, 1879-08-17
CAMP COLLIE.

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| Sstetal Dispatch ia The Tribune.
/ LAKE GENEVA, Wis: Aug. 16.-rhe services
OF the Chrlstiau-Work Assembly will be con
fcludcd on Sunday (to-morrow) although TIE
camp may be kent open for week or two We,
for such as desire rest and recreation In the
pleasant groves.
At the campfire service. last evening Mr., W.
E. Lewis spoke from the fifth verse OF Matthew.
and alluded to the well-knovu sentence rs Yc are
'h~ light Of the worl1." 4 lighthouse. he re.
marked did not need drum-corps constantly
telling what 1t was, for it tells for itself-is uses
are evident. The lenses were OF the most Der.
feet clearuess, and imported, because We have
nothing OF sufficient degree Of perfection
ia this country. He placed bis hand upon
the polished surface, and was rebuked by the
careful keeper, who said. tsDon't do that; you
may soil the surface" Thus it was with the
light OF the Gospel. We should not onlv repre-
sent Christ, but represent him joyfullr, man
fully, and hopefully. Mr.. Lewis answered the
question, "Do yon Enow OF any conversion as
an outEroTth OF open-air meetings9" br citing
case OF genuine conversion at Oshkosh, Wis,
wnere he was permitted to speak.
Mr. q. l. Hem ng~aE, Secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian Association OF Chicago, stated
that lead ny feature OF the week WAS the open
air efforts of the 7. NJ. g. A. The Association
conducted four regular open-air services, aud
oil were largely attended. The meeting for the
hoFse-rallWav men was the most Dromis ne The
management had arranged seats and taken pains
to make the work successful. The opportunity
for the businessman to exert direct influence
oTer Ills emploV.s was great, with many results
IN personal salvation.
MT; 4. A. Burne!l, Of Aurora, remarked that
In Glasgow, Scotland be formed running fire
OF open-a1r meetings, as the cam oa;gn work
there Is largely In summer. Instead of winter. az
with US. In that city they also give breakfast
on a(tr-two Sahbath morn :nes in the year to
2:3o0 people, who gather from the lanes and
alleys. and are the lame, the halt. the blind
lRdse1, the poor classes generally, The G,as-
gov Christians feel In certain way8 that ther are
their bFoshers' keepers
Mr.. ". E. Lewis spoke uuop the Ho}y Shirt
as Anoint'ug for service. He said the truths Of
the Word are written unon the surface and
We are converted for work and ab1d;ue sery-
ice: We honor the Holy Spirit in referring
TO him, and not to the expression 'sit'' a. Is 50
common. We honor Him bv making Him
welcome guest, and driving ont everything that
is opposed to his constant iudw cling, The only
medium or channel of his power is through the
hearts OF His people. Isaiah repeatedly spraks
Of the outD1urng Of the Holv Soirit, so also the
Proohet joel. With the coming Of Christ Te !
hud bis abiding, tarrTing presence and coHpau- !
onship. How many OF our Christians abide in |
Him 365 days Of the year, and rest tn Him in |
ne midst OF all earths care and responsibility? |
his dwelling in Him, this Divine amounting,
nag be ours. Dow not read jn Luke that He |
$ more ready to give the Holv Spirit than earth
= parents are to give good gifts to their chill
arent-Che mora we atl1dy the~nreak, Truth, the
nore it grows broad, deep, and rich.