The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-04
THE ACTON CAMP MEETING.
A Light Attendance for the First Sabbath Of
the Meeting.

The attendance at Acton camp grounds yes
terday, Notwithstanding the beautiful day, and
the attractive feature of the days services, the
sermon by Chancellor Sims, was far from being
up to expectations. To say there were 1900
persons present would be a liberal estimate, and
this number includes the resident population,
the occupants of the two hundred or more pic.
turesque and cozy cottages. The greater part
of the attendance did not come from Indianap-
oils, but from Shelbyville, Greensburg, and
other points. During the week the following
%clergymen have been in attendance: Revs. J.
K. Pye, I. b. Lynch, and S. I.
Gillett, Indianapolis; S. Tincher. Shelbyville;
Harvey Harris, Vevay; g.. A. Campbell, Brook
vile; John Machlan, Milford; T. B. McClain,
Charleston; c. G. Fritsche, Charleston; B. F.
Morgan, Falkland; j. P. Pell, st. Paul; W. NJ.
Grubbs, Waldron; F. S. Tincher, Mapleton; Al
bert Cain, Acton; j. w. Turner, Irvington; J.
Duncan, Franklin; j. +. McClain, Palestine;
Virgil w. Teyis, Seymour: J. Cotton, South
port; Alex. Jameson. Williamsburg; j. w.
Dashiel, Glenwood; Prof. Thomas Harrison,
Brownstown; Charles Wilson, Acton; John
Brunton, Brentwood; M. J. Meek. Noblesyille.
The following ministers will be present and
speak during the meeting: w. b. Clancy, v.
w. Tevis, F.. @. Holiday, S. I. Gillett, VIM.
Young, E. L. Dolph, G. l.. Curtiss. The fol
lowing ministers have promised their attend
ance during the remaining days of the meeting:
Bishop J. N. Walden, Cincinnati; Rev. B.. F.
Ives, Auburn, n. Y; Rev. j. II. Bayliss, editor
Western Christian Advocate: Rev. j. j. Hight,
assistant editor; Rev. Earl Cranston, Cincinnati;
Rev. VIM, P. Stowe, Chicago; hev. G. r. Mas
den, St Louis; Rev. /. w. Joyce, Cincinnati;
Rev. A. B. Leonard, Springfield, o.; Rev. j. w.
Bushong; Rev. VIM. Runyon, Xenia, o.; Rev.
&. W. S. Hammond; Prof. ]. H Martin; Rev,
G.. F. Jenkins; Rev. w. w. Reynolds; Rev. R,
Roberts; Rev. /. N. Clark, pastor South-side
Baptist Church, indianapolis.
The services, yesterday, began at $50 A. NJ.
with a love feast. At 1880 A. NJ. Rev. Charles
Sims, D. D., chancellor of Syracuse University,
New York, preached a sermon, his theme being
Seeing the Invisible, y his text being taken from
Hebrews xi, 27:@ by faith y = he endured,
as seeing him who is invisible"
At 2:30 P. NJ. Prof. Thomas Harrison, of
Brownstown, preached, his text being Hebrews,
ii, 3: How shall we escape if We neglect so
great salvation; which at the first began to be
spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us
by them that heard him" Prof. Harrison first
dwelt upon the greatness of the salvation, ana
the greatness of its author, his object and
his means; next of the neglecters of
this salvation-the skeptic, the unbeliever,
the vicious, the profane, the mere votaries
of pleasure, the mere lovers of science apart
from religion, the mere moralist and the mere
profeSsorof religion; third, that to the neglecters
OF GnlS SalVatlon Jnere is no nope OF escape. Inc
Jewish religion was merely a shadow of good
things to come; the Christian religion is the sub
stance of what is there Swallowed forth. Under
this last dispensatiou we now live, and if we
reject this salvation there is no other mode:
neither from the light of nature, nor the light of
science, nor the light of morality, can we derive
salvation-but only through Christ. He is the
way, the truth, and the life.
Rev. 7. B. McClain spoke an 1902. NJ, his
theme being Eternal Life" He said eternal
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here. He that hath the son hath life.n Neither
is eternal life the same to every saved soul.
There is infinite variety there; one star differeth
in glory from another star. Eternal life is in
creasingly glorious forever; all that God has
shall be spread out and open to us forever.
But eternal life has its counterpart-eternal
death is as real as eternal life.
Five young men, singers, from Hope, led by
DR.. Newton, were a feature of the meetings
yesterday. Mrs. Brookbank, of JeffersonFille,
a noted singer, also took part in the songservice,
and Miss Jennie Thompson, of Franklin, acted
as organist.