The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-08-31
Cnnp Meeting.

FRIDAY, the second day OF camp meet
ing, opened unfnvorably, but notwith-
standing large number of people came.
Owl; - the rain, the morning service
cs ~. held IN the Middlebury cottage
and i:itiand tabernacle, both of which
were crowded. Rev. $. Gardner, of
: Mauriu stcr, delivered the sermon in
: the f,iidlcbury cottage. In the Rut-
land tent the services were conducted
: by Rev. A. II. Edison of Rutland.
Rev. Mr.. Nandecar delivered the
sermon from Isaiah xviii, Is. "Thcre-
fore, thus saith the Lord: Behold lay
In Zion corner stone," etc.
Ancient Zion was situated somewhere
near the present site of ancient Jerusa-
lem, city noted for its remarkable
events, the city where God seems to
have delighted to reveal Himself, and
from where it was destined that the Son
of God should go forth to all the world.
! After brief review of the beauty and
! grandeur of the creation of the plane
tary system, the speaker said that when
the wise Creator had reached the eli
max of creation, man was created as
lord of them all. When man was Gre
ated, God in his infinite wisdom made
plan of salvation, and to complete
that plan none was sufficient but Jesus
Christ, Gods only son, and without
Him all the power in the eternal world
could not have saved the human race,
and the foundation of the great redemp-
ton scheme was completed when He
suffered, died and assembled. Its mag
nitude is shown in the fact that Christ
was the lamb, slain from the foundation
of the world that all might be saved.
Prayer meetings were held during
the intermission. At the commences
ment of the services prayer was offered
by Rev. w. w. Foster, Jr., of Castle
ton. The afternoon services were con-
Quoted by the presiding elder, Rev. NJ
b. Mead, who had been unavodably
detained from being here at the COM
mencement of the meeting.
Rev. J. w. Bennett of North Ferris
burgh delivered the sermon, taking for
his text Jeremiah xxi, clause ofthe 34tll
verse, 81 will forgive their iniquties
and will remember their sins no
more"
This text, as well as many others in
Gods word, contains the promise OF
forgiveness. The value of any promise
depends upon the character and ability
of him who promises. lie who makes
this promise cannot lie, cannot deceive
AS God leads us to interpret the promises
in his word SO will they be performed
to us.
He was followed by Rev. j. M. Ed
gerton of Rutland with few words OF
earnest exhortation, followed by socia
meeting before the stand.
| Cofnr1a,- Tho ,,,hl;o co,,.;ooc
together large and interested congre
CATION. Rev. o. Gregg of StarksborC
preached Enthusiastically clear ant
pointed sermon, taking his text from
Isaiah lix.: l., 2. A prayer meeting o
more than usual power followed.
The social meetings increased in in
terest and numbers, while the attend
ance at each service showed large acces
sions with every train. Rev. Mr.. Row
som of Middlebury preached at two
O'Clock p. NJ, taking as text severa
verses from Chronicles, 29th chapter
beginning with the 10th. This sermon
was characterized by peculiar cearness
of statement and fearless presentation
of the truths involved. Following the
public service Rev. G. II. Hawley O.
Shelburne took charge of the usual so
cial meeting. Several persons took the
position of seekers of religion.
Sunday, the great day of the CAM
meeting, opened cloudy, and mud anC
rain were expected, but the clouds roll
ed away, and there was fair congre
CATION to listen to the morning sermon
with more arriving all the time. The
prayer was offered by Rev. ii. N
Munger, of Vergennes; sermon by
Rev. 7. A. Griffin, of Burlington; text
Col. ill.,: IL, "But Christ is all and in
ALL" The points were that Christ il
the center of spiritual life and power
the center of unity amongst His people
the center of sympathy and aid to the
troubled.
By noon the grounds were complete
ly filled with people, and many arriv.
rounding were filed with people ant
lunch baskets. AT the spring there wa,
a crowd continually.
AT the commencement of the after
noon services the auditorium was dense
ly packed, many standing. Rev. G. r
Hawley, of Shelburn, delivered the ser
mon from Romans / 10. The theme
was "The wrath of God" what we arc
to understand it Is, how it is revealed
the efforts of God to save men and the
necessity of yielding to God and having
a character fitted for heaven if We
would enter there. An intermission o.
a few minutes was then had, and the
second sermon was preached by Rev
A. Heath, of Winooski. The text was
from Matthew i:2l. The theme wa,
"The Name of Jesus" its efficiency il
prayer used as q test by Christians, as {
plea in prayer, as associated with divine
power, its longevity, and as expressive
of his work.
1t is estimated that over five thous
and people visited the grounds to-day
About three hundred teams were takei
care of at the stables and about
twice that number were hitched abou
the grounds. A large number tool
meals at the restaurant. Many of tn,
farmers went home after the Afternoon
services.
The evening service began at sever
o'clock, when Rev. S. S. Ford, o
Monkton, preached from Luke xv:32
subject, "The Prodigal Son." NJ
words can paint the picture presented
by this sanity man of God. Suffering
from severe hoarseness and physica
prostration, it seemed that nothing
could give him command of the larg,
congregation but his command of tn,
subject in hand, and his rare persistenc,
and skill in handling the theme con
quered all difficulties, and at the clos,
Of the sermon ninety and upwards ca
gerly pressed forward in answer to hi
Invitation to return to the Father of all
Most Of these persons testified to hav
ing entered into rest. Such was tn,
interest that eleven O'Clock came ant
found the earnest multitude Just separ
ating for the night. About TWENTY-FIVE,
men and boys slept in a large ten
strewn with straw. Some drinking ha
been going on, but the offenders hay,
kept shy of the officers. No accident
are reported.