Evening journal., 1919-08-14
STORM DAMPENS
SUMMIT ARDOR
Few Services in Grow e
While Rain and Wind
Storm Rages
CHANGERS IN CHARGE
Of TCDAY'S SERVICES
Nan corespondenl.

Nan Correspondent.
BRANDNNINE SUMMIT CAMP, Aus.
l4-IIigh winds and heavy rains pre-
Jailed yesterday at the camp grounus
sausng services 60 be suspended and
enters to keep indoors. The grounds
lad the aspect OF a deserted village.
loors being closed, windows down
hght and fast and both grown-ups ana
Riddles inside trying 10 keep both dry
snd warm 10 is said by many cot
+ taCerS that the northeast storm Of yes
erdsy and last evening was the mosS
severe storm that they had witnessed
n years. No damage, however. was
done TO any Of the cottages. one gar
see was damaged TO a small degree.
Hee falling on n. Throughout the
camp grounds many limbs and branches
Were blown Off
All the avenues were badly washed.
bbut It is thought that with the sun OF
TODAY and the amount OF mica that ls
'in the ground the avenues will soon
1<y.
The surrounding country around the
ramp grounds suffered by the storm.
Corn was blown down and 10 was said
ENHAh AANI Nno NtNaNAf hhAAAn-itAs
from the camp grounds 10 I0hnson's
iCorner and all along the pike, branches
Of trees are strewn adong the road. In
lmany instances the tops OF the trees
were blown out
What few sutomobllists that came 30
camp after dark found that the new
electric light system a great advantage
THE lights are on the grounds and eX-
tend out 10 J0hnson's Corner, and the
tourists could see the road much bet
ter and at the same time save perhaps
accidents.
Both the morning and the evening
services were suspended yesterday be !
cause Of the heacy rain. The childron's /
service however, was held In the ar /
iternoon.
The Rev. J. r. Blcking was not in /
charge OF this service because Of a fu-
neral in New Castle Dr Broadhead.
from West Philadelphia. was in charge
lie made a pleasing address 10 the chill
dren the keynote OF which was "be
ready for the occasion.
AZ o'clock the Rev. Richard Rad
clffe. OF Philadelphia, preached About
thirty persons braved The storm 10
hcar the sermon, but Or. Radcliffe said.
Gauehingly that he had preached 10 a
smaller congregation. At one time he
SAID he walked four miles TO preach to
congregation OF one that one being the
,hurch sexton.
In his sermon DR.. Radcliffe deplored
The tendency OF the age 10 neelect the
Bible He also scored the modern dis
regard Of the Sabbath. and attributed
81 10 the large inflow OF foreign imml-
grants with their continental ideas Of
Sunday.
One Of the features OF the afternoon
service was a duet by Prof. Thomas
and Dr. Radcliffe.
II was with great regret that Bishop
Thomas b. Necly could not be present
last evening. but due to weather con-
ditions il was impossible for him 10
be here. 10 was said that n Bishop
Neely had been present last evening
would have been one Of the largest I
services Of the camp season.
This morning and The afternoon ser Z
vice viii be devoted 10 the discussion d
of rural problems. The services will d
be under the direction Of Thomas ".
Jr.. who is a son Of the owner =
of the grounds.
The Oranges Of the community are 20
'e in charge. Experts on rural works.
nen with knowledge and vision, viii
liscuss The problems OF rural life Mr.
is a successful farmer and the
Program which he will present today 4
vill be Of interest to the entire com \
nunily. il
This evening at 7.9O o'clock. the Rev. .,
D. c. Hanna, ID. D.. will preach. {,
Tonight the Goodfcllows Club Of =
race NJ z. Church win come out on
strawride. d,
AZ o'clock tonight the Hilltop Asso- al
iation will meet at the Hilltop pavilion. b,
.usiness OF Importance will be dis :
used. .
Dr. J. d. C. Hanna returned late yes \
'rdav afternoon from Rawlnsville.
a. where he preached at the Rawlins-
lille Campmeeting on Tuesday night
e left this morning for Philadelphia 10
pend the day.
II is said this year there are more
hildren on the camp ground than have X
cen for many years Up until ycster-
3y an Of these Riddles had been hav-
ig the time Of their lives and had made
luch life for The camp.
On Tuesday evening an ENJOYABLE
atermelon party was given by group
I the younger set and a royal good
ime was had other parties Will be
eld in the near future.
u viii be announced later in the
week whether the st Paurs boarding
emf Will be opened on sunday TO ac-
ommodsie the large crowd that is ex-
'eciod. but 1t is thought that it will be
pened Ia