Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-08-16
RICHMOND CAMPGROUND.
Fourth and Fifth Days Session of the Ne N
nebec Valley CampmeetinG.
SATURDAY EVENING.

The congregation that assembled Saturday
evening in the tabernacle, far exceeded any
previous meeting of the week. After a prayer
| by the Rev. Mr.. Martin, Rev. Mr.. HanscOm
| of the East Maine Conference was presented.
| The text was found in Isaiah 10 chapter, 9th
verse, "And the government shall be upon
| his shoulders, and his name shall be called
wonderful The following are some of the
| thoughts presented:
| Men are sometimes handled simply by
tiattery and favors, and lifted into honorable
positions by the aid and influence of others.
Occupying such positions, they are some
times called wonderful. But Christ is called
wonderful, because he is so naturally inbred,
and Unborn. Christ is wonderful because he ex-
listed countless ages before man. the earth,
| the sea, the universe the angels, before ev-
ervthing Christ is wonderful because of
his eternal sovereignty. Earthly kingdoms
have strove for universal sovereignty, but
such efforts have eventually proved fruitless.
| The kingdom of Christ is the only one that
| is universal and wonderful. because it is
never-ending, and shall not be destroyed.
| In the case of earthly kingdoms, their ruins
=! mark the way as milestones, along the prog
ress of civilization, but his Kingdom Is per-
petuai and indispensable.
| ton with the gospel. He affords peace and
| Joy and finally lands safe with the re-
redeemed into eternal life. What the soul is
| to the body so is Christ to the body. With
| out either, both are a vacuum. The great
contrast between the condition before and
after conversion was cOntrasted and the va
| rious stages of progress in Christian life was
described. The power of God is so
| wonderful that the vilest sinner may be
washed as white as snow.
Remarks were then made by Rev. Mr..
Munger. illustrating the saving power of God.
by relating the experience of a young man
with whom he had conversed. The usual in
yitation and season of PRAYER was then had
SUNDAY Forenoon.
An exceptionally pleasant day ushered IN
| the Sabbath's exercises. The steamer Della
Collins brought large crowd from up river,
and soon after an excursion train from the
direction of Bath and another from Water
vile. landed vast multitude, swelling the
assembly to several thousands. Throughout
the entire day the grounds were simply
crowded All the surrounding towns seemed
| to have swellcd their quota to the utmost OF
their ability
| At the love feast, in the morning, the tab
ernacle was crowded. The enthusiasm man
Tested was extraordinary. During the
hour's session there were, by actual count.
Ill pxhortations interspersed, too, by sing
ing. But when the hour arrived for the regu-
| lar forenoon services, such crowd nad
assembled that it required stentorian voice
| to reach the farthest limits OF the audience.
Throughout the entire day perfect ORDER
prevailed, for which our excellent ponce
should have due credit:
| Tn. speaker chosen to preach was Rev.
Mr. Hutchins of Gardiner. The text was
found in st. John, chapter VI; " III. NO"
there was much grass in the place Inc
following thoughts were abstracts:
Having an exact history Of the famed men
of .r,;on;tv. we are able to form a more ade-
ona,e idea of their character and deeds
Win the biography of Christ and his dolngs,
we are more conversant than with any other
of whom we have any record. Christ Is
most bountiful friend to those who nave
esnoused his cause. or all those VINO SAT
down in the place where there was muG"
grass. not one, even, forgot tnat nour' ne
S.s watchful care over all his followers
1 so what blessed privilege W GARY
thing to God in prayer.
Grass in svmbolical of freshness and
health. The oasis of the desert, places whers
travellers refresh themselves with 1000 anu
Ter have sometimes proved of inestimanie
-. "a those lost in the trackless desert, oy
.av;ng their lives. Christ may be likened 10
an oasis. since he furnishes us with tne sos-
mel something that refreshes and inslsora s.
insuring US an entrance into eterni III NH .he
Is refreshing and perpetual rest. when .ns
multitude was fed upon the hve ioaves snu
.~o Ashes the supply of food suffered no DIM
;nntion: so the salvation OF GOD Is sumc'e"'
for the whole world and even then = mex,
h ~, The greatest miracle is, that God
"sn chord the freshness Of the gosPei 70
80, human creature He Is able to turn
The most barren and arid heart to 70 iresn
~. oyernouing with love and happiness.
Relieion is not the apparent retirement ~. ~
cioistered life but N entrances into higher