The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-31
Ths 8utlana Daily 6lobe.
MONDAY, AUGUST 81, 1874.
SPRING GROVE CAMP MEETING
Friday Morning.

IcguIu W inc lnecllHy.
The congregation this morning num-
bered nearly two thousand, and if the
weather still is propitious it is expected
that tomorrow and Sabbath, the attend
ance will exceed all the years in the history
of the meeting. The accommodations are
SO ample that no one need stay away, and
there are willing hands and hearts to wei.
come all who come.
Rev. w. j. Heath conducted the OPEN
ing exercises, and Rev. Mr.. Kingsbury
offered the prayer.
Rev. Mr.. Shank of Shelburne, preached
the sermon, his text being taken from
Matt 81, 30. We call your attention to
the wonders of Christ We have, doubt
less, all wondered, at the treatment Jesns
received during his life, how skeptcism
could then hold the human soul, in spite
of the glorious evidences on every hand
manifested in his words and works.
What had he done to merit such treat
ment, at the hands of the people? His
life was pure and blameless. We wonder
how those persons could have crucifed the
Son of God. Ye legion angels why did
we suffer it Ye thunder-bolt of God why
did We not PROSTATE these cruel murder
ers?
We notice three conspiring forces against
him Judas who betrayed him and the
magistrate who sentenced him, when he
could have released him. There are thous
ands who are re-enacting the tragedy of
crucifixion every day, and those of the
nineteenth century would cruelty Jesus
just as quickly. Christ is incarnate in his
word and truth, and every one who assaults
these, assaults Christ. If our feeling, mo-
tives and actions are the same toward
Christ as these persons possessed, we are
as guilty as they.
1st The haters of Christ and truth.
" The jews" Christ said, Z" hated him
without cause" and it is so to-day. We
have no cause. lie was not their style of
man, and he did not come in the pomp
they wished, but he came t. the poor or to
the rich. If we had erected the standard
of temporal rule, followers would have
tlocked around it, but could not accept him
or Christ. The brevty of his ministry was
another reason why Christ was not accepted.
They refused him because he was not a
Messiah according to their notions of
Messiah. SO men reject him to-day.
The Universalist says l want Savior
who will serve all the world, and have re-
spect to the bad, as well as the good, and
many cannot follow him because he re-
quires the whole heart, and reconciliation
of the world, indeed all infidellc books and
theories may be summed up in these words:
" We will not have this man to rule over
us If Christ was here the brewers con-
gress would have passed resolutions against
him. He would be imprisoned for his ear
nest reformations.
I'd. The betrayers of Christ the back
sliders who turn their back ON Christ, for
they hinder others from seeing him, in his
true light, by representing that He cannot
keep those who have been brought up in
Christian families, who have been taught
truth and yet reject Christ The world ex-
poets you to know by your Christian train
ing, whether the religion of Christ is worth
possessing. There is another class Those
who are oilers in the cause of Christ, who
donothing, always having some excuse.
Bird. The Indifferent magistrate-ho was
convinced of the excellence of Christ, yet
sentenced Christ. How many Indifferent
persons in the world, who wash their hands
of all responsibility in their individual
cases. There were those who sympathized
with Christ, however, and to-day there are
those who will sympathize with Christ and
his truth. The preacher here exhorted all
to seek Christ and be on his side
At the conclusion of the sermon Rev.
Mr.. Heath of Burlington, then in earnest
words enforced the whole truth spoken,
exhorting to immediate action.
Friday Afternoon.
The congregation is very large, this after
noon, and the interest is undiminished, but
steadily increasing. The voice OF praise,
and prayer continually rises to Heaven
from all parts of the ground and souls are
finding the rest of peace in Christ. A col
lection was taken when the audience had
assembled, during which " Ye must be
lover OF the Lord" was sung. Revs. Mr..
Heath and Porter lead the devotions, Rev.
Mr.. Copeland of Panton preached from
Eph. 4, ID, IA, 10. We are disposed to
critlcise too much, and thus cultivate the
spirit of earnest attention and study. We
must be aroused to the earnestness of rea-
soning and thought to overcome the errors
of the world. Conversion and moral char
acter have been confused. We paraphrase
the hymn Am "a soldier of the Cross"
making it positive.
Men wish to grow physical and men,
tally, but do not evince one desire to grow
spiritually, ever staying in babyhood.
Hope is mighty stimulant; it encourages
us to expect to be much more than we are.
Many make wrecks of themselves and
backslide, because thy do not compre-
bend that conversion is not Christian char
acter, which must be by growth. Converts
should be taught they are babies in Christ.
The law of growth is dependent upon
certain concomitants, must have exercise
and food. So much poor work for Christ
is because it is body work, and some peo-
pie go to church as they would take dose
of medicine. The joy of conversion should
be forgotten in the joy of Christian life,
grown and developed.
All religious life is ideal reaching
after something yet to be attained TO rise
higher. Their desire is discovered in our
heart, and it may be satisfied. II one has
the real work of grace in his heart he Will
have growing desire to advance. -,