Evening journal., 1914-08-18
sunday School
RALLY IN Woods
|. Elmer Perry PreSideS, Hall
and Mack, ChOriSterS,
Assist at Services
TENNIS AND QUOITS
SUPPLANT SERENADES

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT CAMP,
Aug. 1S-with vigorous songs and
lively speaking. the Sunday school
scholars woke the echoes az Bran
dywine Summit Camp today--a well
come change from the quietness Of
Wash Monday.
Elmer Perry. an expert in Sun
cay school work and president Of the
State Sunday School Association, was
In general charge Hall and Mack.
the famous singers of Philadelphia,
Joined forces with the camp musi-
clans 10 make the music notable.
Three addresses followed the open
ing song service Dr. Samuel Nc
Williams. of Trinity Church, Ches-
ter. Pa, spoke on The Greatest HUI
man Achievement Dr. William r.
Belts. Chadd's Ford. Pa. took as his
theme. The Country Sunday
| School The Rev. J. y. c. Hanna.
~ D.. of Philadelphia. gave a report
upon The Zurich Convention Of the
Worlds Sunday Schools which he
attended last summer.
In the afternoon. song services will
be conducted by Professor w ~.
| Thomas. and by the Hall-Mack Com
| pany. Tho afternoon speaker IS TO
/ be Dr. c. II Woolston. who will give
two Of his inimitable object lessons
upon. "The House That Jack Built.
and "A Trip to the Wonderland Of
Truth "
This evening there will be dis
Cussion conducted by the Rev. Dis
ston W. Jacobs. upon. Young People
at Work in the Sunday School" The
busy day will close with an old
fashioned revival service led by the
Rev. T r. Beauchamp, spiritual di-
rector
Tomorrow will be q quiet day but
the Epworth League program on
/ Thursday is expected TO draw a
| crowd
AS many grown-ups as children at
tended the attractive object lessons
given by Dr. c. H. Woolston yester-
day. DR.. Woolston told the story Of
the cross boy and his red coat, both
Of which grew smaller with each
cross word. The children gasped
With delight as smaller and smaller
coats came out Of Dr. Moolston's
pockets
The Rev. Disston Jacobs led the
young Peoples meeting last night
speaking on faith. and telling dra-
matically the story Of Abraham and
Isaac.
In the absence Of the Rev J n
Gray, who was out Of town and un
able to accept the imitation tC
preach Or. C. T. Wyatt was speaker
at last nights service.
In the afternoon, Or. J. ID. G. Hannl
j continued his word portrait of Bill,
Sunday. This has created great in
terest among the campers. all o
whom are expecting TO hear the notel
revivalist in Philadelphia or Whining
ton. Dr. Hanna said that Billy Sun.
day always reads his sermons. al
though he may do gymnastic exer.
cises all over the stage while he Is
reading.
The evangelist told the Philadel-
phia committee that he only has
about forty sermons In his entire
stock DR.. Hanna said he seldom
said more than FIVE sentences tGai
could be called unconventional dur
ing his whole sermon, which aver
aged an hour in length He de-
scribed the evangelist as dead in
earnest.
Professor W. y. Thomas. the camI
chorister. once sang at a Billy Sun.
day service, upon the invitation of
Homer A. Rodeheaver, Sundays mu.
sical director. This selection
Somebody Knows" was sung Will
impressive power by Mr.. Thoma.
yesterday afternoon Mr. Thomas
considers Mr.. Rodeheaver as tn,
most wonderful musical leader he ha,
ever heard. Another hymn Saved,
was sung by Mr.. Thomas from the
Billy Sunday book last night This
is Mr.. Thomas favorite hymn.
Cornetist Charles Cleaver is re-
ceiving much praise for his eXcellen
music Mrs A. L. Allen and Mrs. +
II. Jervis. from ST. Paul's NJ. r. choir
Wilmington. are valuable additions
to the camp choir and pleasing solo
lists at teh service.
AT the service last night Rev Dr
c. 7. Wyatt spoke, saying that manl
have perished for lack of a vision o
the holiness and majesty Of God. This
lack, he said, was seen in worldh
ness in the church and absence o
the fear of God in the world Peopl,
nowadays. he said lose sight Of thu
justice of God in emphasizing Hi
love
There we're very few visitorI a
camp yesterday Mrs. Robert Wheel
er, Mrs James B Hickman and Mis-
Ethel Hickman called on Miss Ethe
Hickman.
{ Parties and serenades are beinl
) shelved in favor Of tennis and quoit
at the camp this summer Rev. c. 7
D Wyatt, Rev. r. F. Beauchamp. T. c
= Appleby. and John Stamford ar
+ running up high scores at duoit'
J Mrs. Mayrice Alexander. Miss Ade
d laide Watson and Mrs. Marvin Ham
are champions among the wome
} tennis enthusiasts The latter playe
1 the game for the first time last wee
but Is already showing good form
Or Marvin Hanna and Charles Cloay
CT, camp cornetist, are crack tenni
: players
The Rev. T. F. 9eauchsrnp sal
that Spurgeon. of London Tabernacl
fame. called DR.. c. " Noolston,
man unequalled In his special wor
among children"
| At the beginning of the children
meeting there is always a confdentis
session concerning absent member
stray nickels lost in the straw. an
So on. Where is Walter?" aske
Dr. Woolston" Cut himself" cam
the answer did bench fly II
and hit him?" The answer was
chorus. "No. he flied up and hit