The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-24
OLD ORCmARDl CAmP.mEETING
Fifth Day.

Sunday services at the camp ground were
more interesting than any previously held, and
| large numbers of country people came in at an
| early hour to hear the famous Evangelists,
| Hammond and Earle. They are both singu-
larry earnest and effective appearing men.
Rev. A. B. Earle is..a tall, clearly shaven
man of perhaps IS years of age, and every fea-
ture and line of his magnificent frame, and es
pecially his massive head, indicate great
strength of body and mind, and indomitable
perseverance,. His voice is clear and sonorous as
| a bell, and every one of his terse, pointed An
| glo-Saxon expressions comes to the ear with
| resonant ring like newly minted coin. He
| reminds one of the late Rev. II. B. Abbott.
Mr.. Hammond is man differing much in
| appearance, yet he would be selected
| from crowd as a man prominent for q
well ordered, vigorous mind, cased in a
sound body. He is fine speaker but his
voice lacks that pungent quality go noticeable
with Mr.. Earle. There is more of the dramat-
| ic style in his manner of speaking. yet he so
thoroughly feels aud lives the great truths he
utters that all idea of studied effect is lost. He
feels that his work is among the children es-
pecially, and in his twenty-five years work
among the young has accomplished wonderful
results
Monday morning was another specimen of
the "partly clearing weather" of last week and
till noon it really looked as though the clouds
were as firmly fixed as the pinesIthey overhung,
and everyone felt glad when they rolled out
ever the sea. The attendance was somewhat
larger than last week, but lacks greatly of
ab; tto de- hat hor
shipped here in former years.
The morning prayer meetings were attended
by the faithful few who are always gathered at
the stand, aud fair number of those who
came from curiosity.
In place of the usual praise meeting at 10
o'clock there was an "altar service and imme
diately after Rev. Mr.. Earle preached a thor.
0ughly practical discourse Astounding in COM
mon sense.teaching of the way of life. from
Lake. %, 24.-"Being in an agony, He prayed
more earnestly"
The afternoon prayer meeting held in the
open air was we'll attended and the pertinent
remarks of DR.. See, Mr.. Earle and other nota-
BILE speakers present, upon conservation and
kindred topics, were eagerly listened to- One
great drawback at these outdoor social meet
ings is the low tone of the speakers voices,
making it impossible to hear syllable at a
distance. .
At the same hour, the Evangelist, E. P.
Hammond, addressed the children in the Bid
deford house, and the earnest, eager looks of
the little ones showed how deeply int rested
they were in the eloquent, enthusiastic, yet
simple and child-like words of the speaker.
At the close of Mr.. Hammond's remarks an
inquiry meeting was held, in which great
number of children took part and professed
their love for Him who babe little children
come to Him.
The subject of Mrs Smiths Bible reading
was the keeping power of Christ, and was
treated in an energetic, enthusiastic manner.
Mrs. Smith is a entertaining speaker, and her
perfect familiarity with scripture, and her very
distinct enuncations, make her Bible readings
one of the most pleasing features of the meet
ing.
At haf-past six the meetings of the men and
women and ministers were held respe ctively at
the Tabernacle stand and Biddeford house, and
were we'll attended, though the ladies win the
palm for attendance at all the services.
r. Pearsall Smith preached the evening SER
mon at the stand.
The meetings are all very quiet and the best
of order is preserved without police regulations.
Especially noticeable is the absence of transient
visitors to the ground.
During the day Revs. Marcus Ames of Lam
caster, and Samuel Cutter of Boston arrived.
Dr. Steele left yesterday morning for Ches-
ter Heights camp-grouud, Penn.
Mr.. Earle will preach at the stand this morn
ing.
OFF FOR THE WAR.-The battery of artil-
lery stationed at Fort Preble received orders
from the War Department yesterday morning
to report at once at Pittsburg. They accord
ingly left by the nine o'clock train over the
Eastern road. They were in regular march