The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-07-26
CAMPS
IN PROGRESS.
Season in Delaware Now
Open. Chester Heights
and Simpsons Grove. 4

With tho opening Of tie ten days camp
at Vines Neck, in Sussex county, near
Dngsboro, the camp-lneeting season may
bs said to have fairly begun on the penin-
| su d" tho next month the attenttvn
Of both hrane es Of Methodist will bc di.
| l.,.>. ..u these annual gatherings in
| the WOODS.
The Vines Neck meeting is under Meth-
odist Protestant auspices, Millville circuit
being in charge. The preachers who will
bo there are Revs. H. S. Eweli, Clayton
]. Buch, A. A. Bircheli, George f. Brown,
Chilton's camp meeting, on the Caroline
circuit, another Methodist Protestant
gathering. will begin on July go and con-
tinue until August Z. 7. H. Jarman, Of
g eensboro, Nd. will have charge of the
music, and among the preachers who will
attend are Revs. A. d. Melvin, j. +.
Wooden j. Ii. S. Ewell, Louis Randall. ID.
w. Anstine w. H. Graham, and T. B.
Grouse.
Bethel camp meeting, near Gumboro,
will begin on July 80 in ch args of Rev.
w. Bowman and Rev. L. +. Mann Of
Pennington Seminary, n. j., will assist.
Rov. Mr.. bowman will also have charge
gins under Methodist Episcopal auspices
onAugust - Many areachers will assist.
including Revs. V. S. Collins, H. g. Budd,
W. j. Duhadaway, w. H. Kenney. I. e.
Martindale, j. D. Rigg and w. H. Belts.
The Camden (kent County, camp Is
the largest in Delaware. aad 1t will open
next Wednesday, with Rev. d. F. Shep.
pard, pastor Of the church in Camden, In
charge. This camp may continue two
weeks. August will! be observed as TEN.
perance Day, the sermon will be preached
BY Rev. g. A. Hill, Of Smyrna, recently Of
Easton, Md. A host Of preachers, includ.
ing the leaders Of tho conference, are ex-
pected to take part, among, them, Revs J.
D. Kemp ]. G. Fosnocht, +. G. McSorloy,
Presiding Elders Baker and Cochran form
er Congressman j. $. Willis, former Pre-
siding Elder barrett, former Presiding E,.
der Terry, j. u. G. Hanna, of Union
Church Wilmington, and T. A. H.
0 Bren.
The largest meeting in Sussex county
will DO that at sand Hill, where Rev. ]. T
Van Burkulow will be preacher in charge
The camp will last from July 81 to August
!. Evangelist George .B. Renshaw. Of
Thorndale. Pa, will be there during the
'ntire camp. Preachers who will assist in
,lude Revs. l.. L. Barrett, A. Stengle, p.
H. Rawlins, j. ID. Reese, Eben Welsh and
A. ID. Davis
The Fenwick Island meeting under
Methodist Protcstants will begin on Au.
gust 6and continue ten days, with Rev. ].
NJ. Brown, of Millvillc, in charge
The Brandywine summit gathering, the
nrgest In this vicinity, will be formally
opened on Thurs sday, with Rev. w. l.. s,
Murray, OF St. Pauls Church, this city, in
barge.
Chester Heights Pa, July 25-This WAS
qu!e. day at Chester Heights, after the
~ ,tle ard crowds OF Sunday. 1t was wash
lay in camp, and for this reason the morn.
hS sermon was dispensed with and
raise meeting held in front OF the stand
instead at 10 O'clock. 1t was led by Rev.
ohn Priest. The meeting was attended
few of the faithful who were not hunt.
IL blackberries or attending to household
utieS
Inc chlIdrens meetingat l.30 o'clock
'as led by Rev l. h. Graef, OF Bethany
'ethodist Episcopal Church, Pkiladol.
hla, who talked to the little folks about
Our Provlder," The sermon of the af-
rodhead. Of bethlehem. Tho young peo-
e's nesting in tho ;e,nplo on the hillside
$50 was led by Rev j, G. Wilson. Of
asst Mon gomery avenue Methods Epis.
pal Church, Philadelphia, nS.i1tod by
~. Thomas Davis, of Pitman Methodist
piscopal Church, Philadelphia.
The evening sermon was delivered by
ev' &. NJ. Boswell, tho spiritual director
tho camp. Before the sermon there was
song service by the young ladies' choir of
tester Heights, led by Prof. J. Lincoln
all.
simpson Grove, Pa, July 25-The good
usewives of the camp to-day devoted q
cd deal of their time to looking after the
'ercsts Of the household, SO that the at
ldanoe at the meetings was little slack.
aplain Snyrs, however, came to the res
e, ana gave an encouraging recipe on the
'ure of Dependency" He talked to the
ildren along the same line. At the al
noon service Rev. Frederick Getty, OF
nghorne, spoke THE Holy Spirit" ard.
IS evening Rev. George j. Burns held
th the merits Of The Glorious Gospel"
angelist Richards closed with an earn
exhortation for he sinners to come for.
rd, sin ging .evcral solos with violin &c.
npanimcnt
The management is making great prep
'tions for Grand Army day, next Satur-
Y. General Colin has promised to be
,scnt il official duties will permit. All
the posts in Bucks and Montgomery
un ties are expected to send representa-
es. "Wednesday will bo Women's Home
ss.onary day, and on Thursday the For.
II Missionary Society will have charge
tho services whea Miss Ruth Site, aie-
ned missionary, will make an address.