The Portland daily press., 1876-08-24
Under the Pines,
Old Orchard Camp Meeting.

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. %.
Surely the proprietors of the camp meeting
grounds and the managers of the meetings
ought to unite in giving 'Old Probabilities a
medal for the invariably fine weather he has
bestowed upon all the meetings this year.
Every day of The temperance gathering and of
the present district meeting has been unmarried
by storm or turbulent weather-has been day
of sunshine. To-day has been one of the fin
est. The chill autumnal touch that seemed
upon US yesterday and Monday has relaxed,
and nature again put Oh her warmest and most
genial smiles The campers who have for
day or two been compelled to rise early and
take vigorous CONSTITUTIONAL to keep warm,
made up this morning by an extra nap and
rose good humored, and the difference between
knot of good or ill humored "brethren" every
reporter knows who has sought information
from them. There are blessings and pious
looks that are more whitening than burly Saxon
oaths. But to-day man and nature are in the
best humor. The usual eight o'clock morning
meetings are held in the various society tents,
ard the quiet groves were made murmurous
with many fervent prayer and feeling song.
At ten o'clock A M, when the regular morn
ing service began, about 500 people were seated
about the grar d stand
The sermon of the forenoon was preached by
Rev. 7. P. Adams of Kennebunkport, whose
text from Isaiah was "My people will not con-
slider saith the Lord" This be treated in an
able and interesting manner, starting with the
fact that Gods word as we'll as our own con-
vctons, call US to consider our relations to this
Ito md f,t,,r II
God, His attributes, our relations to Him, more
as to character, duty and destiny, and the flu
ture toward which we are fastening He
closed with an earnest exhortation to his au-
dience to consider and take thought upon their
present aud their future, and vivid picture of
the penalties of delay.
In the afternoon, at the opening of the two
o'clock service, at least 1000 people were on the
ground, and this number soon grew to 5000.
During the forenoon an excursion train of
eleven cars come in from Dover. Pennington,
N. H., and vicinity, and many of the excur-
sionists were on the camp ground in the after
noon. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Ros-
coe S Green, of South Berwick, an earnest,
vigorous young preacher, who kept the undi-
vided attention of his audience, while he spoke
from John, 10Th chapter and 4th verse-"Be-
hold bring him fourth to you that ye may
know find no fault in him." His sermon was
glowing eulogism of the beauties and the
appealing merits of ''Jesus Christ, in whom
find no fault" all over the world He has
been, is being tried, yet all his judges say, like
the Roman, 81 find no fault in him." The dis
course was imprisoned and decidedly one of
the best efforts thus far.
After both the morning and afternoon SER
vices an altar service was held and several
among the speakers at the latter told of re-
cent finding of God. This latter service was
especially impressive and replete with pathos.
In the evening Rev. John Collins, of Cape
Elizabeth depot, preached one of his effective
and characteristic sermons in the tabernacle.
Tomorrow forenoon Rev. John Gibson, of
Newfeld, will preach; Rev. A. S. Ladd, of
Bath, in the afternoon, and Rev. S. F. Strout,
of Eliot, in the evening.