The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-15
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT
One More Day and Camp Will
Be Over.
the Ninth 0uy services Are Largely Al.
sendcd ard Fall OF Enthasiasm.
Nstes ana Personals

HRANpYw1NE SUMMIT, Auq.14--Tha
twenty ninth annual encampment OF the
Brandywine Summit Association will
close Tomorrow night. just what the
as Rev, +. g. Terry. the preacher In charge
has not yet returned to camp. He is ex.
DeCted In the morning however, and then
the programme will be arranged and an.
Of the camp The association is busy
with its finances and there is o general
trend toward the windup.
This encampment while success has
not been so much euccessful season as
have been others So far there have been
but tho true result cannot be represented
In figures enumerating converts. Socially
the encampment has been the most auc-
cessful Of its history. There are families
here that have been In the grove for
months and other families have arranged
TO stay several more weeks. This is indl.
eatIve OF the thought now entertained by
the tonsers AID many OF the managers.
the possibility OF making the grove an
The sorvlces today we're OF tho usual
order. Rev. Henry Sanderson led the
family prayer service and Rev. w. q.
Koons the morning prayer service. Both
were notable meetings.
Tho morning sermon was very
thoughtful discourse from the text:
..;Jesus saith unto him. am the way"
The preacher drew d graphic picture Of
the Publican and the Pnarisee who
went together TO the temple to pray. He
paid high compliment TO the morality
OF the Pnarisec. but found In the Publican
who disolnimlng any merit OF his own.
asked and received the proof OF Gods
mercy. MS that OF the Christian in the way
OF Christ. He alone being the Divinely
appointed way for the saving VI mankind.
Rev. F. B. Short conducted his last
children's service this afternoon and left
the camp tonight. The words OF tho lead.
or were very enrnest and enthuslastic, and
the parting marked by genuine Affection
ate regret at the severing OF such enjoy.
able and profitable associations.
The afternoon sermon was preached by
the Rev. w. L. s. Murray OF Dover. 1t
was expected that the Rev. Alfred Smith.
ID. d., of Oxford, Md, would DO present
and preach to-day 1t wns learned at noon
that he would not be able to get here. be .
ing detained at home by the death of his
youngest child.
The text OF DIR. Murray's sermon was
''What think you OF Christ r. The preach.
er gave the history of the text and then,
in an earnest. eloquent discourse repre-
sented the Savior of the world as the God
man around. in and about whom revolve
all tho eternal interests Of man. He came
as the revelation OF the God the Father.
declared Himself God In that he was
equal with God. and died nm Infinite. but
willing sacrifice for sin. and was raised
from the dead as an earnest of Gods ap.
probation and promise of eternal life
TO those who accept forgiveness of sin
through faith in Him. The power and all
sufficiancy Of Christ as q Savior was very
earnestly aud eloquently described by tho
preacher.
Preceding the service Mrs. Carey Of
Trinity Z. l.. Church. Chestcr, sang. Rev.
". w. Sharp prenehed the evening service
aud the prayer meeting following ended
in great shout. Ihe 500 people who re-.
malned stood on the benches while they
shouted ana sang. The meeting closed
by the Chataque salute. There were more
visitors to-day than there have been since
Sunday.