Milford chronicle., 1933-08-18
Camp Meeting

Camp Meeting
What few camp meetings which
are left have been running full blast
for the past two weeks. These meet
ings, which are held today seem not
to have the force and power from a
religious point of view which char
acterized the camps of long ago.
They seem more for show and some
preacher of note has to be hired to
make the camps attractive, viz: Bill
ly Sunday at Shileh Camp near Hur-
lock, Md.
The old camp meetings which
were held at Morris Woods, five
miles from Georgetown; Gully, near
Chaplains Chapel; Zoar and many
others were meetings of power and
many old timers received their first
baptism by the Holy Ghost at some
of these gatherings. AS a boy we re-
member when people went to these
meetings in covered wagons drawn
by horses, mules and even oxen and
remained several days; when the
tents were one story, both the roof
and siding being of rough boards.
with sheets or counterpanes to COW
er the front.
The colored people had part of
the campmeetings of the early days
set apart for their use, and what
wonderful meetings they use to
have. The camp fires built on stands
several feet high, out of pine light
wood, a few lanterns was all the
light needed.
The last day of the camp, when
people marched and countermarch-
ed around the grounds of the camp,
shouting and singing. That is pass
ed. the people were happy in those
days, but today with their cottages,
automobiles and other luxuries,
don5t bring about such results as
was experienced in the camp meet
ings held in the early days, when
people did not crave so much and
when their minds were bent on
things not of earthly nature, but on
things which mean much to those
who try to live in the right manner. !
Baseball
The baseball game between the i
Glendale Club and the old timers
will be played at Glendale on Sat
urday afternoon, August 10. Speer |
and Conner will be the battery for |
Glendale. Manager West is promis-
ing a strong battery for the Old
Timers.
EllendaIe will use four players
who are attracting the attention of !
major league magnates. Speer, Con-
ner, Grant and Welch. In his game
with the jewelers., Friday of the past
week, Speer catching for the lead
ers of his league, hit three times
and scored two runs.
The management of the Glendale
Club does not resitate to say, they
believe him to be the leading catch
er in the State. The public is invit-
ed to come and see this game.
Glendale Club is anxious to Sc
cure games with good ball clubs.
Personal
Mrs. J. S. Short, Jr., and son Her
man spent several days last week as
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bonsall, Oak Orchard.
Mrs. Lydia Warren, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Jones and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster Warren and children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Wilson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Jones and daugh-
ter are occupying apartments in the
Pen-Del building, Slaughter Beach, '
this week.
Rev. and Mrs. R. G. Conner en-
tertained at the NJ. E. parsonage on
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Pyle
and children, Jane, Robert, Harlan
and Edward of Arden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac F. Warren, Sr.,
we're the guests of Mrs. Lydia War
rem and others on Sunday at
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Williams of
Dagsboro were the guests of their
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Williams on Saturday.
On their return home. Ruth and
Williams accompanied
them and will remain several days
as the guests of their grandparents.
Mrs. r. A. Wood and Mrs. Alva
Wells spent Wednesday at Bethany
Beach, the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Short.
Mrs. Helen TyndaI of Wilmington
is the guest of her sister and bro
ther-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Will
son.