The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-22
Tl'r 8atland Daily 6lobe.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 90, 1874
Reported for the Globe.
ROUND LAKE CAMP MEETING.
saturday Evening Exercises-Rev.
DIR. Sutberland's SermOn-Sunday
services-A Grand FIcId Day-Love
Feast.
RouND LAKE, N. Y, July 1s.
SATURDAY EVENING.

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SATURDAY EVENING
Sermon by Rey. Dr. Sutherland of the
Methodist Protestant church of Baltimore,
Gen. xxviii--12.
Take Chlst out of the Bible and what is
there left Of the Bible ? He is found in
almost every verse of the Bible. With
him what book of inspiration it is Scott,
the great poet and novelist, said There
is but one book" on his death bed
Christ is the ladder of the text. What is
there between God than this The most
ancient thing is the gospel of Christ. The
browning glory of this earth is that this
ladder was set upon the earth For here
we were born here we enact our part
here we are trained. If the ladder repre-
sents Christ the fact that it was set up
upon the earth suggests his humanity. For
He was thoroughly humane in his ways
among men. With all other characteristics
of Christ we only stand amazed and over
whelmed, there is such vast difference
between him and ourselves. The most
glorious fact about this ladder is that Its
foot rests upon the earth. But the dreamer
Jacob was curious to know where the top
of it was. He looked and saw that the top
of it rested in heaven. He knew that the
chasm is bridged between God and man.
If the foot of the ladder signiied the hui
manity of Christ, then the top should sug-
gest the divinity of Christ, and this is just
as necessary for us as his humanity. But
there was another characteristic to this
ladder. There were angels ascending and
descending. They were and are messen-
gers, ministering spirits They came be-
cause Christ sent them. Like them are
ministers of the gospel. He who is in this
Office by divine appointment needs no
other. 1t is to have the highest crown that
could be placed on human brow. We are
the angels of the churches the Protector
speaks of. But others are ministering
spirits as well. Nothing is gloomy in our
religion for there is singing on the ladder
to keep us cheerful A song for every con-
dition of mind. Every sermon which has
been preached has been about this ladder
for it has been about Christ, Christ. Christ.
l. is time for some of us to begin to climb.
We that are climbing, who are on the lad
der, have Christ to help us up. 'Joyfully,
joyfully" is the hymn, | am singing on the
ladder. Come sinners and climb with us,
and perseveringly, till you can sing the
song of Moses and the Lamb
After the preaching Rev. L. d. White,
presiding elder of the Northern New York
Conference, gave an eyhortation and many
came to the altar for prayers.
ROUND LAKE, July 10.
GRAND FIELD DAY.
Love Feast - PAT Testimonies in Two
Hours-Sermon by DR.. Leroy NJ. Lee,
of Nirginia-Sermon by Bishop Doggett
of Virginia. Sermon of Rev. DR.. G. d.
Foss of New York.
LOVE FEAST.
The clear air and sunshine, the soft
breezes, the voices of Christian song and
prayer make this q most beautiful Sabbath
morning. 1t is such as one sees only with
such delightful, hallowed associations, and
to many it comes only once year, and to
some only once in life time This morn
ing will long be remembered by all Christ
ian and un-Christian persons. At the ring
ing of the bell, at eight o'clock, the crowd
began to gather around the stand for that
ancient and yet peculiar religious exercise,
the Love Feast
The meeting was led by Rev. Chester F.
Burdick, presiding elder of the Albany dis
trict. He said he desired to hear from al
least two hundred in the time allowed fol
the meeting, two hours, therefore all mus
speak only of their present experience, ant
make this short. After singing and prayer
the meeting was thrown open TO all the
testimonies. Right well was the time i'm
proved for two, three or four would be OF
their feet at one time. And when the tint
was up two hundred and forty-seven hat
spoken. Death is said to be a great leveler
The life which seemed to be glowing in thu
breasts of all brought every one 20 Il com
: mon level, where each gladly and sincerely
greeted the other as brother and sister l
Christ the elder brother. Faces were glad
Words spoken were joyous, and some
/, times very expressive. Many spoke o
complete conservation, of themselves
families, property. Several spoke EN-
, phatically of the latter, and one though
that the conservation should take definite
shape. lie thought the subscriptions ant
missions should be increased as result o
this meeting this year.
Upon this Bishop Peck arose and SAID h
had peculiar covenant to make fo
another that was "a good brothe
wished to covenant, to double his subscrip
: tons to missions this year. The Bisho
then called on all who wished to make
like covenant to rise to their feet. Man
arose and among them, Chauncey Shaflel
Esq, of New York, and pledged himsel
to give one thousand dollars to found
scholarship in India, Theological School
to be called Fisk scholarship. Testimonie
were given by bishop, doctor of divinity
minister and ayman, those high in ofiicia
position and the lowlicst disciple all spok
the common language of love and devotion
= to the cause of Christ.
The time having expired Chaplain I've
proposed a song of Christian fraternity an
that each one shake hands with thos
nearest.
The song was hearty and the hand shak
ing seemed TO bring Christians nearer t
each other and nearer TO God and Christ
Thus ended an intensely interesting an
profitable meeting.
DIR. LER's SERMON.
commenced by reading part of the lot
chapter Exodus. Also a selection fror
the Sd chapter Matthew. Also Acts I'd
Text John 10, 7-15.
There is one God. In the unity of tn
Godhead there are three persons, tn
Father, Son and holy Ghos'. preach to
= day of the Trinity, not because l under
u stand II but because | believe in ii. If w
/. believe the scriptures we must believe in II
d cannot stop short of it, In the old Tesla