The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-09-02
The Spring Grove Camp Meeting.

of the Holy Ghost be with
on ALL"
Friday morning. prayer meetings
we're held in the chapel and in the Rnt-
and tent. Rev. ID. g. Ayres offered |
prayer at the forenoon service. Rev. |
J. W. Bennett of Shelburn delivered
he sermon, taking for his text the 18th
verse of the 22d chapter of Revelations
-"And the spirit and the bride say
come, and let bin that heareth say
come" The subject of this Discourse
was "Christain work" The children's
at one O'Clock, conducted by
Sisters Osborneland Brooks. was well
attended. The prayer meeting in the
Rutland tent was very interesting. In
the afternoon Rev. M. Hulburd of Bur-
lington, preached. Text: "Neithcr is
there salvation in any other; for there
is none other name under heaven given
among men, whereby we must be saw
3D." (Acts iv, 12). The subject of
the discourse was, "Salvation for man
in Christ; no salvation for man out of
Christ" AT the pm. service, Rev.
ID. G Ayres, of North Ferrisburgh, de-
livered the sermon. Text: "Be care
full for nothing; but in everything by
prayer and duplication, with thanks
giving let your requests be made known
unto God. And the peace of God, which
passeth all understanding, shall keep
your hearts and minds through Jesus
Christ."-Phill. 4, G and z. The sermon
was i'll regard to over-anxious care of
Christians and the means of avoiding
this by prayer and snpplication with
thanksgiving.
Saturday morning morning Rev. D..
f. Brooks, of Hinesburg, delivered the
sermon. Text, "Take with you words,
and turn to the Lord.-Hosea, 14;2 AT
2 p. m. the anniversary exercises of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
took place. Addresses were made by
Revs. d. r. Lowell, of Fairhaven and
M. Hulburd of Burlington. At the
business meeting held in the district
cottage preceding the meeting, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: president,
Mrs. d. p. Hulburd; vice presidents,
Mrs. j. j. Noe, M. B. Mead, S. d. Ell
kins, A. Osborne; corresponding sec'y.
Mrs. A. Osborne; recording sec'y. Mrs
ID. f. Brooks. In the evening at the Z
o'clock service Rev. VIM. e. Leonard
of the New England conference preach.
Cus 1OpiC, NlCu dlc all lOol ulCu III y
all ransomed."
On Sunday forenoon Rev. M. P
Bell offered prayer. Rev. II. G. Haw.
icy or Johnoonville, N. Y, preached
| His text was: "Having, therefore, these
promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse
ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh
and spirit, perfecting holiness in the
fear of God."-2, Cor;nth. IL. The
subject of the discourse was the prom
Use of divine reception if Gods condit
ions relative to these promises are full
filed. In the afternoon Rev. ID. II
Lowell of Fairhaven preached. Text
"While we look not at the things whicl
are seen, but at the things which are no
seen; for the things which are seen arr
temporal; but the things which are no
seen are eternal" list. Corinth. A rs
The subject of the discourse was eth,
seen and the unseen" In the evening
Rev. S. d. Elkins of Brandon preached
Text, "For as in the days before thu
flood they were eating and drinking
marrying and giving in marriage, I'M
til the day that Noah entered into TIN
ark, and knew rot until the flood came
and took them all away; so shall ais,
the coming of the Son OF Man be-
Matthewi24: 80 and 80. The subject o
the discourse was, "Man's wickedness
mans weakness; the forbearance O
Vi nnaI IctIIUutIou,. -.
Rev. Il. S. Taylor followed in an ex
hortation which, however excellent the
motives of the speaker may be, wa
simply beastly when the character O
of the audience is considered. Rev. w
G. Leonard, of Massachusetts, admin
istered deserved rebukelto the speak
or, in the name of his mother, sisters
the women present and the womanhoo,
of Vermont. The audience evidentl
was much pleased with the castigatioi
given Bro. Taylor, whose remarks ex
cited much indignant comment.
Monday morning love feast wa
held in place of the usual prayer meet
ing. AT the forenoon service Rev. j
G. Perkins of Weybridge preechcd, tax
ing as his text, "Giving thanks unit,
the Father, which hath made us meC
to be partakers of the inheritance of th,
Saints in light. "-Col. /; II. At tn,
2 O'Clock service, Rev. w. O. Smith O
Williston preached, taking Ezekiel
xvii, %, 81 as his text. In the evenin .
Rev. M. z. Bell of Bristol preached
taking as his text: Who is this tina
cometh up from the wilderness, lean
ing upon her beloved" The pr eachel
considered the three personifications il
the text: those who come up as the
church; the wilderness, the unsaved
world; the beloved, Jesus Christ.
Tuesday forenoon Rev. Z. Comstocb
of Arlington preached; his text was
"Canst thou speak Greek p-Acts 21:
81. His theme was, "The language OF
Zion" In the afternoon Rev. Il. Nun
70 of Monkton preached; text-'T am
the light of the world. "-John 8: ~.
In the evening Rev. j. M. Pascoe OF
Bridport preached from the text, "Be.
hold the lamb of God, which taketb
away the sin of the world."-John, /;
30.
Wednesday forenoon Rev. f. ID.
Lowndes of East Middlebury preached
from the following text: $50, as much
as in me is, l am ready to preach the
Gospel to you that are at Rome also.
For am not ashamed of the Gospel of
Christ; for it is the power of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth; to
the Jew first, and also to the Greek j.
Rom. i; Is and 16. In the afternoon
Rev. l.. A. Dibble ofBenson preached,
taking as his text, "But we all, with
open face beholding as in a glass the
glory of the Lord, are changed into the
same image from glory to glory, even
as by the spirit of the Lord."-if. Cor,
ill.,, Is. In the evening Rev. A. o.
Spoor of Starksboro preached. Text:
"Now, then, we are ambassadors for
Christ; as though God did beseech you
ye reconciled to God."-II. Corinth.
8: 20.
Thursday morning a prayer meeting
was held in the Rutland tent, and this
was the last service of the meeting.
The attendance this year has not been
as large as usual, the only days that