Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-18
RICHMOND CAMP GROUND.
MONDAY EVENING.

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Inc temperance campmeeting closed Mon
evening with rousing meeting in the
tabernacle. The large attendance of men
from the ice houses, and of sailors from the
vessels anchored in the neighborhood of the
camp ground, show the interest taken in the
meetings Short and earnest speeches. relat-
ing experience and urging reform, were made
oy Messrs. Wing, Berry, Merrill, Fogg Por-
ter, entworth. Robinson. and Porter. the last
OF whom signed the pledge for the first time
al the Sunday night meeting. At the close
OF the meeting so passed forward to the stage
ana signed the pledge. These, with those
VINO signed at the meetings before. make the
humber 10. Surely the temperance camp
meeting has done some great good beside the
| indirect benefit derived from the session.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The temperance men have come and gone.
ana once again religious meetings are the
order Of the day. The greater number of
| 'hose VINO have cottages remain upon the
ground, and though the congregations seemed
slhaii compared with the great meetings of
sunday, still enough are upon the ground to
assure the success of the evangelical meetings
| held through this week. Rev. J. c. Young
OF Boston, a noted evangelist. will take
| charge OF the meetings, which undoubtedly
VIII be OF great religious interest and spirit
| uality
ms morning there were prayer meetings
IN the society tents at half-past eight. after
which the opening exercises of the evangelical
| meeting were held at the tabernacle PRAYERS
were offered by Rev. +. T. Adams and Rev
r. Z. Rogers; and Mr.. Young, in a few pre-
liminary remarks, laid cut the work of the
week, and made stirring appeal for Chris
| tlans to arouse aad seek to sanctify them
selves and save others.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
congregation of about 800 gathered in
| the tabernacle at 100, to prayer meeting
CONDUCTED by Rev. +. c. Rogers. The earnest
prayers and strong testimonies show that the
people have not forgotten the meetings of
last week. After an hours service the gath
erlng adjourned to the stand to listen to a
sermon by Rev. Mr.. Young. The subject of
the sermon was Gods faithfnlness and Gods
justice. If God has proved faithful in the
past, 1t was sufficient guarantee that he will
continue to be so in the future. He said to
Adam, ''In the day when thou shalt eat Of it,
! thou shalt die and when man sinned he full
filled his promise. With Noah he made cove
nant and was true to it. When he promises
Christ as a perfect Savior he will remember
his promise.
God is always just. Never has he uttered
SoHihaHu WITHOUT opening tne way 1Or us
observance. When he gave the command,
Love thy neighbor as myself" he made it
possible for each one to obey it. 1t will not
do to plead our bad dispositions for evils
done. We shall have to get rid of these dis
positions before we enter the pearly gates,
and it is fearful risk to trust for death to
make the change.
The possibility of the Christians entire
sanctification was brought out by the evange-
list, and by his earnest words one could see
that he believed in what he was saying.
After the preaching service there was an
inquirers meeting at the Augusta chapel,
and which was reported as season of great
power and religious interest.
In the evening Mr.. Young preached from
the text, ''And many of them that sleep in the
dust of the earth shall awake, some to ever
lasting life, and some to shame and everlast-
ing contempt. Dan. XII: ,.
The music for the services of yesterday and
for those of the temperance meetings has been
furnished by choir, conducted by Mr.. S. II.
G.. Twycross of Dresden, and has been great
help to the success of the meetings.