American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
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aud with an arrow in his heart. After
the Sabbath services, the prayer>tent was
eneof the deepest and most intense I'M
terest, and the children of the Most High
obtained glorious victory.
On Tuesday morning another speaking
meeting was held, which was source Of
profit and comfort. At 10} o'clock, the
Communion services were introduced
The sermon was preached by DR.. Miller
upon the subject of "Hollness'-a SUBJ
ject replete with interest to the true dis>
ciple, and the sermon on this occasion
was complete in all its parts, and full of
correct and convincing reasoning. AT,
ter the sermon the sacrament was admin,
istered. 1t was solemn scene aud a
precious season. At 2 o'clock, Z. M,
the children's meeting was held. Pon-
ted and interesting addresses were deliv~
cred by Rev. Sturer, Pearce and Miller.
interspersed and enlivened with singing
by the children. In the evening Rev.
Preston Kerr addressed the people upon
the danger of resisting the calls of God
and the doom of the impenitent. twas
an earnest discourse, and caused many a
hard sstubborn heart to think seriously
and 10 yield to be saved upon the terms
of the gospel.
Tie day time of Wednesday was de,
voted to speaking meetings | have been
present at many general class meetings
OF the Methodist denomination in my
lfe, but never attended meetings of that
kind SO full of interest and profit as these
Wednesday was p,eciou day to believ>
ers At night DR. Miller preached from
the text: sit is high time to awake out
OF sleep" 1t was one of the Drs hap
piest and most successful efforts When
he speaks men are constrained to listen
whether they will or not, and on this oc
clsiob the audience, es imatci at 3,090,
listened most attentively to the earnest,
eloquent and gifted man of God before
them. That night the altar was crowds
ed with penitents, and the host of Israel
prevailed, the slain of the Lord being
many.
Between the hours of one and two o.
clock Thursday morning the order for
breaking up the Camp Meeting was Civ,
en-. 1t was solemn hour aud an inter.
esting occasion, and tears were drawn
from eyes unused to weep. After the
customary encircling of the cncampment
the hand of farewell was given. Then
followed fitting exhortation to the mem,
bers of the church by Rev. G. w. Gran
age. At its close, the sacred rite ofbap'
tism was administered to a number Of
| applicants, and the meeting was closed
by singing the long metre doxology and
pronoun cling the benediction. Thus end.
ed gloriously triumphant meeting
In giving final summary, VIC remark
that there were present the following
ministers OF the travelling connection
Revs. Miller, Hopkins, Lennon, Pearce
Kerr. Swan, Storer. Sawhill, Cranage and
/
Bayne OF the local connection, Revs.
Alexander Robinson ,Latchaw, Sloppy, w
G. Brown and Others whose names we can
not recall Revs. Christie aud Rockwell
of the Presbyterian Church, and Rev
Focht of the German Methodist church
participated in the exercises of the meet
ing. Among the very efficient laymeu
from distance wc noticed Mr. Reith
Of Armstrong county.
The number Of accessions to the Meth.
odist Episcopal church reached nearly
fifty, and the number of conversions were
more than double that number
Notwithstanding the predictions TO The
contrary, the order was, on The whole
very good Whilst there scre many
present whose curiosity prompted thew
to overleap the bounds of propriety yeI
we are inclined to believe there.wefe NJ
c,ses. of wiliuli disorder
In conclusion what shiIl We say tC
;hoso Methodsts wito ,;id not participate
in the lsbors aud triumphs of this glo-
rlous meeting, because, say they, "as we
noD have Churc hes, the day for camp
meetings is past !" Haven't We always
had churches As DR.. Miller pertinent
ly remarked: ''The time for Camp
Meetings to accomplish The most good in
the world il at the present. day There
is such tendency to rtualism and dead
Journalism in the churches that we need
something to counteract this influence.
Il is good to meet in the leafy grove, to
worship. So says, in sentiment, the great
American poet, Bryant, and so responds
every Christian heart. God rW bless
christian men and women who leave theii