The Portland daily press., 1878-08-23

aamlltOn OF Lewiston and Rev. ID. b. Bandall
of Berwick.
Second Advent General Cam p meeting.
The presiding officer not being satisfied with
the front part of the preachers stand, has had
it considerably altered, giving it much more
modern appearance. The meeting this year
commences two days earlier In the week than
usual, 1t having formerly begun on Saturday.
This morning opened cloudy and threaten
ing, with the wind bearing northeast, which
was poor prospect for a fair day, but before
the time for any of the services to commence
the sun came out, making the weather warm
and pleasant.
At o'clock full and interesting social
meeting was held in the Lawrence tent, which
is very comfortably seated with chairs, with a
capacity for easily seating from 200 to 300 per-
sons. This meeting was under the excellent
lead of Mr.. Joseph Churchill of Lawrence,
Mass, an earnest Christian worker, who has,
each year since the camp-meeting was first
begun here, had charge of the meetings in this
tent.
AT the ringing of the bell, which is large
good sourding one, the people very generally
gathered at the stand for the open
ing service. The stand was we'll filled with
preachers At the appointed hour, hals-past
ten, Presi lent Couch announced and read as
the opening hymn. "Long we've been waiting
for Christ to come" which was very heartily
sung, after which an earnest prayer was
offered by Elder Luther Boutells of Chelsea.
Mass.
Elder Sanford x. Partridge of North White
field, Me-, President of the Maine Conference,
was then announced as the preacher He took
as his text Hebrews x, 22-"Let US draw near
with true heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled from an evil con-
science, and our bodies washed with pure
water" from which he preached good, plain
DISCOURSE In the first place he showed what
man is away from God, and then what it is for
man to be near God, which will necessarily
cause him to bring forth the fruits of righteous
ness, this place being attained by complete
forsaking of all evil, including the absolute
clearing of the conscience, coupled with con-
fident belief in God and His Word. After the
discourse several earnest exhortations were
made by Elders Boutelle, Couch, Burr, Brewer,
Ian old veteran Adventist, one of the '1S43
men" ~ Williams, and others.
There was considerable enthusiasm mani.
tested during the service, good key note for
the meeting having been sounded, viz: 'Com-
pleteness in Christ" After the announcement
that the services at the stand would be as fol.
lows, viz, 10 a. m. and and D. NJ, and some
timely words of advice from the presiding
officer, in regard to preserving order, this SER
vice closed.
At 2 o'clock, at the call of the bell, the people
came together again at the stand for the after
noon service, and after singing, prayer was
offered by Elder Warren J. Hobbs of SPRING
water, N. Y, when, after singing again. Elder
John A. Cargill of Stevenson, Ala, who is
very successful evangelist among the people of
the South, preached an excellent sermon Elder
Oargill is a very pleasing speaker, and is also
very proficient in quoting Scripture, giving
book, chapter and verse, having remarkable
memory in this direction. He based his SER
mon upon the words found in Heb. v, 10-"And
being made perfect, He became the author of
eternal salvation unto all them that obey Him.
the points of which were as follows: LIST, Per-
lection of Christ; I'd, He saves us from, first,
sin here-second, result of Adamic sin-third,
with eternal salvation hereafter; 81 and last,
Evidences of Salvation.
At the close of the sermon President Couch
in some very appropriate remarks announced
the death of one person, Mrs. Josie Brown of
Orrington, Me, consected with the denom-
ination, and asked the prayers of the people
for the beraaved ones, who are we'll known
here. He also gave some further appointments,
after which the service closed