The Portland daily press., 1883-09-03
OLD ORCHARD.
Meetings of Unusual Interest.

| OLD ORCHARD, Sept. /.
| The gathering of the faithful has been unus-
ually large to-day. There is great deal OF rs-
ligious excitement among young and old. Rev.
| Mr.. Inskip prayed at the beginning Of the
| meetings "for more of this rampant religion"
and the prayer is seemingly answered.
The usual social meetings have been OBJ
served. Mrs. Inskip held the young peoples
and children's meeting at 1.30 At the same
hour Bible reading was given ct the stand.
| The children were addressed by Mrs. Inskip
and others, after which the invitation to come
to the altar was extended. A great many re-
sponded readily; others came after more or less
persuadiDg by the workers, who went among
the audience. A long season OF prayer follow
ed, during which great deal of penitent feel
ing was shown.
At 10 o'clock Rev. j. N. Short preached an
eloquent sermon from Heb. 11:s. "By faith,
Abraham, when he was called to 20 out into
an inheritance, .obeyed."
The afternoon sermon was upon the "Lovs
of God" by Rev. Mr. Gray, OF the Philadel-
phis Conference. The speaker said: Love
is the greatest power in the universe. God has
done more to make himself known In love, in
his providence, crertion and grace than by any
other way" Gods love to man is shown in
| the scheme Of redemption. The duty Of man to
love God perfectly. what it is to love perfect
ly, and the effect upon the life, was dwelt upon
particularly.
Rev. Mr.. Craven, missionary from India,
| gave talk npon his work, in the church, at 9
D. m. Mr.. Craven has been in America the
past year. He is very soon to return to tho
Lucknow mis1ion, mis- former field Of labor.
The evening sermon was given in the church
Rev. W. NJ. K. Bray, of the Providence Con-
ference, East Greenwich, Conn.,, delivered an
excellent sermon upon justification and sancti-
ication; John Ala, John 1889.
SUNDAY, Sept. 2.
A large audience, even for Sunday, has been
present to-day. An early meeting was held at
a. m; love feast and a season OF praise and
thanksgiving at a. m.
Rev. j. s. Inskip preached Ia stirring sermon
on holiness in the church." "Holiness be-
cometh thine house, o Lord, forever" Psalms
93-5.
Mr. 1nskip said, "I yield to none in my
fidelity to Methodism, the church OF my choice,
the church 1 love-" He then reviewed the
different forms of belief with the greatest
Christian tolerance. The churches were warn
ed against amending the doctrine to suit the
exigencies Of the time, and exhorted to return
to the bomb-proof bulwarks Of theology.
During the closing appeal one minister was
seen to kneel Immediately; the rest Of the
clergyman knelt as one man, and the sermon
was suddenly merged into an altar service.
People knelt in their seats, and a gloriously
happy season was INDUCED in. There wers
halleluiahs, prayers and shouts of victory, then
rising "The Glorious Jubilee" was started by
the choir, the great multitude swelling the re-
frain-
"What gathering OF the faithful there will be
At the sounding of the glorious jubilee"
Under the leafy arches, with the fickering
shadows falling softly upon the earnest up
turned faces, the scene was one never to be for
gotten.
Mrs. Inskip held large and interesting
meeting for the young at 1SO. Rev. Mr.. Cor
ham gave a Bible reading at the stand at the
same hour, his subject being "Ths law of the
Christian life'
Able sermons during the afternoon and eve
ming by Rev. VIM. Mcdonald and Rev. Mr..
Gorham respectively, continued the line of
thought along which these meetings have been
carried on; holiness unto the Lord and "yicto-
ry" in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.