Evening journal., 1911-08-07
CIBBONEY TALKS
OF FREALC CHRISTIANS
Tells Camp Meeting Worship
perS One Must Live Right
Every Day
IMPROVEMENT DAY.
SERVICES PROVE SUCCESSFUL

/ Ctulut tue formal opening OF BRANDY
wine Summit campmeeting Is known,
was celebrated In the woods yester-
day. IL also was known as Improve
ment Day" and three speakers of high
ability made addresses at tha services
They were l.. Irving Handy, of this
city. and the Rev. John ID. c. Hanna
and d. Clarence Gibboney, the political
reformer of Philadelphia
Or. Hanna arranged the Improve
ment day" program. and the cottagers
decorated their tents and the taber-
nacle with flags and Japanese lam
terms.
Good music was a feature of the day,
too IL being I'm charge Of Professor
Irving II. Mack, of Philadelphia with
DR. II. Marvin Hanna, Of that city as
4 organist The attendance during the
day was nearly as large as that on the
Sundays of camp and hundreds of Wis
4 itors came to camp in carriages and
automobiles. St. Paul's and Union
boarding tables entertained many dur
ing the day
Dr. J. ID. G. Hanna was in charge
Of the morning service and explained
that the proceeds of Improvement
4 Day" would be equally divided be-
tween the Ladies' Auxiliary and tho
Board of Trustees to be used for inn
provements about the grounds. DR..
Hanna suggested changing the appear
ance of the old tabernacle at the
top Of the hill, II is his idea to paint
the roof green and the posts red.
When completed. II will be a summer
pavilion, and it will be supplied with
benches where visitors may stop for
a rest Mr. Gibboney was introduced
by Dr. Hanna as being the most pop
ular and at the same time the most
unpopular man IN Philadelphia; pop
ular with those who believe in clean
government and unpopular with no.
torious ring" or "sang" of Philadel-
phia.
Politics and Religion.
Mr.. Gibboney took as his subject
christian Citizenship" He defined as
a Christian one who is always in
tensely anxious to be right every day
in the week, every day in the year
and always on election day. Men
pray for the widows and orphans and
vote for the men who cause their be-
reavement The speaker deplored the
fact that many people are ready to
excuse men I'm church II they con-
tribute literally toward its support
even n they are men Of disreputable
habits. and are accustomed to walk
ing up to the ballot box and casting
their votes for men who protect
everything that Is wicked In the
United States. Mr. Gibboney said he
believed that n the Master would visit
the churches he would be met by a
committee who would say, don't be
an idealist and a dreamer"
Il was Mr.. Gibboney's opinion that
many young men become disgusted
and leave church. because Of the eN-
ample chat is set before them by their
fathers and uncles.
He advocated that men should vote
as they pray and that prayer amounts
TO nothing If they do not vote as they
, pray. The speaker said that member
shin of a Methodist church ought to be
a badge Of mems sincerity. If it hadn't
been for fearless men in the pulpit he
didn't know where Philadelphia would
be today. He said II is the common
practice for most of us to say, we
will go where you want us to go, but
make It easy"
He asserted that man can't be the
right sort Of man unless he mixed his
religion with his business and with
his politics. The reason for bad gov
ernment In Pennsylvania and Della
ware is that a whole lot of men and
preachers have been praying for clean
|, government and then walking up to
! the ballot box and voting for the
} other side.
Professor Mack had an afternoon
engagement In Lancaster and left
camp after the morning service. The
( remainder of the day the music was
Z in charge of DR.. Marvin Hanna, Of
I Philadelphia. According to her usual
custom, Mrs NJ. A. Taggart conducted
the children's service. Mrs. Taggart
1 has had charge Of the childrens ser
vice on the Sunday preceding camp
for several years.
Mr.. Handy Speaks.
: At o'clock in the afternoon For
2 mer Congressman Handy spoke on the
: subject did He Die and Rise Again?
: or the Resurrection Of Jesus From a
Lawyers Viewpoint" Mr.. Handy has
y given this address several times, and
Z he discussed the Resurrection in the
q manner of a closing address before
4 tue jury anu ouiluihb inc N0oAllnbh9
< Of the apostles.
DR.. ]. d. c. Hanna preached al
night on THE Christian With a New
Vision"
u Mrs NJ A. Taggart. one Of the ole
residents, will be compelled to miss
her first campmeeting in forty years
Her daughter is very i'll with typhoi'
fever and she will return to her bed
side tomorrow.
Three large signs, bearing the wor'
Silence" have been posted In tn
circle These are to suppress al
Ie talking during service.
" w. W. Knowles was camp visito
,s yesterday He came out in his neN
y auto and brought a party Of friends.
10 DR.. and Mrs Thomas Phillips spen
i the day at camp.
y, Mr.. and Mrs. Millard r. Davis an
= L. Irving Handy formed an automobil
= party 10 camp.
William Z. Hawkins and George +
70 Miller spent the day in the woods.
lu Mrs Nelson Warner was a cam
e. visitor.
er Mr.. and Mrs. Morris F. Alexande
50 entertained as their guests Mr.. an
or Mrs. j. c. McCannon and Mr.. and Mrl
In A S. Wilmer and son Alvin.
ge DR.. and Mrs. ]. d. Q. Hanna had q
i'd their guests DR.. Marvin Hanna. Hoi
d. Clarence Gibboney, Miss Evely
Shelly, Miss Mabel Hanna. Mrs. Alic
Clifford and son Miss Eleanor prllf