The Portland daily press., 1885-08-17
OCEAN PARK.
Closing of the Second Week of the
Assembly.

The enjoyment of ''the simple fact Of be-
ing" received practical demonstration at
Ocean Park Saturday and yesterday. To
live and move and have a being, in so lOvelya
part of the 'round green earth where earth
and sky and sea are in such perfect harmony
Is keen delight.
MISSION CONVENTION.
Or! Saturday the subject Of missions was
specially considered.
AT $50 a. m. prayer was offered for the
churches that they may be brought into
fuller sympathy with the work of missions
Rev. 5. G. Whitcomb presented an able
paper on ''Our Lost Brother"
Rev. G. r. Bachelor, returned mission
ary, followed with an extremely interesting
address on The Coming Glory and the Ad-
vance Work of the Church.
AT 230 a paper on Church Extension"
was read by Rev. f. E. Dawson Both the
paper and the address which followed was
listened to with the closest attention.
The address was by Rev. j. Phillips on the
Regions Beyond" and was an earnest and
scholarly effort.
The illustrated lecture by Rev. o. r.
Bachelor at 7.30 was pleasing and instruc-
tive entertainment. The manners, customs,
architecture and scenery of India were illus
trated by the old fashioned panorama accom-
panied by interesting explanations.
SUNDAY, Aug. 16
The services of the day opened at 10 a. M,
by devotional meeting at which the bles-
sing of God upon the work Of the Sunday
school was earnestly invoked.
Rev. DIR. Dunn preached an eloquent and
logical sermon from Isaiah, 53:2. "For he
shall grow up before him as tender plant
and as root out of dry ground, The per-
version of human taste to trust in the teach
ings of Christ was the theme. The causes Of
IN ORC et not viz
I'd, undue attention to worldly things; Sd,
direct tranSgressiOn by sin. The speaker
exhOrted an increased piety in man, and a
better knowledge of the conditions for being
prepared to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.
The Bible lesson at 2 p M, was well at
| tended.
The largest congregation since the assem-
| bly, opened, was present yesterday after
| noon.
Rev. Mr.. Hanson offered prayer. Rev. g.
| n. Howard of Massachusetts, preached an
| able sermon from Proverbs, 3:5. 'tTrust in
| the Lord with all thy heart and lean not un-
| to thine own understanding. The speaker
said
| The tendency of the age has been toward hu-
man understanding and not knowledge Of God.
The prevailing tendency in spiritual understand
ing IS to lean upon ourselves; We must believe
| has been made good, his prophecies fulfilled and
| verified in order to prove his truthfulness. God
was always working miracles In the growth and
| development of his church and kingdom God has
| shown that he knew what he was talking about
Our record is one of ignorance, but God knows it
all, sees it all. We are continually saying 81 do
not believe this" or II cannot accept that" The
pulpit elOquence of the day is to appeal to the in
tellect and not to reach the heart. Aim to reach
mems hearts. Gov. Robinson said to clergyman
you must touch the emotional reach the affec-
tons" We are to teach the gospel
as grand in their very simplicity.
When the mission of the church has reformed and
transformed then will the perfection of Gods
wisdom be revealed to us. There must not be
any conflict between our understanding and work.
| Stand firmly upon the rock. With the largest
| hearted creed in Christendom, we ought to have
| the largest knowledge of God, with strong faith
| in the modern God OF Israel.
This morning the first jubilee rehearsal
| will be held at 8 a. m. Rev. DR.. Dunn will
| continue his lectures.
The afternoon will be devoted to temper
ance. Hon. L. r. Simonton, Major H. A.
| Shorey, Rev. ID. w. LeLacheur, Hon. George
E. Foster, NJ. p, and other well known tenn
| perance workers, will be present.