The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-17
The National Camp Meeting.
Forth Bays Proceedings.

Saturday brought crowds to Old Orchard
The long railway trains, many of them of a
dozen cars, were crowded, and were all late.
People came out early in the morning and con-
tinued coming all day. AT least 1900 people
listened to the morning preaching service, and
in the afternoon full 5000 were seated in the
auditorium. OF course there were very many
who did not come to listen to preaching, and
these were found scattered in groups, generally
Of two, everywhere. Fern Park was favorite
resort and its tumble-down benches, with TO-
mantle names were all occupied by youths and
maids gaily whispering soft nothings to each
other. Occasionally couple would be seen
apparently very much in earnest; the young
man earnestly endeayoring to press the matter
to an issue, and the lady nervously plucking
the grass blades or wild flowers while she fall
teringly repulsed his eager advances. The out
lying wild land they call Central Park, just be-
You'd the limits of the camp ground, was also
full of loungers, both sentimental and practi-
cal. The sentimental were in couples, of
course; the practical were men sprawled out
under. some tree, sucking at pipe or cigar. 1t
is hard 10 say which class looked the happiest.
Many others rambled along the sea-shore gath
ering shells and writing idotic and quick-van-
ishing sentences on the damp sand (what
pity all idotic sentences are not written in
SANDY, or investigating the mysteries of clam
chowdet at the various eating houses. Alto
gether there could not have been far from 1000
people in and about the camp ground.
The morning prayer meeting was conducted
by the Rev. Alexander Mclean, and was one
of the most edifying which has yet been held
A large number of people were present, and
the exercises were marked by fervor which
had not before exhibited ITSELF An earnest
feeling was aroused which cannot fail to be
productive of gratifying results.
The morning sermon was delivered BY the
Rev. DR.. Ashbury Lowry of Cincinnati, editor
of the Christian Standard. He selected as his
text Matt. vi. 10, "Thy Kingdom come" This
Kingdom the preacher thoughr is the kingdom
of personal holiness, for which we all should
pray. There was never more need of this pray
er than to-day, when corruption has crept into
society and the state, when debauchery sits in
high places, when the people are infested with
all manner of uncleanliness, when art even has
become the handmade ofsvoluptuousness, and
when all our great cities are ruled by the pot
house and and the brothel The sermon wa,
an impassfoneu protesu aga1usG the immoral
tendencies Of the times, and an earnest plea for
the amounting of Gods grace.
ATT p m. the neat and handsome cottage
just finished by the Maryland Ridge Society
was dedicated to the service of God by the So
ciety pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Turner. The prayer
was offered by the Rev. Mr.. Wetherbee of Bid
deford, and remarks were made by the Rev.
W. II. Boole and the Rev. w. Z. Harrington.
The afternoon sermon was preached by Rev.
L. r. Dunn of Paterson, N. j., from John
xvii. 10, "And for their sakes | sanctfy my
self, that they also might be santifed through
the truth" The discourse was a strong plea,
logically expressed and calmly deliveredIfo the
Wesleyan doctrine of entire santifcation. The
speaker brought to his support many quotations
from the language Of Christ and from the New
Testament writer's.
In the evening there was an immense crowd |
present. Every chance to sleep was early en-.
gagged, and many who came intending to mas, |
Sunday were obliged TO return home on the late !
trains. The young peoples meeting was held |
in the Biddeford tent at p m. The religious /
interest excited among the children is some
thing extraordinary, and many conversions are
reported. At730 large audience gathered in
the tabernacle to listen to the regular evening
service. Before the service the Rev. MI. In
skip made some remarks about running Sun
lay trains, which practice he deprecated, and
stated that the Boston s. Maine had refused to
,un such trains unless the camp meeting asso-
,iation consented. "God bless the Superin-
.endent for that decision," said the reverend
gentleman, "and keep the stock Of the road
zen per cent. above par forever"
The sermon was preached By the Rev. Mr..
toote OF the New York Central Conference
tie took as his text jeremiah xiii. q, s'Wilt
hou not be made clean? When shall it once
'eY' Cleanliness in this connection the preach
II took to mean personal holiness, and he he'd
'hat the time to seek for that cleanliness is the
present. The discourse was supplemented by
ome interesting remarks by the Rev. Mr.