The Wilmington daily Republican., 1895-08-15
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OF old, ''paid tho fare" but 1t was a car
and not ship that we got aboard of Tor
she noted Brandywlne Summit camp
meeting. We arrived safely after riding
several miles over q very crooked road; in
TACT 1t was as crooked In come places as a
dog's hind legs. We didn't. however get
turned around and go back homeward. In
passing over The rails we could see nature
In all Its beautles, In almost any form.
and IL you were to go the whole way on
the Wilmington and Reading Railroad
You will, 1t Ii said, cross the Brandywine
slxteen times.
The road. II It were straight. would be
eeyeral miles shorter. We arrived at
GrnnoRue In due time. There awaiting us
was large stage In which seventeen men
and women seated themselves. Among
these we're men of learning, of skill and
true nobility. Women who were pretty.
who were u. who were cheerful and
pleasant. who were sore and wore long
=, yet much beloved by some one.
Among the nobility were Rey Mr.. Morgan
of Mt. Salem M. E., Church. Rev. Mr..
Prettyuan OF Seaford. and Isaac Woo irow
OF Wilmington, who was superintendent
| Of the camp for year. OF course the
ladies' were not all light weights, and even
those who were would go good way in
| putting together the eprings of the
| wagon. In going up large hill an extra
horse was hitched OIL, and his nsme was
| Billy. and ho knew what was expected OF
him by the way he. pulled.
arrived on the camp ground and OF
| course being near upper time that which
should stick to tue ribs and retresh the
inner man was Thought Of We engaged
| board with Mrs. ToDgs of Wilmington.
\ who kept the Brsndywlne boarding table.
| She ID a perfect lady and will take great
pains to make all comfortable who en-
| gage board with her, and give you
| good bed to sleep In. and not one word
| for it. you need not have more than one
| of the animal kingdom beside yourself
| to sleep In the same bed with you. Her
| table is always loaded with the Dest of
| food. Her charges are reasonable.
In the evening we took In the preaching
| OF Rev. Mi Quigg, who. as he has always
done, preached grand gospel sermon.
| On Sabbath morning grand experience
meeting. under the leadership OF Rev Mr.
Prettyman was held and the testimonies
| of which thera were many, and sone very
| spirited. The morning sermon was
preached by that grand man Rev. DIR.
| Hulburd Of Grace NJ L. Church, OF your
| city. He preached on the humanity of
| Christ. and such preaching, such revela-
/ tlons OF wonderful truths. We never heard
more fail from any man before on the
same palpit. Tbs Doctor Is a man. not
| only In the pulpit, but at homo, or on the
| streets. lt Is privilege to hold cheer;
| full conversation with him. You Will
| find In him d sitlon TO help the poor
| and needy whei. IN distress, and he Ia not
the man that looks up from earth to
] heaven. but one who looks down from
heaven to earth.
| The essential principles OF his charac-
ter is Truth. Charity and Wisdom. Truth
| to 40 before him; Charity and Wisdom on
| either hand. We feel greatly 10 love with
Rev. 4. Is. Short and he is the right man
in the right plaxs. lie is not like soma OF
tue young preachers who arc wait
| ing for somebody else to do what he
aan do himself. The chiliren certainly
love Brother Short. Rev. Mr.. koons OF
I NJ NvRa ala In
another preacher who is In the right place
In the charge OF the Young Peoples meet.
| iDEs He believes in being cheerful and
| takes thu world as IL comes, which goes
good way In what makes him look so
happy.
We had a good hnhdshake with our old
| frend. Rev. Il. W. Layhold. to whom we
gavea text to preach sermon on several
years ago. We had asked a number OF
| other ministore to preach 1t but none
| undertook It. So Mr. Lay field set a day.
and people enIue from far and near TO
hear 1t. The same was grand discourse,
and those who heard 1t have never forgot-'
ten It. You will lind the words In Ezekiel
to oil nrmhoes ana make kerchiefs upon
the heud Of every statue to hunt souls
Next on our mind Is Rev. DIR. Howard
of Asbury NJ. T. Church, wnom we have
not known long. yot we have had the
privilege of holding vtry plonsnnt chat
with him on the Dible. We have found
him to DO perfect gentleman from his
head 10 tho colo of his feet. He Is trying
to do what he thinks is best, and not to
stop nside FROM the path Of duty. Our
wish Tor him 10 that he may have all pos
sihlu success in oil his undertakings and
to possess all that Ia worth having, both
temporal and spiritual We also had the
pleasure of a chat with Rev. Mr.. Terry,
whom we found to bo man OF excellent
spirit.
His good nature is like the little busy
bee collects sweetness from every herb;
while Ill nature ID like the spider cullects
poison from honeyed flowers lie don't
! like the latter. We will while uIenory
lasts. remember ono thing that he eald on
Sunday last. lie said He did MT want any
| dogs nor the devil In eide OF the pavilion" Z"
Wohuve attended no less than twenty
two of the camps but wo never saw 80
many dogs all told as there wero ON the
ground at the late camp.
On Monday morning we took walk
out to Johnson'5 Corner to pay a visit to
our young friend Lewis Pyle. who was
once scholar in one Of our Bible classes.
We were WELCOMED by the old folks,
and one of the lirst things shown US was
sne old family Bible Of tile we'll known
Dutton Pyle who has been dead for a
mum ber OF years. ami when he died he let t
1t to his wife, and when she died she Will.
ed 1t to her son Samuel who owns and
keeps the store there. He thinks great
deal of that Bible.
We were very beautifully entertained by
Lewis and his sister; we were take into
the parlor, and there we had .he pleasure
OF listening to them pluy on the different
instruments in their possession, of which
there was eleven all told.
Tho young lady as well as her brother
has great talent for music and II ought
to be cultivated under the best talents In
the land. Lewis is selr-inade man. an d
ls one OF the best players on the violin In
the land. He lsn Natural born genius. and
has invented a new instrument called the
manylolin, on which he holds patent.
While there we heard music played on II
OF the finest tone and very charming II
is on the same principle as the mandolin.
and has eight strings. We heard Jesus,
Lover of My Soul.n played on it. with q
piece called The Melody Waltz" which
was magnificent.
While there piecs was played composed
by Mr.. Pyle. which WAS beautiful. The
sister can play on nix different instru
ments. We were taken to the Workshop Z
where the man vio llns are manufactured.
We found in tho shop working a man
named Alexander MiIshall of Elan, who
learned the art OF making the instruments
and has become an expert In their maLu
facture. He is cripple. The article if
made out of six different kinds OF woods
which makes very beautiful instrument
He has made forty already and sale has
been made and a good demand for m ore
SO much so that they are working bott
night and day. Lewis picked up the ari
of making them himself.
| We took our l6aVa of I,nwia and vvf