The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-26
SEA CUFF GROVE CAMP MEETING.


The Sabbath dawned bright ana cheerful on the
camp ground at Sea Cliff this morning. and with
the rising OF the few early birds
gathered in the South Second street Methodist
Episcopal church Brooklyn) tent to MARBLE
their notes OF JOY to Him who made the
sun TO rise upon the evil and upon the good.
They kept their prayer and praise meeting going
until seven O'Clock, when the breakfast was taken,
and at eight A. NJ. another prayer meeting, followed
by love FEAST was held in the Tabernacle and
was conducted by Sammy Halstead. Nearly
hundred persons gave in their testimony
to the blessedness of religious lie, and
their experiences ranged from the veteran OF sixty
six years to the young Christian OF half year.
hoary-headed fanatic, who kicked up his capers
at Sing Sing camp meeting, took a turn at lofty
tumbng at this meeting, but after humping
against pillar and tumbling youth he fell
nat on the ground and, evidently rather from
shame than from exhaustion he lay there for ten
or fifteen minutes, when he took his seat unob-
served. No one deemed 1t worth the while to re-
prove the unseemly conduct of the Old man.
After the love feast the congregation were enter
tanned and edited with a sermon on
CHRISTIAN LABOR AND IT'S REWARD,
by Rev. II. Meredith pastor of simpson Methodist
Episcopal church, Brooklyn on the camp ground
yesterday morning. 1t was based on l. Corin-
thians XIV, 5s-'Therefore, my beloved brethren
be We steadfnst, unmovabe, always abound
ing in the work Of the Lord, f0rasmuch as
We know that your labor is In vain in
the Lord" With such an exhortation as this Paul
closes his letter to the church at Corinth. The
foundation doctrines of our holy religion are the
vicarious death Of the Lord Jesus Christ for our
sins and his resurrection for our justification.
These two facts must be proved But the first has
never been called in question. The enemies OF the
cross could not and would not dispute their
acts and the in1des Of modern times admit the
death Of Christ, while they deny the evidences Of
His resurrection. Mr. Meredith here briefly recited
the facts and circumstances OF the Saviour's death
and resurrection and the testimony against them.
On the morning OF the third day after the body of
Jesus had been laid in the tomb it was MISS
! ing and when the soldiers reported the fact
| to the chief priests the latter gave them
money to tell clumsy and transparent lie, namely,
! that the disciples came by night and stole Him
away But He was seen of Cephas, then OF the
eleven disciples: afterward He was seen OF 500
brethren at once, OF whom the greater part were
living when Paul wrote this episte, thirty years
after the event. Then He seen Of James, and
last of all OF Paul also. These brethren went forth
preaching the Gospel to men who were familiar
with the facts of His death and His resurrection
also. And hence Paul could boldly put the case to
them eff there be no resurrection from the dead
then Is not Christ risen and If Christ be not risen
then Is our preaching vain and your faith also is
vain" But the evidence of Chrst's resurrection
was then, as it is now, too convincing and hence
| neither
PAUI's PREACHING
perlnental knowledge Of this fact enables us at
the last hour to cry triumphantly: 20 death.
Win sa s sss has Is ny
sting, and hence the apostle supplies the ellipsis,
and exclams, eve are not come unto the mount
| that burned with fire, &c, but we are come unto
Mount Zion and unto the city OF the living GOd &c.
There Is now therefore no condemnation to them
but after the spirit. We must descend into the the
grave with Christ, but we shall also rise with Him.
therefore. my beloved brethren" the apostle
| cries out, "be we steadfast and immOvable, always
Astounding in the work Of the Lord, forasmuch as
ye know that your labor Is not in vain in
the Lord" The subject of the text Is Christian
labor. But we are not all to labor alike. To some
tine Master gives two talents, to others five, and to
Gospel, others to teach the children In the Sab
4 bath schools some are called to pray or to eXhort
in public Others to visit the sick to comfort the
each for himself, else it shall not be done at all.
given every one Of his servants work FOR himself
especially to do. And the period of labor is short
let u.s. therefore, do with all our might whatsoever
our hands find to do. The Saviour is not a hard
t8skmaster. He does not ask us to make
bricks without , straw, nor does He , gather
He requires Of us Is quite within the range of pos
sibities but where much is given much will be re-
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quired. All that religion claims and that God de-
mands 1t is possible for us to do or to dare. And
or invitations of the ministers Of Christ to work.
lie must offer himself willingly to the work OF the
Er ana as e o ae ne must hx 90 good
ton or the glory and applause of men to do his
work and to fulfil his mission. If we 40 to other
work than tnat to which we are each severaly
calledwe shall fail, and others with whom we have
interfered will fail Also Some men, with
MORE ZEAL THAN KNOWLEDGE,
| have entered into the ministry, and have felt.
said the preacher, and others have seen that they
were in the wrong place. He hoped that the Church
larged and increased also. He believed in camp
meetings and In praying bands and other Christian
organizations, and hoped they would soon the
advantage OF holding those grove meetings more
than ten days. But what the Church needs to-day
more than these or than anything else Is individual
effort. We may go to that mountain OF sin and
iniqnty with ever so much faith and bid 1t remove,
Il viii stu But let each Of y US
and go up and work. and, If need be- die at our post
with glory in our view
But something more than the employment of our
talents is required In Christian work. Against US
are arrayed the powers OF darkness the wiles and
alurements of the world, the lusts OF the flesh and
OF the eve and the pride Of life, and If we would
conquer those we must keep ever on the alert and
no surrender. Death or victory must be our battle
| cry. Such Is the Christian's life and wOrk-hghtngs
without and fears withn-and we may inquire, with
the Apostle, Who is sufficient for these things (?
Not In own unaded strength can we combat
those enemies of ours and Of Gods. But the
His strength We can conquer. And what
q sweet thought it is that our labor
is not In vain in the Lord Not alone in
our skill and knowledge and wisdom Is our help
| but the Lord OF Hosts Is with US and the God Of
Jacob is our refuge. We can visit the SICK distr-
butte tracts preach the Word face the devil, crush
our own evil habits and prOpenstles. We can do
all things through Christ, who strengtheneth u.s.
The Christians labor Is In the Lord, and the Chris
tan himself IS shut up In the Lord, for he who
dweleth in love dweeth In God and God in him.
We often think our labor Is in vain. We cast our
| bread upon the waters, but, after waiting many
days ,nnT we do mot gs see has appear and
Our Sunday school children pass away from
our sight and minge with the world and
fall into wickedness; we go on from one toll and
trial and afiiction to another and wave after wave
| passes over our heads, and We sometimes think
there is end to the conflict. and no prospect OF
the reward. But even In this life the Christian