Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-08-08
The State Camp-Mecting.
4 crowd i'm Attendance-SermOn by the
Rev. Messrs. Seth II. Bea1e and Nins-
man Atkinson - Prominent Arrivals
Full Report OF Fourth Days DOings.
RICHMOND CAMP GROUND, Aug. :


The largest audiences of the week have at
tended the services of to-day for although
the number of those who remain on the
ground has probably reached its maximum,
there has been large ratio of daily increase
in the crowd of transient visitors. The seat
ing capacity a! the stand was fully utilized
at the morning service, all the special and
regular trains contributing a liberal quota to
to the congregation.
The hymn, Lord, l am thine, entirely
thine, was followed by prayer; the sixth
chapter of Romans was read, and after
singing Glove divine, all love excelling," the
Rev. Seth III. Beale, of South Orrington,
preached from the text, "But now being made
free from sin, and become servants to God,
We have your fruit unto holiness. and the end
everlasting life, = Romans, 6 20.
The speaker first dwelt upon the great con-
trsst between bondage and freedom, and the
imperative duty of all protesting christians to
attain perfect freedom St. Paul had II clear
er revelation of the designs of God in refer
ence to his people, than those with whom he
was associated in the ministry. The gospel
opens way OF escape-shall we remain in
bondage? Certainly not, but from sin be
saved completely and entirely delivered. -
Some say sin is of service n.the world, else
we could not appreciate holiness; to some in
dividuals good may result from evil, through
God, who maketh the wrath of man to praise
him. There is a better way to live than I'M
der the bondage of Satan. In contemplating
this subject, first contemplate the freedom to
be enjoyed; secondly, its glorious results:
and finally, how far this freedom extends
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that those who are justified by faith enjoy
great peace. The escape from bondage as
contemplated by the Apostle also includes
freedom from the power or controlling in
fiuence of sin. Further, St. Paul contem-
plated freedom from the existence of sin in
in the heart, from the roots of bitterness,
from the seeds of sin, from the disposition to
sin, from the natural attraction of sin; and
instead of the former downward tendencies of
the heart. the soul is inclined upward and
heavenward. The bondage of sin destroys
the powers of the soul and body alike, or pre-
vents the noblest attainments of either; but
freedom in the gospel is elevating, expanding,
complete in all its parts, leading to a higher
plane, Intellectually and morally. The
christian finds from all the moral effects of
sin, so far as a removal Of the desire to sin,
leading men to love the practice of honesty
and truth. Christian holiness does not lead
to mental ideness, but the rather to an ever
increasing love and desire to learn of God
through all his works, above, around, beneath,
everywhere. Freedom means liberation from
all impurities, mental and physical God de-
signs to sanctify wholly, making the man pure
all over, from head to foot. He wishes to
save from all imperfectons and impurities.
This may be going great way in applying
the Bible teachings, but these go on a grea:
way in the salvation of sinners. The fruits of
this freedom are such as spring from holy as
pirations, leading to quietness Of spirit, and
activity in labor, seeking to help others into
the enjoyment of like glorious freedom.
The daily meeting for children, at o'clock,
was conducted by the Rev. Mrs. Clark of New
York.
At two O'Clock a large congregation listened
to sermon by the Rev. Kinsman Atkinson,
of Bath, who preached stirring sermon
from the text found in lst John 3 3. "And
every man that had hope in him purified him
self even as He is pure
At seven o'clock in the evening an exceed
ly interesting prayer meeting was held in the
tabernacle, conducted by the Resident.
CAMr-MERTING NorEs.
The Rev. Mr.. Inskip, and the Rev. Mr..
Mcdonald, of the National Camp Meeting
Committee, the former gentleman accompa-
MED by his wife, arrived on the afternoon
train from Boston.
The Rev. d. B. Randall, of Cape Elizabeth
Depot arrived from Kent's Hill on the morn
ing train.
The present meeting is No. PAT in the list
of Camp meeting john" WHO goes from