Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-16

| MIR. Mitchell,a former pastor OF l6uantlco
Circuit, preached to large cungrega-
| ton.
WYE CAMP.
CENTREvILLE, Md, Aug. o. Yester-
| day ut Wye camp was devoted to the
services Of the Epworth League of this
conference district. In the forenoon
the Rev. Mr.. Avery of Easton preached.
In the afternoon tho Rev. j. Z. Otis, the
president Of tho Easton district, made
an address, aud paper entitled "fhe
Fisherman" was read by Miss Jump of
Easton. A full choir, under the dlrec'
ton of the evangelist, the Rev. Mr..
fuller, supplied the music. In the
evening the anniversary service was
held OF the class organized years ago by
the late w. +. Hartman. The class is
now under the leadership OF Mr.. w. w.
Bryan, Jr. The Rev. Mr.. Sharp Of
Kent Island preached. The campmeet-
ing closed to-day.
JOANNA HEIGHTS cAMpMEETtNG.
READING, Aug.9.-Ther regular annual
Methodist Episcopal campmeetng
opened At Joanna Heights grove this
forenoon. People were kept busy all
morning moving In and getting their
cottages in order. The prospects are that
the attendance will be very large
throughout tile meeting Rev. William
| Powick preached the opening sermon
to-day, A number of counties are repre-
sented among the cottagers. Many
Methodist Episcopal pastors of the
Philadelphia Conference will be heard
at Joanna Heights during the next few
weeks. The Prohibition Assembly held
during the past tive days, closing last
night, was u great success.
CAMDEN CAMP.
The services at Camden camp Thurs
day were under the auspices of the
Kent County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. Mrs. Kate L. Smithers
presided, and was assisted by Mrs. Annie
Wharton and Mrs. Adam Stengle. w.
i. Smithers conducted song services at
both the morning and afternoon meet
ings. During the day there were solos
by Mrs. Mary l.. Wolcott, Miss Mary
Cannon, Mrs. Adam Stengle, L. NJ.
Price, and others; addresses by the
Revs. Adam Stengle, Il. L. Terry, w. l..
S. Murray, ID. D., and II. 9. Turner,
and recitations by Miss Helen Slaughter
and Miss Ethel Jones.
Camden camp was brought to close
on Tuesday, after very successful
series of meetings and an enjoyable 10
days outing by the tenters. Seventeen
persons have been converted The at.
tendance Sunday and Monday was
not as large as ii would have been if
the weather had been more favorable.
SMITHS ISLAND CAMP.
I hn 20 at al nd
has been well attended by people from
the Eastern and Western Shores Of
Maryland and the adjacent islands.
The largest attendance during any one
day was about 1900. The camp has 80
tents. Some of the ablcst ministers in
the Methodist Episcopal church have
addressed the people and thus far there
have been IS conversions. Last year
there were over 100, and the ministers
say that the harvest then was pretty
thoroughly gathered. James Wilson,
the blacksmith evangelist, is present,
and at the close of every preaching SER
vice gives invitation to the unsaved to
come 10 the altar. He generally gets
upon u bench in the midst of the con-
gregation, and in his most impressive
manner urges the sinners to flee from
the wrath to come. His labors are
usually attended with success. His SER
vices are in great demand ut Methodist
meetings throughout the Eastern Shore.
James Scott, another evangelist from
Mount Vernon, is also present
DEALS ISLAND CAMP.
There was large gathering at Deals
Island campmeeting Sunday. Six
steamers carried excursion parties to the
island. The steamer Pocomoke ran an
excursion from Pocomoke and Crisfield,
the Kent from the Nanticoke river, the
Joppa from Salisbury, the Florence from
Princess Anne, the Wynant from Coul.
burns Creek and the st. Mary's from
Soloman's Island and other points on
the Western Shore. 1t is estimated that
there were over 5000 people at the camp.
CONCORD AND chiffon CAMPS.
The Concord and Chiffon campmeet-
ings, in Caroline county, closed Sunday.
Large gatherings were present at each
place. Rain began falling at 10 O'Clock
i'll the morning, but the services were
not interrupted by it. The rain was u
welcome blessing from the skies.
WOODLAND cAMPMEETING.
ELKToN, MD, Aug. 14.-Woodlawn
campmeeting commenced to-day. Thurs.
day will be Epworth League day and
the various leagues of Cecil county are
expected to he in attendance. Among
those tenting on the grounds are: Mrs.
Nicholson Milburn, Mrs. Samuel Jen-
ness, George A. Atkinson, Miss Mary
McDougal, Misses McMaster and Mar
shall, Samuel d. Fisher, Misses Thomp-
son and Williams, ii. II. Kirk, Il. NJ.
Mccullough, John w. Mccullough, w.
NJ. Pogue, w. 4. b. Robertson, 9. S.
Abrams, Miss Lakeland, w. Andrew
Brickley, Mr.. Steele, the Misses Cameron,
Misses Kirk and Campbell, Mrs. Rachel
Foster, Mrs. Alice G. Logan, tho
Misses Taylor, Miss Ellen Boyd, John
p. Wilson, Mrs. john Hughes, II.
M. Brown, Miss Kimble, George w.
Clifford, Miss Grant, Charles Kepler,
Mrs. II. A. Orr, r. Il. Janney, Mrs.
James McClintock, the Misses Maxwell,
II. NJ. Barnes. Q. G. Caldwell, Alfred
Kirk, Miss Alexander, Charles w.
Wilson, the Rev. r. II. Harding, the
Rev. W. Z. Taylor, James 9. Crothers,
james Mccall, james Gardner, Thomas
]. Vanneman, Marshall Nesbitt, the
Rev. j. d. Kemp, the Rev. A. II. Brown,
the Rev. j. ii. Geoghegan, the Rev. A.
P. Prettyman, Thomas Kirk, Mrs. S. A.
Atkinson, Theodore Brinkley, w. p.
Cummings, John Benson, F. NJ. Raw.
lings, the Rev. II, w. Ewing, George
Oldham, Miss Kirk, Professor Currier
Mrs. Watson, j. IL. Reeder, Mr.. Dill
W. L. Mearns, Tobias Brown and
! Thomas Mearns,
STOLEN GOODS RECoYERED.