The record-union., 1895-07-15
SUNDAY AT CAMP LEDYARD.
No Drills or Dress Parade at the Boys
Brigade EncamDment Yastarday.

No Drills or Dress Parade at the Boys
| Brigade Eucampment Yesterday.
| SANTA CRUZ, July l4.-Camp Ledyard
has a Sunday appearance to-day, and all
| is quiet. Visitors to the camp are not al
| lowed, the shooting gallery and candy
and soda stands are closed and the mill
tary duties for the day are changed. No
drills were held, and dress parade was
omitted. At 8 O'Clock was the beginning
of the religious service, which continued
| throughout the day. At this time each
company had its Bible class led by able
| leaders. Following this was the inspec-
| ton of quarters.
| At half-past nine the church call was
sounded, and all marched to church in
town. Each company chose the church
! they wished to attend. The regular
morning service was held in all the
| churches, with sermons by the local
pastors. BrigadierG General Russell and
staff, Colonel Watkins and staff. seven
com panies of the brigade and the Signal
Corps attended the Methodist Church; at
the Congregational Church were five
companies, Presbyterian four, Baptist
| two and German Methodist two whore
sermon In English was preached for the
| occasion. The Hospital Corps attended
| Calvary Episcopal Church, both morning
and evening. Colonel Walker and staff
| of the Second Regiment aIIended the
| Baptist Church.
After church the boys marched to camp
for dinner. At 2 o'clock the brigade
| band met for Bible study under Rev. W.
| w. Scudder OF the Congregational Church
of Alameda. Church call was again
| sounded at $50 for the boys to form and
! march TO the mass meeting IN the payli-
ion, The brigade marched from the
camp, headed by the band. The band
entered, followed by the officers OF the
brigade and the local clergy men, who oc-
cupied seats on the platform. The brig
ade thea marched in in single file, occu-
pying about one-half of the seats, while
townspeopie occupied the remainder.
The services were opened by singing
America" by the entire congregation,
led by the band. Rev. ID. :. Banks of
the Presbyterian Church led in prayer,
which was followed by the recitation of
the first Psalm in concert led by Rev.
II. B. Brown of the Advent Church. The
hymn ITO the Work" was then sung
with a will An address was given by
Rev. Hickok, followed by General Rus
SELL who was Interrupted with applause.
The Boys Brigade Chorus" was sung,
which, with the remaining hymns, was
led by three cornets.
DIR. Bovard OF Alameda and Ma jor-G Gem
eral Woodham ofthe Department of Pactic
of America then spoke for few minutes.
The old hymn, 'All Hail the Power of
jesus Name" was sung, and the closing
address was by Rev. j. q. Taylor. pastor
OF the Congregational Church. The bene-
diction was given by Rev. Mr.. Schmutz-
Ter of the German Methodist Church.
| In the evening three companies at
tended the Presbyterian Church, and
four the Methodist Church. At the Con-
gregational Church Brigadier- er-General
Russell and staff were present and SIX
companies from the brigade The entire
service was under the auspices OF she
| brigade, addresses being delivered by
| Brigadier- eneral Russell and Rev. w.
| w. Scudder.
/ The programme fer to-day was as fol-
lows: Reveille, A. NJ; mess call, A. NJ;
company Bible class, 5 A. NJ; lnspection
of quarters, 9 A. NJ; church call, $50 A. NJ;
mess call, 1:15P NJ; church call. 2:3O P.
NJ, after which the regular routine was
observed.