The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-26

Rev. s. s. Cummings of the Baldwin Home
for Little Wanderers, next spoke, relating
some incidents of his pastoral experience. No
spoke of the success of other Camp Mee''ns'
this year, and very encouragingiy OF tue p'o'
poets of this
PRAYER by Rev. j. Stone closed the exercises.
THIRD DAY.
The morning though the sky looked threat
ening-was yet very pleasant with cool
breeze and comfortable temperature. The
night has been perfectly quiet, nothing occur
riag to mar the harmony or order Of the en-
campment. An increase in numbers is per-
ceptible, and new ones are continually coming.
PUBLIC PRAYER MEETING.
After rousing prayer meetings in the tents,
the battle for the day opened with public
prayer meeting at the stand in which minis
ters and laymen alike participated Inc
prayers were followed by forty stirring anu
contentious experiences all given IN ABOUT
twenty five minutes.
Morning services at the stand commenced
with the 926th hymn,
SHOW happy every child of grace"
The congregation rapidly increased until the
seats were nearly filled.
Peter 1. Scripture lesson. Prayer by Rev.
R. Sanderson who ieelinsly and appropriately
addressed the throne Of grace
The 1884 hymn
"Give me the wings Of faith 10 rise''
SERMON.
Rev. A. w. Pottle then delivered discourse
from Rem VIII. 18. "For 1 reckon that the
sptferings of this present time are not worthy
to be compared to the glory that shall be re-
vcaled in u.s.
We cannot be too much interested in these
questions. What ami I? What shall I be I?
Fow does my present status relate to my fu-
cure 2"
The Apostle speaks of the suffering of this
present time. He referred doubtless to the per-
secutions endured by early Christians. But
h. has reference also to all ages as well. Nor
are sufferings confined to Christians, all class
es ages, nations, parake. We may feel that
Or own lot is the hardest, but this is undeubt-
sdly untrue. All have their peculiar suffer-
ings. But this principle applies also to a
Christian life. The Christian has his crosses,
and sorrows and this is true notwithstanding
the fact that the Christian is an heir OF God
treading the path of wisdom, peasantness
peace. The Christian has sorrows peculiar
to himself. His sensitiveness to sin is some
times a source OF suffering. lie is in sorrow
also through manifold temptations. He suf-
fers in consequences Of the opposition of the
world. The vicissitudcs of his own experience
Cause him sorrow. He is sometimes on Tho
mountain top, and would gladly stay like
Peter on the mount OF TRANSPORTATION would
tabernacle there but may not and must follow
Christ to Gathsemane and Calvary Again ht
Is subject to all the vicisstudes of humanity
sickness, gain, loss of friends and the like
Few if any are called to suffer as Paul suffer
ell, yet his faith in God and in triumph wa
strong We may question if the sufferngs d
not outweigh all we may gain. But the apostl
weighed the matter carefully and decides wit
clear knowledge of the facts in the words G
oar text My faith accords with his words
While the sufferngs of this time are mat
ters of experience, and the glory to come maj
ter of faith, yetswe need be no more uncertai
in relation to the latter than the former. Til
gospel begins its work on earth, but it ends
in heaven; it begins in tribulation but ends
in glory. The sinner beneath Sinai feels him
eelf lost, but his eye catches gieam Of Iigh
mid the darkness-he traces it up to Jesus an
bis ear catches the blessed words, "Come unit
me-" He believes and his soul is full of glor
begun below. So he sees in his Christian ez
perience higher attachments. God shows tn
blessed way of conservation aud new an
sweeter glory fills his SOUL
But God reveals his glory to us in the fur
mace Of affiiction-to Daniel in the den of Ii
ons-to the three in the fiery furnace-to Pau
and Silas in the prison. Aud God reveals hi
glory at the death bed of the dying saint. w
may suffer then, but we shall triumph
But the text refers more particularly to tb
glory that shall be revealed in us in the futur
world The hour is coming whom all in thei
graves shall hear the voice of the Son of Go
and they shall live. That hour when thi
mortal shall put on Immortality. shall be Al
hour of glorious victory. What will be til
glory? Here is one thing. "He shall chang
our vile body so that it shall be fashioned lik
his glorious body" His glorious body" as
shone on the mount of transfguration-as
appeared to the dying Stephen-to Paul on th
road to Damascus
we c'tHnot ten tir.sts iury.@tIsy
hath not seen nor ear heard, neither have en-
fered INTO the heart of man the things tina
God hath prepared for them that love him.
The Apostle could not paint it. There is nj
comparison between any of the things tina
we know, with the glory that shall be reveale
IN us. You may better compare drop of wa
Ter with the ocean, point in space with in
Unity. And this glory God has promised. ant
he will perform his word. He aoiH do it. TIL,
sufferings are here now. We feel them bu
the glory even now surpasses them. and IL i,
coming in mighty fulness.
o friends, will you sacrifice this eterna
weightof glory and lose it all. o come TO Jesu,
and receive the revelation of Gods grace and
glory in your haarts.
The company then sung
"What poor, despised company"
LED by Rev. w. B. Bartlett
Rev. W. H. Foster followed in stirring ex
hortation.
The Choir then sung Shall we gather at the
river" and the meeting closed with PRAYER by
Rev. NJ Wight.
AFTERNOON SERVICES.
The afternoon was pleasant and the grounds
see med full. SO large congregation has never
been seen on the ground at so early a stage of
the Camp Meeting. The seats would hardly
contain all the congregation. The services at
the stand commenced with the singing of bymn
Dol, From every stormy wind that blows''
Heading of Scripture lesson by Rev. A. S.
Ladd, Thess., v. ~
Prayer was offered by Rev. S. F. Wetherbee.
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fat that will not shrink" :"
Rev. Ammi s. Ladd of Watervle was then
introduced and spoke from 1 Thess. v. ":
Pray without ceasing."
The following conveys but SLIGHT idea of
his earnest, pointed sermon. He said II VS.
Ine predicted and peculiar mark of Gods an
gent people that they should dwell alone and
II mas been true of them in all ages and in all
lands. In this they were typical of the Chris
tan church. We are to be peculiar peonle
There is more danger in nominally Christian
land than in heather land where the church
Will mingle with the world There are sneciaJ
seasons of prayer that no Christian can afford
TO neglect. No Christian head of a family can
afford to neglect the family altar We mistake
too, when we allow business cares imnortant
as they may be, to encroach upon the time of
social prayer. More precious still, if possible
Is secret prayer. But call your attention TO
the necessity of a constant spirit of PRAYER
we need this spirit because we are ALWAYS in
the service OF God. Religion is not so much a
duty as life. 1t is not bitter, UNAVAILABLE
medicine, but every day food. That it NAV be
tms we heed the help OF God at all times Tho
general needs GOODNESS and ability on the bat
tle-iieid more, far more, than on parade So
we snail need this spirit-ths help from God
more more aiter we get home, get into the tempta-
t,ous Oh the verdi, than while we are here in
inc very atmosphere of devotion. AZ
AN army cannot leave for a wee, if ont off
rom It's base of supplies. We as Cbr;st;ons
are in like circumstances, in an enemv's cnnns
Try, ana orr base of supplies is ever access;hIa
ever iull, up there. There is no necess;tv In,
there is danger of falling 'u'
AS we are in Gods service, He will sunn,v
us, and He knows Just what TO sunnlv PP'