Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-16
have led the singing, but gracefully

The circus Chat is what many of the
campers term it) began in dead earnest
ut o'clock, when there was Il meeting
presided over by Henry f. Morrow Of
| Chester. Among those on the platform
was w. w. Bullock, the Congressional
candidate of the Prohibitionsts of
| Delaware. A frantic effort was made to
secure campaign funds and several per-
sons promised subscriptions. The con-
| tributions were from so cents to 81
each and included 81 from DIR. Bullock
aud similar amount from William
Berry of Chester, the Prohibition candi-
date for Congressman from Delaware
and Chester counties. After brief
parangue by George II. Goebel of Phila-
phia, the address of Candidate Berry
began. He went through the formality
| of quoting text and then closing the
| Bible stated that he was not here to
preach. He unblushingly said he came
for votes and declared his party want
the offices. His remarks were rambling
and continued an hour. He discussed
the tariff, eulogized the Democratic
party of other days and arraigned the
Republican party as the cause of the
financial troubles and riots in the coun-
try.
The Rev. II. S. Dulaney had charge
Of the young peoples temperance meet
ing.
The meeting held at 7.45 o'clock, pre-
| sided over by the Rev. S. NJ. Morgan,
has the distinction of being the most
largely attended meeting this season. II
is estimated that from 1900 to 1900
people were present. w. Frank Tucker,
who monopolized the greater part of the
evening, INDUCED In II haraugue which
bristled with invective. The Beveridges
did several "turns" and kept the crowd
in an uproar some time after the speech-
making had ceased. Their topical sing.
ing included the selections, "The
and the Baby" and "Samanthy's Lee.
ture to Josiah" While the last-named
selection was being sung Mrs. Beyeridge
made some novel gestures, one of which
was slapping her husbands face. I'm
medatcly following this rendition the
doXology was sung. This coupling of
the sublime with the ridiculous many
regarded as sacrilegious.
BRANDYwISE SUMMIT, Aug. 10.--A
majority of the ministers at the camp
grounds assembled in the preachers tent
early this afternoon and adopted and
| signed the following:
WHEREAS, The trustees of the Brandy
wine Summit Campmeeting Association
have passed and had published through
the press series of resolutions rejecting
upon the ministers ut that camp who par
ticipated in the services OF Prohibition
Day; therefore,
RcSolted That for the sake of truth and
justice, as men desiring most honestly the
advancement of God cause, it is due to
these criticisms.
ReSolted, That it is our calm and delib-
crate Judgment that in no sense was Pro-
hibition Day desecrated or prostituted to
unworthy purposes. The sermon and ad-
dresses We're dignified, earnest and con-
vincing, and were calculated to lead all
hearers TO combined action against the
awful curse of the saloon instead of to un-
kind and unjust criticism of each other.
ReSdlrcd, That it gives us Joy to see the
trustees so deeply concerned about the
spiritual advancement of the camp, and
we trust we may reasonably expect them
in the future to show their desire by earn
est work i'll all the spiritual services of the
ground, yet we cannot agree with them in
the statement that the spiritual interests
of the camp were injured by the earnest
work of Prohibition Day. God is il, this
cause and He is still with His people on
the camp ground.
charges that as Christian ministers we
have been used as tools in the hands of
designing parties against the spiritual well
fare of the camp. We stand where we are
as independent thinking men. We believe
that the saloon is the worst curse of our
nation, running the health, happiness
prosperity and eternal future of our peo-
pie. We know that the old parties are
license parties, perpetuating and protect
ing the saloon. There is bat one political
party that stands for the eXterininatlon of
the saloon, and we are driven by coh-
science to plead for it as representing pro-
lection to all that is dearest to us.
RcS0tasd, That we deny the charge that
the men conducting this meeting were de
signing political asprants." On the con-
trary. they are self-sacriticing men who
give their names, labor, money and III
tluence, not to advance their personal in
terests, but that they may furnish u rally
ing centre for the friends of temperance
and prohibition. In the light of their un-
selfish devotion these statements of the
trustees are both unkind and false.
ReSotgcd, That we have taken our posi-
tion in plain and direct obedience to the
principles laid down by the Wilmington
Conference and the General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. If we
are wrong the church is wrong. The sup
port of license is sinful and the supporter
of license party is, and should be con-
demned by the church and her ministry.
htsotUed That as ministers participating
in the services referred to we have no
apology to make. With reference to this
matter We will not compromise We will
not excuse and we will be heard
LeSOlUed That it is our firm conviction
that the uese Grafton of the sacred affairs of
the church, and the defeat of her spiritual
labors are due, not to the agitation of the
prohibition question. but to the license
voting and whisky partv idDlntrv of nrn.