Evening journal., 1895-07-23
EXERCISES At THE CAMP
Family Devotions Will Be
Held After Breakfast.
REV. SAM SMALL TO BE PRESENT.

Reasons why the WILMINGTON Conference
Has Oamp-meetIng in Pennsylvania.
The Preachers for 'BIg" Sunday aud
Temperance Day EKorcIses.
Rev. T f. Terry. preacher In charge of
the Brandywine Summit camp meeting
OF the Wilmington Conference has
announced the following order OF exer-
cises at the camp beginning on August 5:
At 30 a "a family devotlons will be
held In the various sections OF the camp
At 30 a m, the morning prayer aud
Pible meeting will be held At 10 o'clock
there will be preaching A. / 80 N
Rev. +. BurRstte Short will conduct the
children's meeting In tho stand, and At
the same hour meeting for the promo
tion OF holiness will be held IN the large
tent, conducted by Miss Clara BOYD, Of
Philadelphia
At3 o'clock there will be preaching z
again At 6 30, young peoples meeting
In the auditorium will be conducted by
Rev John ID. G. Hanna There will be
preaching again at 2 o'clock, followed by
revival services
Mr.. Terry made the change in the
order Of exercises OF family devotions to
80 instead Of 6 80 as In former years
Formerly the devotions wste held in the
stand, but 1t was deemed wiser to divide
the camp into sections aud have the
exercises in them at the same time
TIE npersnce day will be Thursday,
August s The morning service will be
conducted under the auspices OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
OF New CASTLE county. The county
president will preside and will have full
charge until noon. In tho evening at
30 there will bs prayers and an exper
ience meeting Rev. Adam StenRle. Of
Smyrna. will be the spsaker Of the day
and will deliver an address at 10 o'clock
M.
Rev Sam Small, Of Norfolk, Va. who
Is acknowledged without exception the
best temperance talker in the country.
baa been Hecur.d by an extraordinary
effort, and will presch on "Wednesday
night and again on Thursday afternoon
Rev Mr. Small will no doubt attract q
large gathering. and II Is the desire OF
the management Of the camp that every
one interested should make an effort 70
hear him.
The speakers on big" Sunday, as 1t Is
called, viii be Rev Merritt Hulburd. ID
d of Grace Church; Rev O. X. Hill. OF
Salisbury, and Rev. @. w. PrettymAn, Of
Seaford.
Superintendent George w. YAndegrift,
who has charge Of the camp, is clearing
up the grounds and repairing the tents
There are now forty families camping on
the grounds and enough applications have
been received to increase the tota
number OF femilies during tn,
time camp is in session to aboul
200 An unusual interest II
being manifested In the renting OF tents
OF course a majority Of the tenters vii
be Wilmlngtonians, while a number will
be from Chester and Philadelphia an,
the remaining from throughout New
Castle county.
A question is often asked why thi
camping ground of the Wilmington
Conference is in Pennsylvania when 4
has no churches In that state. II II
explained thus: For many years tn,
camp was conducted by the Philadelphia
Conference, but with very little success
Finally it was decided TO abandon thi
camp That WAS about fifteen years ago
Rev Q w. PrettymRn, who was theI
stationed Mt Union Church, interested
himself In the grounds, and the though
dawned upon him that 1t would be a goo,
place for the camp Of the Wilmington
Conference from the fast that 4
WAS already fitted up aud very few
improvements would be necessary
Accordingly Mr.. Prettyman becam
preacher Ia charge OF the camp, anl
built the auditorium. St. Paul's an,
Asbury's congregations specially Inter
ested themselves, and the camp hai
since been conducted SUCCESSFULLY.