Evening journal., 1893-08-08
IN COTTAGES AND TENTS
Wilmingtonians Spending a
Fortnight at Camp.
ENTHUSIASM IN ALL THE SERVICES


Last NIght-what the Tenters Think
of the Evening journal.
staff Correspondence Evening Journal
BRAEDYwINE SUMMIT, Aug. 8. -
The twenty-seventh annual camp
meeting at Brandywine Summit was
formally opened last evening. I'll first
meeting was well attended, the large
tabernacle being crowded with the in
terested people. From all indications,
every year, as the number Of people
present will testify. Ministers were
arriving all day yesterday and to-day.
No doubt much good will be done, as
one person was converted before the
regular services began, and the min
listers are very enthusiastic.
One of the Improvements.
The finishing touches are being put to
the tabernacle and the seats were all
put in position yesterday afternoon.
There has been transformation at the
tabernacle. The pulpit has cen moved
TO the opposite side and now the min
lister may preach TO rainy day congre.
cation Immediately in the tabernacle
and then turn and preach to a pleasant
day audience on the benches and camp
chairs, which lead up from the
auditorium.
Systematic sanitary Arrangements.
Superintendent Mccormick is one OF
the most energetic men on the grounds
He is up with the lark and nobody knows
when be retires. Two years ago the
Philadelphia and some Wilmington news
papers mentioned sensational stories
about awful sanitary condition of the
grounds and about the number OF deaths
during the week and the number Of new
cases of sickness.
These false stories do not worry the
genial superintendent one whit. But
this year Superintendent Mccormick is
determined that there shall be no com.
plants Of the sanitary condition Of the
grounds. He has inRugurated a splen.
did system Of garbage collection and has
posted requests all about the grounds
that every regulation be complied with
to the letter.
The Camp Opened.
An address was made by Rev. E. l..
| Hubbard last night, and Rev. William
r. Tompkinson preached the FIRST sermon
His subject was Fire and Birthstone '
A meeting was held on the grounds
yesterday afternoon, led by w. f.
Tompkinson.
One OF the Good Ones.
This orning Rev. James Connoi
preached. His text was: Beloved
when gave all diligence to write unto
you OF the common salvation, It was
needful for me to write unto you, aud
exhort you that ye should earnestly
contend for the faith which was once
delivered unto the saints" Jude L III
Mr. Connor is a bright conversationalisi
as well as an entertaining speaker A
deep vein Of wit seems to be ever present
with him.
Talks oft Heather
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society held its meeting this afternoon
An address was delivered by Mrs. w
@ Green, who, with her husband, spent
eight years laboring among the heather
in Japan. One Of her children who Wal
born in japan was present with her oI
the grounds Mrs Green is well known
aud liked and,her talk was entertaining
and instructive and strong appeal wa
made for the people who are strugglin,
along in darkness.
For the Heather at Home.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety will hold rs meeting to-morrOv
morning Mrs. R w. P. Cough was G.
have made an address but word was re
ceived that she was IN and not able to b,
present. Rev. A. p. Prettyman, tn
successful young pastor at Delawar
City, was substituted. The temperanc
service will consume both afternoon an,
evening. Rev. V. Van Bennett AM
others will speak.
Large crowds are expected to hear Rev
Isaac Jewell. the popular pastor of Ep
worth Church, speak at the Epwort
League meeting Thursday. Mr.. Jewel
is president of the league.
Rev. short Discovered Preaching to tn
Trees.
Several ministers and newspaper me
got together yesterday and exchange
stories, mostly about their first exper
fence in speaking in public, and man
were the odd and humorous things the
3 told. One of the best was told abou
the handsome and popular pastor {
Harrison Street Church, Wilmington
Rev. f. B. Short He arrived on I'll
camp-ground and had not "
prepared a sermon to his satisfaction
g and he at once made a bee lin
forn some deserted spot where
could urge and plead alone and e
everything down fine. He had haI
l. time to fnd such place but he final
perched himself on a fence and begs
}, with open Bible He had gotten aboJ
q half through when something prompts
him to turn and look behind him. The
4 was a man pacing back and forth takir
in everything that was said in ope
% mouthed astonishment.
le Finding that he had an audit
% knocked all further thoughts Of stu,
h out Of his head. The fellow then we
!. of and told the joke When asked he
he felt the preacher said, 81 did n
'e know what to do. There was that mi
who no doubt thought that / was Sol
sr fool put my Bible away and made
my mind II l slumped / would slur
and did not open 1t again until time
preach.
The First Marksman.
The people are now questioning {
10 skill of James Brown or the strength
y his gun. A nest of hornets has bother
. many persons on Summit avenue and
TO James volunteered to remove the
h Securing his gun he marched to
fray. Not until eleven shots had be