Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-05
TENT AND TABERNACLE.
The Campmeetinx ut L.ud,svilIe.

The Campmeeting ut Lsndisville.
The children's services yesterday after.
noon was addressed by Revs. J. Geigel
and Singer. The presiding elder of the
district, Rev. G. Cummins, preached al
3p. m. a most earnest sermon, founded on
the words, "Be thou faithful until death
and will give thee crown of life." His
theme was the Christian conflict and its
reward. A good meeting followed the SER
mon. The spiritual tide rose very high
and the singing was grand.
Anexperience meeting was held at p.
m, conducted by Rev. G. Rakestraw.
A large audience assembled in the tab
crnacle in the evening to hear DR.. Hanlon,
president of Pennington seminary, New
Jersey. The Doctor selected his text from
st. Mark, viii, 36. ''What shall it profit
man if he shall gain the whole world and
lose his own soul.'' The text appeals to
our own self-interest. We sometimes con-
found self-interest with selfishness, which
is wrong, but the true self-interest is right.
The question suggested is: What is in
vOlved in the loss of the soul % The the
OricS Of restOrationism and anDihilation
were referred to and rejected as absurd and
unreasonable. The loss of the soul in
wolves the eternal punishment of the soul.
There is no reflection of God s goodness
in this. TIC soul promotes its own ruin.
Hell was an afterthought with God it
was made for the Devil and his
angels; but when man became so
bad there was no other place to put him
but hell. A bad man would find no enjoy
nent in heaven, there would be no affinity,
congeniality. The loss of the soul is an
utter loss of all enjoyment. lie goes to
hell with all his animal propensities and
nothing to crafty them. An utter and IT.
rctricvable loss of all good.
The sermon was simple, practical and
earnest. The attention of the audience
was closely held. DIR. HanIon is foreible
speaker and uses no notes.
To-day.
The services this morning were conduct
cd in the tabernacle, as the ground was
considered too damp for worship at the
public stand. The grounds are being pre-
pared for services at the stand this after
noon and evening.
The morning prayer meetings were con-
Quoted by Revs. Long and Sayers. A
gOodly number were present.
A large number gathered in the tab
Roche, who discourscd so eloquently
"n Sabbath morning. This is probably the
last sermon Of the camp and quite auspic-
iously the sun beamed forth as it began.
The text for the occasion is recorded in
Job. XIV, II. Are the consultations of God
small with thce?'' The theme announced
was that many Christians have small con-
solatiops. This may he accounted for by
their misapprehension of their spiritual
privileges. They walk softly before tn
Lord they attend to the external services
and duties of religion, but with all enjoy
small consolation. The sermon was point
ed, touching many hearts, and stirring
them up to a clearer apprehension of their
privilege, and the means to be used, by
which they might come into the cOnsola-
tions of religion.
The last Of the interesting children S
services was held at the stand af 1 80 p. IN.
Parting addresses were made by Prof.
Ellenberger and others. after which the
children marched around the circle several
times and finally halted at the stand, and
took their farewell, some perhaps, never
to meet again.
At 800 the Sacrament of the Lord S
Supper was administered to a large num-
Der. This evening will close the exercises
of the camp, which will consist in the de-
livery of parting addresses. and in the
usual march around the circle, and of
shaking hands in the final adieu.
The results of the campmecting. SO far as
the number of conversions is concerned,
do not measure up to other years. Several
persons, however, will date LandisviiIe
campmeeting of 1880 as the memorable
epoch their beginning in the spiritual
life. The spirit of all the meetings was
excellent, and those who came for the pur-
pose Of spiritual improvement and enjoy
ment were not disappointed.
The preachers of the district, who usually
attend and give their time and service to
the meeting, deserve little more liberality
shown them in the required expenses upon
them as to rent of tents, board, etc. Some
of them seem to think that the expenses of
coming here with their families is more
than their small salaries will warrant.
Stoverdale Campmeeting.
The fourteenth annual campmeeting of
the East Pennsylvania conference of the
United Brethren opened on Tuesday,
August ;, at Stovcrdale. near Hummels-
town, Pa. Sixty-five cottages and num-
Der of tents are already entertaining the
attendants Of the camp. Many have al
ready arrived and there are many more to
follow who were hindered by the rain.
The ministers already present are Revs. G.
W. NJ. Rigor, Lewis Peters, NJ. P. Doyle,
c. S. Nelly, l. IL. Albright, 1. Baltzell,
L. Light, NJ. J. Mumma, J. C. Mumma, J.
Steiner. J. Young, G. A. Mark, 1. L. Kep-
hart, A. III. Kaufman, H. Phillips, J.
Clair, J. X. Fisher, T. Garland, P. Die
trich and /. W. Sncath. A great number
ofLancaster county people are attending
among whom we might mention J. B.
Stchman, of Mountville Jacob Sheath, of
Columbia; Samuel Eby, of Mt. Joy, and
Mr.. Musser, of Marietta. On Tuesday
evening the exercises began with an open
ing prayer and address by Rev. NJ. J.
Mumma, presiding elder.
On Wednesday morning Rev. A. II.
Kaufman preached from st. John vi, 1S,