The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-28
CAMP MEETING.
The Agony Oyer-Ths Association
Now Able 20 Liquidaie Its Indebi-
ednsss-Other Matters OF Import


e.,n.ss-Other Matters OF Import
MoUspsvILLE, MONDAY, Aug. u.
Edit rs OF the Register:
The agony is over. the big day has
come aud gone, and it was a big day
IN every sense OF toe word. There was
over tort, one hui dred single admittsnce
tickets sold at the gate yesterday, moe
pendent af the season tickets. The cash
receipts were larger than ever before IN
\ single day. The association Will now
be able to pay of sll o. its indebtedness
and have handsome balance IN the
treasury. Colonel Alexander informs
me that they will now be enabled to
carry into effect their long cherished
project of erecting fountain on the
grounds, to be supplied with water iro &
never failing spring situated upon an
adjacent hill The association Will nave
the fountain in operation before the next
yearly meeting. Phis Will add very
much TO the convenience and pleasure
of the grounds. II. 5. White furnished
meals 10 over two thousand persons yes
terdsy. Over three hundred persons
participated in communion services 20
dsy vt the close of A. K. RIley's very
eloquent sermon. There was some little
rowdying in town yesterday. Six visit
ors occupied the lookup last night. One
rather obstreperous individual, whose
name | was unable TO learn, succeeded ID
escsoing from three of the police who
were conveying MIN to the lookup. My
informant tells me that be piled the po-
lice up promiscuously in all manner OF
shapes aud positions. The congregation
is small 70 day in comparison with that
of Yesterday, but still there were fair
audiences, who listened with deep IN
terest to the Revs. Riley, Kitchens and
George, d. D., who delivered the three
sermons. Numerically, morally, relig-
iou,ly aad financially the meeting has
proven complete success. Outside OF
the regular programme OF proceedings
there has been remarkable scarcity OF
items of interest TO report from the
grounds this year.
The subiolned is II brief synopsis OF
sermon preached by Rev. }. Nick. Kelley
of Baltimore, Sunday evening:
"And the rsnsomed of the Lord shall
return and come TO Zion with songs and
everlasting JOY upon their heads; they
shall obtsin Joy and gladness; aud sorrow
and signing shall flee sWay''-ioa'aA
rrcu, 10. =,
The ancient Israel typed the church OF
Christ; and while the prophet is here
predicting the return of the Jews from
BABY lonisn captivity, his vision stretches
beyond till the earth shall be filled with
the glory of God, and heaven shall, at
last. receive to everlasting bsbltation"
all who "witness a good confession Tor
Christ"
The text calls attention to the ran.
somed of the Lord, TO the ZION prepared
for them, and to their return to 1t.
|. Who are the TanSOn,ed OF the LORD ?
/ The meaning of the verb to ran
som, is to deliver from bondage. Iney
who are ransomed are "by nature chill
dren OF wrath eveL rs others
2 Christ is the Reedeemer. Having
laid down His life for sinners, He Is able
TO Save 6N6u w ubLSA
3. All are conditionaLLy redeemed by
Him." Tor He by the grace Of God,
tasted death Tor every man.
But "He is especially the Savior OF
those who believe"
III. Zion WAS u term originally applied
to the temple At Jerusalem. II was
COTS place, where he manifested Him.
self in a remarkable manner, and where
His people had equal rights. App wing
these remarks to the church Of ChTtst on
earth, we observe that it is Gods own
institution. In it "He maniiests HIM
self as He does not unto the world ANA
the various denominations OF CHRISTIANS
are only so many tribes IN bis spirit
u,l Israel; having their appropriate
gates of entrance to the city, but no ex'
elusive monopoly OF its benefits. Apply
ing these thoughts to the Church ADORE,
we discover that 1t is place,
and not mere state. Chrlst
went to prepare place for his people
It is place where he manllests MS
presence by transcendent, visible < lory
and where the redeemer of all nations
shall "see the king in his beauty"
Ill. To this Zion the "ransomed OF
the Lord are to return and come with
songs and everlasting JOY upon their
heads They shall obtain JOY and glad
ness, and sorrow and signing shall fee
away"
|. Even in coming truly into the
church OF Christ on earth we come with
song and Joy. We come singing the
new song OF personal, actual salvation,
amid the rejoicings and songs OF saints
and angels.
But we are to come finally, with the
Joy of q complete triumph over the grave
and take full possession OF our heavenly
home; sorrow shall cease and eternal
Joy shall be ours.
In conclusion we may observe that the
text has implicitly a most fearful coun'
ter-parl. 1t would read about thus:
The wilful bondsmen OF Satan shall go
to hell, with shrieks and everlasting
chains upon their hands; they shall OBJ
tain sorrow and sigbing, and JOY and
glsdness shall fee away
May God help you to avail yourselves
of this ransom even now, for now is the
accented fine and now is the dAy of sal