Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-09-03
Camp Meeting mt Sterling Junction - The
Closing Services.

On Friday evening the congregation was
considerably diminished, though more were
present than usually remain the last night.
After windy day, the evening was still, the
moon shining brightly through the foliage
The last public service was then held, the SER
mon being delivered by Rev. D. Waite of Ok
ford, founded on Acts 11:23-"When he came
and had seen the grace Of God, he was glad,
and exhorted them all that with purpose of
heart they would cleave untothe Lord" The
discourse very appropriately closed the ser.
vices. The speaker noticed-1. What Bar
nabas saw, viz, he grace of God not in ma.
ture, science art, which are all causes of joy,
but in the gospel as it was incorporated into
the lives of the disciples at Antioch. 2. What
he did, expecting them to cleave unto the
Lord Tins should be done by prayer in the
closet, the family, the social circle also with
determined purpose, which alone can enable
disciple to meet and successfully resist the
temptations of the market place, the theatre,
the place of intemperance.
AT the close of the sermon the presiding
ing the people with great tervor to go home to
watch, pray, and labor, in order to keep them
selves right, and train rightly the converts
placed under their care by the labors of this
meeting, as well as others, which he hoped
would be added to their number in months to
come. After prayer the people were dismiss
ed by the benediction but they still fingered
for an hour, engaged in prayer, singing, and
mutual exhortation, mingled with many tears
and touching farewells, among friends soon to
separate. Gradually, however the people
passed to their tents, when lively prayer meet
iDgs sprung up all about the ground, most of
which continued till midnight, and some of
them till the dawn, and in fact till the time for
the cars to leave. These meetings in the tents
were of unusual interest, on account of the
deep feeling that pervaded the assemblies, and
thenumbers who protested conversion. In
single tent, twenty-five went forward for pray
ers at one time, during the night.
The breaking up, Saturday morning, was
a scene of much interest The grove, SO late
ly vocal, became silent, and the tents standing
at sunrise, were an hour after struck, and
packed for their departure. The meetings
during the week were OF deep interest, and
very successful Before another gathering
some Improvements are to be made about the
| grounds, including a road around the whole
circle of the tents, which will greatly facilitate
the entrance Of carriages, and admit of new
and larger circle of tents. The tables for
boarding, which now accommodate some four
hundred, are to be SO enlarged MS 10 accommo-
date one thousand at time. A bakery is also
to be built, which will greatly facilitate the
securing of fresh provisions from day to day.
For rebuilding the house on the ground, the
Worcester and Nashua railroad corporation
gave the trustees $3.50, for which liberal dona
ton vote of thanks was extended at the last
business meeting Of the association, held on
Friday. A vote Of thanks was also extended
to Nj. Charles ii. Loring, station agent at
Sterling Junction, whose exertions to secure
the comfort and convenience of the attendants
at the meetings during the week were unrc-
inviting