The Portland daily press., 1877-08-21
CAMP MEETINGS.
mar,ha,s Grove Camp Ground.


This ground is very beautifully situated on
the easterly hank of the Saco River, one and a
half miles from Fryeburg village and two from
the T. & o. r. r. station, and is second
to none in the state. 1t is just far
enough from the public highway to be screened
from dust, and high enough to bs free from
water and wet ground The grove consists
mostly of white naples, with large branches
and thick foliage with fine grassy bottom.
The seats around the tabern lcle are so arrang-
ed that the sun hardly reaches through the
thick foliage of leaves when it is out its bright
est The whole must be seen to be appreciated.
They have boarding house on the grounds
that will lodge 50 persons and feed all who de-
sire food. under the charge of J. T. Darling,
who has SO successfully conducted it in the
years past; restaurant where lunch can be
had, and groceries can be had at the boarding
house for tenters desiring such
Stable loom to accommodate one hundred
horses, under the charge of J. Fl. Kimball,
can be had, with plenty of food and water.
Tenting ground free.
There are already society tents from Chest
nut street, Portland, Cape Elizabeth, Frye
burg, Stowe and Cornisa, while most of the cot
tages, are occupied. Many more are going up,
and others will be up by Wed nesday Meet
ings will begin Monday evening and continue
until Sunday evening.
The temperance meeting will begin Monday
the 9th, and continue until Friday night. Elk.
Gov. Perham will give the opening address.
Neal Dow will be present
Board by the day or week, or meals at very
reasonable rates, can be had.
The first public meeting at the stand will be
held at 10 a. m.
The camp ground association have quite
farm joining the grounds where they will cut
what hay is headed and have five acres of po-
tatoes this year with some cora. They are
blowing and leveling all of the ground owned
by them into smooth moving land.
They are some in debt yet, but by close man
agement and economy will soon be free from it
if patronized well by the public.
They have arranged stage teams SO that per-
sons on the cars can ride from the station and
return for 80 cents.
Presiding Elder Jacques is on the ground.
Rev. DR.. Mason will preach sermon during
the week.
The closing service of the religious camp.
meeting was of social character, held yester-
day morning at the stand. At 10 o'clock an
enthusiastic praise meeting was conducted by
Mr.. @. G. Hunt of Augusta.
In the interim, before the temperance meet
ing, Rev. D. G. Wheeler of Bath, preached a
very interesting and effective discourse of which
we give brief abstract
His text was in Isaiah 81, IL "He shall see
of the travail of his soul and shall be satisfied
The text is glorious prophecy OF the triumph
and victory of Christ. These are words of
thrilling comfort to the church of God. The
infinite God has promised to give unto Christ
| the desire of his soul until he is satisfied No
man was ever entitled to victory like the Son of
God. He paid tremendous price-a price for
rebels doomed to die. The throne Of God held a
| terrible account against this revolving world.
1t was solemn day when the debt was can.
celled the sun refused its light the earth shook
its dust from sleeping graves, silence in heaven,
| golden harps were still, angels robed in sadness,
| yea, the very eternal throne draped in sack
| cloth, the regions of woe were in wild Jubilee
of CONSERVATION. But the sufferings of Christ
| are over, no more mockery, no more disgrace
no more tears or blood, but here-uot in Jupi.
| ter or Mars-where He was homeless wander
er, and met felon's doom, she shall see of the
travail of his soul and shall be satisfied"
| The demands that the Son shall make of the
Father that shall satisfy his soul are, first, tr
umphover kings and governments of this world
second, the binding of Satan and all the powers
of evil; third, triumph over death and the
grave; fourth, the glorfcation of His saints
The speaker concluded by referring to the
grandeur of the plan of God, and inviting al
to come and partake therein.
The Maine State Temperance Camp meeting
began last evening with '1ove FEAST in thu
tabernacle
This afternoon at 2 O. clock the opening ad
| dress will be delivered.