The Portland daily press., 1878-08-28
CAMP MEETINGS.
Second Advent General Camp Meeting
at Alton Bay, N. H.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.


AT Alton hay, N. H.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
At half-past o'clock several social meetings
having varied interests, were held as usual.
At the 6 o'clock service at the stand prayer
was offered by Elder Frank E. Blaisdell Q.
Rome, Me-, and good, square Advent sermon
pointedly preached by Elder Geo. w. Brown
His text was Thess. I, 2-7, from which he
went on to show the radical division of the
human family (the righteous and the up
righteous) and their relation to each othel
religiously, in which he clearly presented the
Advent views as opposed to the unbiblica
views held by the nominal church in regard te
the coming of the Lord and the destiny OF the
two classes.
This service was followed, as usual, by social
services at several of the principal tents, ID
which quite number manifested desire to
be prayed for.
TUESDAY.
The day opened as yesterday, very pleasant
At alf-past o'clock another we'll attended
and deeply interesting holiness meeting was
held at the Massachusetts Mission tent, led as
usual by Elder Grant, in which quite large
number manifested desire to receive the
efullness of the spirit" At these meetings
they appear to particularly "mean business
At 81 O'Clock social meetings were held as
usual. including a large one at the stand, led
by Elder Grant.
At the forenoon service at the stand, just
before the preaching, President Couch in a few
good remarks warned the people against the
spirit of jealousy, which is very prevalent in
these days Of time
Then Elder William a. Mitchell of Bidde-
ford, Me-, preached very clear and learned
prophetical discourse, founded on the text in
Luke xxi, 25-"And there shall be signs in the
sun and in the moon and in the stars and upon
the earth distress of nations with perplexity,
the ses and the waves roaring"
The preacher said the author of the text
called our attention to the impressive signs
which are to be seen 10 the heavens and then
turns our attention earthward to the distress
and perplexity which were to come upon the
nations. Our object will be to ascertain when
these events are to be looked upon and what
will produce the perp.exity and distress among
the nations. From an examination OF the
context 1t will be seen that this distress occurs
subsequen to the wonderful signs seen in the
heavenly bodies Now Matthew in the Oath
chapter and Mark In the 18th record the same
events as Luke in this chapter. They differ in
language. These signs in the heavenly bodies
were to bs subsequent to great tribulation.
(See Daniel 7:25; Rev. 6:2 and 176) The
time here referred to is evidently that denomi-
mated by Daniel III, 32)-"Ths time of the
end"
We now come to notice what will produce
this state of things. That which produces
physical distress is a arrangement of our
physical organism. So that which produces
national distress is arrangement of national
organization. This will be brought about by
~ state of dsintegration, (see Dan. 2. ~,
Zeph. 1, ~; (2) by desire for conquest; (3)
by an unwillingness on the part of the subject
to be ruled; AZ by lack of confidence; (5) by
stagnation in business; (6) by general entang-
lement Of nations with each other 80 that un-
iversal war threatens.
A. o'clock a business meeting of the camp
meeting board of managers, consisting of 10
members from Maine, 10 from New Hamp-
shire. from Massachusetts, 1 from Vermont
and from Rhode Island, was held at the
Manchester tent, at which President Couch
presided.
The following were elected the camp-meeting
executive committee for the year 1889: Elders
Hiram X. Choate of Augusta, and William Fl
Mitchell of Biddeford, for Maine; Elder Daniel
M. Leavitt of Ashland, and Messrs Joseph
Langley of Pittsfeld and Moses M. Burbank
of Franklin, for New Hampshire; Elders John
Couch and Edward A. Stockman, both of
Chelsea, for Massachusetts.
Mr.. Benjamin Young of Chelsea, Mass, and
Elder Abiel W. Sibley of Providence, R. l.,
were elected auditors.
AT the same hour another very interesting
children's meeting was held, this time at the
stand, attended by about 1000 people. The
''chalk talk by Elder Waite at these meetings
is pronounced by all as very instructive and
beneficial.
At O'Clock between four and five thousand
gathered at the stand. Prayer was offered by
Elder Albion Ross of E sst Concord, N. H. A
collection was then taken for the benefit of the
Stree list" of boarders, who are principally
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man Of Chelsea, Mass, preached very able
and exhaustive sermon on "The great work of
Redemption, in all its bearings, from the
beginning to the end, after which he went on
to say that the part pertaining to the end was
at hand. The great day of God is at the door
right upon us, and closed by addressing him.
self very earnestly to sinners, urging them
with all his strength to come to Christ noao
without an hours delay, for fear that the
trump of God might sound even before that
short space of time. The discourse was of
great depth and power. 1t was phonographi.
cally taken. down by Elder Barnes, who is
practical stenographer. The text was from
Isaiah 63, 4, "For the day of vengeance is in
mine heart and the year Of my redeemed is
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