The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-07
The National Camp Meeting.
Second iDay-Increased Attendunce-Two
Thousand Persons Present.

The second day of the National Camp Meet
ing opened with suspicious skies. A fine breeze
blew in from over the sea, the air was delight
fully cool, and the pine woods gave out their
health-bearng odors. The.hour of family devo-
tions,six o'clock in the morning, found goodly
multitude gathered in the tents The morning
trains brought many people, and there was
large audience gathered at the opening prayer.
meeting of the day, held in the neat and COM
mo dious Bddeford tent. The exercises were
conducted by Camp Meeting John Allen, now
in attendance on his 35lss camp meeting.
Social meetings were also held in all the tents
from seven o'clock to nine.
At ten o'clock the public exercises began at
the stand with the singing of the old revival
hymn, 'There is Fountain filled with
Blood" The clergy then took seats upon the
platform, and another hymn was given out. A
fervent prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. j. E
Searles of New Haven.
The morning reading lesson was the List
psalm, read by the Rev. VIM. A. Graves of
Philadelphia.
The 52Oth hymn was then given out by the
Rev. John A. Wood Of Baltimore. MI Inskip,
announced that the preaching services at the
stand will take place at 1890 M, 23O and
7.3O p. M Intervening services will be held in
the tabernacle and tents.
The morning sermon was preached by the
Rev. John A. Wood of Baltimore, author Of the
religious work entitled "Perfect Love- He
took his text from the List psalm, s'Wash me
and shall be whittier than Snow" His theme
was Christian Holiness, the old Wesleyan dog.
ma upon which the Methodist church was
founded, and in the name of which it won its
early and remarkable triumphs. The preacher
declared that he and the believers in the
doctrine which he advanced did not hold that
man becomes instantly sanctifed, but that his
growth in specification is gradual constant
and sure. This theme was enlarged upon and
amplified through an hours discourse
Mr.. Wood is pale, scholarly looking man,
vito an asceotic cast of countenance, possessing
one of those sharp metallic voices peculiar to
American speakers, and having way of
wandering from the subject through devious
paths in search of ideas he has started upon
the way. In one of these detours he struck upno
"Carnality," which he denounced as the crying
evil of the church, and the great obstacle in the
path of its progress
The idea that specification is synonymous
with conversion was combated by the speaker.
lie believed that no man was ever sanctified
when he was converted. The contrary belief
is favorite weapon of the adversary, When
man is regenersted great part of his task is
accomplished, but not all. Regeneration is but
incpient specification.
Toward the close of his remarks Mr.. Wood
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ence to certain reporters who were leaving the
stand, and he said that they probably found
nothing in his remarks worthy of transcript
tion. The reason that the reporters gave for
leaving was that they wished to forward their
reports by the approaching train. But the rea-
son advanced by Mr.. Wood is a good one, too.
AT the close of the preaching service, short
but ferveat prayer and experience meeting was
held, at which number spoke, manifesting
great zeal and earnestness in the cause
The meeting of the district stewards was
held during intermission, but no business of
public Importance was transacted.
The afternoon discourse was preached by the
Rev. George Hughes of Philadelphia, assistan
editor of the Standard, from the text LIST Peter
chapter |, part of the 10th verse, ''Be ye Holy
1t Was an earnest and impassioned discourse,
rich in thought, clothed in eloquent phraseolo-
gy. An earnest and heartfelt plea was made
for an accession of holiness to the church and
the people of God. Not much attention was
gwen to argument, but the speaker appealed to
the feelings of his audience A more feryent
appeal for a sanctifed chnrch and people was
never heard on the Old Orchard camp ground
Tho n r.
| nevolent aspect, had a magnetic and pleasing
address, which carried his audience with him.
Mr.. Hughes was followed by Mr. Inskip,
who reinforced che appeal Of his predecessor,
| and strengthened it by argument aud illustra-
ton. He plead for ga revival OF the old, double
quick movement in Methodist tactics" and
| earnestly combated the gloomy and morose
view taken by some people who only expect
happiness when they reach the next world
His religion, he said taught him to look for
| happiness here, aud that God had given us a
| foretaste of heaven here on earth il we only
chose to accept it, He would have none of a
| religion that did not give him happiness and
courage and strength here. OF the future he
knew but little. He trusted to God for that.
But he knew he was put here to do what good
he could, and to enjoy the blessings which God
| has lavished upon us.
At the conclusion of the preaching service
! prayer and praise meeting of great power and
| fervor was held. Revival hymns were sung,
strong exhortatons made, and encouraging ex-
| periences related. Many were brought to
| sense of their unworthiness, and were led to
| believe that they had hope.
| In the evening the sermon was delivered by
the Rev. William r. Gray of Philadelphia
| The tabernacle had not arrived, having been
through some mistake forwarded to Phadel.
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