Evening journal., 1900-08-08
CAMDEN CAMP A
THING or THE PAST
Closed With Spirited Song
Service This Morning
Considered One Of The Most Successful
Ever Held in The
Famous Grove

STAFF. Correspondence Evening Journal
Camden Camp. Aug. S.-One of the
most successful years that Camden
Camp has ever known was closed with
a song service at 7.SO o'clock this morn
ing.
The last night of camp, was unusu-
ally quiet Generally after the SER
vices all rules are suspended and the
young people hold sway. Watermelon
parties and various other parties are
held at midnight and # is often that
the early hours Of themorning haveroll-
ed around before those in whose hands
lay the future destiny of this country,
retire.
But such was not the case this year.
1t was through no fault of the manage
ment, but OF the young people them
selves. Early in the evening clouds
began to gather and peals Of thunder
were heard in the distance then a
heavy wind and rain storm visited the
camp. This put an end TO all festivi-
ties.
The last sermon preached on this
famous old camp ground was by the
Rev. J.. W. Layheld. and was about
Saul and the Witch of Endor." AL
though while he was In the midst of
his sermon tne heaviest down pour of
rain during the entire evening came,
services were not stopped. The organ
which was on the platform at one end
of the auditorium was carried to the
center of the structure out of the rain.
] e wanted TO imprint upon the minds OF
all fhuH fharr tf.f a.
in the old saying that while there is
life there is hope" but that they must
accept God now. DR.. I.ayfield also
preached the opening sermon at camp
DR.. Layfeld said last night that he
is greatly pleased with the result OF
the two weeks camp meeting. 1.-THE
crowds. he said ''have been phenome-
nal and with it all we have experienced
the least difficulty Of any year / can
remember. A thing we did this year
that We never have done before is that
all expenses have been met by the
usual collections
Jacob Alexander, of Wilmington, who
has been acting as chief of police said
that he has never seen such large
crowds that were so easy to handle
Not one arrest was made.
Great credit is being given DR.. lay
field for the manner in which he has
conducted the camp. He had entire
charge Of the grounds from the time
the first service was held until the last
one closed. The attendance has been
enormous and notlceably among those
present were a great many young peo-
pie So often the young people attend
camp merely for the social end Of ii
and il never occurs to them to attend
service This year, however, it was
different and all seemed bent on attend.
ing at least one service during the day
The last service of camp was held
this morning when DR.. Iayfield con
Quoted a song service from 7.SO o'clocl
until o'clock.
Then camp broke in true camp break
ing style Wagon loads Of household
goods have been leaving the grounds
all the morning, but the work of mOv
ing bids fair to continue until night
BY that time it is expected that every
> one will be off the grounds and tina
/ the old grove that has been used 70
] a camp meeting for the past sixty year
( will again relapse into a state Of quiet
b ness and solitude until another yea
( rolls around.