The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-09
THE CAMP MEETINGS.
Addresses by Several Prominent Diyines at
ActOn-The Day at Bethany Park.
In Camp at Acton.

of visitors at Acton camp yesterday, the serv-
ices were of more than usual interest, and had
the effect to arouse more of religious fervor than
has been manifested before since the opening of
the camp this SEASON. At the services on Thurs
day night there were six who asked the prayers
of the camp congregation, and, with this en-
couragement the religious workers entered upon
the duties of the day more hopefully and zeal
ously The result was that the services were
more spirited and interesting.
The morning prayer meeting was led by Rev
j. K. Pye. the president of the camp-meeting
association, and at 1890 o'clock Rev S. 7. Gill
lette, of Indianapolis, preached upon 1.-The
Promise of the Father The text of his dis
course was: "And being assembled with them,
He commanded them to wait for the promise of
the Father. he said, you have heard of me. .
Acts j, 4 The promise of which the scriptural
passage speaks, is. DR.. Gillett said, the baptism
of the Holy Ghost, and the manner of waiting is
in unison, in prayer ard in faith. The fulfill
ment of the promise is the Holy Ghost There
are extraordinary effects, but the immediate eff
feet is convincing the multitude of the truth of
the gospel To secure the baptism of the Holy
Ghost we must be filed with the spirit as prom
ised to US, which is given only in answer to
specific prayer. Prayer must be specific, perse-
vering and offered in faith If the answer is de-
layed, then inquiry should be made to learn if the
heart is right if we are all in unison and if we
are working to bring about that which we pray
for.
In the afternoon the ministers prayer meet
ing led by Rev. e. A. Campbell, of Brookville
and the ladies' prayer meeting, conducted by
Mrs Harris, of Vevay, and Mrs. Morgan, of
Fairand, were both held at the same hour. At
o'clock Rev. /. N. Clark, pastor of the South
side Baptist Church, of Indianapolis, delivered a
sermon of more than usual interest and force,
upon The Wealth and Value of the Divine
Word The text of his discourse was The
law of Thy mouth was better unto me than
thousands of gold and silver Comparison,
Mr. Clark said, was Gods fayorite method of
instructing When He would give us the value
of faith He compares it to bright, impenetrable
shield. TO indicate the worth Of good hope He
compares it to polished ana inyulrerable he'll
met When He would give His estimate of the
immense value of one soul He places the world
on one end Of pair of balances and The soul on
the other end. To impress US with the signif-
canoe of pious activity, He puts before us the
race, the victory and the glittering crown. To
and difficulty of their work, He
places in their hands the fishing
tackle, and bids them go fishing for men in a sea
which is sometimes calm and sometimes tenn
peS0uOuS WHEN he WOu1Q SHOW buS great
wealth and beauty of the saints future resi-
dence He introduces the tree of life, the gates
of pearl and the foundations jeweled with sap
phire, emerald, sardius, chrysolite, beryl and
amethyst When he would show us the value,
grandeur and utility of this world, he brings the
gold and silver In speaking of the wealth and
value of the divine word, Mr.. Clark said that
it supplies information which cannot be OBJ
tanned from any other source touching the vital
questions of all ages and concerning the genesis
Of all things AZ the world advances IL M
more and more evident that everything funda-
mentally scientific is biblical, and everything fun
damentally biblical is scientific The Bible
speaks with clear precision Of two beginnings
In the beginning God created the heavens,
etc; and, In the beginning was the Word,
etc. One is the origin of the material universe,
and the other the origin of the en-
pire Of Christianity. Jehovah is the
furnish rules for the regulation of
all human conduct, superior to any in existence.
There are no such complete and practical rules
of decorum fitted to universal observance. There
are rules for the government of the appetite,
for the mastery OF the tongue, for the manage
ment of finances, for preserving the peace of the
home, for the direction of labor and industry
for avoiding temptation, for disposing of be
setting sins and for the treatment of enemies
The word of God brings to us adequate and
satisfactory help in times of greatest need. 1t
is balm for all wounds; medicine for all
hurts, light for all gloom, gladness for all
grief, and life for all grave-yards There is no
such potent instrumentality for lifting up men
and nations as the teaching of the Bible. Edu-
cation has its place. law has its place. but the
words of solomon, and David and John and
the Inimitable Teacher are mighter than all
Men filed with this word will never destroy
righteousness, they will not put on the Philis
tines armor or fight the devils battles There
is costitutional desire for Immortality and
the Bible gives glimpses of the kingdom beyond
this dying dispensation
This desire for immortality is divinely con-.
structed and God does not create a desire to
mock it Our constitutional instincts raise no
false expectations.
Last night Rev j. R. T. Lathrop preached
upon the theme, Love as Taught in the Scrip
ture, IN which he dwelt principally upon the
idea that Christianity is a burning love properly
directed.
The programme for to-day includes the usual
devotional services with preaching in the morn
ing and afternoon. This evening Hon. Will
Cumback will deliver lecture upon the subject,
Our Neighbors, the theme of which is devoted
chiefly to social life Tomorrow morning Rev
S. Tincher, of Shelbyville, will preach, and in
the afternoon sermon will be delivered by
Professor J. H. Martin, of Madison. The SER
mon in the evening will be delivered by Rev D.
w. Tevis, of Seymour
At Bethany Assembly Park.
The attendance at Bethany Park, yesterday,
was smaller than on any previous day, the
cool weather no doubt contributing TO decrease
the number present
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