New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-16
OPEN-AIR WORSHIP.
THIRD DAY OF THE ROUND LAKE ENCAMP-
MENI.


MENr
THE p:scoMFoRrs AND DIsCoURAGEMENrs OF THE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NUMBERS AND lNpoMir-
ABLE INTEREsT-sERMONs ny PRESIDENT CUM
NuNGs. TIE REV. DIR. TIos. NJ. EDDY, AND THE
REV. J. X. c. SAWYER
IrRoN THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRibuNh'l
ROUND LAKE, July 1O-The meetings nave
been kent up in undminshcd vigor and interest today
I'm snie of the distressing weather. Toe clouds when
had been lowering since dawn broke about noon and
for several hours there quick succession of very
heavy Showers with intervals OF drilling rain, and the
encampment went to bed with scattered drops still fall
ing aud the prospects gloomy for the morrow The
effect OF the rain has been depOraOe upon the level
ground which is very slow TO carry of or absorb the
moisture. Throughout the grove great pools nave
gathered and journeying TO and from the meefing III
large and TO and from meals in the association
oinng-rooms has been a delicate and vexatious task
Most of the tents have proved themselves watertsh'
but few are found be leaky and their unfortunate
occupants have passed very dIspiriting day
But the trains brought incOnsderable accessions
OF people who started their journey before INC
storm fell and the general meetings here called out
large congregations which have shown lively interest
in the exercises The singing has taken on new spirit
and power from the coming of Chaplain McCabe OF H.
nos He is Assistant Secretary Of the Church Exten
sion Soclty and is frequently al campmeetngs, where
he is we'll known as yeasty element, stirring up ehthu
siasm and zeal Chief among the many arrivals Is That
Of Bishop Simpson and family The Rev. j. s. 1nskip
President Of the National Camp Meeting Association {;
the Rev Wm. Mcdonald, VIce-President OF the same,
and the Rev j. b. Searles OF that association the Rev.
ID. W Thomas, accompanied by Mrs. Benerga, a we'll
known Hiaioo convert the Rev. Joseph Nash OF Men,
pills. the Rev. d. W. Dayton and the Rev. H. Graham OF
Albany the Rev. j. i. Glider OF New York, the Row. s.
McKeon of Fort Edward the R5v. Davies from Read
ing Mass aud many more cergymen. nave come TO-
day Among prominent recent arrivals are the Rev
DE- McFerrin of Nashville, the Rev. DR.. j. b. Plummer
Of Tennessee the Rev Dr. Gardner OF Toronto. and the
Rev. DIT Joseph Dare from Australia ana OF the ives
leyan Church.
MORNING SERMON BY PRESIDENT CUMMINGS
The O'Clock pray er-IUeetng led by the Rev. j..
NJ Webster p. Z. of the Cambridge District and was
well attended The 10 o'clock sermon was preached by
President Cummings Wesleyan University from these
words Brethren IL any Of you do err from the trnth
and one convert him. let him know that he which con-
vereth the from the Of his way shall save
soul from death and shall hide multitude of sins"
1Jonas chapter w. 10 and 2O) Dr. Cummings IS
tall and stalwart man. with grave gray head
marked face, somewhat heavy. Goldbowed spectacles
partly vail the expression OF his kindly eyes In manner
OF speaking he is moderate and slow at the start but
kndles with the progress of his discourse, becoming
earnest IN argument and imprisoned in appeal. Inc
effect OF his delivery is marred by an occasional sing
song wall which gets into the undercurrent of his talk
ana which is common enough among ministers as TO
make kind Of preaching tone. The sermon was very
well received by congregation of about two thousand
God alone converted the soul, he said aud the Holy
Spirit alone Ieneweth the heart. That WORK OF the
Spirit Is however on The human willard God
honors human agency in persuasive power over man,
and IS pleased speak Of the agency as accomplishing
the work Man cannot be saved by his own efforts Even
II he had kept his first state of righteousness and had
fallen then no endeavOr Of his could have saved
him; much less that he is so deeply stained with
evil 1t is the great and noble work OF Christians to
persuade men to allow the Holy SPIRIT to change their
hearts, and il is important that no danger should
fright US. difficulty deter us from it, After showing
that the of sins spoken of in the text as hid
den by cOnvereth the sinner refers to the sins
that the converted had committed the preacher
remarked that God hOnOrs those who save Men gener
ally give the highest honor those who destroy. Let
mau Of the greatest genius labor TO improve the race
probing life and his work is regarded with less in
terest and receives reward than he who nyents ne
modes of srOyDg life in battle or improves those IN use
The warrior the honored hero among men, but who
car contemplate his wOrk-hOweVer necessary 1t may
sometimes be-;rom a Christian point of view and not
regard it terrible and depOrabe But men strive In
every way to magnify and glorffy his deeds The
achievements OF the statesman, which are nobler,
are hOnOred but they less regarded than those or
che great soldier. The of benevolence, who give
hope desparng and not themselves 10 their
efforts for humanity are worthy of higher honor than
all these is whom God honors who makes 1t his
work to remove the pollution Of sin from man. to save
souls: men like Paul, who with burning sesacrfce,
devote themselves the nOblest OF missions But how
tto does the world honor such. Yet how deserving or
honor are they Go into the least worthy branch OF the
Christian Church, and you will find there more self
sacrifice, more devotion than in work outside the
church Take the Jesuits for example, many OF the
principles whose order have so little In common with
Christianity Consider the lives of the Jesuit mission
aries to the Indians. True earnest. Supplemented
men, they did noble work and their lives freely
for It, Never missionary turn back from the task
10 which he was seut the view of certain death in
the way.
THE WORK OF CONVERSION.
The greatness Of the work Of conversion expressed IN
the text may be in the change wrought. soul
dead in trespasses and sins bound down In bondage 10
the devil renewed is made free receives new fe'
becomes child of God, brother OF Christ. Is changed
in prospects hopes and feelings There Is change In
the nature of the vered and change in their fe
we cannot believe as assert, that the change may
be so ght that il will not be evident TO other men, AS
well say that change from darkness to light may not
be clearly evident, that soul renewed by COO 5
grace will not give marked evidence OF the Change
OF the reality efficacy of the great work OF CONVEX
sion we have the evidence OF Gods word, which con-
,ains his positive declaration concerning It, Moreover
this change Is manifest TO every man who has ex
periepced It, by the evidence Of his own conscious
ness The evidence OF a mans consciousness ana
intuitIye belief is conclusive to himself The nature
OF the evidence is such that it is impossible FOE
man 20 be mistaken in the motions which he FEELS
and he would be bold man who would say that all VINO
declare that they have felt this change are either fools
or knayes. Then too there is absolute unity OF ex
perence in conversion among those who have been con-
yered IN all parts OF the world in all races among the
cultured and men Of genius as well as among the un-
learned simple The man who denies the doctrine