Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-02
Poland Camp Meeting. Close of the Meet


tlvity at A. M. BY seven O'Clock the diff
terent tents companies have had their morn
ing meal and unto 'IIim no maketh the out
golngs OF the morning to rejoice" are going
up the early sacrifices of willing worshipers.
The weather still keeps fine and the songs of
birds minging with human voices make the
genial atmosphere reverberate with melody
AT 10 o'clock the Rev. Mr.. Robinson, one
| of the Ex-Prote ssor of kents Hill Seminary,
| took the stand, and gave an able and spirited
discourse. The sermon was accompanied
with the divine unctioh Text Phil. 2: ~, 10.
Conspicuous among the midday services is
| the one held under the auspices Of the Revs.
LeLacheur, Pickles and Mason.
The afternoon sermon by Rev. Mr.. Foster
| OF Rumford was very interesting account of
the Prodigal Son, in which he pictured his
wanderings, return and reception, and saw an
analogy between the Prodigal and that dis
graceful class OF men known as backslders.
The third service of the day was under the
direction of Rev. T. j. True of Durham. His
sermon consisted in proof of the knowledge
| of Christ for the excellency of which Paul de-
clared himself willing to count all things as
| loss-as being especially experimental.
AT 10 Z, Nj. quiet prevails, and with salts
| faction, ministers and people review his Ia
bors and experiences of the week.
Sunday, Aug. 30th. 1t being the great day
| of the feast, the day finds the people from
| all the a jacent cities and villages NOV
ing toward the encampment.
Ihe number present Is thought to be at
least ~, 900, and thousand carriages are
IN care of the officers of the grounds.
AT 5 o'clock, that me-honored institution,
the love feast, is being held Three hundred
and fifty three persons gave testimony to the
| power Of Christ to save, and twenty eight
songs were sung and all within the space of
one hours time
| Az 10 A. NJ, the Rev. +. Martin, Presi-
dent, announced that the Rev. Mr.. Bolton of
Park St. Church, Lewiston, would preach.
| lie gave practical sermon based on Jonah
g in which were three leading thoughts
That it was impossible TO run away from
/ God, punishment is associated with a trial OF
| running away, and that God never permits
soul to be lost until frst having awakened
| 1t to sense of danger.
| The sermon was followed by powerful ex-
| hortation by Rev. d. w. LeLacheur and an
altar service az which many came forward for
, prayers.
| The usual tent services were held at noon.
| Every tent was crowded and hundreds at the
| door longed for an entrance.
| At two T. NJ, TIE immense audience ex-
| hibited great satisfaction as the President in
| troduced the Rev. j. Il. Day of Bath as the
preacher on the present occasion.
After the usual preliminary services, Mr..
Day stepping to the stand announced as his
| text, John 6 "a. Seeking for Jesus"
To do the sermon justice is not in the
power of the writer. We may say he held
the audience spell bound whilst with cogent
argument and eloquence, he pressed the
great importance of finding jesus, for with
him the christian hath all things pertaining to
life and goodness, time and eternity.
| AT ) l2 Z. M, a most gracious season was
| experienced as twenty-four lof the ministers
and three hundred of the members, partook
''for their comfort" the sacrament of the
| Lords Supper.
| 1t being the last and great day of the feast
much interest and enquiry was elected as to
who should deliver the closing sermon.
| To the Joy of the many hundreds who eagerly
pressed toward the stand, the Rev. d. W.
| LeLacheur of Main ST. Free Church, Lewis
ton introduced. Announcing his text In
lasah So H. without apology, he startled the
whole assembly by reminding us that all men
| of great business propensites, were men who
largely advertised. God intends to do large
business at soul saving, hence he advertises
largely. The FIRST advertisement ever pub
ished was of salvation. The texts an adver
tisement. In it three things are set forth,
water, milk, wine. The frat is necessary to
| vegetable and animal life
| Let there be no ocean to supply our clouds,
| no rains and streams to run through our vii
lagos, no fountains and spings to flow in life
| giving supplies, as blood in the veins of the
| body and no vapor in the air to be condensed
| into dewdrops, and soon all vegetation and
and animal life would cease. Aided by the
mighty telescope we look upon the face Of the
queen of the starry night and see high noun
| e l. aud tnr
| valleys: she Is as thing burned, nameless,
heariless, treeless, fiowerless, lfeless. Why :?
because she is oceanless Dry up the water
that covers three -fourths of the surface of this
globe and soon il will be as the moon; so with
| the soul of man without the water of the text :;
it is liieless and without virtues blooming
! flowers.
| Water cleanses. The soul is impure or un-
clean. Do you adopt poor filthy ragged
wait, take him in filthy rags and introduce
| him to your children in the drawing room!
| No you first take him to the washtub, strip him
wash him, put clean clothes upon him. So
God strips and washes the soul before he can
introduce it unto his children in the drawing
room of heaven.
Milk, to strengthen the life given. 1t is nu-
trment. Milk is the "pure word Of God" the
strength of the newborn SOUL The milk of
| the bible is not blue milk such as seen on sale
| in our cities; human theory mixed with the
Bible may bear milk and water, but ''ye de-
sire the sincere milk of the word"
Wine--this is the merry happy glad part
of religion.
Religion is wine to make merry the heart
it does not make men groan but rejoice.
In these three articles we have all of re-
ligion. Water to give life and purify, milk
to support and strengthen life received, and
| wine TO make glad.
The whole sermon abounded in appropriate
imagry and beautiful illustrations; with all
there is simplicity and power that make
his appeals irresistible. Revs. Pickles, Day,
Bolton and others followed with appropriate
ard forcible exhortations. After many had
come to the fountain of living water and
drank largely, the most powerful and interest
ing service was brought to close by the pre-
siding officer. Immediately at the close
crowds rushed to the Main Street Lewiston
cottage here was held the closing service of
the societies, who had united in holding their
social services during the week.
This being the last night on the camp
ground special privileges we're granted, and,
at the solemn midnight hour at the request Of
the leader, Rev. +. M. Pickles, all uplifted a