Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-08-12
tanpmeeting at Richmond.

Saturday evening the sermon was by
ference. The text was Psalms 81 81 .
The theme, the characteristics and end
of the Perfect and upright man" The ser
mon exhibited considerable ability on the
part of the speaker and was well received by
the congregation. He certainly inhibited a
talent in one direction at least, for the speak
er occupied 3-4 hours in the delivery Of his
sermon. He is a young man, and age will
probably give him the ability to condense
The sermon with tbs exception, was excel
lent and produced good effect upon the
large audience.
Sabbath morning dawned bright and beauti-
full. At an early hour were heard the songs
Of music from voices sweet and cheerful, and
inspired by deep sense of Gods protecting
care during the night, and His great love
manifested to them. At ) o'clock was held
the usual prayer meeting. The day, the
place, the presence of the sunshine, made this
| an hour of sweet communion.
To the Methodist the Love Feast is pecu-
liarly dear. The ordinary quarterly love feast
is time OF special interest. The conference
love feast, were are assembled the ministers
| and people for their annual gathering; where
they review the labors, the joys and sorrows
and victories of the year, is place in the es
timation Of the worshipper, "qui.e on the
verge of Heaven" But the campmeeting
love feast far exceeds all others; the mum
bers who testify, the short, pertinent, lively
testimonies, the songs of praise and the fer
vency and jOyousness with which they are
sung, the outbursts of JOY from full hearts,
and the remarkable manifestation of the Di-
vine presence justify us in saying that there
is no social means of grace which quite EQUALS
the Campmeetng Love Feast. This service
continued one hour and twenty minutes and
there were three hundred testimonies and
twenty four verses of hymns sung to nearly
as many different tunes No music equals
| the singing at a campmeeting love feast.
At ten o'clock the people assembled at the
stand to listen TO preaching. The area in
front of the stand was nearly filled, besides
hundreds that were in and around the tents.
| The morning sermon was by Rev. Mr.. STRAIT
ton of Springfield, Mass, and was a very able
| and powerful presentation of the theme, "The
| fullness of the God Head in Christ, and the
| church complete in Christ" This sermon for
| clearness of thought, power and beauty of IL
lustration, pathos, energy and junction., is sell
dom equaled.
In the afternoon Rev. Geo. Pratt, the Pres
dent of the meeting gave clear exposition
OF inc Grains OF me ul'lhe lofe, the lhaDllty
of man to keep it without the help of the
great provision made in Christ Jesus the
tulness and efficacy of that provision and the
necessity of applying to that great Saviour to
meet the claims of the holy law. At the close
of the sermon, suffers for pardon and purity
were invited to the alter, when large num-
| Der came forward and great victory was
gained
| The evening was devoted to a general
prayer meeting in the tabernacle, and was an
unusually profitable season. The day was one
of those days which can never be forgotten.
The order on the grounds was excellent.
There were some exceptions, owing to vio-
lation on the part of the local committee, Of
an implicit contract with the state committee,
by opening the gates on the Sabbath, contrary
to the published notice. The barge Yosemite
| brought a crowd from Bath and vicinity, and