The sun., 1900-08-13
CAMPS BIG sunday
Brings THOUSANDS 70
GROVE OF WORSHIP
Politicians vie With Church
Workers for Attendance
of the Crowd.
MAN OF GOD NEVER POPULAR
SO Says Rev. Ralph It. Coursey but
the Divine Remarks That he
Has no Use for Man
Who is too Good
for Politics.


Brandywinc Summit, Pa, August 12.-
Big Sunday" as today. the last Sun
day of camp is generally known, has
attracted the largest attendance for any
one day duiine camp. there being fully
1000 persons present Notwithstanding
the large crowd there was perfect order
and not the least sign OF Il disturbance
81 amy kind during the whole day.
People began to arrive on the grounds
as early as o'clock Il. III. and by 9 i.
NJ. it WAS estimated that about S00tpnms
hai passed. through the gates or hitrhed
outside iii the woods. Although tie ma
iority arrived Ill teams there were also
Il large number who cainc on bicycles
and the railroads.
The extremely warm weather made
it rather disagreeale. especially on the
circle during the 1880, 800 and 100
O'Clock services, there being about 5000
persons i'll and around the tabernacle
i at each of the above meetings.
The political parties have all been well
represented il large number Of cnndi-
dates being present. Among them
| We're .Iosepn Martin, Clayton " Nhlte,
Francis $. Bradley. Samuel Mcdaniel.
Winfield Quigley, Frank a. Mitchell and
Stnnshury j. Wiley.
The $50 O'Clock prayer meeting this
moi'iliHlg was in charge of Rev. w. l..
y Murray and an unusually large at
tendance for the early meeting was
present.
a sermon by Presiding Elder Watt
which was delivered at the 1890 o'clock
service was considered one Of the best
heard a)n the grounds during this camp
9IiS sHbiect was Bondage of Corrup-
iTion.' His text was from the eighth
chapt,p and twenty-firSt verse of Ro
mans, because The creature itself als,
| shall We delivered from the bondage 0t
! colrulfion iHtn tar glorious liberty o.
l:the Children or God
Rev. W. w Calf Of Chester, Pa.
lead the 1.30 o'clock holiness meeting
Presdi&g Elder Watt made nm interest
ing address at the $50 o'clock cllildre!'s
service e,n the subject Giants. There
was also excellent singing by the child.
g'en nn'fcr the leadership Of Mrs. Thoml.
ats Bensen.
Rev. E:lph r. ttorrsey formerly pas.
tai Of Harrison Street Nj. Il. Church
preached an elogueut sermon ut the SOC
Hclock lawetng. His text wns from the
fifth chapter and part OF the twenty.
feVlrt verse of Gpnesis, And Enocl
walked with Cod
Among other things Rev. Caursey
sasd that mo- man who is il believer OF
titsi has ewer or will ever be POPULAR 8
He also said that he had no use
for 81 man who thinks himself too good
to go into politics. We should take
christianity into politics.
The 500 O'Clock holiness meeting was
conducted by Rev. G. Il. Tompkins.
Rev. James Grove preached an excel.
lent sermon ut the 700 o'clock service.
He took for his subject ''Plan of Sal
vaton."
There was also some special and beau
tifnl music ut the above meeting. Miss
May Willing sang a solo "Oh it is beau
tiful' and Rev. Ralph 7. Coursey sang
the solo There is glory in my soul. 9
A 1uartette composed of Miss NIay
Taylor. Mrs. Nettie Lummis, Merritt
Burke and Pastor Donling sang several
beautiful selections.
One of the features of the day was
the presence of Mrs G.. A. Fitch tbe
great evangelist singer of PHILADELPHIA.
She sang number ofdifferent selections
at the different services during the ,ioy
Il should be like him. one of the seIe6-
tons which Mrs. Fitch sang at the 1920
O'Clock service was sung with 50 mach
feeling that it brought tears to the owes
OF nearly every one in the congregation.
Mrs. Fitch sang the same piece hy re-
| quest at the conclusion of the 7.OOo'clocl.
/ service.
Rev. William Galloway conducted
rGnsihg after meeting.
/ Although camp does not close until
| Tuesday morning the concluding SER
vice. vii! he held tomorrow night. The
services tomorrow night will include tllc
customary march around the circle anJ
the addresses hy the camprrs
| The closing service Tuesday morning
| VIII he a prapri meeting ut $50 o'cinck
Several Of the pumps have run dry
today on account OF 50 mtch extra
waf'r lmir" nuinned from them.
| Rev. Willirm Galloway who has hnon
conducting the revival services Wit, n
n'uch success will leave tomorrow fo..
'ahn'a Heights calnp A pravcr meet
=" viii hc held in St. Paul's NJ e
| ,irrrh. Wilmington. next Friday night.
Among The visitors ON the grounds
today were John Hartman and family.
! NrS. Thomas Morinc. Miss AIn"ga.et
Staplcfor, Thomas Lewis. William
Murphy. Mss Worth. William A. Vando-
grift. Mamie Nile Mrs. NaIlin I.lnmis
~ Phinde'rhia md Miss .sl;rp nnyis
| and the Misses King of N.pst .'h.. -