, 1880-08-29
DESPLAlNES.
,o,ressing influence Of the Rain
m the camp-Meeting.
, ~, go7d Said for the Weather by tho Rer.
Dr.. Thomas.

fiji 1"' .,ea who arc, reasonably or other
,;s,aa with the spiritual results of the
vie 49, charging what many look upon as
.sst'4-e .sst..;,v compared with the success Whlch
:5e1,,f., previous meetings There are
Is 1bo camp who are inclined to overlook
.4'Es a,a - results likely to followthc gathering
tie WV. ~ 50 many Christians, the listening to
Ee'A ocod sermons. and the utterirg nf SO
g aF'A, ,,r,rcrs. Iseing statIstically Inclined.
:Ss: ,.r;ng the meEsrro Of figures to
&c. n-ou their judgment OF tho
e~1 and gauge Its blessings solely
.S'.e .,- ,,rn,1sr OF souls which have been con-
!: ~ ~, s:,i5 one old Woodstock farmer to an
Wv. '.'r Yesterday afternoon, rs they stood 10
'ss ~ - nu1er the dripping canopy al Inc Gnu oA
es'r-ice: Co. saturday afternoon, nSo Gays
- a,. oa,y twenty-scvcn souls saved Ana
r"t rs@It ta sighed aud lnokcd up at the cloudy SKY,
'J ..,J evaiu. and whispered: :" IL u'1satS eooo
ss.hor for potatoes but IFS tcrr'Dle naro
's@t ~ the camp~mectln'- Five Gays eone a1o
ely" ,o,r o~rressed idea ,s a.
41 N..or of f.ct, the ono which prevails In the
sSas'>+ 1h,,r.. Is Il feeling Of disappointment,
t-ar+ 70 vcatter is made to bear tho brunt OF
IL t.amc for H. 80 ,,,u oa-,,,on
+aH
s's,,,.,,x sEuwu to the campers ti1at
r,r ram MIST NOT BE nLAMED,
one yho was present at ono OF the
~ .:sa. ., Friday evening when tor q full
= ttc roaf Of the tent Qulrcrcd beneath
.'a. .,a,c min and tho forke1 iiEhtaings
+,...1 c5rar through tho canvas, and the
,ar. ,rI,oweI and utterly exi!ngEiShcd tho
=: o+ 80 singers who sought III win 10
~, s,ryico of song practicable where ono OF
.',c- was iaaai:blc, could SEQ TINT the out
49, ,-.u,her WIS benz: bat;lca asains: with
rr,,t s.,rit, snd that even the sef':rest hina o1
,,nad.r.stor1u could hot qucll the determine
~ tbs car,l,ers to carry thcir services
49, -, in the o.dcr as announced. sill there
,."z .cc,,ae Of disappointment; anu. While it
~ rot he right u say tha1 WIN
H.. a.' rain there might have been
n, y, conversions. ]: yet may 'sot oe suutg soo lMr
:: ~, ihot Il full supply OF genial SUNSHINE
s,,1. @ H.. t7uuil,s week will have an cxcellcnt
es e:'~, u;on the amp-1neo;!ng, swcli1nS tne
ran!!crs Of the Congregations Ut t,. tne ttis,.'
.s" a';~ rcnrd 10 uuute their figures win less
sa:;,.sn,encss IL; Of manner than they ut present
taa:.,1 ,,-o. ,,,,o.on+ ar tba
1$:ty G. IN. services. tue 1caeuie VI "-AAeo ~
1Ae scriooa preached ps -.-
THE KEy. DR. THOMAS,
r.o p-e,udel It with some pertinent remarks
:r..,drI rs q .eouke to those VINO hsd ocen
nu;reiuirq Of tho weather which had pre-
~. th,, be ha2 heard good deal
# talk In the CITY and on tio
had ou. to the camping- ground about inc pau
weather. He did rot like th!s. nc nag no on1ec.
;Ev weather they discussed subject mucn
ss,ye humanity- ty-some thing which WAS under me
r;rs End 11a.!a.e,nea, of The Greascst ot Al.
gn,. wiuther was wonderful thing. tie nights
s.,' ,ha da;s the changes from heat to cold and
lion tryuess 10 rain, md 1t was ocst
IL make peace with it ut once, ana
mt haye any quarrel about It or Wt'n
II, H. oncc got trua travelled friend a
I,,o! the philosophy Of tho old Jesuits, and this
va, 10 The effect that it IS Il wise thing TO make
-,,, with tutu1e. aad il this is done II "lil ot
:,uui that Nature will no longer hurt one. hut II
1;le complains and lights with Nature It wilt
burt him. He used to light with the Ch:caeo
4 44tuer some eight years ago. bu1 ne Eot y
r3k:cr n1:t it. and since then ne mas never sua-
riding along on the outside OF i street car On
srawt day.-ibe first Of the season,-and Shllc ne
VS. tcjoyilg the bitterly cold weather the cen
cie.44r sworc III It heartily 1t Ens exnctly INC
fs:ue wtltter III bu;.. s,ul they were LOOKING ut
it ir different Way. The weather 1T present
prevailing WIS Just right. aud he didn't want to
Es.:tc with anything that was on SO grand
ksska ... -.
The preacher then announced his text as fol-
"lut follow after, II that may apprehend
tl1t fnr which also am :eppIEucIdC0 u NL4@St
JeslS"-fhiitppid'aS, iii, IL
nEMiS LIFE
Hsyt said In one sense to be compuision,
4;:>ls Il driving hi some power outside ~
Ourselves: it: another sense il is leading AId
:v.h,x:ag ii that which comes 10 take Us D: the
t:1; Ii. tint lya!ul where we urc Qnder COM
lu:va rather tluil led, we ma; say ire have nc
ataar Us te our being. or ::s To the plAce Or IN
s;-nu,aiaiNs by which We would he N tbe
~.rid without Our choosing or CONSENT NHhout
t3r-1tt
1!it ourselves i'll the world. No cho.cc as ~
wat kind 1T war'd We would bc IL III tue Goa.
u,!sn .! life therein i given us. Inc great 1act
tf; i apparent thai We have 10 journey along
{t-aurh 1jfc-on through caifdunpl. mhiihood
ali. ia eye-anI il il entirely above our cDntfol
:l2i VT sE:.il 1rtss through this wo:.a- that w
saa,l tau1e 10 the end Of our days ana t1lat CUT
ls.:es shall Sr down to dust Some one 1orcloly
t.a yct hardly reyc:ently said VIC were 1ofcc'l
a;u the wu:ld through it, and out Of II, which Is
Gcr;...y true.
e.nlpntsion. hut uu1er lending. We yield our
Selves to certain things thut come to watt upon
u> invite us into their furns Of activity ana
t1npanion5hip. II we look upon our bouiis
t,adilons and our mental powers We ilnu our
t.st~ IN life beings IT certain susccptIoilitle5,
capable Of being reached from without ana IN
proved. TEt~se are the donEs ol ccrlA'n possl,,
u'':l;=~ Coniug To the su-ccptibilily,o pnysicai
Lcion, inviting us to Il world OF ae11Eltt. WI
tnd a%i:t;ng Us q sphere of WErK. anu Some onG
L'ys. "Come and work with US in thai f'e!d.
lur1ns Of pleasure arrive and btckon us u
iu'uw them is;u tho realm ut the hlEdef pas,
,on:. Al tt these things wait u'on Us anu po, p.u
Is fnll3w them. There is IN Us Il fa'Wcf 1has
p:tsiaes over our desires and inc!:tlatloas, ana
secclI s:leci into which ol these fields we 70
general desire for information ind study m
S;ies ore I" Il vast w0rd If fact: some sItcla
a'eof !ansua.c may tc:4t. one TO enter through
- doors THO world Of litcrntu are, sc'"nce tl:ly
.dste us: the world Uf ts::tuiy Ilay say, Tome
l9:1h with nc. and will lead one by n,canuer-
ag Streams. winding paths lofty hills. and other
NATURAL beauties; the world Of REASON may III
t.'e one to icnrn uile thing and another. and
4'al Eesc 10 t:euuee 4 third; the Wcrlu VI IN,
tslation may lead one into the :icit i :Anclful
etca1nS; all thest. offer IL b. CUR teacheEs. anu
" consent to be followers Of Some one or more
d them.
There Is also nature resting upon these
Eca1a powers which luuks ol!t upon WASH
ses4 VI moral forces, religious ideas, mora
p'0n us and ask our fcilowship.-aak US to fol'
~ mem OUT into the things to which they s;'ad.
AADE: the first Of these things which conc tc
*a't upon our spiritual nature in our carry
'eatsH generally the consciousness that there Il
sCC1t THING As RIGHT,
aa such another thing rs wrong. Tho general
4ac1 cnI,es to us that in this stral1-t. world W.
~ ~ ssSed iu 1osiow the right. and NIT 70 81 win
" w EF'ng. The hrcAkiug al the great truth &C
s sas 1amaa heart t;alt there is Il world OF mora
tso ror as well AS physical order. and thai
iuete Is i world Of fact belonging tt
- ~ Is the first step III mans mora
,ss:ser- ,sser- as we PISS :elung in experience wc inc
.l hfs world OF right and wroug comes tDus
IN ~ ap'se dcf'nit forn>-cou1cs more expectedly
~ ~ achn't!y when NGr thoughts are turned cor
sdSsealloisly towards Cod, and where arc laid
ts, Certain explicit laws telling cer1a!n fhlnttss
- a!e not %thk! Atsd should Nlt ne ti:ac lIlt
if.aess thai We should do because God sAys so