The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-10

| Camp Meeting Association Pass Rcs0
| buttons Against the Exercises. whicl
Wore OF n Political Nature. Othc
| News.
BRAEpywINE SUMMIT. Aug. 9.-ThII
was Prohibition Day on the CANT
ground and the advocates OF this part!
had grent time but 1t will proEabl!
| be the last time. they will ever hold
such exercises Oh the grounds OF the
Brandywine summit Association.
Instead OF the meetings being con
Quoted strictly along a religious line
they took the form Of n political gath
erinR, and so strong WAS the sentl
ment Of Christian men against the
spec ches that camp directors con
vened at 8 o'clock and passed pream
+, bles ind resolutions against the exer'
clses. They were offered by Frank A.
Mitchell, and Samuel IL. uaynnrd
moved their adoption there only being
| one dissenting vote. These arc the
resolutions:
affairs OF the Brandywlne Summit
Camp have been desecrated by being
made the forum by which designing
political aspirants, taking advantage
OF the sacred privilege granted them
in advancing Individual interest. and
''Wheceas We believe that this will
result In serious Injury to the spiritual
welfare OF the camp. and
''Whereas We have the utmost con
iidence In our beloved church, hei
members and ministry, and We com
mend those who refuse to prostitute
their nigh and sacred calling Tor parti
san purposes. md 1t is hereby
''kesolved, That our ministerIn.
n in vi MI A a
associated brethren to again lend
themselves as tools In the hands OF de-
signing parties. whose efforts are inl'
mical to the spiritual welfare and the
cause of Christ an the camp groun nd.
A resolution was also passed author.
lzlng the secretary to notify persons
selling books outside OF the regu'
lar privilege stand to discontinue the
same ct once. Mr. and Mrs. Beverage
had offered their books for sale, con
tanning Prohibition songs. from the pull.
pit, but hereafter they will only be sold
from the stand.
GENERAL CAMP NEWS.
The day opened cloudy and at
o'clock IA light ryin was falling. 1t con
tinued about an hour when the sun ap-
peared, but by 10 O'Clock heavy clouds
o'clock they let down a shower OF rain
which had the effect oil decreasing the
interest In the morning meeting. The
rain did not last long, however. as al
~ o'clock 1t had stopped but the
clouds still lowered over the little vii
lage.
Prohibition Day drew o large mum
bsr of visitors. The number of vehi-
Giles which arrived was larger than al
thOse of other days combined. They
contained families out for the day,
couples out for pleasure and still 9th,
srs cut to obtain the true benefit Of
tho meetings. that OF prohibition In its
strongest sense. Not In the sense d
an occasion for discussing temperanct
In tho abstract, but an occasion FOL
unfolding the Prohibition party a.
the party that deserves tho support o
all Christian. On this line the pro
ceedlngs partook OF the nature o
cam paignlng for the Prohibition part,
and there was no one to deny tho fact
During the morning there was a spir
tied controversy over the right OF thu
other parties to day set apart TO
them at camp as had the prob lbition
lists.
The first meeting at which obiectlol
was taken was at $50 O'Clock, whel
l !.
opened as q Temperance experience,
meeting but when il closed, the speak
ers had came far from giving their OK
periences. DR.. Howard in the cours
OF his remarks said while he was in tn
South the Republican party there con
tanned tho worst clements. 1t wa
made up of rag-tagB and negroes. II
was Republican himself. His fathe
was War-DomocIat becoming Re
publican and was the first Republican
In the family.
At tho conclusion of DR.. Howard
remnrks Z. q. Carpenter arose In tn
audience and protested against hi
speaking as he did of the Republica
party in any section being rag.tag
and negroes.
The Rev. Mr.. Mace next took th
floor and said that any man who vote
with his party gave comfort to the ST
loon and used his influence 10 perpei
uete the saloon.
The other Sneakers were Rev. Hanni
White md Sander5on but their II
marks were not go strong as those I
the preceding brethren.
TEMPERANCE AGAIN ADVOCATED.
At 10 o'clock Geo. w. Todd preside
and with him ON the platform sat Pr
siding Elder Smith a the Easton di
, trlct. WV Bullock, Prohibition cand
date for Congress-, j. r. King and OF
ers. The choir and audience san
: America" Rev. j. u. Quigg read Il
10Th psalm, and after ag0in singin
"Stand Up for Prohibition" Rev. Nj
W. l.. White prayed. Mr.. and MIR
King and the audience sang "Prohit
ton is Marching On" Mlss Maud
Mccall read Our Nations Curse" /
Dewitt Talmage. After few ramarb
by DR. Hanna bearing on a collection
Presiding Elder Smith WINS introduce
and In his opening remarks said
would preach sermon, his eubje
. being the Guty OF Christian citlzensh
. as 1t relates to the drink traffic. II
text was Daniel B, 1884, BE II known u
to thee, ., King, We will not worsb
5 thy gods or bow down to the goldt
image which thou hast SGT up"
. Men will break with their churc
rather than break with their polite
party. Whom election day comes rouu
and the political boss blows his ttuT
pet they bow down to the political In
, age.
j, What have the eyangelistic church
said In regard to tho saloon? III
i. Methodist Episcopal Church has {
i ways been against 1t. Through G
Chrlstendom the churches have n
, their faces against all parties and ca
didates who favor the saloons. 81
! we have the 81 'ectacle OF a majority ,
the members OF all these church
= etlll Joined with the parties that u
: hold the saloon.
In their conscienees our people 81
these declarationslars eight. yet tn,
: still vote with the parties that are
league with the saloon. No IN,
). can be SO unintelligent as to say tn
the two great parties have made al
!. declaration against the SELDOM.
He then scored the Democrat
/. psrty, saying that President Cleyeian
i was generally courageous man tl
G he had not the courage to stem Il
o tide OF the saloon. when the salo,
interest went to Cleveland when
candidate for President and demand,
that he would accede to them said Il
. got down Oh his belly and crawleu b
fore them. james q. Blaine was ge
n orally courageous, but he would n
vote for II temperance amendment
Malne because he was afraid OF {
tending the saloon.r After speaking
the resolution passed by the Eepub
can party In 1873 opposing liquor III
Sunday legislation, and the Dem
cratic party declaring Itself oppos
to sunptunry legislation, he said III
notwithstanding this record ella
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