Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-08-05
VISITORS FLOCK
TO SUMMIT CAMP
Crowd Was Large One for
First Sunday
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
Indications Point to a Highly Success
full Season Many Wilmington
People We're Present
MUCH ENTHUSIASM SHOWN

staff Correspondence Evening Journal.
Brandywine Summit Camp, Aug. g.
Summit camps first Sunday made
clear the fact that the season this year
will be a highly successful one in
every respect, and that interest in
camps is not dying out as has gone the
rounds of the press during the past
month. The most skeptical to-day are
convinced of that fact.
While the crowd yesterday was not
so large as has thronged the grounds
in time past, it spoke volumes for first
Sunday. But it was not so much the
crowd as it was the great interest
shown in the services, which has
caused to be set afioat prophesies to
the effect that the meeting will be one
of the most profitable in the history
of the camp.
Yesterday dawned bright and fair
and by the time savory odors waited
forth on the morning air proclaimed
the breakfast hour. stream of We.
hicles and pedestrians began to pour
into the grounds. This was kept up
until noon. when the heavens took on
a stormy aspect and a dcwnpour OF
rain seemed imminent Great piles OF
lowering clouds overcast the sky, pre-
senting every indication of a storm
This continued until nightfall, and as
a consequence, the number of arrivals
began to decrease. At night, how
ever. the clouds broke away and a de-
lightful evening followed. Just before
might the number of persons on the
grounds was estimated at 1000, and
this number was swelled to no little
extent by after-supper arrivals.
Saturday was quietly observed and
the number of afternoon visitors was
small. In the evening the grounds
presented a crowded appearance, ana
the circle was filled with promenaders.
The Rev G.. r. TOmpkins on Satur-
day afternoon conducted a meeting for
the promotion of holiness, while the
evening service was in charge of the
Rev. MIR. Miles, Of Elan Church. For
a Saturday night meeting the service
was well attended, and much interest
shown.
The prayer meeting and love feast
yesterday, which were conducted by
Evangelist w. X. Galloway, occasioned
great enthusiasm and the number in
attendance was unusually large. AS
an exhorter, Evangelist Galloway is
accomplishing much good and is an
important factor in camp work.
At the morning service yesterday a
powerful discourse was rendered by
the Rev. r. II. Adams, he taking for
his subject "The Holy Ghost the En-
dowment of Power and his text, Act, i,
z. s: And He said unto them 1t is not
for you to know the times or the sea-
sons which the Father hath put in His
own power. But ye shall receive power
after the Holy Ghost is come upon
you; and ye shall be witnesses unto
Me. both in Jerusalem and in all Judea
and in Samaria. and into the utter
most part of the earth"
Mr.. Adams gave a forcible and i'm
pressive talk concerning the power re-
ferred to by Jesus in His talk to the
disciples, and said that all the great
material power given to man by the
use of which messengers of steel and
electricity were enabled to sweep
around the globe wereas nothing when
compared to the great spiritual power
which is free to the poorest of men.
Continuing along this line of talk,
Mr.. Adame spoke Of the great power
which Peter. who without silver or
gold, bestowed upon the lame man,
enabling him to do great work.
Referring to PLATE, who, on Jesus
being brought before him, said: mo
fault have of this man." Mr..
Adams said that the expression Of the
heather king should serve to relieve
the faintest doubts Of skeptics and be
repeated by generations to come.
In conclusion. Mr. Adams referred
to the troubles in China and in the
Philippines. and asserted that great
good would come Of the disturbances
for the church would be enabled to
send its representatives to sections of
the globe where their feet never before
had trod.
The talk Of Mr.. Adams was followed
by short exhOrtatiOn by EVANGELIST
Galloway. and enthusiasm was wrought
to high pitch.
Children's meeting, at 1.SO o'clock
was conducted by the Rev. w. G..
KOons. assisted by the Revs. r. H.
Adams and G. II. Burke. The latter
gave a sermonette on "The Child
Jesus" followed by short but interest.
ing talks by the Revs. Koons and
Adams.
Mr.. Koons is organizing a Junior
Epworth League. and has nearly 100
members. The organization will be
known as the Brandywine Summit
Camp Junior Epworth League.
The Rev T. A. II. O'Brien preached
in the afternoon. and used for his sub
ject: Christ Glorihed." the text found
in Revelations. /. 6: ITO Him be given