Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-11
The State campaigning.
Two days CT Drenchtng-Sunday In the
StOrm-The Services Of Monday - The
Meeting to Close Oh Tuesday.

!
| RICHMOND CAMP GROUND, Aug. 10.
| All day Saturday the rain poured. On
| Sunday the storm continued without inter-
mission, but with less severity than on the
preceding day. The same thing which is
seized upon with avidity by people in town as
an excuse for staying home from church, pro-
duced an opportunity for the display of pluck
| and waterproofs, and at s o'clock a large
| congregation attended the love feast in the
tabernacle. The number participating in the
| exercises was large. Among other g testi-
monies" that of man who said 81 was
| born on Vinegar Hill but to-day | stand on
Mt. Zion" Another expressed dislike for
class of people who want cotton-battng in
| their ears when there is any noise in meeting.
| A member Of another church said he didn' t
| know but he was shouting as loud as he could
| have done. were he Methodist, and the
| most distant person on the ground, could have
| testified that he probably did shout as loud
| the average Methodist.
At 10 o'clock the Rev. Mr.. Inskip preached
| in the tabernacle. His text was blessed
| are the pure in heart, for they shall see God"
Mah. ): s. The sermon was a clear ard con-
| vincing logical exposition of the doctrine OF
| sanctifcation.
| AT one o'clock Mrs. Inskp led the child
| ren's meeting in the tabernacle.
| AT two o'clock the Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald,
preached in the tabernacle, from this text
| Lift up standard for the people. Isaiah,
| 81 10.
In the evening prayer meeting was held
| in the tabernacle, conducted by the President,
at which conclusive evidence was given by
scores of the blessings received since coming
| to the meeting.
MISUNDERSTANDING DAY.
The temperance of the sun this morning
was greeted with pleasure by the drenched
| denzens of the encampment, and for the first
| time it has occurred to them to be thankful
| that the dust Was effectually laid. By noon
| the sunshine had dried up the mud so rapidly
as 20 render pedestrianism far more agreeable
| than at any previous time since Friday.
At 10 o'clock the Rev. True Z. Adams of
Bowdoinham, preached from this text 'Her
| ways are ways of pleasantness and all her
paths are peace."-Proyerbs al.
1t is a common error-a foul libel on chris
| tanity, to describe the christian life dark
| and gloomy Tor all who have tested its merits
| have been led to exclaim, 1.-THE half has not
been told me-" The pleasantness of religion
is the central idea of the text. Not the name
or the profession of religion can serve to ill
ustrate its truth, but its possession proves its
pleasantness. The intellectual part of reli-
gion is happiness; knowledge imparts happi-
ness as well as power; Ignorance is the moth
or of vice, crime and misery. The source
| of true knowledge is the word of God with
| out this our origin would be unknown, our
| future destiny would be involved in darkness
The experimental part of religion is
way of peace; this we know not simply
because the Bible says so nor yet from the
experience of others, but from the depths OF
our own souls. The graces of religion are
| pleasant; if God dwells in us we are perfected
| in love that casteth out all fear; JOY is ano-
Their of the graces, and Christ ntimates very
clearly that our joy may be full, and that
| If we will we may rejoice evermore; hope
| anchors the soul in calm waters; and faith
grasps all the promises of Gods word, claim
ing them and triumphing in them now.
AT one o'clock the children's meeting in
the tabernacle was conducted by the Rev.
Mrs. Clark of New York.
At two o'clock the first service out of doors
since Friday afternoon, was held at the stand,
the ground and seats having become sufficient
| ly dry. The eleventh and last sremon of the
meeting was preached by the Rev. w. T. jew
ell, of Orrington. His text was "For wheth-
er we live, we live unto the Lord and wheth-
er we die, we die unto the Lord; whether we
live, therefore, or die, we are the Lords."-
Romans, II g.
CAMP-MEETING NoTEs.
The exodus to-day of those who have been
passing the week upon the ground was fully
| oqualled by the number of transient visitors,
so that at the afternoon service not less than
2 1000 persons were in attendance.
Several persons have left for the Camp
Meeting at Old Orchard, which begins to-
morrow. Among these are the Rev. Messrs.
Inskip and Mcdonald, of the National Com
mittee, and " Camp Meeting john"
THE LAST DAY.
This evening at 7 o'clock, and tomorrow
morrow at $50 o'clock, there will be pray
err meeting in the tabernacle. At 10 o'clock
tomorrow the farewell service will take place
at the stand, after which the one remaining
duty to perform W i'll be to pack up and travel
RoLLo RAMBLER.
Supreme Judicial COurt-DanfOrthJ J. Pre-
siding.
MONDAY, Aug. 10th.