The Delawarean., 1900-07-25
IN CAMDEN 8
TENTED CITY.
Enthusiastic Beginning of the
Encampment of 1900.
REV. L. w. LAYFIELD IN CHARGE
He Will Be Assisted by Many Prom
inent Ministers,a "a Tent-Working
Evangelist, and Rev. E. Gardi-
ner as Musical Director.

Camden Camp began to-day for a
fortnight's duration and promises to-
be the largest and most successful re-
llgious encampment ON the peninsula.
The camp is conducted under the man
aSement OF the Camden Union Camp
Ground Association (incorporated) and
this year, besides being OF special in
terest to religious worshippers, it will
undoubtedly be Mecca for politicians
of this State, because it affords quiet
place of conference and slate-making.
Rev. L. W. Layfield Of Camden, the
pastor in charge, has been able to Sc
cure some of the strongest preachers of
this peninsula, although he confined
his efforts to this peninsula Beside
these, Mr.. Layfield has secured speciall
assistance from an evangelist to con-
duct systematic religious work on the
ground. Rev Edwin Gardner of Ches-
void, will be the musical director. and
he will be assisted by selected chorI
and by Miss Blanche Laytield, organist.
The assisting ministers on the
ground will be Reys Alfred Smith,
George E. Wood. j. E. Graham and G.
w. Burke, who will tent on the ground
Chief Justice Lore, of Delaware, DR.. E.
w. Cooper of Camden, and State Secre-
tary f. Morris Ferguson Of New Jer-
sey, will be the orators for Sunday
school day, August /. Temperance
Day August ,, will be in charge ofI
Mrs. Kate Smithers, president OF the
Kent County w. c. I. u, and theI
orators will be Mrs. Ellis of Washing
ton, D. G., and Rev. William L. White
Of Lewes. There will also be gold
medal oratorical contest on this day
between young women of the penin-
sula.
Revs. j. D. c. Hanna. J. c. Dilworth
and j. p. Otis Of Wilmington; L. E.
Terry of Elkton; A, S. Mowbray of
Port Deposit; o. w. DeVenish Of Clay
ton; G. w. Pre-tyman, Salisbury; T. Z. |
Martindale, Salisbury; Charles A. Hill, \
Smyrna; G. L. Hardesty, Sl-yrna;
Adam Stengle, Georgetown; Louis L. /
Barrett. Milford; William H. White, F
Lewes; G. l. Sheppard, st. Georges;
o. l.. Martin, Westoyer; P Il. Raw I
Inns, Seaford; +. r. Seidel, NIarydel,
and l. G. Fosnocht, Pennington, viii
preach special sermons during the pro
gress of the camp.
The tent books, which were closed
Saturday might show the following
census OF tenters and cottages
Circle: j. G. Dill, Willow Grove;
Mrs. 0. W. Evans, Dover; A. G. Dunn,
Camden; Miss Nan Cowgill & Co.,
Camden; Robert H. Wilson, st. Jones;
Mrs. Diffendorf; Samuel Armstrong,
Camden; c. H. Pardee, st. Jones; DR..
+. w Cooper, Camden; Rev. G. w.
Burke, Chester: w. f. Smith, Dover:
w. NJ. Prouse, Magnolia; Fred Clark,
Camden; Wyoming Co., Wyoming; ].
w. Kerbin, Dover; James Jester, Phila-
delphia Mrs Edwin Gardner, Ches-
wlld: Mrs. J. NJ Davidson, Dover;
Thomas Simpson, Camden; G. w.
Foreaker, Dover; Raymond Taylor,
Lebanon; Captain Novel;, Philadel-
phia; W. w Taylor, Camden; I. Fl.
Hopkins. Lebanon; 7. S. Barber; c. G.
Brown, Wyoming; G. w. Collins. Mag
nolia; Dover Co., No. /; ]. A. Frear,
Magnolia; 7. K. Jones, Dover; Rev. L.
W. Layfield, pastor: G. H. Gildersleeve,
Camden; Mrs. f. H. Bancroft, Camden;
N. E. Graham. Camden; T. Hanson
Howell, Camden; Camden Co., No. /. +
Dover avenue west: W. L. Stubbs;
Frank Goodwin, Willow Grove; D. Fl.