The Portland daily press., 1878-08-30
Second Advent General Camp Meeting
al Alton Bay, N. HI.
EDNEsDAY AFTERNOON

Second Advent General Camp Meeting
at Alton Bay, N. III.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AT 3 O'Clock three persons were baptized in
the lake at the usual p1ace-two from Law
renee, Mass, by Elder Mitchell of Biddeford,
Me-, and one from Peaks Island, Portland
harbor, Me-, by Elder Damman.
| At 6 o'clock the people reassembled at the
stand. The service was conducted, as quite q
number have been in the absence from the
stand of the President, by Elder Barnes, who
with President Couch are the committee on
| preaching. Elder Barnes makes very excel
lent presiding Office Elder Abiel W. Sibley
of Providence, r. l., Secretary of the Ameri-
can Advent Mission Society, preached from the
following text: "Behold He cometh with
clouds"
The "A o'clock social meetings were full and
interesting, and were held and led as follows;
Massachusetts Mission tent, Elder Hemenway;
New Hampshire Mission, Elder Morrill,; Maine
Evangelist, Elder Grant; Lowell, (Mass.) Elder
Sederquest; Lawrence, (Mass.) Bro Churchill;
Portsmouth, IN. H. Elder Stewart; Biddeford,
(Me.) Elder Cargill; Kennebunk. (Me.) Elder
Ross. There were quite number of mani
festations for prayer in these meetings.
Some 5000 people have been upon the grounds
to-day, among whom were several ministers
from other denominations.
The new camp-meeting executive committee,
elected yesterday, do not meet to organize
until next May, the present committee carrying
through and settling up the affairs of the pres
ent meeting In this connection we would say
that one of the retiring mem bers, Elder James
G. Smith, was the inceptor of this camp
meeting and has served upon the committee
from the first. At the meeting yesterday a
very hearty vote of thanks was extended
to him for his very valuable services in
this connection through these past years. At
this meeting, also, vote of thanks was passed
to Elder Choate for the very able manner in
which he has discharged the duties of Secre-
tary and Treasurer. Elder Calvin H. Fletcher
of No. Newport, N. H., was reelected Secre-
tary of the board of directors.
THURSDAY.
The morning opened differently from the past
two mornings, the sky being overcast, with an
easterly wind, but about IL o'clock the sun
came out, which made the weather very pleas
ant.
The usual 81 o'clock holiness m Getting, led as
usual by Elder Grant, was well attended. In
this connection we would say that there seems
to be spirit on the part of many believers to
get into the "higher life."
Social services at 81 o'clock at several of the
principal tents
At 10 o o'clock between four and five thousand
people gathered at the stand to listen to the
eighteenth sermon delivered from that place
during this meeting. Prayer was offered by
Elder Geo. w. Sederquest of Lynn, Mass.
After some words of explanation and appeal
from Elders Barnes (who presided) and Choate.
another collection towards defraying the ex-
pense of the "free list was taken up and a
goodly sum realized threfrom. A very able.
theoretical and practical, deep and earnest dis
course was preached by Elder Geo. r. Kram er
of Wilmington, DEL, upon the great and i'm
portant subject of Holiness who took as his
text Peter, LIS, 16-"But as he which hath
called upon you is holy, SO be ye holy in all
manner of conversation; because it is written,
Be ye holy, for am holy" He commenced
by saying that the precepts of holiness are all
given to the church. The principal points OF
buio t0Ly dUAO duo tAOAOuSu OioSOuloO WCI0 oo
follows:
1st. Different terms used are Holiness, Sane
LITIGATION, Perfect Love, and Purity, but prac-
tically the meaning is the same.
81. Possible to be holy-Divine requirements
not impossible to obey-Prayers made in the
Scriptures for the church to be holy-Divine
promises given that holiness is fer us. Design
of Christ's death is holiness. 1t is Gods work
and He is able to make US holy.
Sd. The way to be holy-Consecratio to God
and faith in the Blood OF Jesus. Cease trying
to overcome any sin, and trust Jesus to over
come for US.
4th. Why should we be holy? God is holy.
"Be ye holy, for am holy" The Lord Jesus
is coming and we must be ready to meet Him;
Unjust be washed in His Blood"
At o'clock another very large and deeply
interesting children's meeting was held at the
stand. In -norrow's issue we shall give
detailed account of one of these meetings.
AT the same hour one person from West
Pennington, N. H., was baptized in the lake
by Elder John Parsons of Northport, N. 81.
AT O'Clock the people to the number of
more than 1000 gathered at the stand. A
powerful prayer was offered by Elder Horace
L. Hastings of Boston, Mass, who very
feeliugly remembered the young preacher who
was to follow.
Mr.. James W. G. Pickering Of Manc hester,
N. H., who nine years ago was conv erted upon
this ground, and who is a very able and
talented young man, and a successful clothing
dealer in that city, but who for several months
past has in addition to carrying on this
business been doing the work of an evangelist,
preached an able and very excellent sermon
from the text found in Isaiah Xxx, IL
"Watchmap, what of the night?" He COM
menced by very fully showing what a faithful
Waterman" is. He then went on to say SUBJ
stantially that the reason people do not know
where they are in the worlds history is owing
to the unfaithfuness of the ministry who are
supposed to be the "watchmen on the walls of
Zion" He then considered very plainly and
fully the alarming state of society in its
several branches, government, business,
morality, etc., 10 the light of its being the
sign of the nearing end, which he believed TO be
the case. In the course of which in speaking of
the careless blindness of the world in relation to
these signs indicating the coming end says he,
WY Is IL tnat pub oue paper Ieporss tuo pro'
ceeding of one of the largest camp meetings In
America? Because of the unpopu' arity of this
truth-the Advent message"
He closed by warninglsinners in view of the
near approach of the judgment to flee to
Christ, and Christians to be faithful. Said he
"My skirts are clear"
The Yarmouth Camp Meeting.
The attendance at the colored camp meeting
held in Yarmouth is increasing daily. Among
tho7e present is Campmeeting John Allen
who is to preach to-day at II a. m. and 7.30 p.
m. At the request of the managers the
Peakes' Island Steamboat Company baye