Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-16
CAMPMEETING At RICHMOND.
FIRST DAY-WEDNRsDAY.

FIRST DAY-WHDNRsDAY.
The campmeeting the beautiful grounds of
the Kennebec Valley Campmeetng Association,
commenced this evening, Rev. c. c. Mason. Pre-
siding Elder IN charge. The attendance is
larger than ut the time lat year, and the
indications that the meetings will be very
fully attended. Severa! celebrities are already
on the ground and others are expected soon.
Among the former are Campmeeting John Allen.
Rev. Cyrus A. King, formerly of the Maine Con-
ference. and very pleasantly remembered by his
many friends in Augusta and other places, aud
Rev. Z. Davies, formerly of East Maine, but
lattery well known evangelist and co work
er with the Rev. Dr. Steele. 1t is expected that
Rev. j. W Hamilton Of Bp.ton, and Mrs Yeo-
mans Of Canada, wi arrive before saturday
The presiding elder in his opening remarks
spoke of the changes ia camp meetings. The
first camp meeting he ever attended IN 1884,
John Lord presiding elder, the second ia
Georgia in 1899, where he was converted, the third
ia 1912 al Welchyille, Elisha Stfeeter presiding
elder at which he was present as member of the
Maine Conference. Then, We used to leave home
Monday and return Saturday. Our grounds were
rented for one season, sometimes only held two or
three GEARS in place, and ground was rented for
short times. Now, permanent grounds are secur-
ed. The booths and tents are abandoned, woo1en
houses nave come INTO use cottages Win ulHeT
ent degrees OF nicely prevail. Then a longer
time was felt desirable to spend upon the ground,
and the sanitary benefit has become blended with
the religious, and beautiful residences, parks and
fountains, with miniature paradIses, have taken
the place OF the old teuts.
The meeting was of q social character and there
were some Xix hundred pre- seut.
All the cottages seem TO be occupied and several
tents have been erected We are informed by
the committee that thi, meeting promises 10 be
he.
ground.
SECOND DAY-THURsDAY.
Thursday morning prayer meetings held
in several tents. The first public service was held
at the stand at ten o'clock Prayer was offered
by Rev. w. II. Foster OF BowdOinham.
The presiding elder announced that public ser
vices would be held at tue stand tabernacle
each day at ten aud one haf clock. at two o'clock
aud half past
Rev. +. Dawes preached from Rom. 5,-l.
"rheretore being justified BY faith we have peace
with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ" The
speaker said the first inquiry TO DE made here i,
How do obtain this justification lst. We
must our ,ins and then there must be crying
out to God to save US from our sins. We must
give up every sin, whatever it may be. PeneHce
Is the oundal ion of our Justification, followed by
sincere repentance, obedience and forgiveness,
then we shall nave the life Of Christ reIgning in
Us and may lie fully saved from all sin, sanctiicd
aud kept by the power of the Holy Christ. The
sermon WAS very searching one.
\ childrens meeting was held at the IabernR-
Gle, at / O'Clock, 10 charge OF Rev. Dawes.
AT the business meeting OF the Association, Rev.
D. w. Lei .acheur was called to the caaiI IN the
absence Of the President.
Fray er was offered by the Presiding Elder
Hon III. X Baker, from the Auditing commit
tee, made his annual resort of tue receipts and
expenditures OF the past year, which was accept
ed.
The committee to devise means for paying the
debt, reported that no plan had been adopted, and
for that purpose, and Brothers II. X. Baker OF
Hallowe l.. r. Drummond of WatervIlle aud +.
H. W smith OF Augusta were re aPpsined.
A committee OF three, to nominate officers, was
appointed, consisting OF Rev. W. S. Jones of
brunswick, +. /. Adams oil Bath, and {. G. Vos-
mus of Resdfield.
1t was voted to invite the Temperance Camp
meeting A sociaon 10 hold their meeting the
grounds heXt year.
Meeting adjourned to Monday next at one
o'clock.
Next sunday the pulpit will be filed by Rev. {.
A. kmg OF Kansas and Revs Hamilton and Lind
sey OF Tue Lewiston District.
lhe Presiding Elder is obliged to leave early
Monday 10 open the meeting at Poland, and has
invited eN- Pies ding Elder Martin to take the
Presideucy OF The meeting after that time.
The Capital Guards Rifle Team yesterday after
noon made the following score at two bundled
yards, of baud: