The Portland daily press., 1875-08-11
The National Camp Meeting.
Sixth Day-Entire Observation-Disclosures
ton of Christ

Another hot, sweltering day on the camp
ground, spot which seems to have been spe
cially designed by nature to collect all the heat
going and keep it. One sits upon hard
benches, and lodges hither and thither to gel
under the shadow of protecting leaf, aggra-
waited by the rustling of the tree tops by the
breeze but catching never a cooling breath.
The number of persons on the camp ground
yesterday was quite large, though as yet
there has hardly been the rush to the camp
ground that was expected. The day exercises
opened with the usual devotional meetings al
six and half past eight, which were seasons of
much profit Many asked prayers and mani
tested determination to live regenerate life.
At half past 10 the pnblc meeting was held
in the grove. Rev. Mr., Foote led the singing
and did the most Of it himself, the audience ap
pearing not to be familiar with the tune. Pres
ident Inskip came in regularly on the first
word of the chorus in a manner that was start
ling but hardly musical. After the hymn Pres.
ident Inskp entreated the audience to get into
compact condition, which portion FASTENED
to do, the wiser ores preferring to remain where
there could be little circulation of air.
Several requests for prayers were sent for
ward-one for young man who had renowned
Catholicism and been renounced in turn by his
friends. An earnest prayer succeeded after
which President Inskip announced as the
preacher the Rev. Mr.. Harlow of the Provi
dence conference. He took for his text the
18th verse of the fourth chapter of Hebrews
Let US labor, therefore, to enter into thai
rest" His discourse was an calculation of the
dogma of entire holiness, with consideration
OF the objections which were urged against it.
He prefaced it with the promise that he would
be brief, and contrary to all precedent he kept
it. The rest OF the text, the speaker contend
ed, was not heaven. The passage referred to
the commission given under Gods direction to
the leaders of the twelve tribes of Israel to spy
out the land OF Canaan. They were divided
from that land by river which they must eros:
before they could enter the land But this land
was mot typical of heaven, for no river LIEF
between the Christian and heaven. The
representation of death as dark and tur.
bid river was peculiar to ancient mythology,
but the Bible did not endorse it, The rest al
luded to in the text referred to state IN this
lfe-the state of entire holiness, the speaker
commended. It was the rest of perfect love
And the text enjoined upon Christians to labor
increasingly to enter sinto this rest. Just as
IsraePs leaders believed it impossible to enter
into the Promised Land, so many Christians
contend that specification in this world is
an lmpossibility. The speaker proceeded te
discuss the objections that were urged to the
doctrine, and the discussion grew quite warm
Mentioning that he knew Methodist minister
who had not had conversion in his church fol
two years, and who would not allow an allu.
sion to the specification dogma in his church
something like groan escaped from President
Inskip, while Camp Meeting John undertook a
cross-examination of the speaker, resulting
however, in fully confirming the fact that there
is at least one desperate case of this kind ir
the country.
Mr.. Harlow's style of speaking was not well
calculated to arouse the enthusiasm of camI
meeting. His address was we'll arranged, and
his illustrations apt and we'll elaborated, but
lungs were absent.
PRESIDENT 1nskip followed. and lungs were
present. He invited all who wanted to enter
the rest of perfect love to stand up, and then
commenced hymn of invitation, singing one
line and shouting the next, the congregation
joining. There was considerable enthusiasm
manifested, and large number stood up. The
service closed with the doxology, and the audi.
ence adjourned to dinner, large number pat.
ronizng the boarding house little below the
grounds. 1t is said that the proprietor of this
establishment last year lost money. The pres
ent proprietors are determined not to.
The caildren's meeting was held in the taber
nacle under the direction of Mrs. John Cush
man OF Portland, assisted by Mrs. Bangs Of
Philadelphia, Mrs. Fellows of Brunswick, and
Miss Foot of New York. This meeting, to
which Mrs Inskp gave such inspiration last
year, though lacking the presence of Mrs. In
skip, was season of great interest
The afternoon public service was conducted
by the Rev. w. H. Boole, known as the Meth