The Portland daily press., 1882-08-09
OLD ORCHARD.
Annual Session of the Portland District
Campmeeting.

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. s, 1882.
However the farmers may regard the "dry
spell'' campers can but rejoice in the clear
skies and fair winds. The Portland District
meeting opened last evening with social SER
vice at the stand. This morning there were
tent meetings at $780, but in future at that
hour the service will be a general prayer ana
conference meeting at the stand.
There was preaching at 10 q. m, by Rev. 81
f. Record OF Maryland Ridges text-John, 10;
IL, "Howbeit when He, the spirit Of truth, is
come, He will guide you into all truth. " This
is sanctiication text, but 1 am not going to
preach sanctifcation sermon. Holiness and
happiness are wrapped up in the consent oil
the heart to Gods truth. The compliance OF
our will with the Divine will, the words OF
comfort He spoke to- His.disciples were intend
ed for all future generations as well; the Diess-
ing Of the Holy Ghost is for us who Will claim
it. To the sinner and the baokslider this
promise comes as we'll as to the saint and sane
tilted, and whoever will claim this promise
may look for the baptism of the Holy Ghost.
God has chosen the Holy Spirit for the express
purpose Of awakening the souls of children OF
men. We do not always recognize the strly-
1Dgs of the spirit"
The different societies held meetings in their
respective tents at 1 p. m.
At2p. M preaching at the stand by Rev.
VIM. jackson, Coaticook Canada East "But
God forbid that should glory, save in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ" Gal. 6-14
"The reasons for glorying in the cross of Christ
are
LIT iustifies the fact of the incarnation to
our reason and sanctlfies it to our heart. 1t
does not explain it; it towers so far above our
intellect that it is impossible to understand it,
Christ is the co-equal of the Infinit yet lie Is
our brother; upon this basis rests the whole
fabric OF Christianity.
2-Because it contains the brightest and
fullest revelations which God has made OF
Himself to man. By contemplation OF In
finity alone can the human approach the
Divine. Sin has so warped and twisted the
human soul that it can obtain but partial and
distorted images of the Deity. Standing by
the cross we see Him as He is.
Because it is the only fountain whence
flows supply adequate to the deepest need OF
humanity. IN Christ we find the sympathy
zing friend, the faultless exemplar, the atom
ing High Priest. The apostles OF culture
imagine they have got beyond the mental at
titude of Christianity There is another class
who substitute a round of observances in place
of the cross of Christ We must not TALL into
the blunder of ignoring the progress OF modern
thought, neither must we allow it to obscure
the fact of mans fall by sin and redemption
by the blood of Christ.
4.-Bscause it is the mightiest instrument IN
the hands of man to uplift his brother. Cul-
ture and refinement are poWerless. Ehe world
is growing better; no century is 50 radiant IN
prospects for humanity as our own; our age IS
pregnant with hope for the race; the dawn Oh
the millennium is near at hand and already the
morn is breaking
There were tent meetings at $50.
Rev. I. G.. Sprague of South Paris preached
at 80; text, Eph. 2:S-9-"For by grace are ye
saved through faith; and that not OF your
selves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest
any man should boast"
Salvation is III aerited; (d) not by works;
~ not by punishment.
2.-Salvation is conditional; j. O., by faith.
Sit is an unspeakable gift. universal
gift to all who accept its conditions, and it is
finally satisfying gift
The afternoon service is to be at 3 instead
Of o'clock Tomorrow the Womaa's For
eign Missionary Society meets at Pine Street
tent at p. m. The sacrament of the Lords
Supper will be administered Thursday morn
ing at $50; love feast Friday morning. Mrs.
Il. Freeman will conduct children's meeting
at p. M each day in the Saccarappa tent