, 1873-08-25
The Entire Sabbath Devoted to
Prayer and Praise.
Sermons by the Rev. DR.. Dandy and
t1r. C. G. TruesdeII.
Children's Meeting, Praise Meeting,
and Miscellaneous Religious
Exercises.

have boon more lovely. No wondor, therefore,
that about O'Clock q. m. tho city portion OF
tho camp-meeting attendance began to n1riyo ut
tho depot. Thoy continued to arriyo until
o'clock, whom 1t Tas discovered that
seventeen coaches and ono baggnRo-car
had boon jammed full Of tho meeting -tolks-
There wore nearly 1900 OF thoi. Tile train
started ut 9:80, and WAS just one hour On tho
way. II was in charge Of Jacob 6arasy, who,
with throe other conductors, sot every passenger
down at tho mco1iug aafeiy, aud roady for tho
great naooting.
The multitude at once and quietly passed.
down TO the great circle.
TIE MORNING SERVICE.
Eyory available sitting WAS occupied at tho
morning service. Not less than 1000 were COM
fortably Bcatod in Tho great circle. Tho Rev.
Or. Dandy presided. Tho Doctor Is tho Pro-
siding Eldor Of tho Chicago District. Uo is q
digninod and venerable looking man, endowed
with good ta1ents, whoBo ago has given him an
oxtendod experience, and whoso abilities we'll
qualify him for hia position. Ho spoakB with n
clear, ringing yoico, using, III the omphatio
parts Of Lis aormon, short aud point
cd sentenccs, that wore often put with
great earnoBtnees and power. On seeing
many, during tho preliminary exercises, depart
Ing from tho outer odgea OF the CIRCLE he at onco
aroso and exclaimed. Ut 500 many 1oayiug tho
ground because they cannot obtain seats. There
are few openings hero and thore in tho con-
gregation; DO noighhorly, bo courteous, DO gon-
tlonanly, aud close up, that others may have
Boats"
Tho services opened with tho singing Of tho
familiar hymn-
Ss Tho slsaiy IL iyG Solemn 1far"pt' sou"a,' S'i%
n which, with much zeal, the ent'ro congrega-
ton united. PRAYER was offered BY tho Rev H:
L. Martin, Of Waukegan. Tho third chapter Of
1Haiah was read another hymn waa sung, sud
tho preaching began.
the SERMON
Ss tpr preached dy By tho Rev. Dr. Dandy who took
The aposfe4 eq 'rai sad thsro rora two ss
prominent viows respecting the saliva
Il 95 81 ssvs sosbs %so po as vi snS Sn WELL ~
out and within the Church, l,armonize With thja
Wow. Interpretations Of Scripture were mado
to suit this view. Popular proaohing was in q
them, that those views r were '' hoid in lys days
wealth, and . PROSPERITY, % :. Tho Wow tat fow
could i,o saved Under this head tito eroakot
notod tho hirh couceptions of INV. He Ind m
unwillingnoss to be- reloasod iron, strnront no. To-
tions. The great ouostion aroge. Wns il tho
truth? Was it safe? ChrlstH love. lcuionoy:
charitable Judgments. and sympathy woro
passed in review. Tho Eplstlos were assumed to
unemaucipatod age to formulate tho Gospels,
Othor ages made their efforts, uoro the reyor-
end speaker reviewed at longth tho views OF
Athanasius, Augustine, pclagius, Calvin, Luther,
Wesley. and Parker, The tr11o idoa Of tho nro-
gressiYo waa N that tho Epistles were The in
gDircl authoritative and flnal statement pf
truth: f2> tint advance i'll philosophy. CRITICISM.
aud archaeology might onable US to aacortai1ii
the meaning Of revelation. Nothing can be atl-
ded to and nothing taken therefrom. Thoy
ehou1d taxa thu hjrhaHt rround of nhgolnta rirht
enl putty. Thon, without bubble. orhesitatiop.
or abatement, accept the fact that they failed in
motive aud action to roach the absolute right.
Thoy cannot say they wore faultleas they
vero sinnosB qualification Of sinners
vaB tho problem Of tho Gospel,
AlluHionB were here mnde to tho grace Of
Christ, tho BuppoBition that God was appeased
with blood, etc.. after which great stress WAC
laid upon tho grace of God. The whole scheme
was Of God. Gods faithfulness and promise
were elucdated. It waB not q matter Of etiplla-
Luton on both sIles, but charter, signed and
scaled, q testament, will.
The death OF Christ WIS dwolt upon
ut length. He died vicariously, aud not
simply in feeling. The death Of Christ
Vas demonstration Of Gods righteousnoss.
1t wae voluntary weakness in ordor to gain
creator strength. Delivered for man's ofrenses
he rose again for mans justification. He was
nblo to Bavo to tho uttermost, The sermon
closed with appropriate scriptural quotation,
illustrating and enforcing tho tlome. -.~-0'
The discourse throughout was doctrnal in
charactor and commanded the close attention Of
tho vast concou.4o of people. Now and then
whom tho preacher uttorod some torso, timely
md pointed truth, the hearty "amon' came M
In grand chorus, from the pows. ~
TuE AUDIENCE
WAS delightfully."- shaded by tho two hundred and
more treos within tho circle, through whose long
boughs Tho gentle wind moved with low mur.
mer that seemed to add solounlty to The occa- a
sion.
4 look over the vast assembly showed that
many Of tho familiar faces wero from Chicaro
Perhaps ono-l.alf, or more, wore from thn ci}y.
Il was an Intelligent congregation, orderly, a.
tentiye, and devotional. Msny Of the nrominent
men OF Chicago wore Of the numbcr, Ifany
one euppoaes that catnp-meotiug is made mn n
those aseking tho curious md OF tho lover
classes, he ia simply mistaken. This san mnrc
than an average congregation in ref}nemnnt md
Intelligence. It was in session to hoar The Cor
POL and hoard it.
THE GREAT CIRCLE.
The presence OF the large congregation in the
ftro1a nj {}a