The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-19
The National Camp Meeting.
Seventh Days Proceedings.

The train which left Portland at nine o'clock
yesterday morning embraced nineteen cars.
Every seat was taken. The aises were filled
and people clustered on the platform like bees.
Several ladies tainted because of the crush h.
The ticket agent at Portland sold HOO tickets in
twenty-three minutes.
The 1925 a. IN. train d id not leave Portland
until one o'clock. 1t was crowded with people
who were loud in their denunciations of the I'M
necessary and inexcusable delay. The manage
ment of the road was severely blamed, and it
does seem as though it was wholly inefficient
10 that it permitted a regular train to lag three
hours behind time.
There was an immense assemblage at the
camp ground The crowd was even greater
than ON Sunday. 1t was really difficult to get
about on account of the crowd.
The morning service began with the singing
of the hymn Jesus thine all victorious love-
The Rev. Mr.. Booze read Cor. viii. and then
announced his intention TO take up a contribu-
ton. He explained that the members of the
National Association received no salaries and
were entirely dependant upon voluntary con-
tributions. He desired to raise 5000, half to go
to Messrs. Inskip and Mcdonald, and half to
pay the travelling expenses of the Association.
The contributions at first were slack. but Mr.
Boole urged and petitioned and hurled texts of
scripture at the audience, and threatened to
sit down, and said Eastern people were close,
and finally managed to obtain 1925 as the re-
suits of the first days contributions.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Frank
Battome of the New York Conference. He
selected as his text the story contained in the
ninth chapter of Luke. Presumably the SER
fine effort. but It was inaudible to
any one who sat six feet away from the plat
form.
At noon stereoscopic view of the ministers
grouped upon the speaking stand was taken.
The jam of people in the afternoon was some-
thing fearful. Some estimates place the num-
Der as high as $1,000 people. All the avenues
were packed with men, women and children.
He who attempted to make his way through
the crowd undertook no easy task.
The afternoon discourse was preached by the
Rev. DR.. Steele of Auburndale, Mass, who Sc
lected as his text Ephes. iii, 14-the prayer of
ST. Paul. An immense crowd assembled in
the spacious auditorium, and clustered on the
ridge in the rear The discourse was earnest
and powerful, and fully sustained DR.. Steele's
reputation as pulpit orator.
AT the close of the sermon prayer meeting,
remarkable among the remarkable prayer
meetings of this week. because OF its extraor-
binary fervor and results was held in front OF
the speakers stand Multitudes of people
were on their knees. Some had their faces
buried in their hands, while one man literally
groveled upon the earth in the agony of his
soul. High above all sobs and groans the voice
of the Rev. Mr.. Inskip rang out in admonition
and exhortation.
The evening sermon was preached by the
Rev. Mr.. Clark of the New York Conference.
1t was most Interesting discourse and was
attentvely listened to by the large audience
gathered in the tabernacle.