The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-09
MISSION DAY
OBSERVED.
Enthusiastic Gathering at
Brandywine Summit
Camp Meeting.

| Brandywino Summit Camp meeting
had a glorius day yesterday when Mission
! Day was observed. The enthusiasm aud
| attendance was all that the management
| could desire
From morn until night, with no inter
mission iu the children's and young peo-
Pies services. missionary ideas were i'm.
1 pressed on the congree atons. At the morn
ing service Miss Thornhorough, dea-
coness In the Methodist Episcopal Church,
spolB Of "Houe Missions and the Field"
while the Rev. Dr. George W. Wooddall
Of Laurel considered foreign mission labur
and opportunities In the afternoon, also
giving the children o talk illustrated with
a colloction Of ourios secured by him in
Chinese temples. In she evening the Rov.
John W. Jones was In the pulpit.
With the sunshine came the women to
whom the joint mission services had been
assigned. Five hacks carrying delegations
from various Wilmington churches, ar
rived about o'clock.
As usual the camp day opened with the
regular family prayer at 8 O'Clock in the
morning and the Women's Home Mission.
ary Society took charge Of the meeting at
10. o'clock. Mrs. NJ. r. lincoln, president
Of the Women's Home Mis- sionary Society
OF the Wilmington Conference. presided
over the rally, and seated on the platform
where Mrs II. NJ. Browne, tho conference
PRESIDENT; Mrs Washington Hastings.
Mrs. Henry c. Robinson, Mrs. G. Wesley
Weldin and Mrs. r. H Matlack, confer
ence officers.
Missionary hymns were sung the early
pa. of the service, and Mrs. Gee and Miss
May Taylor sang beautiful duet, Christ
is All in ALL" The Rev. G. W. Smith was
present today aud directed tho singing.
Mrs. Saxton was organist.
Mrs Lincoln made brief address 10 in
Producing Miss Thornborough. She re-
ferrcd to tha broadened scope of the home
mission field by the acquiring by tho Uni.
ted States of the new possessions
Miss Thornborough is deaconess at the
Kent Home, in North CaroiLa a. She made
leng .hy but interesting address on home
mission work. and dwolt on the opportu-
nitIes and responsib bilitles for Christian
mission effort among immigrants, the
Chinese, tho indians. in tho South and in
the poorer quarters OF large cities.
The meeting continued we'll into the
dinner hour, and collection was taken
to bo devoted to home missions.
n,issi1naru i1on ,ro, cuctuir,1
through the chllaren's meeting after din
ner Rev. Mr.. Northup gave another of
his b ief but ell ertaluing talks OH "Child
Relison" illustrated by Biblical incidents.
The Rev. Dr. Wooddall also gave brief
talk on Religion In tho Orient" which
was listened to with rapt attention. He
Ind several appliances IL ed by the Chinese
In their sacred temples whi!e worshipping
their images. There were figures of sew.
eral Chinese Gods, and also Q sacred hand
bell used ry the high priests to summon
the worshippors to the temple.
There was general overflow at the after.
noon service.
Mrs. Anna f. Irwin, district president
Of the W bman's Foreign Missionary Society
was chairman Of the meeting, and seated
OH the platform with her wore Mrs. Eli
Nendnhall, Mrs. X. H Matlack, and Mrs.
Jennie 4 Crsamur district aud conference
officers
An excellen: programme Of missionary
hymns was given by the choir A picas-
ing contribution was tho hymn, "Ring
tho Missionary Bells" by quartette com
prlsing tho Misses Chalfont, Miss Taylor
and Miss Burke.
The platform, or at least port Of it, re-
semb!ed dime museuL,, for 1t was be-
decked for several feet with representa- |
tIons OF Chinese and Hindu gods and del
ties, and religious nppurterances of tho
hea, hen. This valuable collection was the |
property OF Rev. DIR. Wooddall, who
prizos it highly, not only for its intrinsic
worth, but for the epoch Ct his life 1t re-
calls DR., Wooddall for six years labored
actively In foreign missionary fields.
Five years were spent in China and Japan
and one year In India.
"It Is magnificent work, that being &C.
complished by the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionnry Society, whom observed person.
ally on the 1eld," he declared in his ad-
dress. "And when observed thus l am
satisfied that the bast method Of reaching
the women bound and secluded In dark
ness Ignorance, degradation and super
sttion' Is by the gospel of jesus Christ to
permcnte their social structure. and thus
give to Mother, sister and daughter her
proper place IN life.
As usaul the young peoples meeting
was held this evening, when the CUSTOM
ary service of song was given. A brief ad-
dress was made by the Rev. Hazcn B.
Baird of Elam.
The evening preaching services also had
q good congregation. Tho sermon was
made by tho Rev John w. Jones of Cook
man church. Wilmington. He preached
from the text l John and9: III We say
that we have no sin, We deceive ourselves,
and the truth is not in us. If we confess
our sins. He is faithful and just to forgive
us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrl-
ghteousness'
Many Of tho Wilmington mission work.
srs took dinner in the vacant tents at the
hoad Of tho grounds, where tablos wero ar
ranged
IN the afternoon tho annual meeting Of
tbs Brandywi ne Summit Branch of the
w0n;an's Homo Missionary Society was
held when these officers were elected:
President Mrs. NJ. A. Tagaart: secre-
tary, Mrs Robert Lddell; treasurer, Miss
Emma Prettvman.
Two moro big days are slated for this
week. Tomorrow will bs Temperance
Day. and special programme has been
prepared. In tho morning, the Rev.
Alloy aius Green Of greensboro, Nd. will
occupy tho pulpit; in the afte rnoon, the
Rev. W. 7. Compton OF Newark. and in
he evening. the Rev. Frank p Harris of
Wilmington.
"Big Thursday" will also be young
Peoples Day" and it is expected that
.side from ,hs popularity OF this day, It
will prove great feature. Tho attend