Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-08-21

clines his call to the chair of Theology in Bango
Seminary.
Miss Annie Louise Cary will begin her New
England concert engagements in Boston Wednes
day evening, December 18th.
Mayor Butler Of Portland telegraphed on Sat
urdsy an invitation to President Hayes to exten,
his eastern trip to Portland.
Notes from the Camp Ground.
SUNDAY-SEvENTH DAY.
The Love Feast at the tabernacle at 30 va
led by Presiding Elder Martin and was a season
of great power. The service was opened b,
prayer by Rev. J. y. Clifford. old Mortified,
was sung thrilling the who lie congregation will
its grand old strains Two hundred and sixty-fv,
testimonies were given. During this meeting tn,
trains and boat from up aud down river arrived
bringing orderly and intelligent looking people a
can be found anywhere. At 10 o'clock the congte
CATION assembled at the stand to listen to ser
mon by lev. -. W. LeIacheur of llallowell, who
took for his subject the Parable of the ten Virgin,
Mat 18th lst to IL inclusive. There are three i'm
pOrtant per iods in the life of every man.
LIST. When he is born into the world he beg in:
an eternal exstence-a state of probation. A mis-
take at the beginning extends all through life. A
slight error III the first column of the page make.
a vast difference in the balance sheet.
Ind. period Is when he is called to close his ey
upon his present surroundings, when he comes to
die. Then probation ceases.
3rd. When he stands in the Jud. ment before
the bar of God.
To this last the text refers. The ten virgins
represent the "all nations" spoken of in the bible
all who shall appear before God on that great ds V
Every person makes some kind of profession
has "a lamp, which he carries through life and
into eternity. The five virgins were foolish be-
cause they acted foolishly, and five were wise in
preparing their lamps. The lamps we carry are
our hearts-the oil is the love of God which fills
them, not orthodox theology merely God has
made 1t possible for every man to possess his own
heart. Means of grace may be made empty ves-
sells as well as our own hearts. This one may be
the means of leading us up to heaven or down to
hell. The oil did not belong to tn virgins. The
oil given to US is that which prepares man or
woman to meet God, lie: The blood of Christ, fl H.
ing our hearts with purity, II is not head faith
consistent theology, but Christ in the heart
The church of the living God was never wide
awake as IT is to-day, croakcrs to the contrary not-
wthstanding,
The cry was made "Behold the bridegroom
cometh." He was and will be announced by
those who come with Him, not by those who have
lived are living or shall live upon the earth The
announcement will be made by those who comet b
with Him, from heaven not from earth Look
not into books for the time when this shall come,
but upward toward God. The speaker painted in
an exceedingly vivid manner the coming of the
bridegroom and the rejection of the foolish vir-
gins. We shall not be judged by our shouting
hallelujah. Many will say in that day We
have built colleges, hospitals other benevolent n-
sttutons and have shouted halle lu ah all through
life, and and last find out that they were mi,tak-
en- when il is said unto them 81 never knew you"
But every one may come and get this oil that W i'll
prepare them for heaven at last, if they Will.
There will be a separation. The ten virgins
we've together before the brdegl DOM came, but
never afterwald.
Almost Persuaded was then sung with telling
effect The vast audience, variously estimated al
from 5000 to 5000 being ssattentve as in a
church. There was no opportunity for an altar
service and the invitation was given to those who
ell TO by several hundred. The exercises closed
with Coronation.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, 10TH.
The young peoples meeting, at l o'clock. was
led by l.. r. Diummond of Watervillc.
At 2 the large audience again assembled at the
stand Quite large number Of persons arrived
by carriages from the adjoining cities and towns.
Rev. w. ). Jones of Brunswick preached from
the words found at Isaiah 63-3-"I have troddcn
the wine press alone, and of the people there was
none with me-" The subject Of the discourse WAS
the great love that prompted the Father to pro-
vide means of satisfying the just wrath OF an
offended God. The great question How shall
man be brought ito harmony with God and his
law, has been answered by tod himself. To
place man 10 savsble condition was Christ work.
Sdlhu Is uHlStHtly al NOik IN uie opposite diieC-
ton. influencing man for evil
He had not, in our work have, the sym
patty and cooperation of others. lie was en-
phatically alone. He had all the trials incde mt
to human nature, all the temptations of Satan to
contend with. No one had ever before been
through this way. There was previous en-
ample.
We lsud Columbus or Stanley, but they had
for sympa hixets the whole civilized world. Christ
entered that path where nothing reigns but death.
He Is guided by the consciousness of right and
mi ght in that right. We were to be brought into
harmony with God aud no one but Christ could
do it. Alone in the work, but faithful to his
trust All things he bore without complaint. The
one thing that drew forth one cry from his great
heart was the withdrawal of the Fathers face.
SO it will be with the lost soul. There is nothing
so terrible as the knowledge that he is utterly for
saken of God, and forth comes the heart-rending
cry, "My God, my God, why hast thou forssken
me" lie took our sins upon Him, and so lie
must make the whole sacrifice. We do nothing
but has been done before by some one. He had
no predect ssor, no successor. His work touches
earth and heaven. What condition so exalted =
He is worthy all honor. His dominion is not
merely universal, but an everlasting dominion.
AT the close of the afternoon sevice the people
began 10 leave the ground for the station, which
they left by the special trains about o'clock.
Eighteen crowded cars took them to their homes
well pleased with the meetings, the grounds and
the day generally. One noticeable feature of the
rowdysm and the day, and evening passed with
out so much as an arrest or approach thereto,
everybody behaving quiet and orderly as in
church, happily Disappointing those who were eX-
pecting re enactment of the scenes Of the past
few years when the gates were not closed on the
Sabbath.
The thanks of the entire management ex-
tended to all who were upon the grounds for the
evident disposition of every one to add to the in
terest and profit of the day. The question of the
success of Sabbath campmeetings, and open gates
is no longer lone of doubt, and there is no more
room for dispute in the opinion of the majority Of
the people.
Rev. +. T. Adams of Augusta preached in the
evening. His text was at Ephesians l5-"Of
whom the whole family in heaven and earth Is
named" 1t is great thing TO be adopted into
this family, TO have this inheritance. Men take
great pride in their family names-some on &C.
count Of wealth, others of patriotism, intelligence
or craftsmanship. Those who can trace any rela-
tionshp TO the families of Washington, Adams
Rothschilds are exceedingly proud of the dstinc-
ton. Our family name embodies all that is pc
tential, rich and noble.
We are not members Of this family except we
have been adopted into it. We are justly
proud of our name, FOR IN our line is king, a
conquerer. From Bethlehem Jesus started forth
as conquerer. His name takes lustre from the
star that led the shepherds to the manger Beth