Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-08-31
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Camp Meeting at Sterling Junction.
On Wednesday evening, the discourse was
by Rev j. N. Mars of Athol, formerly of this
city. His text was from Isaiah 60, 13-"Be-
hold, my servants shall cat, but we shall be
hungry" etc. Three points were presented
and enforced-1. The character here speak
ing-the Lord God, whom it greatly concerns
all to know experimentaIly q The characters
addressed-the decrements of God and those
of the devil; g. The incidents of the text, pre-
scented in an expostor and hortatory manner.
The preacher is as our readers know, a col
ored man, very black, but well formed and
robust, with full, mellow voice, able to reach
with ease all within the circle Of the tents.
The discourse was delivered with much ami.
nation and effect, producing a deep impress
sion. The service was concluded by exhorta.
tons from Rev. Messrs. Wood of Webster and
Twombly of Worcester. The meetings in the
tents during the evening were of deep interest,
the gatherings in some OF the tents being very
large.
FOURTH DAY
Thursday was another bright and beautiful
day, and the numbers in attendance were i'm.
mense, the multitude around the stand during
service being one dense mass of heads, ex-
tending over a wide circuit The numbers
present at one time during the day were esti.
mated at from four 10 six thousand Not less
than two thousand lodged on the encampment
during the preceding night. AT half past 8
~ "a,
the hall by the preachers, in which a very
deep interest was manifested. AT 10 o'clock,
Rev. Pliny Wood of Webster preached from
Deuteronomy, 80, 31-"For their rock is
not as our rock, our enemies them
selves being the judges" The superb
GRITTY of the christian religion to all the forms
of philosophy and infdelity, was dwelt upon
illustrating and enforcing the theme by the
confessions of the enemies of God Many
incidents to this point were introduced with
telling effect, among others the confessions of
the Duke of Buckingham and Thomas Paine
i'll the last hours of life. The effect upon the
audience was very great, the stirring voice of
the speaker holding the audience quie: to its
Exhortation followed by Rev. Mr.. Davis of
Illinois, presenting the striking contrast be.
tween the Emperor Trajan and ST. Paul, as
they approached the close of life; the one
sinking into pagan darkness, the other rising
to the brightness of life eternal.
In the afternoon, the congregation was still
larger than during the morning services, -the
largest ever seen upon the ground A collec
ton was taken, raising SIS to defray current
expenses. The sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Twombly of Worcester, from Deut 80:
35-"Their feet shall slide in due time"-
the veritable old text with which Edwards
produced such astounding effects more than
one hundred years ago Mr.. Twombly always
holds the people and never fails to produce a
decided impression for good. In this discourse
however, he went beyond even himself, carry
ing the vast audience by storm. The fact was
first noticed that sinners feet shall certainly
Slide, as they are ranged against the govern
ment of God; second, that the condition of
such will be terrible, deprived as they will be
of all the good things of this life, on which
they had relied for happiness, and also of the
means Of grace, the prayers Of friends and the
intercessions Of the Savior; third, the indi-
viduals whose feet shall slide are our friends,
some Of them on the ground this day. The
feeling Of the audience was more intense dur
ing the delivery of this discourse than at any
other time during the meetings thus far; but
as he turned the train Of thought, offering saliva
ton to the guilty, and urging it by an illustra
ton of a man clinging to rock on the brink
of the Niagara, while the life boat was sent out
after him, there was a burst of deep feeling all
o"er the ground.
AT the close of the sermon, an invitation
was given to seekers to enter the prayer circle
at the stand, with which many complied, and
a scene of thrilling interest was presented in
the crowded circle. Last evening, the sermon
was preached by Rev. Mr. Eastman of Ips
wich. This afternoon, the extra train for the
camp ground, will leave Worcester at one, and
return at six, leaving Sterling Junction at quar-.
ter past five.