Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-12


Every train now brings large numbers and
everything goes like clockwork here The
committee are busy attending the calls Of
the people. The tabernacle was raised yes-
teruay and by noon to-day the seats viii be
IN place and tonight the first service will be
neid under it. 1t seems as though nearly all
the cottages were occupied already. Quite q
NUMBER OF clergymen are on the ground and
where societies own parsonages, it is need
less to say they are all occupied. Brunswick
Is ahead thus far. under the lead of Rev.
Fred Rogers, formerly of your city Rev. E.
Martin OF iIallowell and Rev. W. Sterling of
Bath. also Rev. W. s. Jones of same city.
are already here with their societies. and
Ihis morning large accessions will be made
Tents are going up in various parts of the
grove.
Mr.. Hall. of Damariscotta has charge of
the clearinghouse, and already has few
boarders- Everything about the house looks
AS NEAT as pin. and things look "a Though
people would be well cared for large
number # rooms have been engaged and by
tonight probably all will be occupied
The same police officers that locked after
things last year are already here Every
thing points 10 a large and successful meet
ing. Your Reporter will doubtless be here
this afternoon when the outside world will
get daily report of what is being done here.
No services were held Thursday forenoon,
but in the evening appropriate ceremonies
were observed. The Inducements to attend
campmeeting this year will be unusually
large, as eminent preachers from out of the
State will cooperate with the best local tai
ent. so that some very fine meetings NAV be
expected. Sermons logical and interesting,
will be speciality. As if in direct conse-
quence of this. numbers arrive on each train
from both directions In fact such seems to
be the interest, that it will he no exaggera-
ton to state that this session of the Kennebec
Valley Campmeeting will be one of the most
largely attended and successful of the manv
eampmeetings that have ever been held in
Richmond for many years.
Nearly all the preachers connected with
this meeting have already arrived, so also
have others from abroad. At first it was not
deemed expedient to have a meeting in the
afternoon, but finally it was concluded to
hold services in the tabernacle so the inhab-
itants were notified from door to door, in
consequence of which congregation of seven
hundred had assembled to listen to the after
noon services.
Rev. Mr.. Fox of the New England confer
ence, was very judiciously chosen to strike
the key note of these meetings and discoursed
very eloquently for the scripture text found
in Luke, chapter IL, verse $50: ~ am
come to send fire on the earth and what will
/, if it be already kindled: but have bap-
tism to be baptized with and how am l
strengthened till it be accomplished"
We will not dwell to any length upon this
discourse, but one of the most important
points was vivid portrayal of
the sufferings of Christ and how
the pain and anguish of all other martyrs
are greatly subordinate to those of the Re-
deemer. In a comment upon the wondrOus
and mighty power with which the apostles
were endued, he impressed the minds of his
hearers that such power was indispensable
in those times to make the proper impression
and give an impetuous to the great and glo
rious cause of Jesus Christ.
While regretting that lack Of time pre-
vented him from tracing the various influ
ences of the gospel, he stated that the differ
ences between the different creeds is trivial
and tend to the more rapid dissemination of
the truth. and the time will come when all
such differences will be imperceptible. All
will be assimilated in injecting the godhead.
The fire of persecution will soon be extin-
guisbed and the fire of christian charity will
burn brighter and brighter till it pravails.
After singing, most fervent season of
prayer was engaged in. Mr. Fox is very
forcible speaker, and could not fail to make
a lasting impression upon any audience, es-
pecially a Nj. +. c8mpmeeting audience.