Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-06

ried his voice above the tumult Of the wind among
| the tree tops. This afternoon the time was d-
vided between two speakers. Ed. White ad-
dressed the people at 80 P. NJ, from Tim.
IA. 81 charge thee, therefore, before God and
the Lord Jesus Christ. ETC.. +; preach the word; be
instant in season and out Of season; reprove,
rebuke and exhort with all long suffering and
doctrine" The speaker understood that the text
applied especially to ministers, and instructed
| them to preach the unvarnished truths OF the
bible. The popular sermons of the day were
written and delivered to please the people. There
is no lack Of fowery rhetoric, but only lack OF
! the truth of God.
/ The bible had been explained and commented
| upon till the minds of the people were utterly
confused Bat the bible should be taken literally
excepting where a figure parable is plainly in
troduced. Ministers some times use illustrations
thst obscure their meaning, but the figures of
scripture only simplify the truths it teaches.
! The sermon embraced the matter Of the Sab
bath. and the literal record OF the advent of
Christ, and delivered in the peculiarly inter-
esting style for which the Elder is famous. After
a short intermisson, Mrs. White assembled the
platform before a crowd of eager listeners and
gave a sweeping lecture upon Christian Temper
ance. She left the beaten track Of the popular
lecturer, and traced the primal cause of intemper-
apce to the home the family board, aud tie in
diligence of appetite in the child Stimulating
food creates desire tor still stronger stimulants.
The boy whose tastes are thus vitiated, who is
not taught self control, is the drunkard or tobacco
inehriate of later years. One of her strongest
points was the power a mother should WELD in
forming the character of her children. Toe ex-
ample of CHI st in the wilderness of temptation,
was to show men that they could overcome appe-
title through the help of him who overcame in
their behalf.
The discourse original. full of rare good
aud 81 arp thrusts at the fashionable vices Of
the day. The slavery of the ladies to their tickle
goddess was held up to condemnation; but while
the gentlemen were signifving their satisfaction at
the ca,tIga,lon of their friends, by smiles Of APP
prova and whispered applause, the lash was
turned and they grew suddenly solemn their
pet vice of tobacco using was exhibited with all
Its attendant evils, aud the laxness of fathers in
their duty to their children. They could find no
time to answer the claims of their little ones, but
there is lack OF time to smoke the darling
cigar. BY the time the lady finished neither sex
had any reason to exut over the other, and were
quite willing to agree that both needed thorough
re formation.
The congregation was estimated at 5000 per-
sons mostly of the better class. perfect forest
Of carriages lined the entrance to the grove, and
steamboat loads came from Augusta. In the eve
ming Elder G ,odrich 81 oke from ! Cor. ID i,
Moreover, BRETHREN, declare unto you the gos-
pei which also ye have received" etc. Elder
Goodrich has the faculty Of crowding a great
deal of sound logic into brief space of time.
His sermon did not exceed forty minutes. The
audience was excellent, both in point Of numbers
Notwithstanding the crowd on the ground to-
day, the order was good; and, as write, the bell
! rigns for retiring and the camp is wrapped in
utter silence.