The Portland daily press., 1882-08-03
CAMP MEETING.
Wednesdays Session of the Faith Conven
ton at Old Orchard.
ON ORCHARD. Aug. 2

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 2.
| The seventh day of the Faith convention
| was passed much like the days preceding 1t,
| and if no elimination of interest or result is
to be chroricled, on the other hand, there is
no sign of waning either in attendance in the
| high character of most of the addresses made.
| The southwest wind blew in from the sea, the
undimmed sun made short work OF the morn
| ing dew and the dust from the burrows of every
| little sahara of street rolled its dense
volumes over things even penetrating to the
sacred precincts of the grove lowering with its
| offensive presence like an unwelcome incense
over the assembling worshippers. The day
was unusually sultry as the breeze passed
above the hollow of the meeting ground. Fans
| were in active service. The cricket's intense
voice trilIed on the drowsy air, and an occa-
sional soairrel, angry at invasion of his oaken
home, vigorously expressed his sense of injury.
| 1t is certainly noticeable as 6 remarkable
fact, very different from last years ex-
| perience that although this convention has
| now been in session for an entire week, there
| has not been an hours observation of the sun
| or any rain except slight showers few nights
| ago, and the religious atmosphere has bsen
| cloudless and clear in an equal degree. The
| on the ground has remained about the same
from dsy to day from five or six hundred in
the morning to a couple of thousand at the
principal service.
The $50 prayer meeting was conducted by
DIR. Cullis who read and commented ON por-
ton of scripture, the meeting then being
thrown open for new testimony of blessings
received since these meetings began. In the
course of this service several questions were
sent up to be answered by the leader. In an
swer to one question, DR.. Cullis expressed it as
his opinion that a professsd Christian and one
uncovered ought not to marry, and that no
clergyman should unite them; declares that
this opinion conforms to his own practice.
The absurdty of this phase of holiness struck
some of the ministers present, one of whom
submitted that a promise is sacred. Neverthe-
less Dr. Cullis insisted that Be ye not un-
equally yoked with unbelevers" is the suffi-
cient reply, and that Christian girl would be
justified in refusing to marry man although
engaged, in case she become converted after
wards.
Preceding the preaching service Rev. Mr..
Nichols offered prayer. A pleasing solo was
rendered by Miss Mallory. Rev. W. j. Paxon
Ol IeuUSylVauld was tu0 npodheI duAOuuoCo,
the subject of the discourse being perfection
according to the injunction, BE ye perfect.
The discourse was logical and we'll deliver
ed presentation of the tenets of the convention.
Prayer followed the DISCOURSE "My Father is
rich in houses and land" was finely sung by
the choir Rev. M. j. Dennis of Richmond,
KY, dismissed the people with the benedic-
ton.
At / p m. the usual inquirers and children's
meetings occurred.
At. 230 DIR Cullis again rnet those desiring
the prayer and faith in the Tabernacle. It was
really an affecting scene, The lame, the halt
and the blind occupied one-half of the build
ing. Invalids whom disease has brought low
with years of suffering feebly moved to the
place of healing; the young and the middle
aged often with faces rapt with the ecstacy OF
faith, little children conducted by friends
whose hopeful solcitude it would be pltlful to
disappoint, were conducted to Dr. Cults who
standing in the emptp half of the room,
touched the eye of each in turn with finger
dipped in consacrsted oil, utteriDg brief
prayer at the same time. The sound of softly
sung hymns rose and fell at intervals, while
through the half open windows, against which
the faces OF the leaves OF contiguous trees were
pressed, stole the mellowed notes of the cornet
from the grove beyond where another service
was going on at the same honr. No cases OF
special interest in immediate result are an
nounced.
At $50 Mr.. A. e. Mallory of Lowell preach
ed from Philippians, 2: 16-The word of God
being the subject.
The meeting for ladies, for inquirers, for
ministers and the preaching in the evening
were as usual.