The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-24
CAMP MEETING.
Second Day.

Second Day.
MoUNDsvILLE, Aug. 23-l0 Pm,
Editors Intelllgencer ., ii.sj :
The programme mentioned in my last
report was carried out to-day TO the let.
ter. The prayer meeting in the taber.
nacle at $50 o'clock A. NJ, was very we'll
attended, and the meeting was spiritual
one. The experience meeting at the
stand was an exceedingly interesting
one. Quite a number related their exper.
fences and all were mutually revived.
Rev. w. L. Hindman preached ut 10
o'clock from 'thesubiect, Necessity Of the
Endowments Of the Holy Ghost as a
qualification for Work." The sermon
was we'll delivered and with good effect.
The children's meeting at 2 o'clock was
attended bymany children. The meeting
was conducted by Rev. @, f. Manchester
and Miss Emma Moore.
Rev. G. A. WELDING, Of North Street
Church, Wheeling, preached at 8 o'clock
from the subject, 1.-THE Whole Family
for Christ" taking for his text
ID Kings, 4th chapter and Goth verse.
He frat spoke OF the strength OF the
family band-how closely il bound us TO.
gether. 1t isa personal question. What
strong tie binds together husband and
wife. The Christian graces here shine
the brightest. The family circle bound
together with Christian love is the fittest
type OF Heaven. The father, mother and
children all kneeling around the family
altar, all studying the Sunday school les
sons Of our present system, and all doing
all they can to assist each other, presents
grand scene. We are held responsible
for our children, and we can lead them TO
Christ. Many other good points were
made. - ~
notice in the audience this evening
the following ministers in addition to
those already named: TIC. Hughes, Pre-.
siding Elder Of Buckhannon District; l..
8. Stewart, Of Point Pleasant; Rev.
Mcneil, OF Warrington; Rev. Hite, E. G.
Woodruff, W. Cannon, and Rev. Clark, Of
Cameron.
The evening service was opened by DR..
Prettyman, who preached from the text:
Hebrews, xiii, chap. ! and 2. To some
thoughts suggested by the words Of this
text I invite your thoughtful and pray.
eriul attention. 1t is plain that there
| is. cloud OF witnesses on the camp
ground, and there are two classes. One
thoughtful and prayerful, the other care.
less and unconcerned. In these wonder
ful times Of light and knowledge, when
the reports Of meetings are read so soon;
there are clouds Of witnessed, so to speak,
without the encampment. The entire
West Virginia Conference are loOkingo on
and noting the success OF the Mounds.
vile camp meeting. In the face OF all
this, are all our powers consecrated TO
the work? Are all our gifts and powers
laid at the feet OF Jesus? Paul exhorts
to constancy in faith and patience and
godliness. Do we not believe that the
church OF our God would move on from
conquering unto conquest il We are, e,faith-
fulH We are not called into the church
OF God having mere name TO live while
we are dead. The time OF beginning \
Christian life is avery solsmn time. We
should lay inside every weight and the
sin that so easily beses us. This should
be done at the beginning Of the race.
The reference is to the Olympic games,
in which all useless garments were laid
aside. Everything that would hinder the
progress Of the runner was thrown away.
So the Christian should cast aside all
sin. This Is the first duty OF the Chris.
tian soldier. The Christian journey is as
a race, the end OF which is a heavenly
inheritance. Let us run. twith patience,
and what is the nature OF that patience ?
Can we have it along with our besetting
sins?
We are not only 10 run this race our
selves, but we are to take all we can with
US. Our patience then is In guiding,
instructing and leading those we are to
take with us. II becomes question
then whether we shall spend our lives
in doing what we should have done at
the beginning Of the, work, or whether
we begin right and all our lives be grow.
ing up into God our living head in all
things. .. .'-t -;
The great hinderance Of the Christian
church to-day is that there are so many
in It that have not laid aside their
besettlng SIN. Nhat 10 10 De uone
come right back to the starting point and
begin the race anew. Right here on This
camp. ground is the place, and Ro,v is the
time 10 begin. There may be scores of
Christians here tonight who have been
many years in the church, who shouldto.
night begin again at Che starting point.
The entire sermon was an earnest APP
peal for all Christians to take higher
grounds by looking unto Jesus as the
author and tinisher Of their faith.
The audience was large, at last Ave
hundred being present in front Of the
stand. Many more families. arrived to-
day, and nearly all the houses are now
filled, and the camp meeting grounds
were never IN better condition than at
present. 49,. fEEtl
The services tomorrow will be similar
to those Of to-day. REpoRTER: