Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-08-22
CAMPMnEIING Al hI.HMoND.
SEVENTH DAY-TuKsDAY


Rev. J. W. Hamilton of the Peoples church,
Boston, preached in the tabernacle, a most ex.
cellen, sermon from John l4I. LET not your
heart be troubled, We be lieve IN God, believe also
in me" The DEITY of Christ may well be left
where he himseI had placed il. lie who bad been
their leader had been most their friend, and now
their heart was troubled because he had 10 d
them that he must die. lie announced to them
his Divnll. BY saying, I'VE believe ia God, bell,
also 10 me" and Rough he was to go away He
would come AZ ain ana lake them unto Himself,
that where lie was they ght he also. We learn
LIST. The lDcompeteicy OF the world TO he
1t. own SORROWS. It has consolation to offer,
only He can speak in the language of the
text can give comfort to the bereaved
heart. There is no real Athenm IN this
" orld, men do believe in God. The great neces-
sIty TO the church Is to draw near to the visible
God. ID. Christ assumes TO satisfy the need Of
God among men. Ii Is impossible TO know or
love God. If We shut out His son as God Christ
comes TO us with a knowie edge of God and of the
used Of God among men. aud can fully satisfy this
need. lie came 10 preach to the poor, the acct pit
able year oi the Lord. His is no iuconsIant love,
then. He can be charitable. Earthly friends
may yet easily provoked, hut Christ beais all and
though we forget and ABUSE HIN, He loves us
still
80. He will come again. 10 the year 1900 there
were 400 men 10 business 10 Boston, ana now
there are ony of them left with money enough
to pay for their burial 80 everywhere very
enough left to support them in this world, anO
lie world eau furnish them no comtuit IL this
fnal hour, but am here to tell you that Jesus
VIII come again and when He comes We shall ap-
pear with Him in glo,y. The very same persons
We have laid III the gave will be raised and we
shall be forever with the Lord. This is veiy
meagre report OF one OF the most stirring sermoLs
We ever heard.
The evening meeting in the tabernacle
opened with singing Prayer offered by
Rev. W. II. Foster.
Rev. MIR Davies called upon and said thai
he had rather say what he had 10 say upon tex
found in James Let him know that he who
converteth sinner from the error of his wa\s,
snail save soul iiom Death aud hide a multitude
OF sins" He said there were two why
we should seek to convert souls.
LIST. On account Uf The Capacity of the soul TO
ENJOY ali the bl. sslngs OF h aven forever.
I'd. Because II not saved, The soul must endure
forever aud ever the torrents of hell.
Short and earnest speeches were made by Rev..
Mr.. Prescott, w. s. Jones, ID. W. LeLacheur and
J W. Hamilton.
An altar service was held at the close of the
services which kept up until midnight. Several
persons proiessed faith IN Christ and the meeting
was one OF deep interest.
EIGHTH DAY-WEpNEsDAY.
Nearly all on the ground are assembled at the
stand Tor the closing service Of the kennebec
Valley Canpmeellng at o clock.
Rev. MIR. LeLacheur, chairman of Temperance
I
would be social services during the temperance
campo citing 10 the several chapels on the ground,
every morning al o'clock.
The service WAS commenced by singing Jesus
shall reign where'er the sun Payer was Of
fered ny Rev. w. II. Foster The presiding ell
der read twelfth chapter OF Romans, and the en-
tire audience made the woods by singing "ln the
sweet by AID By
Rev Mr. Poster made the closing address, as
the oldest member of the Maine Conference
present, receiving the charge given to Gods min
i,ters in the words of Paul to timothy record
ed in II Timothy, h chapter.
The Presiding Fl err the followed with a few
closing remarks, abiding feelIngly to the kind
| treatm, Mt he had received at the hands of his
maj v friends present, and thanking the people
tor the assistance they had given him in his work
| He closed by urging all 10 20 to their homes and
| live their religion. The grand thought Is, we are
| not gong away from power to keep us unto sal
| Walton.
| The thanks of the congregation were given to
Rev Brother King for his isithunes' in piesid'
| ing, and wishing hm GOdspeed IN his work. Also
a vote of thanks was gwen to the executive
committee for the faithful m nDer IN whlch they
| had performed tnelr duties during this meeting.
The ministers then stepped down from the
stsud and all the cougreg alion passed IN single
file before them. shaking hands; some win thu "
ewes filled with tears, other shouting for JOY, and
the general expression is that tins has been the
| best meeting cvtr held upon this ground.
| The benedlction was then pronounced bv the
| Presiding Elder, and the kennebec Valley Camp
meeting for 1915 declared closed.
! The temperance people arriving upon every
! train, and large number of those present at the
first meeting remain to enjoy the next We
notice among the hrst signs raised, one on the
stand with the motto OF the Order # Good Tenn
plars, CHARITY for all, malice toward none" and
over the Hallowell chapel the signs "Temple Of
Honor" "R.form Club"
/ The following additional programme has been
arranged by the committee, viz Address at 10
A. Nj; dinner at II NJ. address at l3O p. NJ. {;
temperance love feast following each day sup
per at 80 L. Nj. evening service at Z. Nj.
The general direction of the meetings will be
under the supervision of j. X. Osgood, Esq. of
Gardner, President of the Association, hut differ,
ent Brothers will be called to preside from time