Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-08-13
be CAMP like A FURNACE
prrId Weather at Brandywine
Summit Sunday.
EMPERS NEARLY EXHAUSTED
hree Thousand, Visitors in
Attendance.
r. Multitude Roasting Hot From Early
norn Untii the Middle OF the Evening,
hen "a violent Wind Storm Came Like
\ Godssnd- The Days Routine.

the campmeetipg season almost un
b1nrable, but notwithstanding the de-
Mtessipg weather the services were
&fgely attended and the campers die
0isyed considerable zeal. When bed
H 3jme approached few people, owing to
lie intense heat. felt like retiring and
4 S,any tents remained open later than
nsual.
n. The Rev. Harvey W. Ewing Of Port
deposit, Md, preached the morning
sermon, taking for his text Song of
Solomon 5, o: "What 10 thy beloved
<,more than another beloved, o thou
#fairest among womenY" He stated
THAT the text showed the intimate re-
lation existing between Christ and His
church, that as Solomon's bride looked
for him so the church must look for
and live in close relation to Christ He
said Christ was attractive. was physi-
cally beautiful, was sinless in life and
holy In character; that His love was
so great for the human race that He
did not confine Himself to sentiment,
but His love took an active shape and
prompted Him to give Himself for the
world.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
4 Society held meeting at 3 p. m. Tho
htV. lIOulb lDhTIbtl, ~. LES Wuo
Hpresided, was assisted by Mrs. Sarah
III Hoifeckor, secretary of the society for
the Wilmington district of the Will
x mineton Nj. E. Conference. The ad-
dress was delivered by Mrs Armstrong
HOPKINS, NJ. d., wife of the Rev.
George Il. Hopkins of Wilmington.
II Her remarks were recital Of her ex-
perience In missionary medical work
in India among the sweepers, the
lowest caste in that country. The
address held the closest attention of
the large audience and thrilled the
hearts of the people. A liberal col
lection was taken for the society.
Music was special feature of the
young peoples meeting The services
were conducted by the Rev. Asbury
Burke. The full choir, composed OF
a 40 persons, directed by Jacob Z.
"A Clymer. united with large cougrega-
n ton in singing and for nearly an hour
i the encampment was filled with melody.
The accompaniment was furnished by
u George W. Burke. Jr., and Arthur
4 Hall. who performed, respectively, on
A the cornet and the violin. A duet by
& Misses May Taylor and Nettie Lewis
was particularly fine. Addresses were
Il made by the Revs. w. IL. S. Murray,
n ID. d., and William P. Taylor. DIR.
Murray paid merited tribute to Mr..
III Clymer, whose ability as musical
# director he highly complimonted. A
brief season was devoted to quotins
81 scriptural promises.
M The evening sermon was preached
n by the Kew. A!oysius Green of Whites
Vile, Del. His discourse was sug
gested 10y the text Romans |, 16: 81
am not ashamed of the Gospel o
n Christ, for it is the power of God unit
salvation." Under the first division
he gave regime of homiletic articles
Review, on "Why Am l q Heathen?'
why am l Il Mohammedan?" &c
The other divisions we're: Second, tn
environments and circumstances unde
which Paul uttered the text compared
with ours; third, the power of God
al manifested toward His coyenan
people and recorded in the Old Testa
ment, and as demonstrated in the con
# version of such characters in the NeN
Testament as Peter, John and Paul
fourth, its Fermentation and develop
ment and it's application to the peopl
of the present day fifth, the reciproca
clause. During the after meeting tw
children requested prayer.
n Brandywine Summit, Pa, Aug T.
With the temperature soaring anon
the nineties the fourth day of th
campmeeting season was decidedly un
Il pleasant. There was a slight bree2
during portion of tho afternoon, bu
the remainder of the day was intensel
sultry. Throughout the night the al
mosphere was charged with humidit
and the discomfort was greater.
The morning sermon was preache
by the Rev. S. M. Morgan of Whining
ton. His text was l Corinthians Il
are known" He said our knowlodg
in the present is imperfect; knowledg
OF creation, of natural forces, such 9
light and electricity, is limited. W
can know but little of God. But "the
THAT is in the future state) we sha
know as we are known" We sha
know of creation, of God, of His love
and We shall also know each othe
Our memory, freed from the shackI,
of the flesh, will be stronger and III
impeded. In conclusion he urged b
bearers to seek God now, so that the
may see Him az He Ia in HEAVIER
During the after meeting three pen
tents knelt at the altar, two of who
professed conversion.
Cbildren's meeting was up to I'll
standard in interest. The exercise
consisted chiefly OF reciting verses
scripture beginning with the lett
B." interspersed with singing I'll
Rev. William p. Taylor who had charl
Of the service. asked tho children VIII
they had come to camp for and th'
replied "to learn about Jesus.'
had asked the same question at Woo
lawn campmeetine and the .youngste
there had answered "to have got
time. Temperance tracts were di
tributed,
The evening sermon was preached
Mrs. Boole. Her text was | John
like Him." She told how Chri
became like us and how we eau becor
ike Him. A conservation meeting ft
owed, during which one person
luested prayers
Brandywine Summit, Pa, Aug. s.
The fifth day of tho campmeeti
Feason, like the preceding DAYS, "
rendered diaagreeable by excessive
bot weather. Yesterdays visitc
we're exceedingly few. Twenty.o
fonvorsions constituted the da,
Ppiritual results.
The morning sermon was preach