The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-01
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT oAMP.
by PROF. AMBROSE 5. orrrx.

woods, owned by Thomas johnson oil
Johnson's Corner, and for 81 years attend
ed it faithfully every year IL is bead
tiful grove and lays in such a manner
that soon after the heaviest rain. tho wa
ter runs off and the groudd is soon dry.
The water LAY be obtained from either
springs or pumps In different parts OF the
woods. and you can depend upon IL you
can obtain pure wuter. IL was originated
by the late Rev. Samuel Hance and he
preached the opening sermon for at least
% years. 1t was always looked forward
to by the Wilmingt ton, Sloan and othor
people as a great treat to hoar Uncle SAM
my preach and when the power iell on
him, somebody else was bound to feel IL
and II made him as active as a boy. He
was tho originator OF SLOAN III. Il. church
which held the cam for ycars, after which
company was formed aud 1T fell into
their hands.
He gave with Samuel Handy. uncle of
Lewis Handy. two and a half acres OF
ground to build the church on. The camp
lays about miles from Wilmington and
about eleven miles from Chester. IL can
DO easily reached by stages aud railroads,
stages run from Wilmington and Cbes'
ter. and from Granogue ststion on the
Wilmington IL Reading II. r. and Bran
dywlns summit on the Baltimore Central
The camp will be held for ten days, com.
mencing on Mo nday, August 5th. There
will be services held oil SUNDAY next. In
the morning. afternoon and evening. It
will be under the charge of Rav. Il. ".
Terry, OF st, Paul's NJ l.. Church. Will
mingtor, with an able body OF ministers
and laym to assist him. II any who
read this article wish 10 attend camp
meeting ze would cheerfully recon mend
then to attend IL, aud you will newer re-
gret II, for you will lind that those who
have charge mean nothing else than to
glorify God. You will aleo hear grand
singing, by those who understand how TO
sing with the Spirit. You will hear the
grand gospel truth as It falls from the
lips OF men whose hearts and souls are
In the work aud who live by faith In the
Son OF God. and whom God loves to honor
because they honor him.
So go and put your heart into tho work
and get into the Spirit and the Spirit Into
you. and with the rest have grand. Rlori-
Gus time. Put more religion into your
business, and more business into your
religion, and more OF your time at tho
Brandywlne Summit Camp. Go and hear
Revs. Hulburd, Layileid, Barrett, Howard.
Short Hanna. Williams. QuiRg. Colllns.
Prettyman. White, Watt. Burke and host
OF others, and after you have heard these
men Of God you will come to the oonclu.
sion that they preached with the bset OF
their ability. and God himself Wishes
nothing more. Wo have heard all OF these
noble men declare the gospel In all OF It's
simplicity. They give the truth, and as
we have listened I o them 1t sesmed some'
times ns II God flung Wide open every
window OF the sky and let heaven itself
drop down upon u.s.,
Language would fall me to describe the
scenes that have taken place on the camp
grounds. Wewiil however try to describe
some Of them In our feeble way. In all
OF our experiences we never saw happier
people than we have seen in this woods.
We have seen the llgnt burst upon tho
minds like lightning flush OF those who
were seeking conversion and higher
blessing. The witness was given; and
how the hands would clap and their hearts
would he filled with joy, with faces light.
ed up with the divine radiance they re.
| ioiced In having obtained the pearl OF
great price. We have seen hundreds con
verted there and some are still OH the
way, doing their best to enter fair
Canaan.
/ have aeen penitents by the scores
| kneeling at the altar. and on one occasion
| in Old Sloan tents, on certain night,
| very heavy thunder storm came up, and
| the lighting flashed, and though the tent
| was packed. many becams very mucn
frightened and came and fell prostrated
| at tho altar, and some were converted.
| and are still Id the church, good consls-
| tent members OF the same. On the above
occasion those with the writer. had their
coats, Deckties and collars off and even
| their sleeves rolled uD. l also rememb ber
one lady said to me, ain't you afraid
| said no.
| II | am to die here, don't know a bet.
ter place to go to heaven from. When
look over the past how sad do feel when
| think of the many good men and women
whom | believe have gained that land
| where they never will Say goodbye In
| heaven, and II was our privilege TO be
with several Of them In their last hour
/ and such glorious deaths never witness.
/ ed since | will here endeayor to mem
| tlon some. or as far as l know, those who
have met on tho camp ground but are
| gone to walk the golden streets OF the
| New Jerusalem: Adam Grubb. VIM. Han
| by VIM. johnson, Robert Johnson, Ihos.
| Zsbley, Rev. Sapu uel Hance, Andrew Hance
Robinson Beeson, Amor Beeson. Clark
| Webster, Sharplass Green. Albin Baldwin.
Isaac Williams, 1hos. Talley. Dutton
Pyle, Geo. Graul AMI Joseph Oerrickson.
whom we honestly believe were all good
men, men who love God with all they
| POSSESS.
| Also Vim. Crouch. Bro, Sharp Albert
Thatcher; such wonderful men. and their
presence would make you feel as though
you wished that you were as good as them
| / have never forgotten Bro. Crouch,
Sherp nor Thatcher. When the trio was in
a meeting OF any kind, 1t seems as II the
Holy Ghost would honor thelr work, aud
! tho lire from heaven would fail ON these
men, and all would soon oe in the estacy
OF Joy over the blessing received. Many
time have we sunK,wlth the former and
the latter. and We don't think that man
ever loved singing better than Bro.
| Thatcher, anu as WFlto ehn see them
yet, and the latter Enowlng him longer
as the former have been dead for years.
still see him as u man with VAIN heart
good disposition, good features. his
patrlarchal hoad. with long sllyery halr.
We love all o. tho above, az most OF the
former ones were members OF SLOAN NJ.
L. Church under whose charge the camp
was held for years. and In the samo church
where God spoke peace TO the writer's
troubled seul. and gave US power that
NNaUT NNn lnN lsa1N FAe
While writing THE letter IL would be well
to mention some OF the women who have
met uls0 in the woods, women who's G
hearts were lit up with Gods love and
their hearth stones were llt up with His
affection and their family circle was made
| glad.
They belive that nothing but the love oi
God could satisfy the craving OF thell
hearts, which aione gives perfect happi
ness and perfect contentment. There
by Prudence Williams. Samuel Hewes
Margaret Cloud, Wm. Goodley. Wesley
Pool, Charlotte Clark. Hannah Wllliams
Mary J. Williams. VIM. johnson, Albert
Derickeon. Samuel Handy. Branding
johnson. Brantling Clark, Branding
Hance, James Hiukson, Vim. McClintock
and "a host OF others whose names we have
forgotten. not being familiar with them.
Mrs. Susanna FOulk kept a boarding
table there for years. She too has crossed
I
john Peters has kept the Sloan board
ing table for long time. and his charges
| with the Test are reasonable.
You will find good boarding, ample ao
commOdations. II necessary for as little
money as else where.
Our mind also runs back to the time
when Rev Alfred Goodman preached thai
wonderful sermon on the text You mus
be born again" 10 this day have nevei
forgotten the man. the text, or the ser
mon and can quote yet many Of the ex-
pressions given on that occaslon.
can see him yet as he goes from on'
side of the pulpit to tho other. anC
also can see hlm yet as he threw his armi
around the little dogwood tree. NAM
remember that tree and Ihave often won,
dered whatever become OF II, for believe
| if N Ind haan m Ia lnto lItfIa meman tnaa