Evening journal., 1903-08-10
BIG SUNDAY At
SUMMIT CAMP
Grounds Well Filled But a
Perceptible Falling OFF
in Attendance
GREAT ENTHUSIASM MARKED DAY
From the Sunrise Prayer Meeting Un-
I'll the Closing Sermon at Night, Re
ligious Fervor Ran High-Notes Of
the Camp.

ligious Fervor Ran High-NOtes Of
the Camp.
Stan Correspondents Evening Journal
Brandywinc Summit Camp Ground.
Aug 1o.-Two thousand people is a
conservative estimate of the crowd
here yesterday. the last and big sun
day of the camp. Numbers arrived on
Saturday and many came by train yes
terday, bat the majority arrived In
cams yesterday afternoon.
The day broke dark and lowering and
between ana o'clock there was "a
heavy downpour that bade fair to con-
tinuc all day. X was much heavier
than I'm town, the water standing I'm
deep puddies In the roads. BY noon
however. the sun came out and shone
brightly the remainder Of the day and
IL was just about that hour that the
people began TO flock to The camp. by
nghtfall ,he exodus began, through
scores stayed for The night service and
drove home I'm the brilliant moonlight.
There is no denying the fact that de-
spite the success of the camp IN pcint
OF tenters and religious interest, that
the outside attendance has fallen off
and that those persons who hitherto
went to the camp as an outing or di-
version, now End their way to the
various city parks and other places of
| amusement.
At no time yesterday could the circle
be called crowded. though it was COM
fortably filled. and the best Of order
was maintained throughout the day
There was more promenading on the
circle and in the grounds as well, yes
terday than during all the rest of the
camp put together.
The camp is considered remarkably
successful from a spiritual ana social
viewpoint As a matter of fact there
have been few conversions. but the
camp has been characterized by "a
deep spiritual spirit and every service
has been well attended. There never
has been a camp, so the tenters say.
more productive of sociability and gem
eral friendliness among the people of
the various churches of the Methodist
denomination i'm Wilmington. There
also have been more tenters from Phil
adelphia and Chester than for several
years past.
The love feast was a feature of the
day yesterday. though the services at
the 1890 service, the children's meeting
and the young peoples meeting We'd
with the love feast I'm honor for spirit
ual enthusiasm. At the love feast led
at $50 by the Rev. G. r.. Tompkins,
nearly everybody responded, among
whom were several who have been
church members for nearly or more
than half "a century.
The services of the day began with
a sunrise prayer meeting at $50
o'clock. 1t was in charge Of George
w. Booker of Epworth Church, VIII
mington and was the beginning of the
religious enthusiasm which character
lied the day. Then. at $50 o'clock be-
gan the love feast, i'm charge Of the
Rev. Mr.. Tompkns, who has been
continually on the grounds since camp
began. II continued until nearly time
20 begin the regular preaching service.
AT 10 o'clock the latter service was
inaugurated with a service of song.
There was a chorus Of fifty voices ON
the platform and hymn after hymn was
sung, many of the good, old-fashioncd
ones of the fathers making the wellxn
ring. Tho rendering of Face TO Face"
was so effective that it was repeated az
the afternoon service. The choir was
augmented by singers from Whining
ton and the surrounding country and
there was cornet and flute accompani-
mont Mrs. l.. w. Jordan sang "The
Open Gate"
Tho Rev. w. r. Lewis of Bellevue
pastor of Mt. Pleasant NJ. d. Church.
, was the preacher of the morning. His
subject was Divine Rest" taken from
Psalms 116-7-"Return Unto Thy Rest
oh My Soul" 1t was one of the best
sermons of the camp, fun of earnest
ness and pathetic incident and at times
there scarcely was a dry eye in the
: tabernacle.
e. Great children's Meeting.
As usual. the childrens meeting at
p 1.30 was largely attended All the
: youngsters were logged out i'm theiI
sunday best and prettier and
more attractive looking lot it would be
! hard TO find. They sang song after
song. their fresh. tuneful young voices
filling the woods with melody. Allen
Ridgeway sang "If We All Are Good
and Dearest Of All" was sweetly sung
y by Madeline Benson. Mabel Parker
y Nettie Baynard Edith Whitehead ano
d Myrtle Clayton. Mr.. Vandever's sub
c Jttt WAS bdNlu ana taildtns ana as
/, usual was illustrated with blackboard
4 sketches. At the conclusion of the
+ service Miss Nettie Baynard. Tho
treasurer, announced that the chill
dren's collections had amounted to S2'
during the camp.
At the 3 O'Clock service the preacher
+ was the Rev. w. L. White of Seaford
II His subject was The Loss of Spiritua
IS Power" and he said as Sampson was
e shorn of his strength. so is the church
l. being shorn through the ,dinerenc,
and lukewarmness Of its members II,
compared the campmeetngs OF toda,
!. when there are few conversions, viii
those of years ago. when there wer,
hundreds. and urged that the member.
IT keep TO the simplicity of the faith.
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