The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-31
CAMPMEETINGS
At Empire Grove, East Poland.

The annual Campmeeting upon these grounds
| commenced on the 21st, and closed on the 18TH
inst 1t was under the charge of Rev. Q. T.
| Allen, D. D., Presiding Elder of the District
1 His management of the meeting was admira-
BILE in every respect, and gave universal salts
faction. More than thirty ministers were
present during the meeting, and preaching
| from the stand was had each day at 10 A. NJ.
| and at and 7.3O P. M. These sermons as q
whole, were above the grade of those usually
| had at meetings of this kind. Among the best
| were those of DIR. McKeown and Prof. Williams
of Portland. Mr.. Kelsey (Congregationalist)
of New Gloucester and Rev. Messrs. Tyrle OF
Auburn, Stackpole of Woodfords, Ladd of
| Bath, and MeIntire of Lewiston. DR.. Cullis of
Boston, was present on Thursday, and gave
| one of his characteristic discourses to large
audience. The music was under the direction
of Rev. E. W. Simons of South Paris, with
Miss Bartlett of Norway, as organist and Mr..
| Collins OF Lewiston, cornet player This de-
partmsnt of the meeting was well sustained,
and the singing throughout excellent.
Every one of the Society tents were covered
and occupied. About ninety cottages and
family tents were also occupied. 1t was esti-
mated that at least double the number of per-
sons resided upon the ground during the meet
ing, than ever were present at any previous
meeting. The most excellent order prevailed
throughout. Sunday, Aug. 27, was the great
day of the meeting. At least six thousand
persons were present. and notwithstanding
this immense crowd, the most perfect order
prevailed. The grounds were as quiet and Or
DERBY as church. Rev. W. S. Jones of Bath,
preached in the forenoon, and DR.. McKeoWn
of Portland, in the afternoon.
These grounds are held by an incorporated
association, which has lease from the owners
for ninety-nine years. The financial affairs OF
the association have been carefully looked af-
ter and the report of the treasurer shows 1t Is
free from debt. with a small sam in the treas
ury. Some seven thoufand dollars have been
expended by the association in buildings and
improvements, and the grounds are now in
every respect among the very best in the State.
The Directors are planning further improve
ments in buildings, constructing new avenues,
and otherwise identifying the grounds
The association held it's annual meeting on
Thursday, the Oath inst, at which the follow
ing officers were elected:
President-Rev. Chas +. Allen, ID. D., OF
Brunswick.
Vice President-Rey. D. Church, of Nc
Falls.
Secretary-John Simpson, of Auburn.
Treasurer-John j. Perry, of Portland.
Directors -Rev. B. F. left, D. D., of Po-
land; Joel Nevins, e. M. Stedman and Joseph
Miller, of lewiston and William E. Cush-
man of South Paris.
T1e religious interests of the meeting were
good. have already said the preaching was
of high order, the social meetings were well
attended and very spiritual. At the general
conference meeting Sunday morning, at the
stand, about two hundred persons took part.
Init nhAr 0f WE
and the church generally quickened and en-
couraged to work with new zeal and energy in
the cause of the Master. INDEX.
The Liberal Campmeeting.
ETNA, Me-, Aug. 30.-At the Spiritual
Campmeeting yesterday afternoon the emf
nent lecturer, DR.. FL. B. Storer, adj
dressed a very large audience Short
ly after Mr.. Storer's address, the doctors
upon the ground treated all invalids and many
went away much pleased and with renewed
health Today there are about twelve hun
bred people upon the ground The forenoon
programme consisted of two original poems,
by Miss Jennie Smith of Rockland, and ID.
Howard Hamilton, followed by lecture by
Jennie B. Hagan, Of South Royalton, vt.
At Martha's Grove, Fryeburg.
MARTHA GROVE, Aug. 80, 1882.
To those present last evening it was given to
behold wondrous vision of beauty. Just as
the evening service began the red full moon
rose slowly up from behind the pines. Higher
and higher 1t climbed until silver flood of ra-
dance poured round the encampment and long
slanting moonbeams pierced the shadow of the
grove. The leaves of the graceful silver ma
pies seemed silver indeed, lit up as they were
by the glare of the lamps below and the moon
above, while through every opening in the fol-
iage the calm stars looked down upon the con
gregation devoutly worshipping Him, the
"Chiefest among ten thousand"
A spirit of devotion has seemed to pervade
the meetings from the very first. The interest
is on the increase. Every train brings large
number of new arrivals. Excellent accomoda-
tions for strangers are furnished at the Grove
House. The dining hall is model of good
taste and neatness. Mrs. Nutter is at the helm
and says her help is perfection, "all ladies and
gentlemen" The bright bouquets on every ta-
Bile, with the faint blue light shed by the drap-
cries gave highly aesthetic air, but eating is
still the fashion at Martha's Grove. The only
sham is the milk and that is caused by the blue
light. 1t is real country milk but looks citi-
fed.
Rev. Mr. Pendexter conducted the morning
prayer meeting. Rev. w. f. Holmes of AL
fred, preached at 1000 a. m. from John |, ~
ID. HE came unto his own, and his own re-
ceived him not But as many as received him,
to them gave he power to become the sons of
God. Even to them that believed on his
name" The sermon was an earnest plea for
the reception of Christ as a personal savior.
Rev. G. G. Andrews and Elder Clarke made
brief remarks in the same line.
Mrs. G. j. Clarke held a meeting for chill
dram otl Mast Baldwin phaOal at RI Miss
Leila Waterhouse, lately returned from Con-
cepcion, Chilli, South America, gave very in
teresting account of her work in the sef-sup-
porting mission started by Rev. VIM. Taylor
for the purpose of grading the future church
and state of the little republic.
Rev. j. w. Hamilton of the Peoples church,
Boston, preached in the afternoon upon the
"Kingdom of God" Luke 1921, under these
three divisions: ~ What tie Kingdom of God
is not; 81 What it is; 81 Where it is. 1t is
pleasure to listen to sermon delivered in ele-
CANT language upon asnoble theme. An earn
est altar service closed the meeting.
New ministerial arrivals are Rev. G. @. An
drews and wife, Rev. D. B. Randall and wife,
Rev. e. S. StackDole, Rev j. Gibson, Rev. S.
T. Record and wife, Rev Perry Chandler and
wife, Rev. Francis Grovsner, Rev. Stephen
Rumery and Raw N. Chase.
BUSINESS MEETING.
The annual business meeting of the associa-
ton was held today. The following officers
were elected:
President-Rev. G. j. Clarke, Deering.
Vice President S. r. Leavitt Portland.
Secretary-Geo. L. Kimball, Portland,
Treasurer-N. Waterhouse, Portland.
Executive Committee-E. T. Nutter, Cape
Elizabeth; f. A. Smith, Portland; Hon. J. A.
Locke, Portland Franklin Shirley, Fryeburg;
Capt j. B. Coyle, Deering; Hiram Getchell,
West Baldwin, Freeman Hatch, Cornish.
A rtnnIr oor,n nanu has haAn formal Partic-