The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-09

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For . number Of years the MoundsvilIe
Oampmeetings have not been satisfactory
in their results, Great expenditures OIL
money, and time, aud talent have been
attended with very small success. More
real solid, lasting work is often accom-
plished by our minister and his members
in q weeks or two weeks meeting ut home
than at Moundsville~ilh thirty or forty
ministers OF the West Virginia Conference
led on by ''starS" OF the first magnitude
~ from a distance. What is the Cause Of
these failurss2 There are many causes,
some Of which We will mention,
First-Too much reliance Is placed In
human power, and not enough in the
Divine, 1T is not by might nor power,
but by my spirit, satin the Lord" Every
year there Is great soliCitude manifested
about securing the presence OF some tky
scraping preacher who will draw" and
unless this sRid Pky'sCrnper can be secured
there arc those WHO think that the meet.
ing can not be carried on with any degree
u HuGGobGS wv GNGu y HAIllhA blCGuEcN 40
come one in yesterdays "lNTRLLIGENCER
predicts for the coming meeting, though
there may be Oh the ground earnest
Christian ministers with ability (wheD
judged by Nm impartial aud competent
court that compares favorably with that
OF the average star" which we have
seen in this part OF the ornament. Bu,
these ministers have the disadvantage Of
being home ministers, There are some
people who think any thing or anybody
from abroad better that what we have
at home. Often on the Moundsville Camp
ground Just before the hour OF preaching,
I've seen people inquiting Rnxiou4ly Of
every paper. boy, "NhU Ia going to preach
this morning. Tor afternoon or evening as
the case might bel. Well, Bro. A or B.
mentioning tho nama Of some faithful am
bassador Of the Gross Whose only crime
was that he preached In West Virgins
instead OF Ohio, Pennsylvania or New
York. Then you would hear something
like The following uttered In a dipguated
tone Oi voice: 20, pshaw! Why do they
allow such old bOtes IN preach? Why
don't they nut up Dr.. b T? I think 1t ia
shame to allliCt the people with such dry
stock? :" &c, &c, &c.
Now, people going into such work az
labOTing for q revival Of religion, with Q
feeling VI disgust Tor the man OF God who
stauds up to dispense tho Word OF Lille,
stand in an attitudsth that Gad canuot use
them, and they ought not to feel deap
pointed II NJ & lod ZONES Of th9 service
Another cause oil failure grows out Of the
fact tina. many persons 10 down TO the
camp ground who 40 lor almost any other
purpose than the good Il The meetings
And they are sorry when the meeting be-.
gins and glad when ii ia over, and attend
very few services during the meeting.
What can be expected OF a mce'i Y when
many persons look ripon 1t asa draw back
to their enjoyment? And these pergnhs
claim to DO good Melhodists all the same
In oIden times people went 81 the time
appointed for q meeting, In The spirit oil
prayer and earnest tXprCtAtion for the
Out.pouring Of The Holy Ghost. They
pitched their canvas tents, or converted
their wagons into tents, ind were ready
for the meeting and nothing but the meet.
ing. And such meetings as they hRd-R
good old. fashioned e1hOrter would do
more In those meetings than u d,z9n Of
your stars with all their ~eloquenCe and
classic lore.
All over the enCsmpment when ser.
vices were not going on At the stHud) the
voice Of prayer ard strong suppliCation
could be heard. Parents brought their
children 10 these meetings TO be converted,
not to read novels, court and play ctoquet
during time Of worship. It Is not preach.
ing We wantso much ne conservation UPON
our part. Let us get down before God Ia
deepest contrition and earnest pleading;
let us hunger and thirst after righteous,
nces and agonize Tor the salvation Of souls
and We need not have any fears or anx.
ie'y about the preaching, God will bless
tis, God will serve rs.
As to the closing Of the gAtes on Sunday
| for my part think the COMMITTEES did a
religious act, and | honor them for IL, and
II this year II shall be- proven necessary TO
open the gates on the Sabbath that suiic.
lent means for conducting the meeting
may be secured thereby by encouraging
the running 81 steamboats, and trains on
the sacred Sabbath, let Us close ~ the In
Bti.uiion. In my simplicity | attn foolish
enough 10 believe that the cause oil Jesus
Christ Can do without an institution whose
existence depends upon money seCur.
cd by breaki1g The Sabbath. Some
persons seem 10 regard the meet.
Ing as q financial enterprise, and
II fails here, II lisa failure all round.
II Il Ia financial economy which we are
aiming at we Can adopt methods 10 draw
a crowd on the Lords day more allurinp
than even that oil a ''Etar." Must II
meeting DO pronounced a failure because
there is not an uhmanageeble multitude
on the grounds on Sabbath?
] will not ptOloug this already loo
lengthy article, but will close by saving
that alter years Of observation IS to.the
good resulting ftom ctmpmeeting, Il
would not be hard to persuade me- that
campmeetihRs are d positive damage 10
'no Gauss Vi YOU ESocn.
The electric light Ia overttutbful, One
serious objection to lie use ia brp0vht mi
by some New York s%hopkeppets' vbo
have tried II In their show gi6dows. II
don't do for lighting Up all Rotis nj .ooJs
II makes gold look ghaIly and tesI djs.
monds dim-but whether il has iba coS,
tfaty effect, TO make paste and boSns
iewelry sparkle like the real" Articles il
disputed. II fades blue goods. IPStt.
cotton" g%oods-that pass for ''all yooIHbv
daylight and gasllght-ate pointed on, byy
its detective rays, just as It shows win.
kles and hollows and paint and powder in
the human countehance. Gas has lone
been considered 40 A rude light in ibis
latter respect, and hence some dinner