful explanation to tn
pepitents of how to find Christ and t
receive the witness of sins forgiven.
Laymen Pray for Aid.
Then it was II o'clock, but anothe
revival began. Earnest prayers wer
made by Laymen Lewis T. Maxwell, A
E. Davidson, J. I. Budd l. Thoma
Parker, Clarence Handy, A. X McClur,
Ephraim Megargal and others
Professor Sweeney had given out an
Preacher Short mounted the choir pla'
form, opened the organ and revived til
singing to its former enthusiasm. MOI
penitents presented themselves. Thel
were more conversions. The meetin
continued until after midnight.
Incidents Of the Close.
The following persons were anon
the visitors to the camp yesterday Nil
Mary X. Thielman. Miss Lille Parke
George Ward, DR.. S. p Manship an
John W. Wesley, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Robinson. r. Harry Young, Colon
Enoch Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Thoml
Parker, Rev. L. E. Barrett, Re
John White, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Frair
Mrs Rebecca Lincoln, James E. Mcka
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Pyle Mrs B.
Jackson, A R. Pyle, Mr.. and MI
William r. Finn, Lewis R. Sprin ger.
Several of the tenters pulled up stak
yesterday. Among them are John
hilmer, Harry Everson, Mrs. McClu
and James A Brown.
The following named tent holders W
remain until Monday William n. N
Cormick, Jesse Handy, John Greenl'
William II. Foulk, l. N. Eaton, H.