, 1879-08-12
LAKE BLUFF.
Yesterdays Proceedings Mt tbs Camp h1oct-
Inn.

lMHs
The tntorveptson Of Sunday caused material
falling Of ii The attendance at tho Lake Bluff
Camp. Meeting ground, and when tho hour Of
worship arrived yesterday morning but small
audience gathered in tho Tabernac1e TO listen to
spr4ngtfeld. What was lacking. however, In
numbers was made up In enthusiasm. Tor hc
eernon was one Of great po~cr. The ker.
William Alltng made the opening prayer, atter
holy spisis, heavenly dove. !" The text
WA taken from First 1hcsaalaufaus. ", 70:
"Qucnch not thc apirs:" The speascr ha,l seen
ths tendency, in the pulpit and IN TIC worsd. 70
the means by which VIC arc to win souah tn God
and The dominion Of tho world. But God has
nut something above the Cross. When Christ
d'ed IL LEFT no sseccssor; % man coaId 70 IN
growth up to It, but when It came thero was
crown upon It, a,lt1 1t Is from this that VIC aro
10 ret our inspiration. That which cano
attar TIC cro.s WIS 'he comforter; snan Tha t1,
sSs soaTs o, carntya, 1 since creation We must have ass
tho opposition Of the power Of darkness, tn orler
t Sd my o1ett IT, s 19f m u.s. a6
appeal directly to tho hearts OF his hearers.
Have not we all heard small but powerful
vocc urging us at all times, In hours OF tenpta.
ton as we'll as triumph over ovll. toward tne
was not conscience. It was power without US.
which comes to us, mud We caunot aTod 7: II
does not CONC from the Devil. Christ
confirmed this conclustye1y when he aald tliat
tic Kingdom Of satau, divided aEuiuat Itself,
could not stn1,t. 1t could not bc human lnag-
ncsism. Personal influence ts undoubtedly
great; but the natural state OF sin IN which We
arc rorbids 1t. When man is under conviction.
In the absence OF all human society, t!le voice
comes to him in deafenng tones, aud will not
DO disrcgardcd. 1t can come
ONLY rtoM GOD n1MsELp.
Conscience !s tho rneAne by which God works
npo" ths soul. When IL. Goa ',, t;Rsnxs ;E,1's
datcly aud fully: hut, when ho calls upon u
human soul to obey him, TINT soul eau ralsu its
rcbeELous arm and commit suteide 1t cAn tic.
thwart lie will Of G'odi 1t Is BY dcadrnlns It's
sensitive parts Around soul thus parayxed,
oil the sueecst SONGS Of oil tic angels can rinE,
but they break upon 4!e ears 10 no puruose, for
BY qasnch!ns The power to heaf tue sp'f{1L; Fl:
will not always strive With ta.
spirit, Tho Will Gnu 50 work aensnst
rcacllel oyon by tho hand o& God. The Holy
sP i *: tass bPsel ~ as .sa q s s pesEs Sss
~ would not ruin the only chance lad foF
ea}vatton.n The spirit oncp aucnchetl cnnnnt be
yocc Of warning. Hear God aud be saved.
At 2 o'clock n young pturlcs' meetug for
| prayer aut sonc WAS I,cl in Clark Street
dren's ueotlng occurred IN Faith
Cottage, MIss Anna Doney led tho former,
aud Mrs. Louis Meredith the lstter. Ia both
| wcre manifested NJ earnest ycarning after tho
truth by tho faW who were prnsent.
THE AFTERNOON SERVICES
| in tho Tabernacle wcru oponed BY reading the
Scriptures n',d prayer BY the Rov. George Chace.
| Tic Rey. ". l.. Sahdtrst pastur nj the baptist
Church In Catnbr'dee, H., then proaehsd from
Matthew, xiv, 81: "llcaycn ana % garth tn! snnl!
msSca" ssS S'S hc9s ""' ia ~ ss..sm s ' Il slist IL
tic world called at!e'sn,. Tho atheist dsnies
the oyerru!tug Divine lay. Atheism is dead.
nut strong In the faith There Is auotier sys'
ten rallied uetsrn. The deist aays TINT every
thug ls part Of 0otl. iie Is rs iar .l:on'. tl1s
truth III asserting lllat dod caunot write book
l1lllty to do The san'c thing. Iai!dcllts has Of
Inte put on very rutnod air, md tnkcs the
furm Of rsknecta''illty. 1t proposes, pot
m ,1s a o,a so' It oaca,on t9 10 ett os!ein, ,ie
| popular dun ,ntis. Froaf tlat ipl wRs tho
author of the Issble is found In Its uukeaess to
any o'her thing under the sun: tts progress
coinpietcnea Us y gul,'o III life nu.l death.
The Rev. j. II, Caldwell lnnds a short OK
| hostatlon, IND tue meeting closed With thu
beilrdieioi.
| llN GFEu1HN bCEI1uI hHa AoHFCgtH VI tHS
Tabornnrls BY tllo Rev J. i. All!ng, Of Ch!cnEo,
fruln !, Corinthians. XVI, -: +" II my man loyc
not t!,u Lord Josus Christ. lot hin lu
anathenla and snarAnatha" The four
fllf eF!uicu hero rrcsented IL optional to all men
Wo nro everywhere tal,ght lhAt harmony With
tue uyina ruler IL thu highest state Ut eGAtAsy
/ Of which The auul Is capable, sna discard With
him the condition NJ GREATEST sorrow. Go'l IT.
ytaIe.u 1llay ha admired sud loved. The centre
uf worship in 1ioaven Il the Lamb. Tic "rost
N Shsrou' llaa deep meaning Iu thu prn-chr!s
tian AgGs. Whatever Is to be admired ~ to ls
found Il. Christ. bcAo.u Him controlling al
things Ivy Ills laws, III IL maieaty. III \ world
tull of guilt lis was snless. liz had no thought
VI sclt. llc was not q rcspcctoe Of persons;
| MtH ONLY cAMn MAS
for the salvation OF tho world In which lfo wa!
parscc1itat'. lllS vas personal sympathy. Hi
death for US wns b suru proof Of this fact. III
h thu world'a ruligtuus genius anl rodcctner
He belongs To the motherhood Of mntt,-" III
In not ashamed to call us brethrcn." Tod aloRt
IL abl0 to deliver from atl tomptnttoh An
atl.uluu u u,aa,ls sl,npiY accuractl." Mar
suAtha " Is II our Lord coulctli.n uo Waa onct
tnaue accursed Hnd hung upon thu tFco for U.s.
mud, II We viii rumc lin., l&6 will boar uuF rnrsa
for ~. II not, the awful curso falls upt',' Us.
Eternal lIfe depends upou our allowing Hin to
| Lear ll10 ellrst for U.s.
| phnunuIcun 0f Married Life.
Ono OF the cllrtnus phenomena Ut InarsIed 1lIo
cunt W light rscet.tly ou Long lsl1ni. a younl:
| fsorI.,nlt tJAlntl Autllst Miller, EAsut tO tala