The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-08
por,,.na Di.,ric. Camp n1ee,ine.

The District campmeetlng at Oh Orchard
opened Monday under favorable auspices
Yes'erdty the grove was delightful. The VINO
condescended to sweep low down and not spend
all its strength in rustling the tree tops, while
the sun was bright without scalding. The con.
trast between such weather and that during
the National Campmeetug should serve as a
hint to the managers of these meeticgs to post
pone them as late as possible. Certainly their
effectiveness will not be impaired for there is
much more hope of a man whose body Is cool
and comfortable aud his spirit serene THAI of
one suffering from limp shirt c,llar and
sticky clothing The old practice of ucfy fng
the flesh to exalt the spirit has long since been
proved failure.
Monday was devoted to getting upon the
ground, pitching tents and generally preparing
for weeks re ,ideDce. The number of arrv-
ais was not very larg. it never is the first day.
There were quite number of arrivals yester-
day and more will come today, but it is not to
be expected that this meeting will draw as the
National meeting There is no Mr.. Inskip, no
Mr.. Booe and there is lack of tbs sensational
element which is the chief attraction to the
unregenerate.
This meeting is conducted on broader basis
than tie National one-that is broader relig-
ious basis. Holiness IS preached of course, but
the dogma ofHoline 80 as expounded by tn.
National Society is not made especial feature.
Ii there is less demo nstration there is no less
genuine re igious fervor, no less determination
to make the weeks meetings profitable to the
sinner and the saint.
The first meeting Of the series was held Mon
day evening at the stand 1t was purely social
in its character, but deep in terest was mani
tested and the good seed was sown in good
ground.
Yesterday morning services were held in the
various tents aud at half past 10 o'clock a pub
lie meeting at the stand. The audience was
rather small, and the fervent, sometimes
quaint, responses of Campmeetng John were
lacking, he being in attendance upon some
other meeting. The services opened with
srgng, followed by prayer and the reading Of
the Scriptures. The Rev. Mr.. Adams of Ken
nebunk was introduced as the preacher. He
took his text from Second Corinthians, 9Th
chapter and 9th verse: ''Fur ye know the grace
of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was
rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that
ye through His poverty might Oe rich." The
sermon, as might be inferred from the text,
portrayed the career of the Saviour and the
sacrifices which He made for the salvation of
the sinner, closing with an earnest appeal to
his hearers to embrace His teachings and ac-
cept His salvation. AT the close the Rev. D.
B. Randall made few remarks in the same
strain, after which brief sou of prayer was
INDUCED in In front of the stand, and the serv-
ices closed with the doxology.
At o'clock chidren's meeting, conducted
by Mrs. B. F. Freeman Of Kittery, was held
in the grove, the tabernacle not being ready.
The pub ic service 10 the afternoon was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Lord, who preached
from the words Il will take the cup of saliva
ton and call upon the name of the Lord" He
examined the requisites necessary to become a
Christian, contending that it was not diff
cult process, but SO simple that any one could
learn it. Determination was one. The Psalm
list said II aoM take" 1t was useless to ask
SLOW much of this cup should 1 take, for
God would give it to US according to our capac-
ity. Then after a man had been converted he
must call upon the name of the Lord to
streng then him and revent his backsliding, as
David did. A meeting similar to that of the
forenoon succeeded the service.
In the evening powerful discourse waSde-
livered by the Rev: Mr. Wilson of Standi,h.
The meetings of the week will follow those
of yesterday In the morning social meetings
will be held in the tent and at 10a public seryi
ces will be held At 1 o'clock children's
meeting will be held in the tabernacle, at 81
and u public services in the grove.