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

this Jesus, who is called Christi" Pontius Pr
late is in dilemma. His heart is sympathet-
ic, and he remembers the dream of his wife
and desires to please the .popuace. But the
two desires are antagonistic. l speak first of
Christ. Plate saw Him as mere man. no.
bic, admirable perhaps, but not divine. We
see Him through the medium of the GOSPEL
record, and of His work in the world; vet
there are those who view Him as plate view
cd Him. They are not willing to accept Him
as the sacrifice for sin, and yet feel its weight
crushing them They regard Him as beauti-
fed example,-but a sin-sick soul needs more
than an example. IL needs remedy. Christ
comes bringing this remedy. Take some proofs
of the fact Ii Christ were not God then the
writers of the Gospel were Gods themselves
No writer has ever created character to which
he was not superior Shakespeare himself
speaks in Hamlet in Macbeth. The masters
voice is heard in the character. SO with the
character OF Christ, as displayed in the Cos
pels. If they were not true, then they are more
wonderful than the truths in them.
Then there is a perfect agreement in the four
somewhat dissimilar narratives of the Evan
gellsts. and the character OF Christ as seen in
the gospels is seen to be homogeneous and per-
feet.
Another proof of Clrist's divinity is His
originality. We talk of originality nova
days, but there is little that is real. Almost
all thoughts are derived. But Christ gives
an original plan, so original, so new so perfect
that studying it men are brought to give their
assent and to find their salvation in il.
Again Christs plan is an audacious one All
| human plans are slowly and cautiously devel-
oped. Not this. 1t comes fully finished
| in all its glory. Christ makes no experiments
| The Scripture presents proofs too OF the divln-
| ity of Christ; proofs direct and indirect-the
| evidence of miracles. He sleeps in the vessel
| as man; the storm comes down; He is awak-
| ened as man; He walks the decks as man,
but He speaks, and 10! the voice of God! The
| elements know His voice, the winds are hush
ed and the waves sink to sleep. As a man He
stands by the grave of Lazarus; as q man He
weeps; as a man He looks down into the grave,
but 1t Is the voice of God which calls "Laza.
rus come forth AS man He climbs Calva-
ry and writhes in agony upon the cross, but
the rent veil, the quaking earth, the darkened
sun, the opened graves, proclaim the power OF
God.
But there is another proof The system of
| which Christ is the founder has withstood the
assaults of all its enemies. Thanks be to God,
the signs of the times indicate that it shall
continue to triumph. Cat this point the rain
drove the people to the tents.)
No report can do justice to the sermon so fan
as it was delivered. The shower began at
| about $50.
Everything has conspired to make the day
| enjoyable. Charming weather until the rain
of the evening, ground in beautiful cOnd-
ton an efficient, thoughtful, obliging and gen.
tlemanly committee, perfect order, great inter-
est, increasing numbers-al these give prom
Use of one of the most successful meeting ever
|
have been added since Monday night, and
there are now nearly hundred upon the
ground.
Several errors crept into the list of tents il
yesterday mornings Press. The following in
| cluded in the list of Family Tents" SHOULD
be in that of "Socety Tents the clergymel
named being the pastors in charge York
, Rev. e. X. Colby; Buxton and North Cor
ham. Rev: w. II. Foster; Kennebunk, Rev
? j. w. Ballou; c. Il Ferry Rev. j. Colng
The beautiful house reported as belonging t
| Charles Nutter, of Browns Hill, q. E.. is tn
| property of Messrs. e +. & FL. Nutter of tina
place, and is occupied by their families an,
: | that of Rev. X. Atkinson their paster.
. Notwithstanding the numbers upon th
. ground, excellent order has been maintaine
o and no disturbance OF any kind has occurred
o The management of Policeman York, of Bid
n | deford who has the superintendent of tn
= | police department of the meeting, is perfec
u and officers Hatch, Wakefield and Hill, of Bic
deford, and Adams, of Portland, have o-da
:. | rendered him efficient assistance, kindly vol
unteering their services. st ..s
u Rev. Mr.. Stevens, of Biddelord, Free Bar
n | tist and Rev. Mr.. Thwing, of Saccarapp:
lie Cong, are the only clergymen from other DE-
;. nominations have noticed upon the stand.
~ The celebrated "Camp-meeting John Allen
IL has not yet madeIhs appearance but we hay
l. | q man who has exceeded him in the length
# | time which he has spent at camp meeting:
, this being the 9th which he has attended, a
ways remaining from beginning.
o Among other visitors, we have to-day bee
" | favored with the presence of the gallant Maio
: | ChadbOurne. 0aai Dos
Tomorrow, if fair, will be the s'great day o
e | the feast, and the indications are that tn
d | crowd will be the greatest ever seen here.
Many cases of conversion are reported, an
the work still goes on. -