Evening journal., 1893-08-14

Praise at the Delaware-P -PennsyIvanis
Camp Yesterday-Over 500 Carriages in
the Woods But Nobody Kept Account
of the Horses OF the People There.s
STAFF Correspondence Evening Journal
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT, Aug. IA
5 Fully 5000 people spent glorious day
on these camp grounds yesterday. 1t
s. was the ''Big Sunday" Of big camp
e meeting. The 200 tents were dressed
e In their most gorgeous raiment and the
linen was as white as snow. The
a grove and surrounding fields shole with
q picturesque beauty under summer
s sun.
As early as z o'clock carriages began
X to file into the grove from ell direc
& tiohs. Several from Chadd's Ford
arrived even before that Then after 8
81 o'clock there was steady stream Of
& vehicles into the woods.
An Army of Horses and Carriages.
Wilmington and New Castle county
carriages Entered the east and west
gates from he concord Pike. Hostler
s Tom henney had charge Of the east gate,
4 BY o'clock in the afternoon he had
collected fares for 450 teams and $50
teams had gone through his gate on
tenters passes. On the north side of
the woods is Farmer Joseph Gsrvines
grove and here his men collected fares
for 200 teams.
In many cases each team consisted Of
two horses and there was a score of A.
horse hacks. Then all about the woods,
more venturesome young men had come
and tied their horses to the fences and
the number of these exceeded 200 In
some teams there were as many as eight
persons and the teams averaged four
persons each.
Praying for Blessings From Above.
There were 1000 people on the grounds
when the early morning bell rang fol-
4 prayers. Before this family prayer
had been held In each avenue under the
direction of the minister residing there
The prayers were warm and ferveni
appeals for Divine guidance and bless
ings through the day.
The First Conversion Did 1t.
But the shouting began when the
brethren, especially the older ones
gathered in the tabernacle and in "Du
Il lany's tent" at the head Of the grounds
for prayer praise and experience meet.
ings An old man from near Elan pro
fessed religion He was a drinker anS
his brother had been praying for him 70
years They clasped each other as thougl
they had been separated for years ant
ths-teafs stresmed down their cheeks
SHOUT after shout went up and every
body knew that the camp-meetinl
spirit had come.
Eioquence I'm the Tabernacle.
When the 10 30 service bell rang th
jostling crowds were settling down at th
two places Of worehip. Rev +. f. Terry
Of st Pauls NJ E Church, Wilmington
was the preacher at the tabernacle an,
Rev b. s Dulany preached at the bi,
east side TENT Large congregation
gathered at both places, the big congre
cation of the encampment being at tn
tabernacle Mr. Terry chose for his tex
the parable of the wise and unwis
builders as recorded in Matthe vii, Q
to % verses:
Therefore whosoever heareth thes
sayings Of mine, ano doeth them. will
liken him un wis man, which bull
his house upon rock
And the rain descended, and tn
floods came, and the " nds blew anC
beat upon that house; and it fell not
AoA ~ " 40 AouAucA pou IOCk
and every one that heareth thes
sayings of mine and doeth them not
shall be likened unto a foolish mar
which built his house upon the sand:
And the rain descended and tn
floods came, and the winds blew an
beat upon that house; and it fell; an
great was the fall Of it "
Mr.. Terry preached eloquently 70
nearly an hour. In the course Of tn
sermon he said:
THE two houses stand side b
side. They are splendid built
1ngs. They are the wonde
and admiration Of the multitudes. Th
house upon the sand is the favorite, an
great numbers follow the example {
its builder They choose the sand rathe
than dig and delve in the rock.
"A rising tempest sweeps earth an
sky; lghtnings flash and burn the
way amid the clouds; wind wars wit
wind; storms howl to storm, an
thunders answering thunder mutterir
SOUNDS OF .sullen wrath. The pitilel
storm sweeps on carrying death and d.
struction in its path The rains d
scend. The floods roll and sweep ami
the habitations of men. and then seeth
ing waters dig at their founuationi
Ine WlndS DlOW ana beat against the
houses like angry demons The founds
tions Of the world have been loosens
and above the sounds of thunders al
winds and waters rises the cry of huma
lamentation The great and terrible dl
Of Gods wrath is come, and who is ab
to stand2
where now is the sand-founded hous
Where is the builder and his treasures
The rock founded house-no one needs
inquire for it. It stands where It Wi
built, an imperishable monument to G
wisdom of its builder. It has defed {
storm and stands resplendent in
beauty, immovable in its strength Al
now men read over it's gates I'll
inscription in letters of FURNISHED gol
Built upon the Apostles and Prophet
Jesus Christ being the chief corn
stone
He that heareth the teachings Of II
Gospel aud doeth the things that a
there taught will the Judge Of the qIi'
ana the dead liken unto a wise man vi
builds his house upon rock +"
Good Music All Day.
Professor John X Swenav that iniu