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The Fryebarg Camp nee,;,v

isoay, 4th day, opens rainy. Fears are
entertained OF a Wet day, but little mast
W. 'iie CLOUDS wasted, the sun sbone br;obtIv
anu 'ne peopie Desan TO pour in from all omar
'o''' ~ ~ estimated that fully two thousand
"efe on the ground during the day. The oniet.
LESS WIN winch the people came, STAYED and
went was remarkable The morning praver
meetings In the tents were marked bv an ear-
nestness and depth of feeling that presapes ex.
cellent results. The people were called to the
stand at ten O'Clock by the ringing of the bell,
and though at the moment of ringing they
were scattered all over the ground, yet in five
minutes all were quietly seated waiting for the
service to begin. Rev. Mr.. Stevens of Cor
nish. was the preacher. Text Gal. vi. z and
.. The sermon was excellent in spirit, and
was followed by several very earnest exhorta-
tons. The remarks by the Rev. M. Hawkes.
were particularly excellent The alacrity with
which the people came together for the after
noon service was encouraging to the preacher
and to all concerned. Rev. G. G. Mason of
Cape Elizabeth depot, well known in your city,
conducted the services. His sermon, from the
text, IF any man be in Christ he is new
creature was clear and forcible presenta-
ton OF great truth. man may be in Christ
and if so, he is new creature.
In the evening Rev. Mr. Blackman preach
ed with great acceptance The evening was
quite chilly and uncomfortable, but the congre-
CATION IT NAMED quite until the close A con.
siderable number had manifested an in ,erest
in personal religion and have presented them
selves for the prayers of the church.
Fri6av M.
Pine street, Portland, was the preacher His
sermon was of more than usual ability and ne.
cullarly appropriate. His text was from Mum
Ders, And there we saw the giants" The DIFF
ncultles IN the way of religious life should
Ike to give you an analysis of the sermon if it
was not extending these notes too much.
Rev. Mr.. Wetherbee of Biddeford, preached
in the afternoon sermon of rare excellence
and power. His text was Isaiah xiii a. Gle
shall not fail nor be discouraged until he have
seV Judgment in the earth; and the isles shall
walt for his Law" The charge against Christ
ianty that it is failure, was shown by Sc
ries of arguments to be fAlse Difficulties with
which Christianity has to conte nd-1st. Vio-
lated law demanding for the salvation of the
sinner vicarious atonement. I'd, Hum an de
pravity. Sd, Unwllingness of men to be saw
ed. 4tb, Mans moral agency-allowing no CO.
ercive measures, not even Omnipotent motive.
9th, Another difficulty is in the manner of spr-
itual Observation-Disclosures suffering. 9th,
Another diadculty is to be found in the low
type of Christianity in the church. We do NOT
attempt a sketch of the sermon but simply
present few of the most prominent thoughts
Rev. w. w. h. Pillsbury of your city, preach.
ed in the evening Unfortunately have lost
my notes of his sermon, which was confe ssedly
excellent and well received. The other preach
ers for Saturday and the Sabbath were Revs.
Perry Chandler OF Middleton, Conn.,, an origi-
nal and interesting sermon; s. #. Strout OF
North Conway, Andrews of West Baldwin, j,
Hawks of Conway, and A. Sanderson, Presid-
ing Elder and President Of the meeting. II
would make this letter much too long to give Q
sketch of the different sermons by these men
1t is sufficient to say that while all were gooG
one at least had great merit. L refer to the ser
| mon by Rev. Mr.. Sanderson Sunday afternoon
| Probably no less than $500 persons were pres
ent on the Sabbath. The best behavior mark
| ed the entire company throughout the day
The appearance of rim in the afternoon drove
on nearly halt.fhe congregation of the morn
ing, and by evening when the rain began t.
fall but few were left upon the ground except
| the tent companies.
10 sum up the whole affair it was very cred
liable to all concerned, The grounds (about 2:
acres) have been purchased by Hon. E. 7. N ut
ter OF Cape Elizabeth, and presented to the
Association by his excellent lady, who was 8
native of the town. The arrangements for the
| coming year are already in progress. The
grounds are to be graded and fenc. by the
Camp Meeting Committee; quite large mum.
Der of cottages are to be erected the coming
| year, which will much improve the appearance
of the grounds. The debt for fitting up the
grounds. building houses and stand, &C., has
been nearly all met by the generous donation.
of the friends of the enterprise The religious
interest of the meetiDgiwas quite satisfac ory
| although the number of converts is not def
pitely known, f