, 1877-08-03
LAKE BLUFF.
Services Held at the Camp.Meet.
ing Grounds Yesterday.
A Fuller Attendance and a Greatly In.
creased Interest.
Bermons and Addresses by Drs. Few]er,
DfdNell, Rbea, and Iarkhnrsts

famt- MEEtICQ NfQHfU4 tOtk q fHUfU lDfSIn1
t~rn =, the ear,y trains came past, .eycral jareo
loals Of people, no.tly Ladies'. arriving ', from from
~AukeRat, hehosaa hae'ne' ana oinef po'nis
i,ru,,rbt many people from tho cIty, 90 TINT Tho
ose s,re,',,r fne, hal - ~ t.,s T., ~
Isssn Ta,,rrna"r Thc atternoon ~ - meettn~ @ ~ eas @
la.9e .,en,,n ap ..xcr"I nrs% % en',,u1 % .'a.s "ts
under The canopy, hut still there was
room room for many more. Dr.. Charlie,
preached In tho afternoon. There was an I'M
nroupku praycr-tncetInK held In the Firs.
fnur,.,, rhan.t a, holt.no.t1 o.c1oct lin ni,ac.
he,ue % eompiete,y u alied, The wostha, @ Wv rss % al
Tint could be desired yesterday
Ats o'clock
WEDNESDAY xyarrro
~. .r.,,rr ,,,,ottn,. t~.. oo,1,nonao, ~. r4x..
tne evening % meeting n, mae com eonI'cneea, Inc f,aet III
Chufch Chopcl SILL oc!nH ut1'lzcd. the
customary singing and prayer were had,
the latter by Mn. Willing, ard then
n,. 1ue ..'s M1'. ,. % ,n.. '"s. ~. touS ,,' hs
b'b'e a'lu bceah 10 huht up q tc3t from Which
to preacf.. lie said he hal text picked out
willie before, @ but T. had passed tto% r ID, 'n: III! o
t~s..r.,ss,,n. i. ,ara,,o,, ), .,a S ""N'0
t9ansslcso1'ns sr, - 1of3ne't, w
lhe speaker commenced MS discourse oJ fe-
whcr, In wos once Chaplain, Tho lclioT had
obtaiI.cd pardon from Tho Governor, and was
en1n,,Icte;y overcome by tno in,n,!!ge,,ce. Ns.
Iarkl,urss compared Tic feelings of Tits pour
man with the feelings of, tic sinner When he
lin. md he il par,iU,,eI Of his sIns, Tl,c ctc
ancnts vere all theirs for great .hnnder-storm,
any Zinc. W % Just 90 tic clements Of CGstantty
and power were with them In that tent; tho
Holy Hl,ost was there also, anl II tic sinner
would onlv comply. with tue condition. he
faithful to forgive us our sins aud cleanse us
sin implied that the nln should not 10 rccommEt-
ted. A. confession should be- AZ pub
lc as the wrong committed. Many people
icss Christ ~ u maks great fuss about it aud
jain the church. But, sald the spcakor, .hts Is
Your W uoi, settle Il between YOU and jour uod; Cd
II between you and your family. settle It with
your family; II between you antl your church,
settle II between you and your church before tho
Mr.. Parkhurst took - grconback from biz
pocket and held it up. "Tncrc,n said he, tis
npromiso from tho United States Government
70 nwny 0nl say tive got 81 hare faith III
te Government to ltoteYo that IL will pay me
tae money, to auch IN extent that do moi say
bare its prou,tsc to pay INC &c, but sar, tl'ra
Eot 81 {tis the substanre Of tilngs hopcd tor.
tilat Il,ayc In tic Goycrn1aent; md Wien lii
saYs am free and pardoncd, know that ain
tree. l do not say | have tho prosnlse Of being
t]y illustrated.
Atr. Spencer SANG, "My spirit Is free" and
then thu assembly organized into conference
meeting. ..-.-..-.--.
praycr-mcctlnE ,Eas held, which vas tolcraIIy
well attended. considering the number OF peoplc
on lhe grounds.
ruE nEy, pn, IRA a. s1pws11.
Of Buffalo, read an csaay ot1 tic sub-pnstoratc
sub]oct, '''Thc World Ia Like to an Eve" The
]ewisil Rabbis used to tay, 1.-THE whlte Of tiic
black ID tic world ittcif the pupti Ia Inrt,sn1nm
pltl the Irnnyc in tf,y u,ipi il the temnie.T Tbis
was a Jewish conectt, stlll Tho speaker thought
through tho mirror Of ths iii
jswtsi, nroycri' hfotatIi,m wos tikc IN csne ~
tic willie of Tho eve was tic great outsItlu wirid
Which surroutuis The Church like an occan: Tic
black was the organic Metlotiist sosicsy: tic tho
puptl was thu c]ass-mccttnv: mud thc ir,ayp In
lhe nlptl was lie cnsscuicr. or sitt,,,nsttT. az
he was appropriately called. lie did most Icarty
appruyv ii maiin9 tic class.mectlur Tia centrs ~
4 tue assss wa. a nest sy:s ttat II s
The class-'ealer was most potent factor Vi the
Mcthodtet's ocon0ny. Lie believed that tic
:lass-lca1aer was of moro Importance than tho
the ljfe.. tho activity, and nearest tho
hcart. Of thu people. Tho class-lcalcr of
American Actholsm was responsible for Foyt-
walls or baekslldiugs, for loyalty or treason. fJr
pld.fashioped ways or now-tanSlcd notions, for
victory. Or defeat.
Dr. B:aawcll proceeded 10 give an interesting
hsturY Of tie origin, progress, and partial Dc.
cay Of the euhpaatoratc Ia this country frot,.
The time of Wesley TO tho prcsent day, and laid
down the rules for the guidance Of thc ciass-
leader, and what Was expected Of him, accord
Ing to Thu Methodist law. Tho class-meetng, he
sa!3, was based upon tho social element tn hu-
mAn nature. The ifu!e companies Of men
Gnd won'c.', meeting togeshes onve 4
week, formed religious brotherhood.
They were companies Of poonlo Working out
their own salyat'ou,, aud they helped caeh Other
~ their tndtyiaua! experiDt,re anil IN other
ways, atid made the rocky road OF religion COIN
lMrattyelY smooth and al"ays pleasant. Ito
fuT:hrf spoke ot lho ttuttes OF thu eiass-lratict
10 dctu!, antl gaye Ills opinion ~ TO what sort Of
s'nan he hh'"l,s be. and what kind Of books
were tie sGse to BE- used IN llls teachings.
lhe regular services al llalf'past ~ O'Clock
opened ~ the nsuss order, with singing. prayer,
aud realizing Vt portion ~ tue SCRIPTURES.
THE REV. nj. HuEA, ,...
ot Cedar lsap1s. H.. preached the u1ornluE ser