Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-08-21

efficient instrument In securing the lie
lconciliation of Others, The sermon was
Iclear and fOrcible. 80 o'clock, prayer
and experience meeting led hy J. H
HOllingshead. The evening of the day
WIS delightfully."- pleasant, and at 7:3O
5. Y. Kennedy preached from james 5,
17-lS.
On Thursday, there was preaching at
o'clock A. NJ, by J. @. \. Miller, and at
1880 \. NJ, A. C. George, DID,, of Wheel
ing, W. Va, addressed large congrega-
tiOn from / Cor. 1, 30-31. Those who
heard the Doctors sermon, will not soon
forget the profound impression it pro-
I duced. As a preacher. he is, perhaps,
the equal of any man in the country.
At 2, S. F. Minor. DID,, preached from
lisa. 35, SO. The Doctor preached with
his usual clearness and force. In the
evening, we had an excellent sermon by
T. W. Anderson, from Heb. Is, s.
At 10 80 o'clock A. NJ, on Friday, j. W.
FOuts preached from Rom. 4, 20. The
sermon was perfect in matter and man.
ner. At 8 80 the stand was occupied
by Geo. B. Smith. His text was Mum.
32, Is. 1t was Il delightful sermon. and
was productive of much good. ]. j.
Jackson preached in the evening, taking
us text the words found in Acts 20, "a.
The sermon abounded in good thought
and was delivered with all the earnest
ness of the preachers soul.
Saturday was Il day of universal in
terest. AT 8 o'clock A. NJ, the venerable
Doctor |. 2. Sadler preached from Heb.
1. 16. The sermon was remarkably
clear exposition of the text, and was
very helpful to those who had the privi-
lege of hearing it At 1890 o'clock that
well-known and remarkable man, Rev.
Vim. Taylor, of the South India Confer
ence, preached from / Cor. 80, 81. An
outline of the discourse might indicate
to the reader the line of thought follow
ed by the preacher, but would give no
idea of the effectiveness of the entire
discourse. The Doctor also spoke in the
afternoon on the great Missionary enter
prise in which he is engaged, and offer
ed for sale some of the books of which
he is the author. 1t is by the sale of his
ewn books that he pays his personal ex
penseS in his missionary work. His
sales amounted to about $75.
j. r. Keys preached Saturday evening,
from Mum. Is, 80. The sermon was a
means of encouragement to those enga-
ged in the work of the Master.
Sunday morning opened with a leaden
sky, and was as cheerleSs as day in
August could well be, and yet by ten
O'clock there were at least 1000 people
on the ground. There was first, a SER
mon at A. NJ, by I. McCleary, of Can
ton, from NAL 3, 10. 1t was plain and
earnest. presentation of practical truth.
At 1890, Rev. w. Taylor preached
to an immense congregation from Rom.
5, 1. The eminent speaker pointed out,
that man is condemned by the moral
law, and that for him there is no escape
save through Christ-that accepting
Christ he shall be acquitted and saved
from the curse of the law. A profound
impression was made on the vast thrOng
of people that was present. At 2:3O|
P. NJ, T. III. Wilson, of the Central Ohio
Conference, preached an able sermon
from Heb. II, 2S. The stand was Occu-
pied in the evening by J. H. Rodgers,
who named as text the words found in
Luke Is, 2. His powerful appeals tOI
the unconverted, made deep impress
sion on many minds and hearts. The
verdict of the people is, that the camp
meeting now in progress is one of the
best ever held on this ground. The or
der is good, and all the people, preach
ers and people, shave a mind to work"