The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-30
The National Camp Meeting at Richmond.
SUNDAY-FIFTH DAY.

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The five o'clock prayer meeting in the Tab
ernacle was we'll attended, at least 1000 being
present Rev. Mr.. Foot had charge of it. Ono
peculiar feature of this meeting was the request
of the leader that the whole audience should
kneel and sing in concert. -
AT 8 o'clock at least $500 gathered in the
! same place under the leadership of Rev. Mr..
Dunn, to enjoy a love feast For two hours
this meeting continued 1t is simply i'm
possible to convey any idea of the wild enthu-
sasm which prevailed. AS many as i've ind-'
viduals were on their feet speaking at once, and
within the space of two hours 360-by actual
count-gaye their testimony. Some uttered
but single passage of scripture, and others
gave personal experience. Others still ex-
pressed motto. In several instances speakers
wereI wildly applauded--'sH osannahs'' and
''glorys'' swelling into mighty chorus. u -5
A brother on the speakers stand, who pro-
claimed himself a Congregational clergyman
from Connecticut, said he believed i'll a ''full
salvation;' a fresh baptism of fire" and preach
ed it in his church. Sister Smith, a color
ed woman, was greeted with the widest
shouts. She said she had come from the south
where she had been preaching "full salvation"
to the people of her own color, At the Cinnin-
natl depot she was refused cup of tea on ac-
count Of her color but she, went outside and
talked, to tho people and God wonderfully
blessed her. At Nashville, Tenn, she was de-
MED admittance to the ladies nbom at the depot,
but God gave her strength to go outside and
talk to the people. re, .asefsgE .Lr.ss- T
She referred to the fact that she was forbid
den entrance to the ordinary cars south, and
could only ride in smoking cars and cattle cars
She was made sick by tobacco smoke, but when
she rode in smoking cars and prayed God to
help her, she found he did help her. Cigars
went ont and refused to draw. Matches would
not burn. Sensation and cheers) Sister
Smith sat down amid great enthusiasm
Among the prominent gentlemen who have
presented themselves for prayers, is Mr.. Bailey
OF Winthrop, the celebrated manufacturer of
oil carpetings. Though Quaker by birth and
education, he yet beliegesin full salvation" as
this doctrine is called g So q. q s-stE1tA
To-day the. attendance is large. The gates
being, by order of the Board of Directors, lock-
ed, no admittance or outlet is possible. My es-
innate of the number present is about 1000.
Sheriff Millay, man of sound Judgment and
accustomed to crowds, estimates the number
on the ground at 5OO0 The most perfect order
prevails, and the quiet Of city sabbath reigns,
outside the necessary disturbance caused by
congregations gathering and dispensing, This
forenoon at 10 O'Clock services were held at the
stand. Sermon by Rev. Mr. Inskip.
i The preacher in this discourse took a bold
stand on the subject of the entire sanctifcation
and conservation of the Methodist Church He
denounced in severe terms the formaiision of
the members, being especially denunciatory of
card playing, theatre going, attendance on min
strel troupes, parties, sc. ,-declarinp that the
time had come for the few bold and true ones
to step out from the ranks at the call of the
Master and inscrribing on their banner s.Holi-
ness to the LORD, !" courageously wage warfare
against every form of Indifference and sim
whether in or outside the church. He closed
with a powerful appeal for renewed consecra-
toni = "baptism of fire" from the "Holy
Ghost" Expressions like these abounded:
"Oh, for scalding hot gospelp' 81 shall not
rot out, Ilshall not rust out / shall s1ear out
some day shall explode, and when do you
VIII ind that the fragments of my body are
only shell. The right freight will be safe, safe,
saIe IN heaven qiRi-H 1851
q A great concourse of people gathered under
the Tabernacle last evening to listen to ser
mon from Rev. Chas. Munger of Alfred. Mr..
Munger is clear and consistent reasoner, and
made some very forcible points His theme
was the only theme thus far presented, viz:
The beauty and necessity of a full salvation"
"God, said the speaker, came down ON 4
platform of his own making and talks with
man. He invites all men to meet him there"
''God does not give to man single law or COM
mandment which it is impossible for man to
Keep, because he has provided an assistance to
men in the person Of Christ and the HOLY Spirit,
full salvation will enable every one to keep
all the laws of Cod 49, e.
His personal experience has been peculiar.
Once he neglected to make this subject the
prominent topic of his preachng--owing to
local causes influencing his Judgment. 81 God
then left him and he fell from the high estate
OF Holiness, and for months suffered the terri
Bile horror of perfect isolation from God and
christian sympathy. He went to the National
Camp Meeting last year and got down on his
knees-nay, lay down fiat on his face-nay,
more than that, crapled under the seat in per-
feet establishment, and remained all night.
pleading with God for a renewed taste of sfull
salvation ," zz44 ~ .ssl50AA
Sunday night powerful rain fell, but to-day
it is again clear. .T. .. ,ritprf luss ai}-r
Joseph Nye, brother of Hon, Joshua Nye,
was Frustrated on Saturday, by severe hem
orrhage of the lungs. His family are with him.
This morning he was more comfortable though
in a critical condition.
tits generally felt here that the Directors
made a mistake in excluding the people on the
Sabbath. The very class this act was intended
to exclude, found easy access over the fence
and under the gates, the Sheriff having re-
ceived no order to station his men at these
points. s4 &. 4. ri lfJsgJ Il .
To-day large numbers are leaving, and gen.
eral prostration is beginning to be experienced
especially among the sisters. The intense re-
ligious excitement of the past few days, from
o'clock in the morning until 10 at night,
steady succession of meetings is wearing them
ont. zalH H1 ;si'a POEM '1i'e Iiot-' "a , /