Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1874-09-03

should preach in his stead, that he con-
sented and preached for his sermon.
Bro. A. says ne is very thankful. s.,
Rev. Mr.. Austin, of Rutland, offered
prayer.
Mr.. Torrey took his text from Romans
@4:10, $50, then, every one of US must
give an account of himself to God,
The sermon was well received, and its
influence was manifest in the tears we
saw on many faces. E's+>...
Revs. Meeker and Picketts exhorted
the people after the sermon: .-'.,.. ~. ~
sAPgRDAY AFTERNOON. T.. . = : o..
Mrs. Hulburd conducted the childrenS
meeting at;1 D. m. in front of the stand
in the open amphitheatre, because there
is no tent or cottage capacious enough
for the crowd of children and parents
that wish to attend. 1t was an hour OF
seed-sowing in childhood minds and
hearts that will ripen into rich harvests
| in maturer life. ST..
At2 p. m., Rev. A. Heath, of Yer
gennes, opened the public services by
prayer. Rev. NJ Tator, of Castleton,
preached from Matthew xxi, 45.
"The stone which the builders rejected,
the same is become the head ct the
corner.
| After the sermon this. p. m, Rev. Mr..
Hulburd, of Springfield, Mass, follow
ed ia earnest eyhortation
The congregation was estinaate,l. i.t
least 2, 500.
Prayer was offered by Rev. A, j.
Ingals, of Brandon Rev j. H. Bond,
of Williston, preached from Job xxi, 21;
"Acquaint now thyself with Him and
be at peace; thereby good shall come
unto thee"
Revs. H. Munger and NJ, Hulburt eX-
horted after the sermon.
SUNDAY.
Rev. J. W. Heath, of Burlington,
preached at 10 a. N. Rev. N. Hulburd,
of Springfield, Mass, at 2 p.' M, and
Rev. A. Heath, of Vergennes, at : p. m.
SUNDAY MORNING.
Yesterday was the great day of this
feast of tabernacles in the wilderness.
1t was the eliminating point of the
camp meeting in Christian communion,
crowded congregations and earnest eff
fort, by prayer and preaching the cross
to point the people to Christ, the Savior
/ of men.
From 7:30 to $50 prayer meetings OF
peculiar interest and spiritual sweetness
/ were in progress in the various society
cottages and tents By these the people
were better prepared for the public
praises and the preaching of the wOrG
duriOg the day. At $50 love feast was
held in front of the preaching stand
Fully seven hundred people attended thi;
meeting and seemed to enter into the
spirit of praise and enjoy these socia
services.
Nfter singing the hymn, And are We
Vet alive, ard Sere ach others face, n'
presiding elder off red prayer m ] mn l.
some appropriate remarks.
The meeting was one Of great intel es
/ to the lovers of the Lord. Many tear
| full. tender testimonies for Jesus were
given. One brother had entertained
strong prejudices against camp meetings
had not attended one before for ovel
! twenty-five years. For more than fifty
! years his father and mother were mem
| bers of the Methodist church. He spoke
| of the old ministers that came TO his
fathers house He hoped to meet them
in heaven be had been greatly benefit
ted and bic tssed at this meeting. Some
testimonies were very brief -.....
"My soul is full of the sunshine of tho
sun of righteousness.
'This religion ie the richest and bes
of all things. . ............ .......
Il find Christ present and complete
! Savior" ......
1 Rev, D p Hubbard, who at two diff
terent times has presided oyer this dis
trict, having spent seven years in tha
Office among this people, but now intirn
and crippled ny paralysis, gave Q mos
beart-touching testimony. He saw man,
familiar faces and old time friends. Thei
words of sympathy and kindness at tn
meeting, ne Sau, aIlose kil.en ,; "a NH III ~ u
the Ie' inward t,5i nerisb. the inner man il re e
newed day by day.
AS this old friend of the church an
soldier of Christ sat down. tears an
sohs to,d more than words in tpstimon,
of tho boia he has ON tho hearts of tb
.,ao,,1o ~ ,,1o IL % boro known hin, long an.
pSJi,,- ~,
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The c6@SIes"''on sung ~ '',e'' -
is sinking fast, ny race Is aIlil''s' : u,
No one among us IS more ieSet9V. ". y, ~
loved than TINS ora Paralyt'c pug 10 80. :, :
has peeh d minister u 'Iio '''''
Tor more than IoL'y Seais
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