The Portland daily press., 1869-08-25
Methodist Camp Meeting al
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Portland District.
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[Rerorted Specially for the Daily Press.l
When the afternoon services began about %
ministers were seated on the stand, and the
seats in front were filled to about thirds of
their capacity.
Rev. E. G. Colby, of York, preached from
John 8: II, "Then spake Jesus again unto
them 1 am the light of the world. He that
follOweth me shall not walk in darkness, but
shall have the light of life.' The sermon was
a powerful one, and was listened to with deep
attention. AT the conclusion of Mr.. Colby's
and effective exhortation.
Rev. A. S. Leadd, of Waterville, followed,
and spoke as follows:
Duty and privilege ale intimately connect
ed. Jesus speaks to us as much as to the early
disciples: "Ye are the light of the world"
How? BY walking near Christ and rejecting
His light. This glorious sunlight is beauti-
full Illustration; we cannot walk in the dark
safely; Christians can do little without the
light of Christ 1t is safe to walk in His light.
Rev. j. A. Sanborn then proceeded to make
some remarks, stating that he had been striv-
ing for forty-eight years to walk in the light.
He spoke feelingly of the danger of delay.
He was followed by the Presiding Elder, who
made a few effective remarks and invited AL
seeks for salvation and for perfect love to the
altar.
While scores crowded into the altar, earnest
prayers were offered in their behalf by Revs
J. E. Baxter, W. B. Bartlett, J. Collins, A.
Leadd, and Father Wadleigh, an aged lay
man, and the meeting dissolved.
After this meeting of preachers and tent
masters was held for the transaction of bust
ness. The prayer meetings at the tents which
followed were, as usual, interesting and profit
able, and some of them of great power.
The afternoon train from Portland brought
an accession to our number, but had nearly
carried them by, stopping only when the very
last car was at the western end of the plat
form, and forcing passengers-some of them
invalids-to take long walk before reaching
the carriages which were to convey them to
the grounds.
EVENING SERVICES.
The evening services at the stand commenced
as the usual hour. Rev. D. Halleron read the
Scripture lesson and Rev. R. Atkinson offered
prayer Rev. d. Halleron of Kennebunkport
was introduced and announced as his text a
Phe VI tuo Olob NtTSt VI Tue lotu chapter OF
Ezekiel, "Why will We die?"
The speaker referred to the certainty of
death and to the forgetfulness of men con Germ
ing it. SIT would be WE'LL lie said, aif now,
as anciently, the insignia of the grave-the
symbols OF mortality-preeeded even the tri-
umphal car, while voice in solemn tones pro-
claimed, "Thou art dust! Thou art dust!"
We regret that we are unable, owing to a
press of matter, to publish even an abstract OF
the very full report of this and other discourses
delivered yesterday.
Rev. R. Atkinson followed in an eloquent
strain. emphasizing the fact that man is free
moral agent the author under God of his own
character and his own fate
He was followed by Rev. A. Turner, who re-
lated an affecting incident of his pastoral life
in relation to young man who, when neaa
death, sent for ministers to pray with him, but
was unable to find one who could come He
then sent for the contents of his pocket, and a
pack of cards and dime novel were brought
him. He then said, bring me the Bible u
Taking it in one hand and the cards and novel
in the other, he said solemnly: "This," hold
ing up the Bible, leads to God and heaven
these, to hell"
The speaker then referred to his lack OF
house and lands; but" said he, "I thank
God have treasure, house not made with
hands, eternal in the heavens"
Rev. S. S. Cummings, of the Baldwin Home
for Little Wanderers, next spoke, relating
some incidents of his pastoral experience. He
spoke of the success of other Camp Meetings
this year, and very encouragingly of the pros
poets of this.
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