The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-24
Seventh Day Adventist Camp Meet
ing Near Milton.

Monday, Aug. 21.-It Is reported that
there was slight frost st III ght. The air
is crisp ard d, cool this morning as in the
MIDI Of November. Peor lie are fortu-
nate who tlok the precau i'm to bring
their winter clohing.
An interest NJ social meeting was held
this morning az the stand. Elder White
spoke to the people at 10 30, a. m. His
discourse set forth the advocacy of Christ
with the Father, the love of the Father Fl r.
his children, snd his union With the Son in
the plan of redemption. The subject of
b.plism was pie ent,d from bible staud
point, setting forth immersion as the only
true bartsm The importance was shown,
and the solemn responsibilities assumed by
those who were thus "buried in Christ"
II e pare felt by the chi tan after this
torn al dedication to Christ, was likened TO
the light tut lowered about the Savour's
head \ Il shape of dove, when he come
up from his baptism at the hands of John,
when the c lvens p,ned, and Gods own
voice pre- claimed his Son
At the close of the sermon Elder Bour-
dean with his battalion of Singers launched
out into one of the grandest choruses that
ever rang through the asles of camp
meeting grove. There is no describing it
but the refrain of
"Come home! Come home
Your Father calls come home ~
burst in food of music from the lips of
half the singers while the rest prolonged
according notes of tir ceveral parts drop
ping into the chorus st difiertnt stages,
footing off 10 waves of song then gathering
up all the ttragglers in one grand burst OF
harmony that shook the leaves upon the
trees. This Canadian minister, with his
voice like u cam caliope, leads his I'M
trained choir IA triumphantly as a general
Of volunteers might head the grand charge
of an army.
In the afternoon Elder Hutchins spoke
upon the subject of baptism with great free
dom, relating several interesting incidents
to the pc n, that had come under bis per.
St nal observation. The examination of
candidates for baptism followed, conducted
by Elders Hutchins and Smith. The con-
gregation were thea dismissed, to meet soon
afterwards on the bank OF the river. Ten
persons were baptz ed. Elder l.. Bean ad-
ministerIng the rte.
LAST DAY.
Tuesday, a. m, Aug. GA parting
meeting was held this morning, and now
while writing, tents are being taken down,
people are preparing for the early trains,
and the canAas CITY will soon become a
thing of the past. Those who have asso-
ciated toec her so Pleasantly and profitaby
for the past week will go their several ways,
and no succeeding meeting will ever again
bring them all together.
The meeting has been success. Elder
Hutchins is an excellent presiding officer,
under his careful supervision everything
| has b, en- well mar Jed, and the order up
| on the ground has been remarkably good.
| One circumstance has cast a saddenipg in
| iluence over the camps. A young man 20
years of age, son of j. Il. Hool of Comp
slon p. @, received sun stroke about
two weeks since while in the haylng field.
| He suffered considerably in consequence,
hut it uas not perceived that his mind was
affected until Thursday morning, after the
family had started for the meeting. He then
became delirious and raved necessarily.
As he could not be prevailed upon to re-
turn home, his father, upon arriving ut st.
Alhapa, requested the sheriff to take him in
custody and return him to his home. This
the flicrr declined /, do, tn mixing 1t safest
| for him to 60 on to the meeting, where he
would probably soon regain lis reason.
Mr.. Hool then summoned leading ply