The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-30
held at the Middlebury vergcnnes and Pitts

AT inc commencement OF the AFTERNOON
service the sky was lowering and indicated
lain. The service commenced by singing
hymn 16. "Beforc Jehovah's awful throne
ye nations bow IN sacred joy" Prayer
was offered by Rev j. NJ. Edgerton of
| Vergenncs. Reading of the 9Th chapter
OF Romans was commenced by Rev. g. II
Dunton of Poultney when the rain began
to fall and Elder Mead adjourned the meet
ing to the Rutland tent, where Rev. j. II.
Bond of Williston read the 9Th chapter Of
Romans. After singing az need thee ev-
cry hour" Rev. w. w. Foster of Castleton
| preached from
| Romans SIT $50 then they that are in the
| flesh cannot please God"
FRIDAY EVENING.
| Services were commenced by singing
| hymn 34G, "Seek him while he may be
| found" Prayer was offered by Rev. G..
| r. Hawley of Shelburn. At this point q
| heavy thunder shower came up and the
people fled to their tents and cottages
| where prayer meetings were held. The
rain fell in torrents on the parched earth
and the claps of thunder mingled with the
voice of prayer.
SATURDAY MORNING.
The morning dawned clear and bright,
and the grounds were beautiful and all ma
ture seemed refreshed by the copious show
ers of last evening. Prayer meetings were
held at 0 o'clock in most of the cottages
At 1890 o'clock public services were held
in front of the stand. The exercises were
commenced by singing hymn a. go God
our strength, to thee our song with CRATE
full hearts we raise Prayer was offered by
Rev. NJ, Tator of Brandon. Part of the
22d chapter of Matthew commencing with
the 18th verse was read followed by sing
ing of the 237th hymn. 81 love thy King
dom Lord, the house of thine abode. Rev.
G. A. Barrett of Pttsford then preached
from Matt. Xxi. 81 to 40th verses.
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
| thy heart and with all thy soul and with all
| thy mind. This is the first and greatest COM
mandn,ent, and the second is like unto It, Thou
| shalt love thy neighbor as myself. On these
| two commandments hang all the law and the
| prophets"
The speaker said among the native con.
ceptions of the human mind is universal
notion Of the existence of Supreme Being
Find man and you find with him as ar
original conception the idea of God tc
whom he owes allegiance. The concep
ton may be rough and imperfect one, bu
that this sentiment is universal and one
which controls the life of man, admits o.
proof by abundant and conclusive evil
dence. This religions principle in mar
finds its expression in many ways, in the
| tho punhprlacc dptipl IF oncinpt
nations, in the horrid rites and revolving
superstitions of modern heathenism as well
as 10 the clearer vision by which the phil
osophic thought of the world seeks to APP
prehend God. The nation having 10 no
ton of God and no system of worship
based upon some recognition of His right
to rule is yet to be found, says modern re-
search. Now then as a necessary out
growth of this idea of a Supreme Being
come the feelings of duty, of dependence,
| of reverence, and desire to worship to.
gether with a consciousness of growth and
an anxious longing to proptiate an offend
| ed God. Thus coDnate to the human mind
We have this "teeling after Cod" as the
remnant of good preserved to man from
the fall, and by which he is to be rescued
from endless woe. AS these sentiments
gather strength and assume shape, we shall
find therefore three questions proposing
themselves to every rational mind.
lat. What ought to do?
I'd. Why ought to do this ,?
Sd. How am l to do it?
The speaker enlarged on these subjects
for an nour and closed with an earnest APP
peal to all to ask themselves these ques-
lions and work more earnestly tor the cause
of Christ.
Exhortations by Rev. H. N. Munger OF
Benson, and Rev. c. II. Hawley of Shell.
burne, followed and the audience. after g
short prayer meeting were dismissed with
the benediction.
AFTERNOON.
At o'clock prayer meetings were held
at the larger tents in which great interes,
was exhibited. At 2 o'clock, the public ser.
vices were opened by singing hymn APO
The prayer was offered by Rev. w. j.
Heath of Burlington and the 18th chapter
of Acts was read and hymn 422 was sung.
Rev. Andrew Heath of Winooski, then
preached from
Acts 17:s2.-"we will.hear thee again OF this
| NATTER
The Jews were the persistent foes of
Christ and his apostles. Wherever the
teachers of Christ went they were opposed
and prosecuted especially by the Scribes
and Pharisees.
LIST. Procrastinaton is a common vice F.;
now God has sworn by himself because he
can swear by no greater. This vice is CON-
mon to all ages. Too soon say the young.
"We desire more of the pleasures of the
world" etc. Religion would interfere with
our enjoyment of them. Too soon say the
middle aged, we have farms to cultivate
| our business to attend to and our families
| to care for.
| ID. Procrastinaton is a heinous sin
against God, He commands us because it
is at once our interest and our duty to do
so as to make religion the present and frst
| business of life.
81. The consequences procIastination
are most disastrous in this world, here as
well as hereafter.
4th Procrastipaton is often destructive.
| The day of grace may close; if not before
| it will at the hour of death and death may
come suddenly Unexpectedly in an hour
when you think not. He closed with an
eloquent appeal to all to wait no longer,
but yield themselves TO Christ to-day.
Earnest exhortstions were made by Rev.
Sanford Washburne of Middlebury, and
Rev. G. II. Hawley of Shelburne and the
exercises closed with short prayer meet
ing.
The weather is fine and delightfully."- cool,
breeze is blowing this afternoon and 5000
people are present and the voice of prayer
and notes of praises to God are heard on
every hand.
| SUNDAY MORNING.
The morning opened cool and clear and
the people early began to gather from the
surrounding country to listen to the servi-
ces of the day,1and at the opening of the
morning services fully five thousand peo-
pie were on the grounds. Excellent order
has been maintained and all seem to partake
| of Tho Snirit of tho raeetinn and the hest OF