National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-12
NOTES FROM THE CAMP.
SERVICES At OAMP-MEETING YEs-
TERDAF.


ARRIVAL OF ADDITIONAL CLERGYMEN-
SERMONS BY REV. DIR. SHANNON AND
REV. DIR. cLEN-PRAYER AND EXPERT
ENCE MEETINGS,
ICOrrespondeneeot The Republican,
GATTHERsBgRG, Nd, Aug. II, 1874
The rain Of yesterday afternoon was most
refreshing. 1t not only served the purpose of
laying the dust and cooling the atmosphere,
but I: was 50 ordered by the Dispenser Of all
blessings that It did not interfere with the out
door services. It began after the three O'Clock
service was concluded and ceased before the
night service began, 50 that it worked no in
convenience to the religious work now Under
full operation.
The sermon Of Rev. Samuel Shannon, upon
the plan Of salvation, as provided by the Gospel
of Christ, was well received. The work Of
preaching the Word is much easier now than at
the beginning Of the meeting, owing to the in
creased religious feeling. Deficiencies are ex-
cused, if not overlooked, and the detects are
lost sight of by sincere searchlngs for the good.
The peoples interests now call loudly for the
practical, plain, direct effort to save souls The
hours of this great religious gathering are
already half spent, and an illy-used hour in the
pulpit brings a weight OF responsibility which
no man, who does not care more for his own
glory than for the glory of God, will dare as
sumo.
At the conclusion of the sermon last night
Rev. Richard Norris, in an earnest exhortation,
enforced by thrilling instances of the danger of
prOcrastination, urged the duty of repentance
on the ungOdly, and several ladies and gentle
men presented themselves for prayer. The
prayer-meeting which followed was one of
marked solemnity, and was characterized by
the conversion Of q number of those at the al
tar Of prayer.
At the close of the white folks services the
colored people held a prGyeT-meeting, which
lasted till near midnight. The singing of the
"Old Ship OF Zion" and other peculiarly favor
tie songs was the occasion for much interest on
the part of the hundreds who sat up to listen
to the volume of praise. It is no evidence of
intelligence or religious training on the part of
q score or more Of the listeners that they should
have laughed outright, as they did, at the mis-
takes made by these simple, unsophisticated
blacks In their prayers. 1t would be doubt
full oath to swear that this derision was con-
fined to the non-P professors Of religion.
TUESDAY IN CAMP.
This is the most charming morning that has
as yet dawned upon the camp. The rays of
the sun, falling from a sky unobscured by
cloud, are piercing through the foliage yet
tripping VIII Tie moisture OF tine night shower,
and the drops clinging to their leafy covering
glisten like diamonds IL their ioYellness.
Everybody seems in accord with the spirit of
nature this morning, and comments Of appre-
citation and gratitude are everywhere greeting
the passer-by. None are 10 be found who will
admit Of a residence on the avenue known last
year by the title Of "Grumher's.'
The soiOurners having been fortified by a
generous supply Of beefsteak, mutton chops,
BAN and eggs, boiled, fried, scrambled or
Poached, with hot rolls, frizzled potatoes,
Sliced tomatoes tea and coffee, are again as
assembled for PRAYER and experience. Rev. c.
a. Mytinger, of Fletcher chapel, conducted the
exercises, and, by a well-thought exhortation,
enforced the claims Of the Gospel on the un-
upon the people Of God. 1t was q meeting |
of great religious enjoyment, and was largely |
attended. An early train from Frederick !
brought a large number Of visitors to the camp |
The surrounding country is again represented |
quite extensively this morning. The early |
train from the city added its quota, and the |
number OF people on the grounds Is larger than |
that OF any previous day except the Sabbath.
The following named additional clergymen |
have arrived A. II. Ames, of Frederick; T. |
w. D. Glen, Of PatspscO charge; T. r. Wheeler, |
Of Baltimore; E. Kirby, Of Laurel; T. Wood, |
Of BuCkeystown, Nd; DR.. Parker, Of Calvary |
Baptist church; VIM West, Of Elk Ridge, end /
y W W a4eOlAi VI Dau4g plugs M
Warren Choate and VIM. J. Sibley are also
among the fresh arrivals. About half a dozen
families who had not heretofore occupied their
tents arrived to-day, and are cozily fixed in
their homes.
SERMON or REV. T.w.D D. GLEN.
At 1890 a. m. Rev. T. W. D. Glenn, Of Pa
tapscO charge, preached, instead OF Rev. b. |
Peyton Brown, as announced. Mr.. Glenn ar
rived but last night, and the appointment was |
not changed in time TO notify your readers. A |
approXimating two thousand |
persons was present to hear Mr.. Glen, who |
preached from Johns first letter, v:lO: "He |
that beIIeveJh In the Son Of God hath the wit |
ness in himself"
There are three points suggested by the |
text First, faith; second, its Office; and third,
it's results. The speaker said he would have |
opportunity to notice the two former.
Faith in IT'S most simple aspect, and imme- |
diately connected with our salvation, means |
simple trust or confidence. There are other |
definitions, and some are more obscure than |
the word itself. trust in any one when / put !
myself under his care and experience, giving |
him the sole control OF my personal conduct. |
So trust a government when place my bust |
ness relations in its hands. trust principle |
when l confde in its spirit. / coniide in fact |
when trust in the Gospel of Christ for a pure |
and permanent civilization. l trust in an OBJ |
jeCt as in a compass when upon the waters. l |
trust my destiny to the direction of its magnet |
So trust God when l conide my destiny to |
his Veracity, his fidelity and his promise. Our |
fathers had word even more expressive than |
the word faith. It is the word redundancy. |
We don't meet with 1t much now in theology. |
1t is expressive of rest upon some support be- |
meath US. This will give an idea of the word |
as applied to conversion. As John reC!ined |
upon the bosom OF Christ, so the sin-laded |
heart must lay itself on Christ as q support.
The confidence Of childhood is a beautiful! type
of this trust. 1t would 10 an act of cruelty TO
deceive a child, as when a mother tells mis-
CAIeTOUs little one that an Old black man will
come and take it of. This is an untruth, and
is an imposition on the grandest faculty Of
your being.
If confidence is natural to childhood it is
natural to man, and belongs to humanity as
naturally as eyesight OF will. This implies a
search for something upon which to lean, and
if e man don't find true God lie will make
one out Of wood or stone in which to cOnfdc.
Faith is as universal as il is natural, and is not
confined 10 culture or civilization. The differ
CDCe 10 faiths is not 20 much in the nature Of
faith as upon the objects upon which It relies.
II the faith Of a heather exercised in his idol |
could lie transferred TO Christ, it would be
sufficient 10 save him God don't create the |
faith with which believe, at the time at which |
l believe. He gives only the power to eXer-
else your natural faith. There is faith IN every
heart here. Il exists just as electricity exists.
God finds faith just as Morse found electricity,
and has made II the Transforming power to
change him to divine life. When faith comes
in contact with the heart It Is like the touch
of the battery by electricity, and just as quick
Gs a dispatch goes from Washington TO Balti-
n orc the dispatch con es from heaven to earth
! am glad l am q Methodist, doctor Parker, |
don't mean any diBrespcCt: fire and water a
Ways make steam, but I am afraid have got
the steam before the water,) but where am Il
I don't know; halIeluJah! l am not mad.
I've got my heart and head both. Amt this a
glorious place! My Washington friends, am
glad TO see you all. All the people are alike |
when they get religion.
It is a great thing to stand on the Atlantic |
shore and talk 70 a friend in Europe. But by |
the telegraphy Of prayer VIC can get the good |
news from heaven before breakfast. Christ |
has always been the object Of faith since the |
world began. How is this precious Saviour TO |
be unveiled. Every man who shall take the |
child Jesus IN his arms to-day shall be like old |
swept home to glory as II by fire. |
There is no way TO measure the depth Of Gods |
love. Sinner, look to Christ, there is saliva
tlou in the look. Christ crucifed for men is |
the fundamental principle of the religion Of |
Christ, and the cross Is mans title to heaven.
Christ is the ladder, one foot Of which is on
this sterile soil, but the other rests amid the |
branches of the tree Of life, climbing # we
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