Evening journal., 1916-08-11
MANY VISITORS ADD TO CHARM
AT BRANDYWINE SUMMIT CAMP

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT CAMP.
Aug 11.--After what was generally
conceded to have been the greatest
and most suspicious opening Of any
campmeeting season Of Brandywine
Summit camp leaders and all others
Interested are sanguine that this
years meetings in the woods will
break all preceding records.
Dr. Hubbard the spiritual director
has announced that not one service
will be cut during the entire camp. All
Of the services yesterday and today
we're we'll attended. the evening ser
vices having the largest congregation
Dr. Hubbard surprised the congre'
cation last night when. following a
sermon by the Rev. Richard Bicking
he stepped from the platform to the
mourners' bench and extended an IN
vitauon to all who desired to give
themselves to Christ. while there
we're no conversions the meeting was
protracted Heretofore It has been
the custom to let camp get thoroughly
started before the invitation services
are held
Mrs. Powell, soprano, sang "Orer and
Over Again, while under the leadership
Of Professor William \. Thomas 1.-The
music went of with a snap and vim that
reminded one OF the singing OF the Ing
chorus choir of the Lyon campai".
Today at camp is lemperorw Day
The Anti saloon League OF -Nsae
had charge of the services. The Rev
q NJ Levister. Of Baltimore. was %
principal speaker Temperance songs
we're sung. Charles Prettyman, chair
man of the Delaware Anti saloon
League. presided at the services 4 num-
Der of persons prominent IN temperate
work were visitors at the camp Today
Tonight the Rev. Z. +. Beauchamp vii
preach.
Sunday School Day was observed yes
terday. Lowering skies kept down tn
attendance during the day, though 4
large number of visitors came to IN
grove.
Several Addresses Made.
Speakers for the day were Mrs. Lila
Wilson Aron, of Dover, and State tenn
perance superintendent Of the Delawar
SUNDAY School Association, who spok
IN the morning Harry j. Guthrie secre-
tarv Of the Wilmington Board of kdu-
cation Thomas Taylor, president of the
Delaware Sunday School Association
and w j. Smith Jr., Of the Newcastle
County Sunday School Association. l
Elmer Perry, a prominent Sunday schoo
worker, of Wilmington, presided. Mrs
Powell sang Building for Eternity mt
the morning service, and - sunrise
Somewhere" in the afternoon. Protes-
sor Thomas conducted the music at all
the services
II the course OF her address Mrs.
Aron spoke Of social conditions and
Emphasized the need Of sowing the
spiritual seed in the children through
the medium OF Sunday school work.
w B. Smith, Jr., who was to have
spoken in the afternoon, spoke at the
young peoples service, which was
held for the first time last night at
$50 o'clock. under the leadership OF
the Rev. f. H. Collins. His subject
was "The Influence OF the Sunday
School in the Home" /. Elmer Perry
ralso spoke at this service on: Sunday
oCnOOl WOIk NtNtIdiANs
Children Are Organized.
The children at the camp this year
have been organized into groups.
Under the leadership OF Mrs. S. NJ
Keen. who has charge of the girls
and the Rev. + r. l.. Bicking, who
has charge Of the boys, enthusiastic
meetings are being held by the
s'youngsters" each day. Mr. Bicking
has thirty-five boys enrolled for his
daily morning meeting, while Mrs
Keen's morning Bible class numbers
forty-five girls, ranging in years from
three to twelve.
The boys Of the camp have formed
three patrols. which they have named
the Eagle. Beaver and Raven patrols.
In the Eagle and Beaver patrols there
are eight members each, while the
Raven patrol numbers ten. Leaders
for the Eagle patrol are Norman
White and Frances Bradford. for the
Beaver patrol. Maynard Alexander
and MAX Shuster. and for the Raven
patrol. Louis Fisher and Claude
Strong. Lincoln Guthrie and Junior
Mackenzie have been appointed flag
carrier and drummer respectively
for the Eagles while Allen White and
Max Shuster have been appointed
bugler and drummer respectively for
the Beaverites. Following their meet
ing in their tent on the north side of
the camp, two sham battles were
fought by the three patrols in the field
with the Beaverites coming out victor
ious
Mrs. Keen has announced that the
girls Bible class this year will finish
the fourteenth chapter Of John. Last
year the members Of this class COM