The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-16

heayen-fBt, out Of self; second, into
Christ; third, into heaven. He found 1t
very bard to get out OF self, but when be
90 into Christ 1t was easy TO live in the
arms OF the Savior. No time was lost,
aud most OF the experiences were short
and to the point. Yet, not more than one
fourth OF the lovers Of Jesus had time TO
testify. :,
the Power Of Jesus Name" many Of the
engaged in general hand
and the best Of feeling seemed to
Dr.. j. NJ. Thoburn read the fifty.frst
Psalm as the scripture lesson at 1880. In
the course OF his remarks the Doctor ex'
planned the passage, Create within me
clean heart" Create Is not 10 make or
change. God created the heavens and the
earth out Of nothing; BE made all things
in the earth out oil the things He had ere.
ated.
His text was based on the seventh verse
of this chapter "Purge me with hysop and
| shall !be clean; wash me and shall
be whittier than snow" The use OF the
hysop branch in Jewish ceremonies was
spoken Of. The term purge means to IN.
sin.
To understand theology man must un-
derstand human nature.
David was bad sinner but q magniti-
cent repenter. II we sin we should do
as David did, confess our sins. Sin has
deprayed our nature; something within
US tells us this. Sin detiles all alike. The
speaker told OF a visit TO village of lep-
ers Some had lost their toes, others their
fingers and toes, on others he could see no
marks OF leprosy, yet one did not say to
the other, We are not as you. They all
had the same disease. So with man in sin.
One man may be worse than another in
degrees OF sin, as one leper Is in lower
stage OF his disease than another, but sin
| is so low that there is nothing honorable
When we are condemned with the same
condemnation we are on the same leyel
in sight OF the law.
At the close OF the sermon three per
sons rose to indicate that they wished the
prayers OF the church.
At this service there were from twenty
Tive hundred to three thousand seated un
der the preaching OF the gospel.
The theme at the children's meeting THU
afternoon was Temperance" and thu
scripture texts repeated were numerous
The tabernacle was crowded, and all wer'
not able to get inside. This is one OF thu
Interesting services Of the camp meeting
While the children's meeting was ii
progress there were several OF the singer
gathered at the stand, and passed the tint
in singing the songs Of Zion.
Long before time for the three o'clocl
service the seats in the inner square wer,
nearly all filled, by persons who had gath
cred TO hear the singing. TO this congre
CATION Rev. w. B. Watkins preaehrd
from text found in Deuteronomy, 1921
"For their rock Is not as our rock" TIL
comparison OF the two. rocks ives done ii
an argumentatiye way, and carried con
yictions OF its truths to the hearts an,
minds OF the listeners.
The Heather gods are changed, but tn
Jehovah Of the Hebrews is the God OF tn
Christian Of to-day.
DR.. Thoburn closed with an exhortation
asking the people to open channel iron
the River Of Lille to their hearts as tn
stream passes by.
DR.. Masden conducted the young pee
, PIES meeting at six o'clock. A humble
presented themselves at the altar for pray
AT 1880 Miss Mcdonald, of Cameron
sang Sowing the Seed by the Dayligt
Fair" as a voluntary, and the congtegi
ton sang "Blow ye.the Trumpet, Blow.
!, DR.. Thoburn took for his text"W hosoeve
WILL" Rev. 22.17. We would be please
3 to give an outline OF the sermon but ca
not do ii without making our letter to
} long. Al this writing there are eight
. the altar for prayers.
( We notice the arrival OF the iollowin
! ministers upon yesterday and to-day: \
. Hall, S. S. Stewart, ]. G. Paught, s. I
!. Jordan, David Hammond, i'm. Thobur
: and W. B. Watkins. Bishop Peck is e.
. pected tomorrow.
We hear the singing highly spoken o
t It is said to be the best that has ever bee
heard on the camp ground. We presum
Il the success in this department Is owing
' the untiring efforts Of Rev. Rippey and D
Q J. S. Stone, The former has charge OF Ii
; music at the stand, the latter at the table
!. nacle.
D The crowd in town and on the groun
is said to be larger than ever before, an
v is estimated at from 1900 to 5000, W
3 think it will not exceed the lower humble
During yesterday and to-day the Grow
!. on the streets OF our town rivaled Ii
: larger cities, the streets being crowded.
The order to-day was not go good q
/ could be wished, yet we heard OF no scr
v GUS trouble. Some persons seemed to 10
!. get that loud talking and laughing distur
!. those who wish to listen to the rreachin
OF the Gospel. We also noticed that SCI
g eral young men had engaged in the use {
8 too much strong drink. We hope ther
will be some way TO punish the dealer
8 who persist in selling rum in constar
a violation Of the law.
On Friday evening three men tried
8 take possession OF the tabernacle for
sleeping room, but the police informe
!. them that they would better find lodgin
sopeYhere else, which they did.