Evening journal., 1917-08-02
PATRIOTISM marks
OPENING OF CAMP
Record Crowd Attended
First Services at Brandy.
wine Summit
SEVERAL CHANGES
IN WORKING STAFF
stan Correspondent.


I'm accordance with the spirit Of
patriotism which is sweeping the
country. Brandywine Summit Camp,
which opened ito ffty-second con
secutive season last night, will. this
year. be featured 10y patriotic SER
vices, today having been set aside as
Patriotic Day" At all the services
Today the sermons will be Of q pa
sriotic nature and the speakers will /
refer to the world conflict relative to
he spiritual life Of mankind.
The Rev. Asbury S. Burke, OF New
port. was TO speak this morning. but /
owing TO illness, he was unable to +
be present an dthe Rev. Mr.. Crook, Of /
Philadelphia, spoke in his place.
Speakers for the afternoon and ,
evening services will be the Rev. DR.. |
A. II. Thompson, Of St. Paul's NJ. e. !
Church, and the Rev. Carlyle Hub |
bard. OF Baltimore. At all the SER
vices today there will be patriotic
music.
What is conceded TO have been one
Of the largest crowds that ever at
tended opening night at the camp,
was present at the service in the
grove last night. The Rev. DR.. E. l..
Hubbard. spiritual director, was In
charge and preached sermon on
THE Sanctuary OF the Heavenly
Father" Fully 300 persons were
seated in the tabernacle while on
nearly all the porches there were
groups of visitors. Many persons
motored out from Wilmington and
other nearby places to spend the
evening. There was a cooling breeze
the entire evening and the moonlight
helped to make the campgrounds espe-
.cally attactive. d,
All the camp workers we're on hand
lest evening and each was accorded a
hearty welcome In the course OF his
sermon DR.. Hubbard said that never
was there greater need for Christs
Inspiration than at the present time.
In alluding briefly 10 conditions owing
10 the war, he said he believed the
Germans had become obsessed with the
idea that might is right" At this
point DR.. Hubbard dramatically shook
his finger and shouted, And there's
room in this sanctuary for you, MI.
Kaiser The sanctuary" he ch2rac-
terised genuine Billy Sunday slang,
as "the soup house for the starving
spirit Prayers for spiritual guild
ance were offered by the Rev Mr..
Crook Of Philadelphia. the Rev. +. II.
Collins and Dr. ]. c. Hanna.
Previous to the preaching service
there was a brief song service, con-
Quoted by Harry T. Guthrie. In the
midst OF that service Professor
Thomas arrived. He was given ar
ovation by the congregation. Mrs
Grace Sutton Powell. the popular so
prano soloist who is singing at TIT
camp again this year. sang How
Love Him" Many of the popula
tabernacle songs were sung. includ
ing "He is Nine" Happy Day,
Marching 10 Zion" "He VIII No
Let Me Fall" Come over On tn
Sunny Side" and others. The choi
was large and sang with unusual spiri
and enthusiasm.
That the cottagers feel the patrioti
spirit keenly is evidenced by the fac
that there now flies from practioall
every cottage on the grounds an Amer
can flag. The back Of the choir loi
is also draped with large America
flag Never have the oampgrouno
looked more attractive, and many in
provements have been made, includin
new aluminium shaded lights in III
TNnNTnMflNs EtNNAAA ANNhkNH ~ vi
working staff has been effected this SCI
SON on account of previous worker
not being available. Announcement wa
made last night that Mrs. Powell wolil
have charge Of the girls meeting at
O'Clock each morning She takes III
place Of Mrs S. NJ Keen. who is sun
mering at Ocean Grove. \. j.
The Rev. r. II. Collins will hav
charge Of the Yoke Fellows in p,ac
OF the Rev. Raymond Cook. who hs
gone to France. while Mrs Harry
Guthrie will be p'aniste, in place (
Miss Ella Frederick who was unah
20 secure her vacation during thes
two weeks Announcement Is ais
made that Baldwin's automobile WI
cave Tenth and Market streets DAT
Turing camp as follows: $50 ocloS
n the morning, las o'clock and s..
,'clock in the afternoons. The bl
will leave the camp grounds at r.
l'ciock, 430 and 945 In the evenin
On Tuesday there was an inform
Gag raising on the circle when "
large American flags we're suspen
ed from wires stretched from the
oak tree in front of the tabernac
Among the new Corners to can
this year are Mr.. and Mrs John
Porter and family. who have take
the Keen cottage on the Circle
the summer
John Alden, whose wife and FAM
are newcomers az the grove II
year. they occupying a cottage
Scott avenue. is expected to- arri
at camp tomorrow from Chile. S.
where ne has been since last Decel
Der.
Miss Annabell Groves. who was o
OF the camp soloists last season. W
not be here this season. as she
sunfmering in Canada.
Swimming is q favorite pastii
this hot weather with the younl
crowd, and yesterday a party of DO
including Maynard Alexander. Nor
rner Mckee. Arthur Husbands. All
White. Norman White. Dutton Abral
and several others enjoyed a sw
N the quarry pool
The Nut Club. which eminent
ganization includes a number OF r.
dents OF st. Pauls avenue. were
terta!ned ct a cantaloupo party at
cottage OF Mr.. and Mrs. william
White, on St. Pauls avenue, TuosC
evening. Among those present vi
Mr., and Mrs. Joseph Bartlett,
and Mrs. William G.. MncKens e, N
Jeanette Mackenzie Mr.. and NJ
George NJ. Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. v
liam P. Waite. Mr.. and Mrs. Ha
J. Guthrie and several others.
Tennis is one Of tho favorite sps
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