Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-14
RICHMOND CAMP GROUND.
Fifth Days Session Of the Kennebec
Valley Csmpmeeting.

The sun still continues to shine on the
campers. The enthusiasm manifested in
| creases as the meetings proceed. The altar
services, held after each sermon. are full of
religious interest and power Meetings of
prayer and praise are held in each of the
twenty society chapels and tents in the circle
about the main stand at half past eight each
morning. The prayers. the songs and the
exhortations arising from every direction
among the trees of the beautiful grove, pro-
duce the remarkable effects found only at the
campmeeting. To-day, in place of these ex-
ercises IN the tents, there was an old-fash-
Toned Methodist love feast in the tabernacle,
under the direction Of Rev. f. Martin
Durihg the hour of this meeting there were
las testimonies and "a songs of praise.
ne morning sermon was preached by Rev
| W. ). Jones of Auburn, from the text: And
he said, Let me go. for the day breaketh :;
and he said, will not let thee go, except
thou bless me. Gen. 81 &c. The preacher
IN forcible manner told the story of Jacob.
and applied to his hearers the lesson of his
life. Jacobs forlorn condition when he was
about to meet his warlike brother. Esau,
whom he had wronged, was strongly por-
trayed, and his resort to God was showed to
be the course which alone could avert the i'm
pending danger
An excursion from Bath and Boothbav in
the Sebanoa brought to the grounds about
800 persons. The excursionists wandered
about the grove and after the close of the
afternoon sermon embarked for home There
are on the grounds to-day not far from p
300. An efficient police keep perfect order,
and nothing occurred to disturb the meetings
or annoy the Campers. 1t is perhaps well to
remind those coming by the trains that they
Shn M Inar- . 10
at Richmond Camp Ground. Dresden station.
A number of such annoying mistakes have
been made.
At one o'clock, meeting for the children
was held IN the tabernacle under the lead of
Mrs. NJ. j. Clarke. 1t was largely attended
and of great interest.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
| The largest congregation vet assembled at
any service of the meetings of the week,
gathered at the stand at o'clock, to lister to
an eloquent discourse by DIR. Charles Allen.
Nearly 100 were present. The speaker
chose AS his text, ''And he said, ! beseech
thee, show me thy glory."-Ex. XXXIII is.
The speaker wildly portrayed the conditions
in which Moses uttered this request, and by
his earnest words made a deep and lasting
impression upon the audience.
| In the evening Rev. VIM. NJ Stirling of
| Augusta preached sermon full of thought
from the text, 80 then every one of us shall
give account of himself to God."-Rom.
XIV IL.
At meeting of the kenncbec Valley Camp
meeting Association at o'clock, the follow
| ing officers were elected for the ensuing year
DIR. ID. 5 Richards, president; f. r. Drum
mond, secretary; J. X. Sawtelle, treasurer;
G.. F. Allen, auditor; o. Williamson, A.
| ID. Alexander f. H. W. Smith, r. w Dunn
C.. c. Vosmus, J. +. Fuller, J. l.. Race, ex-
ecutive committee. Upon the subscription
for shares in the Campmeeting Association
stock nearly 1900 has been placed, and as
soon as this sum is reached the shares will
be issued.
To-day this session of the campmeeting
closed with brief service at the stand, con-
Quoted by Rev. S. Allen, ID. d., under whose
efficient care the meetings have been sue
cess in every respect, and great good has
been done for the church of God.
TEMPERANCE CAMrMEETISG
| To-day the temperance meeting will be
opened at 10 o'clock, by Mr.. J. X. Osgood of
Gardiner In the afternoon Gen. James A.
Hall of Damarscotta will speak. The sub
ject announced is, what do the people think
of u.s." Sunday, Rev. ID. W. LeLacheur of
Biddeford, and Hon. T. X. Simonton of Cam
den will speak. and temperance prayer and
praise meetings will be held at 6 o'clock.
Excursion trains will run from Bath, Bruins
wick and Waterville in the morning, return
! ing after the afternoon exercises.
| On Monday the speakers will be Rev. J.
Benson Hamilton and Hon. Nelson Dingley
Jr. The week following there will be a
series of Evangelistic meetings under the
charge of Rev. J. c. Young, of Boston.