Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-07-27
SUNDAY AT CHESTER HEIGHTS.
A Great Crowd of Worshipers
Attends the Services.
The Rev. DIR. Mccullough Makes an APP
peal for Money, Which Meets With
Generous Respnnse.

Generous Response.
CHESTER HEIGHTs, Pa, July 23.-The
weather was delightful at Chester Heights
to-day, and the people came out in force.
1t is estimated that fully 5000 visited the
camp ground during the day. Three
fourths of this number came in their own
conveyances, and there were over 4oo
vehicles within the enclosure this after
noon. The young people made up the
majority, but there were also many old
time camp meeting goers in the big gath
ering.
Tie arrangement between the camp
meeting association and the railroad COM
pany prevents the running of any but the
regular trains to the Heights, As there is
but one train each way on the Baltimore
Central road ON Sunday, most of the
travellers over the Media and Chester
Creek branches had to walk up the track
from Wawa Junction, nearly mile dis
tant. One of the managers of the associa--
tion said to-day that he believed this would
be the last year in which such an arrange
ment would be in force. He thought that
in future all trains to Wawa would have
connection with Chester Heights on Sum
day.
In the vast throng to-day were over, a
| hundred wheelmen who had come all the
| way over dusty roads from Philadelphia
and some from Chester, Wilmington, West
Chester and Media.
Spiritual Director Charles NJ. Boswell
had to leave to preach in his church at
Frankford to-day, and the services were in
charge of DR.. j. b. Mccullough. The first
meeting was the early prayer or praise SER
vice before breakfast 1t was led by Rev.
Henry Sanderson of Wilmington.
An old-fashioned love feast was held
under the trees and spreading canvas at
$50, II was led by DIR. Reuben Owens OF
| t,%1, cf t1n rala
their religious experience. There were tes-
timonies from both Young and old, some
of those who spoke being over 80 years OF
age, and had been converts to Methodism
for over so years. Between every two or
three experiences verse of song would
De sung.
The regular morning service, at L
o'clock, began by the choir leading with
5 the song, "Walk in the Light" ano
'Throw Out the Life Line" was also given
Professor George Hewitt led the singing.
DIR. Mccullough then explained that the
Camp Meeting Association was i'll need o
money, and they would like to raise $50'
at the different meetings of the day.
He said parties had lately been lookini
at the beautiful grounds here with tn
view of purchasing it and making
worldly picnic ground and beer gardel
of the place, He said if the grounds wer
, sold all the cottages would have to &c
The only way to save it from the devil wa
> to pay off the mortgage and it would the
, belong entirely TO the ASSOCIATION. Owe
$500 were collected in few minutes. an
. then DIR. Mccullough told the people I
= : pray over the matter during the week an
U then come out next week prepared to Civ
r more liberally.
a The choir next sang keep Close
g Jesus" and then DR.. T. B. Eeely, presto
/ ing elder of the South Philadelphia di
!. trict. the preacher of the morning, rea
the XXI. Psalm and announced his tex
! His subject was "Growth, taken from l
G Peter, ILL.,, ~. He spoke of spiritui
y growth as being slower than physical {
J. moral growth. He urged the necessity
II educating the children in q spiritual wa,
c and closed with an appeal to all to wal
a more in the light of God.
'S The children's meeting, at 1.30, was col
% Quoted by the Rev. John Priest and Mr.
o talk to the little folks on the ilnportan
6 of prayer. Owing to the big attendant
IS the meeting was held in the big auditoriu
n in front of the tabernacle. The song sin
J. ing of the little ones, accompanied by Il
:. organ and clear. shrill tones of the cornt
~ produced a fine effect. Among the son
% sung were Walk ak, in the Light stTsn nsu
&c Flowing and Jesus, the Light of Il
c. World"
le The afternoon sermon was by Rev. '
4. C. Brodhead of Millersburg. Rev. Emo
= Stubbs had been announced to preach, b
was unable to do so on account of sic
"a ness. "The Legacy of the Lord, Jes
Id Christi was Mr.. Brodhead's subject
at leeted from st. John, XVII, IA.
or Rev. Mr.. Owen followed the preach
of the afternoon in a stirring old-tiI
IN Methodist eXhortation. A number
a sponded to the invitation to come to
~ altar. A veteran Methodist out OH I
gu edge of the big gathering set up she
W during the singing and kept it up until I
hausted.
be The evening sermon was preached
re. Rev. John Priest of Gradyville.