The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-02
Second Advent General Camp Meeting
ut Alton bay, N. III.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
At 81 O'Clock social services having varied
interests were held as usual.
At the same hour the following were
baptised in the lake. By Elder Couch:
person from Northumberland N. H., 1 from
Lynn, Mass, 2 from Chelsea, Mass, and
from Gilmanton, N. Ell. BY Elder Waite l
from Plymouth, N. H. An interestins incl
dent occurred in connection with this service.
One of the persons baptised was the wife of a
young couple-the husband WHO was not
professor of religion had been opposed to her
going forward in baptism, but Sue being de-
termined in the MATTER he had come down to
the shore to witness it, and just after SIT bad
been dipped beneath the water, Elder Choate
who stood by assisting in the service, in
answer to al impression, turned to the husband
and whispered in his ear eff thou believest,
thou may'st, and his instant reply was 81 do
and will follow my wife, and he did.
At the 6 o'clock service at the stand Elder
Marshall A. Potter, Worcester, Mass,
preached an excellent sermon-directed to the
unconverted-from the text found in the ed
verse of the 9th chapter of Matthew-"What
shall do then with Jesus, which is called
Christi" His principal points were; LIST, man
by nature is unreconciled to God;' I'd. he BE-
comes partaker of the divine nature by
accepting Christ.
At the close of the sermon Elder John r.
Hall of China, Me-, delivered stirring ex-
hortation, after which President Couch in
view Of the approaching close of this season
of privilege" earnestly exhorted the people to
faithfulness.
Among this evenings social meetings the
one at the Massachusetts Mission tent was
favored with an excellent Bible reading by
Elder Hemenway, whose subject was "Blind
Bartimeus at the roadside" the main point
being "Personal interest after Salvation"
SATURDAY.
Very pleasant weather. Probably 600 people
attended the holiness meeting at 81 o'clock
In each Of these meetings, which have been
held nearly every morning and evening during
the camp meeting, from dozen to hundred
most by professors, lave manifested desire to
get into the highway cast up for the ransomed
of the Lord to walk in"
Morning social services as usual.
At 10 o'clock the opening exercises. at the
stand were conducted by Elder Hastings who
was lnJlnately associated Win tn6 CONVERSION
of the young preacher who followed. The dis.
course which was good, clear, and able one
was delivered by Elder Charles E. Barnes of
Salem, Mass, text, lisa. 81: 10, IL
At the close or the sermon social service
followed.
Anothe + very largely attended aud interest
ing .chldren's service took place at the stand
this afternoon, after which the children in a
group were photographed on Broadway"
At the g o'clock service at the stand after
some appropriate remarks from Elder Grant,
and on his suggestion, hearty vote of thanks
on the part of the preachers were passed, to
the executive committee and also to those con-
cerned at the boarding tent for their very kind
treatment towards the preachers during the
camp meeting.
Another very able and powerful discourse
was preached by Elder George r. Kramar Of
Wilmington, Del. this time, on the subject Of
"Partaking of Christ" taking as his text
Hebrews 3: 14-"FOr we are made partakers o.
Christ, if we hold the beginning of our con.
fidence, steadfast unto the end"