Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-08-12
verts ten others signifed their desire for the
christian religion by rising for prayers.
Methodist state Camp Meeting.

! Wednesday evening Rev. Paschal Brown of
Gardiner preached from the text "Come unto
me all ye that weary and are heavy laden and
l will give you rest The speaker remarked
that multitudes in the church did not really
find rest. What is the trouble, and what is
the remedy3 There is need, not a second
conversion, and yet of a second distinct work,
alike and yet unlike, as the rill is alike and
yet unlike Niagara. Conservation essential.
Too many wish to enjoy benefits without rem
dering the price.
Rev. B. Pomeroy of New York, arrived on
the ground this evening and as his style is a
great popularity, 1 will give few of his terse
sentences as illustrative. 1T is good thing,
brethren, to feel our litteness; God is out
after little things. Do not feel anxious to get
up but to get down. The struggle of faith is
not where you go into Gods hands but to go
ing all the time in the dust and ashes to see if
he cannot find some such poor thing as a
humble seeker after Him."
Thursday, A. NJ. Rev. Albert Church of
Winterport preached from "For we are la
borers together with God; we are Gods hus-
bandry, &C." He remarked that the doctrine
of holiness seemed Objectionable at first
thought, to some, and yet after such persons
reflected on the stern duties Of life they were
quite likely to acknowledge that such hasty
must be devoted to the interests of the mas
ter. He has no right to have any separate
interest. There is nothing like the work
itself to prepare to do that work.
Mr.. Pomeroy followed from whose re
marks we quote some passages in his own
words. "God lets finites cluster around his
fiery wheels just as though he wanted US.
God is not dependent on our human powers );
what is mans tongue to God in him? The
other day l saw deaf and dumb man stand
up for Jesus and his face and his hands spoke
for the Master. To be engaged in this glori-
Gus work is all that contents me to stay here.
If it was to quarter the moon l could not be
had. For this | am willing to postpone
heaven. Heaven! Why, am too handsome
to go to heaven. | have not been marred
and bruised enough in the service to go there
yet; the patriarchs would be ashamed of me"
Thursday 2. NJ, Rev. j. Colby, Presiding
Elder of Portland district preached from Acts
XIX, 2; "IIave ye received the Holy Ghost
since ye believed!"
On Thursday evening Rev. George r.
Palmer of Dover preached from 'present
yourselves holy and acceptable sacrifice
unto the Lord which is your reasonable SER
vice" The language of the text, the speaker
remarked, was derived from ancient custom,
the service of the Temple requiring that some
sacrifices pass through fire and some through
water, but that all alike should be at at last
placed upon the altar. The speaker pro-
ceeded to dwell upon the reasons for ''pre-
senting yourselves viz Because, pleasing to
God and profitable to ourselves
Rev. B. Pomeroy followed with character
istic remarks from which we quote the fol-
lowing: "God is a wonderful spendthrift of
human dignity He smuts some men all over
the first thng.-I have spent years in being
so fooled by depravity that 1 could not tell
myself from God. Some are nice, genteel
sinners, but l was of the aboriginal stock
that was born and shapen in iniquity."
Friday A. NJ, Rev. Chas. F. Allen of Ban
gor, preached from Rome 10 and II, "Put
ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, not to make pro-
visions for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof"
The speaker showed that he that giveth place
to both flesh and spirit can not do the things
he would either way. person never be-
comes christian until he ceases to make
provision for the flesh.