Evening journal., 1903-08-03
WATT BREACHES
GREAT SERMON
Was Subject of Much Com
ment on Brandywine Sum
NIT Campground
DEEP SPIRITUAL SPIRIT PREVAILS
There is Less Promenadins Than For
Many Years Past and All the Visi-
tors Seem Bent on Attending all the
Services.
Services.

0oiNNNtat
staff Correspondent Evening Journal.
Brtndywinc Summit Campground Aug.
when the tenters awoke on the morn
Ing of the first Sunday I'm camp they felt
some apprehension. The sun was up. Il IS
true. but he apparently was undecided
whether TO come out in all his glory or
not lie yelled his face with all the little
clouds and appeared sullen. But. by 0
o'clock he thought better Of the matter
and then shone forth In all his glory.
The day was an ideal one. There was a
fresh. happy little breeze. laden with the
spicy odor of the woods which tempered
the rays of the sun and which contributed
10 The pleasure OF the worshlppera. Late
In the afternoon the skies again clouded
over. but there was no indication OF rain.
Heretofore ministers and worshippers
have been annoyed nc times by the almost
endless walk around and the absence OF 1t
Is productive OF comment.
There were probably from 1900 to 1850
people ON the grounds yesterday and this
comparatively small attendance Is ac-
counted for by the fact that a was big
Sunday" at Chester Heights camp, and
there most Of the people In the vicinity
wonded their way. Never before in the
history Of the camps have their dates
clashcd The attendance next Sunday,
however. promises to be a record breaker.
A teeply religious atmosphere pervades
the camp and each service Is well attend
cd ard marked by devout attention. The
meetings are deeply spiritual and the IN.
dicaiions for revival work are considered
very successful This is the feeling amonr
the people as well as among the minis
ters.
u Is remarkable fact that there 4
very little promenading this year.
I The first service yesterday morning wa
( a prayer meeting az 6.f5 o'clock. 1T wa
e led by George w. Booker, Of Epwort
= Church, Wilmington.
This was adjourned for breakfast. an
: after the greetings OF the day were cS
changed love feast began at $50 o'cloc
and continued nearly two hours. 1t wa
!, conducted by Dr. Stephenson. director o
r the camp. Testimony antcr testimony wa
} given. interspersod with bursts OF song
: Everybody enjoyed &C..
by this time visitors began TO arriv
/. and though some stopped at the tents {
/. greet friends. most OF them by commo
= consent, wended their way to the tabeT
J. naclc and stayed there most Of the day.
DR.. Watts Sermon.
y The sermon preached by Presiding III
der Watt this morning is being com
l. mented upon on every side. After an
n nouncing his text he said that he did nc
a intend to deal IN glittering goneraltiel
s and he didn't. 10 was q sermon that wa
S straight from the shoulder and was pune
uaied by loud amens; shouts OF prais
i, and tears. AT dts close there was on
/, person. a boy. at the altar.
Dr. WATTS text was a part of Matthew
e 1873; Prepare yo the way of the Lord,
Z, as uttered by John the Baptist. He sal
e his sermon was four-barreled, as thei
q were your classes of persons he wished /
a. reacn First was the so-called act,
a Christian, with definite, undoubtt
a knowledge that God has shaken on n
shacklos and enabled him to say. IN
. God is Reconsiled."
The next class was the lulxe-war
Christian, the next the backslider and a
Y last the unsavcd. To each the speak
- brought message direct and unmistal
able. ''rhc backsllder." ne said. did moi
l. harm to the cause than all the saloC
keepers in Wilmington" He made a d
cided stand for religious enthusiasm. j
said that # a man could shout over
boat race. baseball or anything else tn
g pleased him, there Is no reason why
s. should not shout for religion. II he bu
y, tonholes another to talk politics there
II no reason he should not buttonhole OF
l. to talk religion. In this connection he +
II ferrol 60 a sermon he preached while pa
al tor of the Methodist Church in Milfo
ne on religious enthusiasm. During !
10 progress a man in his audience shout
al amen. The next day wealthy and inn
Sc entail member Of DR.. Watts church 7
s. quested him to speak to the noisy memb
"a and tell him that the congregation wou
10 enjoy the services better II he would e
A. joy them in another way. This DR.. wa
in declined to do saying he would not int
ne fere with the work OF The Lord.
shortly after this, Judge, then Senat
George Gray. made a political speech
m Milford and the wealthy and innuent
9 man who had spoken TO DIT. Watt gri
Ae very enthusiastic. lie threw his nat
- in tbs air. then his cane and then /
30 Watt approached and told him that
probably would enjoy the speech more
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