New-York tribune., 1874-07-04
NATIONAL CAMP-MEETING.

rrpox . SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRDUsE.l
STERLING CAMP GROUND, Mass, June l9.-
The number OF the worshipers In tents increases
steadily No very large additions TO the eneampmeht
are now expected from distant States, although hte
scattered companies may still arrive from afar while
considerable bands coming from moderate dls-
tances in NewEngland will probably arrive.
The to-day have risen to high pitch OF Zea'
and activity Many have gone forward to the anxious
seat" and many have knelt in prayer for the I'M
mediate outpourng Of "the entire sanctineation
which 1t is the aim OF these sessions 10 advance The
exhortations have been niamed with sympathetic nre
while the appeals and prayers have been fcrcole and
the cries praise God the calls for HIS instant aid,
and the CALCULATIONS OF approval OF sentiments eI-
pressed in and prayers have been yociferous
and whole hearted. All the proceedings have been
freely accented with shouts OF JOY and enthusiasm
The early prayermeeting to-day at $50 a. m. was led
by the Rev s. Coleman OF the Troy Conference. ASA
H. the j. f. Searles of Brooklyn conducted the ser
vices Some Of evnced their anxiety for
complete salvation by occupying the anxious seat"
Elizabeth Smith of Easford Conn. who has been
confined 10 her bed by the effects OF illness TOT ~ years.
spoke of her religious experience and trust in God
AT the o'clock meeting the Rev. W. Harlow OF Bris-
to r. l., preached 20 congregation OF 600 or 7Oo he
has forcIbe wellbalanced manner and in judicious
reserve as TO and he surpassed some VINO
have preceded him The words Of the were And be-
hold send the promise OF my Father upon yOu but tarry
Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on
high" He insisted upon the claim that the disciples we're
thoroughly converted before the day OF Pentecost
Christ conferred this great gift of conversion upon
them when He took them 10 DE His disciples. But
although their names were written Heaven they were
not vet wholly sanetifed fully saved There was IN
them an alloy Of carnaty which necessary 10
remove before they fitted tor that work They had
displayed worldly ambition aud vindictiveness. But
the Penecosal outpouring all was changed They
were filled with inspiration, they put IN delightful
harmony with the will Heaven, aud they were dl-
vnely qualified for usefulness. The great mass OF mem
bers OF modern evangelical churches said the preacher
are think converted. We have been accused OF har
boring hypOcrites. but the charge is not true, admit
there have been and many Daeksders from grace
but they generally honest enough 10 confess their
position. But "A great many church members are very
far below the standard OF religious experience which
they should maintain nevertheless most OF them nave
some spark Of the Divine fire remaining The great null
titude Of professors OF religion like the early dis
ciples before the day OF Pentecost unfit for their
work. They are timid and half-hearted in their
religion Look at the element OF wOrdness which per-
vades the Church II painfully manifest in many ways
and shows the httenes OF vital piey the Christian
church, and its untness for the work TO which II s
called. But can secure the baptism OF the Holy
spirit Just as il secured in Pentecostal days.
We suggest no new method treadiug in tile old
words to show that diyines belief in the doctrine OF
entire sancthcaon, and closed with exhortaton to all
to AL who desired tnc blessing were urged to
forward and kneeng TO pray for 1t. large mum
her answered the call. and half hour was spent III
vigorous and somewhat tumultuous prayer flr the i'm
mediate granting OF the sancifying power OF the Holy
spirit. Several women aud few men declared that
they had found peace and JOY in sanctidcation.
AtIp. m. the encampmaut bell rung as The signal
for an appointed prayermeetins OF an hour n every
tent.
The afternoon sermon preached by the Rev W
Mcdonald Vice President OF the National Camp-meet-
ing Association. It a measured presentment OF
arguments for the doctrine Of entire sancticauOn set
forth with grave and temperate delivery, which was
contrasted with the lofty and expansive claims which
the preacher made the movement 70 promote holi-
ness The text was Isaiah: come. now, and let
US together saith the Lprd though your sns he
s scarlet they shall be white snow though they
be red like crimson, they shall be as WOOL Sin Is so
interviewer with the entire texture OF the SOUL so nrmy
hxedhere that human device or process can remove
IT, II must 90 taken away by God himself through the
blood of Jesus Christ. Directors 20 the doctrine OF
entire sanctncation urge that tue heart be entirely
cleaused from sin there would be need Of Jesus
Christ or the grace God The answer is that after the
heart has been made wholly pure the atonement ana
the grace Of God are needed to keep 1t pure. Jesus
Christ must be kept living presence IN Hc aou or
n cannot remain enlightened. Another objection made
is that II state Ot entire sanctncatlOh WAen h'n II
bntIv saved from sin and sunIug te possible the ap-
neal m the Lords Prayer Forgive Us our passes s
an IDLE supertluty We do not believe III the doclrlhe
nf oh.o ME percciOn which some attribute tO Us, Or
there might be force the objection: We don't teach
e doctrine winch the editor Oi the olhela Ptper-WhO
tDows beter-decIares that we teach. We only teach
relative perfection for the believer the perfection OF
love. God the only absolutely perfect OcIE III thc
world The relative perfection OF the believer is Open
I sins of Ignorance though not to recognized dcllD-
crate sins The Mosaic law speaks Ol ubWlttng errors
ana Of the SIN offerings appointed Tor even mes
riorp
pleasure. ana the AOneuent meets those SINS human
aws punish people FOR committed iu ignorance.
cod dnes NOT punisn sins committed uuwIttnsy, Dut
bv them lose our heart purity ana Wheh We Hl Hlt
aftrrward that have committed them W" ask 'Iol
" IN forsIyc oir tresuasses" \ third objection Is lhat
the dogma of heart purity Is work dsnct rom con
The question asked. Why does not God tully save
persons when He converts chem lis Wans arc ls,'N "a
table II is great outstanding Iact thdl ne Ios' no W
give them tlll salvation. Not "a slng'e case can ID"
found which, when fairly and Thoroughly ana, 1sn'
shows that dC conversion tue Work OF entire 'duC'
ton in its Christian meaning. the sancticatlon Oh .o
body spirit done. some claim tliat the eAto'
hack-sIdden state But The greatest eXempdts VI tIs
experience never thoueht that ihey had ,nalsni
II ~ would De the Dest Jhlls 4Ot ihc Ii
mat God should allow the Whole chuleH 70 ylO n 49,
mar il might pass through this experience we ds not
our experience, every oonfesses that Ir dOe
-,,,c. t.io m ,,oss IA snow mar hearl-purty De
obtained now. The preacher painted ~ glowing coiors
tne spread OF tins dOcrlue winch ne Claimed htl Eoo
out from the Methodist Chuich mlsnt'A' 70 "a ,6rr
Presby yterau, CongreSationast, btI-., anu h,s
revoluiiOnized the Quaker Church, giving II po"eI
never known in its pIlmIest dil ana .nt TO-DAY tle
movement j. cXertiug u WOuuefIul luuuehcc III '"N
churches Of England. ,.,
me Rev Mr.. Insnp followed Mr. Mcdonald with
sort OF rhapsody made up OF eXoratlOn, reninlscenee
exultatiOn ana appeal. with very loudYOieed ana IN
passioned prayers, emphasized Dy Xirtvd@aht cOhoi
mans of pOdy He denounced heartily ministers VINO
ulaved croquet ana 10 the opera, ana AGAIN ahu
again referred Methodist opponents oI the spect4
doctrine OF meeting IN YerY pOlnteu terms IT
looked upon schIsnatIcs rather thAu OF NJ oMu
nartv aud dsclaimed any attempt To do mlschleI OF
. ht4Ifn nITfK IL
which he said, however. already held the church. aha
would make tTOuDe II 80 much eh0rt was dIrecle9
I'm the Of his Mr.. llskip 5tlu