Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-09-01
CAMP.MEETYNG At RICHMOND.

! To The Editor of the Journal
As You are doubtless desirous of keeping
your readers posted on all matters of interest,
Il few jottings with reference to this meeting
will, doubtless, be read with interest by a
portion at least of your readers. This meet
ing is held in the town of Richmond and is
very easily approached by rail and carriage
ways. 1t is in beautiful grove about one
hundred rods from the 7. & X. II. r. The
gcntlemany managers of this road are doing
all they can to accommodate with safe convey
ance of passengers and baggage of those who
attcrd this meeting. The superintendent
MIR. Lincoln, and the general ticket agent,
Mr.. Clapp. are assiduous in their efforts to
accommodate all who wish to attend the meet
ing. More gentlema ly or pleasant and ae
comodating railroad officers cannot hc found
This is the third year this ground has been
occupied for campmeetng. A more beauti-
full spot could scarcely be found anywhere.
The land has been purchased by the Camp
meeting Association. at a cost of twenty five
hundred dollars. 1t has been greatly improv-
ed under the care of the energetic Camp
meeting Committee and will be further inn
proved as occasion may require and the means
may be provided. The boarding tent is run
bv the committee and is under the super
vision of Somes of Gardiner. This is a suf
ficient guarantee that this important branch of
the accommodations will be alLthat can be de-
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boarding convenienees shall be of the very
first order. There are twenty large society
tents for worship. Some of them are houses
built at a cost of from one to three hundred
dollars each. The following societies have
tents on the ground, viz, Skowhegan, Ken
dalrs Mills, Waterville. North Augusta, Au-
gusta, Hallowell, Gardiner, Richmond, Bow
doinham. Brunswick, Bath, Clinton, Fairfield.
West Waterville. Dresden, llarpswell, Booth
bay, Vassalboro, Winslow Southport. There
are twenty family cottages and thirty-eight
family tents. So,ne of the cottages are very
neat and convenient. Yesterday was occn-
pied in erecting family and society tents by
those who did not previously do this work.
Last evening the religious services were COM
menced by a public prayer meeting at the
stand. 1t was season of spiritual interest
and gave signs of good and prosperous
meeting. This, Wednesday morning was oc-
cupied until 10 o'clock, mostly in prayer
meetings in the tents. At 10 o'clock we were
called to the stand and listened to a sermon
from Rev. MIR. Moore of Scion. The text
was st Thes. ): xix; "Quench not the Spir
it, The speaker presented l, the character
and offices OF the Holy Spirit; ., the manner
in which He is resisted or ''quenchcd;' 3. the
evil OF that cause. The speaker was Jealous
and energetic and the sermon produced,
think good effect upon the people. 1t was
followed by exhortations and prayer and
season of deep solemnity.
The attendance is large for this stage of the
meeting, and every thing promises very
large and successful meeting. 1t is doubtless
the wisho every pious heart that it should be
the means of great good, not only to the re-
ligious denomination under whose supervis-
ion the meeting is held, but to the churches
generally. d. B. Il.
Richmond August 81, 1870