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CAmPmEETHNGs.
Yesterdays sessisns of the National HOli-
ness Meeting ut Old Orchard.
OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 20.

OLD ORCHARD, Aug. 20.
The National Holiness Campmeeting held its fore
noon services today, at 1890 in the tabernacle the
dampness of the atmosphere being such as to rem
der an open air meeting unadvisable. Rev. W. Nc
Donald presided, opening the meeting with few
remarks relative to the purchase of the campground
by the n. e. branch of the National Association
for the Promotion Of Holiness, and the purpose Of
the national association.
The congregation sang "Thsre is fountain filed
with blood" and prayer was offered by Rev. ID. j.
Griffin. The Scripture lesson was from the twelfth
chapter of Hebrews. Rev W. Jones, M. D.. of Sc
dtlia. Mo-, preached, taking his text from Hebrews
twelfth chapter, fourteenth verse: Follow peace
with all men, and holiness, without which no man
shall see the Lord" Holiness said che SD saker Ia
not product of growth Moral cleanness aud per-
sonal afiaton with God defines holiness; it IS in
fact, individual surrender, the exercise Of Almighty
Gods free gift Man never grows into it, because
Gods work is instantaneous; His time, today; the
want of His holiness, created through the agency Of
Christ. Sanctification goes beyond conservation,
and conversion is not holiness. The horror of re-
fined natures at the trihlng manner in which many
uGbeevers refer to The blood of Christ, was made
the subject of feeling allusiOn, and the speaker
enumerated, among other things to be put away all
filthy habits, such as the use of tobacco and the
qualification Of all lusts aud appetites Man
must go clean handed TO his Maker and present his
body living sacrifice. Gradualists are opposed
to a second conservation. l can understand how
such men may disbeleve this doctrine but how
they can insist that holiness is not in accordance
with the doctrine of the NJ. Il. Church Is beyond
my intellectual comprehension. Ministers some.
times advance their ministerial capacity in proof of
their conservation to God, but God does not save
otically he ignores social position and saves mon;
he is all mercy and we should be all surrender
An outlaw can make but one kind Of Conservation
namely, "Here Lord give myself to thee" The
Reverend gentleman defined faith power reach
ing straight to Jesus bUod and only through this
means of mediation can the Almighty be reached
Rev. W. Mcdonald reviewed the doctrines incul
Gated in the Sermon after which be invited all who
believed without mental reservation that God IL
able and willing to save here and now to rise.
Those who complied formed the majority of the
congregation. While they remained standing,
prayer was .hered and the exercises closed with
the benediction.
AS the people were leaving the Tabernacle an
elderly lady fell while descending the steps and
it was feared her arm hal been broken. Quite
panic was created by this event. =
The noon prayer meeting was held at l pm. in
the tabernacle.
The afternoon exercises,opened with the HYMNS.
bringing in the Sheaves and "Jesus Forever and
Ever" I. P: Adams offered prayer. Twelve verses
of the 9th chapter of Mat heWs were read by the
Rev. j. A. Wood, who took tor the text of his ser
mon the sixth verse of the fifth chapter of Hebrews
blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness for they shall be filled. Man has
spiritual and twofold nature spiritual and materials
the present life terminates with their separation
and religion is as necessary to the sustenance OF
the soul as is food and drink to the body; want Of
life giving food creates in the former, spiritual
DEATH in the latter, physical death. What Is
righteousness? The speaker in defining the word
gaze his own views and embodied the leading ideas
II his discourse on citations from eminent anthor-
ties. Martin Luther sad in explanation
Of the fifth chapter of Matthew: "Our
tudes OF things that belong to the sphere of sanet
heation and which concern our moral meteness for
glory, honor and Immortality" Matthew Henry's
dennition read, righteousness is here put for the
entire renewal of our nature and all spiritual
blessings" DR.. Adam Clark said righteousness
Richard Watson: righteousness IS here % be
taken in the of holiness which consists OF tho
entire renewal Of the soul in the image Of Cod
be holy Thomas Cook: by righteousness is
meant that holiness which the gospel teaches and
recommends" William Bracket: "By this is
meant righteousness of sanctihcation, the holy
spirit enabling us to live righteously." We have,
said Mr.. Wood, no better doctrine than this to
teach. Full salvation is a restoration t. the image
in which God made man primarily, condition
under which man loves God with all his heart and
soul and his neghbor as himself The services
closed with an altar meeting about fifty signifying
their hunger and thirst after righteousness by
kneeling in prayer with the preacher.
prayer meeting was held at O'Clock D. m. and
preaching at 7.30 in the evening.
The following list of arrivals at the Sea View
House includes many clergymen who are to attend
this series of meetings. Revs. W. NJ. Mcdonald,
d. d. and wife, Cambridge, Mass; E. l. d. Pepper
D. ID. Philadelphia, G. D.Watson, DID,, Jackson
vile, Fla; j. A. Wood and WIFE Boston j. LiVesey
Fall River, Mass; j. Gill, wife, daughter and son,
Newton; W. Jones, st. Louis; E. NJ. Levy and wife,
philadelphia Geo. d. King, c. L. Eastman, Boston;
Messrs. IL. g. Bangs, philadelphia; Geo. w. Kies,
Boston; - Davis and Sister, Troy New York;
G. T: Mitchell Portland; Misses Annie L, and Mary
E. Wood, Boston.
Al NoDAeOOrO Grove.
Tie third dayof the meeting at Nobleboro open
ed foggy and damp, but soon the sun cleared away
the mists and gave everything in the pleasant grove
beautiful appearance. The people began to come
in early and in all kinds of conveyances There is
an immense crowd present, yet the grounds present
a most orderly and neat appearance. The prospect
is good for an unusually large weeks ate Dance
Much credit is due to the management foi the way
the ground is managed. At 10 a. m. Wednesday,
Rev; s. L. Hanscom of Thomaston, preached an able
and learned discourse on the future of MethOdism,
taking for his text, Isaiah 1920. Wednesday af-
ternoon, Rev. A. S. Ladd of Biddeford preached
eloquent sermon from the text found in Judges,