, 1879-08-21
WOODLAND WORSHIP.
Second Day Of the Dosptaines
Camp-Meeting.
Sermons by the Revs. 0. E. Bnroh, W.
Craven, and ]. II. Alling.
Varied and Interesting Proceedings In
tho Assembly Ut Chnutahqua.
Progress Of thu Meetings Being Hold at
Lake Gonova, Wis.

OE9P[4A3NIGSs
There ia a vcritnbtc camp.mcetnE going on at
Dcsplaines. all tic formnlitcs Of ttte modern
improved meeting havg been dispensed with,
nnt tic way left unobstructed for the work VI
saving souls. Every cottage is not soma chap
el" without worsltnc,s. 1lcrc Is but ono COM
mon place OF worship, IasEc enough 80 that
none need bc turned away, and any ono who
Is dcslrous Of working 10 thu vineyard
will Ind there plenty Of = kindred spfrits. AL
who 20 there expect to work. Tlc character
OF the opening exercises gives promise Of scs-
sion OF unusual activity ami succcss It means
long MD unrecntlng struggle with sinners
when those who have charge Of the meeting aFc
Up and praying at b O'Clock tn th: morning:
That ia wlnt occurred at pasp'afnes. At y
O'Clock another praver.mcctinE wns hold In the
tabernacle. 1t found Il goullT num0er present,
md much zeal was displayed.
MornlnH services were llet! in tho tabernacle
at 10 o'clock. The lsev. Q. =. Burgli nude tlle
opening prayer md preached the sermon. The
might redeem, us frum n,l sin, and purify Us
from all FnIquitY."
Should one unncuuatntel With the religion OF
Jesus Christ rcad tlc Serspturc, questions would
naturally arise in Its mnn. Wc find ;l.e answer
that unprecedented .lIfc, that forty
days. fast In the wilderness, that tragic
sceto on Calvary, the portents ACCOMMODATING
Ills ucAtt1, n1lu tG Htldl A8etA1Ci1 Ol the 6aPlOE
to His Father1 in the lcxt quoted. Christ wns
gfft 10 tilo world. This was tho only Gift DOS
stllc to accomplish tho work Of redemption.
Hosts of angels had been In valn: Christ ntono
lInd the power. The objects of Christ's Etvtl,E
Himself for us nrn scvcra He sacrificed Him.
SELF that be might buy us back into tile favor Ut
God. 1nqutty Is transGrcss!on. Christ caMe to
redeem us from all tniluity. There Is q Kind OF
| theology that teaclles us that Chr3st
came to purge uB OF thu more hctnous trnns-
grcssions OF tho law, but 1t is tlcclurcd IN Holy
Witt tl,at lie canc not to modify but to destroy
| the work of the devil. lie has come u!so to
purify us unto Himself. Redemption is not
| sufficient of itself; VIC must be purified. The
| speaker lid not think l!e Was nasn1'lnE any too
much II tc said he lad n0thtt. III his Heart con-
trary Ia anything to be found In God's Word.
Some people scruplcd not 10 tall short Of flili-
Ing the INV, but t. speakcr dared not do it.
The 1ccutiarttY Of ChrIst's puplu Is all intimate
| aud continued loving walk Will tod.
The Rev. DR.. Z. NJ. boring ma,le a few closing
remarks, asking that tEr words of tlie speaker
be applied to each one IN tho audience. a
prayer unu experience meeting tllen followed
fur tr spnec OF, about furty-iiyo minutes: At
1870 D. nj, in the tnbtrnaco tent, cll!ltlrcna
meeting OF praise mud prayer wns held until
| o'clock. when the Rev. Wl1,lm Craven deliver
ctl tlr Afternoon sermon. hasfnI Ills remarks On
l Corinthians. Vii, 20: - brethren, the time Ia
short.'t ~
The Ter. ]. Il. Allng conducted tho evening
service, iaktnC us Ills subject, :" Light for sllc
biutl." Tile text Ia ioun.l III st. John, fx., @5
| "Ono thing l know. that Eheteas was blind,
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