Evening journal., 1897-08-13
ALSO A GOOD FRIDAY.
Attendance at Camp To-day
Vies With Big Thursday"
De. SMITH CONDUCTED REVIVAL
INTERESTING MISSIONARY EXER-
CISES IN THE TABERNACLE
YESTERDAY-NEW ARRIVALS
IN THE TENTED CITY

IN THE TENTED CITY.
Brandywine Summit, Aug. 13.LAl-
though Friday is not usually a great
day on the camp grounds, the attend
ance and enthusiasm to-day promises
to surpass the big Thursday spirit of
yesterday, when thousands OF farmers
from miles around-north and south
drove into time camp. and several hun
dred came by train, carriage and bicy-
Gle from Wilmington.
BIG THURSDAY PROGRAM FUL.
FILLED.
Big CONGREGATIONS were present at all
the services. The morning sermon was
preached by Rev. J. ID. G. Hanna, of
Wilmington. The afternoon was de-
voted to a meeting OF the WOmen's
Home MissiOuary Society Mrs. Cathe-
rlne Hastings. of Wilmington, read an
interesting paper on missionary boxes
Miss Joseph inc Corbin, a deaconess
from Philadelphia, described the work
of the deaconess in that city. and Miss
Anna T. Lincoln, of Wilmington,
spoke OF the missions on the Pacific
coast. The evening sermon was preach
ed by Rev. o. ID. Buddington, a Bap-
tist minister OF Wilmington, and il
was followed by a revival meeting
conducted by Rev. Alfred SmiLh, OF Do
YER
MIR. HANNA ON THE RESURRF c.
TION.
A large attendance, eager for good
gospel. greeted Rev. j. ID. G. Hanna,
pastor of Union Chnrch. and the choir
took ND the spirit of enthusiasm Such
HYMNS as "All Hail the Power OF
Jesus' Name" were echoed through the
grove with mere than the usual earn
estness
Pastor Hanna CHOSE his text from
Corinthians. XIV. 20: And now is
Christ risen from the dead and become
the first fruits OF them bhat slept" He
was very eloquent and at once plunged
into his theme.
He said that when the shafts of sar-
casm are directed against the doctrine
of the resurrection they are renelled
with strong mind and spirit. Even the
most secular and profane writers rec
ognize the doctrine of the resurrection
IL is a doctrine of rev elationL In what
ever part of the Bible NJ lis found it Is
fully set forth 1t is found in the Old
Testament. but the New Testament is
bristling with NJ.
He said that three events always go
together in thinking OF ChI'ist--His
death. burial and resurrection. Mr.
Hanna touchingly depicted the closing
scenes in the life of Christ. He claim
ed that although crucified, There were
many people who would not forget Ills
name, Among these were the blind
man whose sight was restored, the
fallen woman who was lifted to grace
and the cleansed aeper.
Mr. Hanna closed his excellent ser.
mon with an account OF the glories o
the resurrection day, when every Chris
tian hoped to be restored In a spiritua
body. ,A tt...
EXPLOITATION FROM BAPTIST DI
VINE.
In his evening discourse, Rev. o. G
Buddngton. pastor OF Bethany Baptist
Church had another large audience
His text was from Hebrews tx, part o
27: "Once TO die. but after that th'
Judgment ~ The theme was "rhe Judg
ment."
MIR. Buddington showed the greatness
of death. and also the greatness of th'
Judgment by description, by experience
and the results from it. In his closing
poine he asserted that just as absolut
as is the certainty of death and judg
ment so is the certainty that dt is bu
once. If there is one Judgment, and on
only. then there is hut one trial, an
that is final If There is one trial, b.
one sentence, there can be no change.
NOTES AMONG THE TENTERS.
Rev. T. A. McCurdy is announced +
preach on Monday morning.
Rev Ralph T. COursey, who arrive
yesterday, is nursing a throat, straine
by FIVE sermons and several solos q
Wye camp.
Rev. o. G. Buddington is said to b
the first Baptist minister to preach o
the camp grounds.
Rev. V. S. Collins was affecuonatel
received last evening. He has been az
lively ait work among the down-stat
camp meetings.
A largly-attended young people
meeting was conducted last evening b
Rev. II. B. Short.
Several new hymns were rehearse
yesterday afternoon by the childrel
after which Rev. William p. TaylC
made another of his characteristic az
dresses.
Strong sermons are expected frol
Rev. Alfred Smith, of Dover, and Re
Y. S. Collins, who arrived last evenin,