Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-08-11
RICHMOND CAMP GROUND.
First Days Session Of the Kennebec
Valley Campmeeting.

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| Inc henheLec valley Campmeetlng began
its annual session last evening. All day
Monday the campers and the co,,aoers wore
.rr;v;ro and Tho s,r.o,s :, .,,;a ,;,.,o -
"'.' '"e ''.@e'. III .'''' i''''' summer
village IN the woods, In the evening, were
| filed with people.
! Tbo oSoou,;ro oor,r,;,,oo Lor,rr =; ohor,,o
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| '''e camp si'u'" nav oiAe" e"ei Se'i'"i'y'
and the grounds and accommodations are
| in good order to receive and provide for the
crowds of people that are expected.
The large tabernacle. seating nearly 800
persons, and costing 81 800, where meetings
are held in the evening and in stormy weather
| has been newly furnished with seats having
| comfortable backs
The committee have succeeded in estab-
fishing regular post office upon the grounds.
Capt. A. ID. Alexander has been appointed
postmaster by the government. and four mails
arrive and depart daily The office Will re-
main open during the year. Three cottages
| have been erected this year, making the
| whole number upon the camp ground about
one hundred and ten. To-day scarcely one
of these cottages can be found which is not
| occupied
| The campmeeting proper commenced Mon
day night with a social meeting at the taber-
nacle under the lead of Rev. :. Allen, pre-
siding elder of Augusta district. who has
charge of the exercises OF the camp-Ineetlhg.
| The meeting was of unusual interest and
was good beginning, assuring success for
the meetings of the week.
| Nearly all the Methodist preachers of the
Kennebec Valley are upon the ground.
Among these are the Rev. Messrs. Jones,
| Allen. Beale. +. r. Adams. Pottle. Sterling,
Rogers. Lindsey, Grosvenor and others.
| Campmeetinr John Allen is present full of
| life and auecdote. This will be the 302nd
| camp-meeting he has attended.
The Rev. ]. w. Hamilton of the Peoples
Church, Boston. will arrive tomorrow, re-
naming throughout the meeting. and other
| promiuent preachers are expected during the
week.
TUESDAY MORNING.
r,,os,.v morn;ny opened bright and clear,
| ~ ,ha ,norn;ng trains brought large num-
har. Of neonle to attend the exercises of the
Ia The morning service began at 10
" ,:,ot H., SINGING s,Nearer NV God to Thee 8"
| Tho Cev w. :. Jones uttered a fervent
Inv 8 .h;o, tho largo copgregation
iaJ h., ,he organ united in singing For
oyer bare nv rest shall be-" The Rev.
w ucIn,vrs of Bowdoinham. preached an
affective sermon from the text. 2nd Cor. XIII
9th .sFor we are glad when we are weak,
| nd and this also we WISH.
aran xanr perf.ction." The following is an
s,s...,, of ,ho s.rmop.
Paul was consistent in this wish with him
self. with the PRAYER uttered by Christ, and
with the whole drift of Scripture truth. At
tention is called to the nature and conditions
of Christian perfection. We cannot reach the
perfection of God, for his power is infinite in
perfection. while we are finite in imperfec-
lion There is not thought but what is un-
ders,ood bv the Infinite One; but our knowl-
edge is limited to small sphere. God does
free us from all mistakes; neither are we ex-
pected to be perfect as the angels are
! A horse Is net supposed u "a'e ,n.
perfes'ion oi rocl ,ha, Of a worm. It is
OF morse Sa so a, which We are to aim. and
human pvr'e'. Thar 90 are nbvs;cal and mental
no' aus ,e,;ons tom WHICH grace cannot save
impeTl'e'io"s nG ;n,narssc,;ons that grace can
us. Ii is moral lmperiec'io"s '"''