The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-09-12
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CAMP
MEETING AT MoRRISVLLE.

This meeting is located in a beautiful
maple grove about half u mile southeast
of the Methodist camp-ground. For sew
eral days previous to the meeting, men
were hard ut work on the ground prepar-
ing for the accommodation of the expect
ed campers. A speaker's stand was erect
ed, and seats sufficient for large audi
ence arranged before it. A new sixty
foot tent was also pitched and filled with
seats and a stand to be used for evening and
in case of rains. A commodious board
shanty was built for a provision stand, to
which dining tent is attached for the
accommodation of speakers and others
from distance. Several Thousand feet
of lumber have been used In the prepara-
tions-sO much, indeed, that the lumber
dealers began to wonder if those Seventh
Day Adventists were seating the whole
forest.
At our arrival Thursday morning. the
9th, we found circle of family tents ex-
tending quite around the grounds, some
thirty-nine in all. One ofthese is forty
foot circle, and another thirty, while
many of the rest are 14x20 and l2X15 feet,
and all of them as full of inhabitants MS a
hive of bees. A brief, opening meeting
was held in the tent Thursday forenoon,
and a sermon was preached in the after
IL OIL by Ed. U. Smith, of Battle Creek,
Mich, editor of the Review and Herald,
the church organ of the s. ID. Adventists.
His text was Rom. 10: IL, IL. He con-
sidered the words as addressed to the
people of the last days. when salvation is
near, when the day is at hand. In view
of the fact that the signs of the times
plainly Indicate that we are living in the
last days, the speaker thought it very i'm
portant that we be not of that class which
the apostle foresaw would be asleep. The
condition of man asleep is that of utter
ignorance of passing events. He urged
the people to come up to that position
which God would have them fill, where
God could consistently bless them, and
use them as instruments to carry forward
His work.
In the evening, Ed, d. A. Robinson, of
Nova Scotia, addressed the audience from
lisa. 90: 81. Here was call for men to
seek God. When men seek for earthly
honor, or riches, they enter into the work
in earnest, with all the heart. If men
would seek God thus, they would not
fail to find him, and obtain pardon for all
their sins. A similar call is madei in Zeph.
Is 8. 10 seek righteousness is to seek
right doing; and the law of God is the
rule by which God will Judge the actions
OF men. 70 seek meekness is to seek to
be Christ like, for he was meek and lowly
of heart. Ed. White and wife, of Battle
Breek, Mich, and Ed. 5. N. Haskell. of
S. Lancaster. Mass, arrived on the even
ing train.
Friday morning at quarter before six
| the first social meeting was held. thirty
three testimonies were given in thirty
minutes, and the meeting closed with sew
eral on their feet wishing to bear word
of testimony for the Master. The break
fast hours at seven. At eight the wor-
ship in the several tents takes place. AT
nine another social meeting was held fol
thirty minutes, followed by a session OF
the Vermont Conference. AT this, the
fifteenth annual session, delegates from
fourteen churches were present at roll
call. At 10 80 Ed. Smith gave very
touching and cheering discourse from Rev
1853, which brings to view the redeemed
saints in Heaven, who, having seen the
coming of Christ, the resurrection of the
dead, the destruction of the wicked. anc
the reward of the righteous, are led tC
exclaim from the fulness of their hearts
'.just and true are thy ways, thou king o.
saints"
In the afternoon, Mrs. e. G. White
preached from John 3: 1-3. 1t is i'm
possible to give report that will convey
the effect of this eloquent appeal in behalf
of the love of the Father, who gave his
beloved Son to die that we might have
life eternal in the Kingdom of God. Mrs
White has had great experience as a pub
lie speaker, having spent the most of hel
life in the interest of the cause of Christ
ED. Haskell preached in the evening
upon the third angels message of Rev
Ii. He showed that there were thre'
messages brought to view in that chapter
which were to be given to the people il
rapid succession just prior to the coming
of the Son of man. The first proclaim
the fact that the hour of Gods judgmen
has come. and that certainly is near TIN
end The third message brings out |
class of people that keep the command
ments of God, and then the prophet saw
the Son of man coming in the clouds o
heaven. But the commandments requir'
the observance of the seventh day of tn
week.
Saturday the camp observed a fast
The social meetings in the morning wer