Evening journal., 1914-08-20
EPWORTH LEAGUE
DAY IN THE woods
Many Visitors Flow Into
Summit Camp for big
Thursday" Services
ABLE SPEAKERS, FINE
MUSIC FOR THE RALLIES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL |
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CAMP, !
Aug. 2O.-The Epworth League made
good their boast that today. their
special day would be one Of the great
events of this years camp. A steady
stream of automobiles and carriages
kept arriving all morning, bringing
big crowd to the camp grounds.
The Rev ]. l.. Johnson. Of New
Castle, president Of Wilmington Dis
trict Of the Epworth League, was the
busiest man at camp today. Results
Of his previous activity we're seen In
the group Of splendid speakers heard
during the day
This morning Mrs. ]. e. Andrews,
Rev. George A. Cooke and Rev. r. P.
Nichols gave excellent addresses on
young peoples work. At close Of the
session, many words of praise were
heard Of the morning program.
Mrs. Leila Lyman spoke against
cheap and vulgar songs" during the
morning service.
The Union tables, in charge Of Mrs
Cam and Mrs. Seward, and st. Paul's
tables, in charge of Mrs Rambo, ca
/ tered to a big number Of diners. Both
places were busy yesterday placing
extra chairs and ordering an extra
supply of provisions.
This afternoon copied the Sunday
School program in having an after
noon Of Doctors" The ID. DIS were
Rev. ]. G. Wilson, Rev. George II.
Buckley and Rev. ]. ID. c. Hanna.
Another popular doctor, the Rev. E.
l.. Hubbard, will speak tonight
Epworth League banners proclaim
ed who was holding the fort today
The music kept up TO the very high
standard that Professor w. ~ Thomas
has maintained all the week.
The favorite camp song this year 10
MY Captain Never Lost a Battle"
This stirring temperance tune is
heard at every service. and is hum
med all over the grounds.
Professor Thomas recalled an old
favorite, "On the Sunny Side" for
the first time this year. A number
Of people expressed their apprecla-
ton at hearing this popular hymn
again.
Aubrey vandever, for many years a
very popular leader of the camp chill
dren's meetings. was remembered by
the little folks yesterday. Today he
will receive a letter saying, 1--WE Pray
for Gods blessing upon you and the
children you are instructing at Laurel
camp"
DR.. c. H. Woolston was uproarious-
ly welcomed by the little folks upon
his return from Laurel this afternoon
He appeared this time as "Dr. Wool
ston the lion tamer," and told the
/ chilren about his pet baby lion. anC
his snakes, and other equally exciting
things.
The camp was given a real trea
after the services last might
when Professor Thomas, occom.
, panied by Dr. Marvin Hanna
rehearsed his anthemh for Bis
Sunday. II was the Il Know That My
Redeemer Liveth," from Handel's
oratorio of Elijah" The choir-mas-
/ ter's beautiful voice was heard tc
wonderful advantage in the famous
solo. and he was repeatedly encored
from cottage porches all over the
; grounds.
Professor Thomas and DR.. Marvin
Hanna are also preparing TO sing q
| duet on Sunday, THE Hero of the
, Cross" by Daily. of Philadelphia.
Rev. T. F. Beauchamp is in com.
munication with several ministers
] but has not yet secured, Big Sunday
2 speakers other than d. Virgil r
, Rorer, Of Philadelphia, already an
e nounced.
Yesterday was Porch Day" al
camp. Everybody loafed because II
was too hot to do anything else. CamI
housewives cut down their house.
work to the minimum. Mr.. Strong
e dispensed ice cream con9s-and they
they are extra good ones-until his
} arms ached. The heat even got the
: better of the piety of few heretofore
unfailing attendants at the tabernacle
services
J Quoits languished. partly because Of
: the previous days dreadful defeat OF
: champions. The heat failed to stor
J the tennis players. A good match was
, played in the morning between Dr. j
: ID. C. Hanna. DR.. Marvin Hanna
Charles Cleaver, and Mrs. Marvin
: Hanna. Yesterday afternoon, how.
ever, the elders gave the tennis court
over to the children.
In the absence OF DR.. c. II. Wools
ton, the Rev. 7. f. Beauchamp pre-
+ sided over the children's meeting yes
terday afternoon. Talks were giveI
by the Rev. W. W Sharp, of Viii
mington. and by the Rev. r. p. Mich
OILS, of Newport.
Mr. Sharp talked of David and Go.
d Hath and fighting giants generally
: Mr.. Nichols told of the interesting
''To-be-depended-upon Children" whit
! were Of varying grades of virtue from
: Mary Always to Charlie Never.
= The Rev. w. w. Sharp in respons,
!, to an early telephone call for assis
tance, came to camp a day earle
than he expected in order to preacl
r yesterday morning. His theme wa
r "Heirships.'
3, 1t was very hot at camp yesterday
: The ministers vanished from tn
T platform whenever their presencl
was not required, and sought tn
i comfort of the informal front row
!, where they could go coatless. But b.
o the afternoon the rising temperatur
l. had made the shirtwaist district in
o wade the platform itself.
s Mr. and Mrs Levi Render rnotOra,