The Portland daily press., 1882-08-02
CAMP MEETING.
Tuesdays Session of the Faith Conven-
tion at Old Orchard.
OLD ORCHARD, Aug

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 1.
It may not seem at first sight that attendance
on 6 a. m. religious service can have any
charm for the uninitiated, but something per-
suasive in the mellow sound of the bell Tues
day morning, determined the chronicler to join
the matin worshippers who from different
parts of the dew covered emcampment, con-
/, verged to the grove, whose breeze-stirred trees
had not yet yielded to the newly risen sun the
moisture that the nights east wind had
brought in from thesea. One may well stop for
moment on the crest Of the ridge that forms
the almost perfect amphitheatre o. the ground
to notice the CLEAN of the sails of the ships
thus early standing out from Portland har-
Dor and hear the dim and distant monotony of
the surf lazily beating in upon the level lands,
and if the sea picture fail to please, one will
yet linger moment to listen to the singing of
some slow-measured hymn, as BELTS the still
ness of the air. There is to be observed at
these meetings an unfagging earnestness al
most to be wondered at when 1t is considered
that religious services continue almost without
interruption from a. m. to 9 p. ni. each dag.
But the fact is, that the day is not half long
enough to give opportunity of expression to
the large nUmber who desire it.
The mornings requests for prayer, read by
Rev. Mr.. Sanderson, were hardly less numer-
GUS than upon preceding days. Prayer, song,
exhortation and inquiry, moved swiftly along
until the ten minutes intermission, devoted to
song service, Immediately preceding the 10
o'clock service conducted by Dr. Cullis
Prayer was offered by Rev. f. d. Sanford
Miss Maggie Luce Hazelton of Lewiston sang
the beautiful solo, "The child of King"
cornet, choir and congregation joining
gloriously in the chorus. DR. Cullis read and
discoursed from the 18th chapter Of John, his
wonderfully sympathetic voice, which is the
secret of his successful power, holding the un-
divided attention of his hearers, while he talk
ed for about thirty minutes, in simple, prac-
tical and impressive manner, Of the healing
| power of the love of God.
At the meeting for children which comes
regu larly each day at 1 o'clock the subject was
| temperance. At the same hour Rev. Marcus
| Ames of Providence, R. l., conducted meet
ing in the interest OF prisons and jails and the
| methods of philanthropy necessary to the
amelioration OF some of the conditions sur
rounding the inmates Of these institutions.
AT half past two new feature was intro
duced, namely, meeting, largely attended, OF
business men who discussed holiness as Of
every day practical Importance.
| At 7.30 Rev. Hugh johnson of Toronto
Canada, occupied the stand. Perhaps the
most interesting event of the day was the ac-
count given by DR.. Cullis of the rise, progress
and success Of his work in its various depart
ments, since its inception seventeen years ago.
! Briefly the work embraces: 1st-The Con-
I sumptives Home, Boston; home for spinal
| patients; Faith Training College, Boydton
| institute, in Boydton, Va, for colored people;
numerous home and foreign missions and other
| institutions.