The Portland daily press., 1885-07-22
OLD ORCHARD.
Third Days Sessions of the Saliva
tionists' Meetings.

Yesterday Capt. Jack Dale opened the
third days meeting with the customary
knee drill. Before the hour of morning SER
vice the rain came down in torrents but
more than enough were out to fill the taber-
nacle. Mrs. Talmage led a spirited Saliva
ton meeting. Rev. Mr.. Atkinson fully en-
dorsed the Salvationists. SIT is old-fash-
ioned Methodism revived shouted the
reverend gentleman. A lady at our elbow
whispered ''I've been Methodist good
many years, but never saw anything like
this" One convert was made at the prayer
meeting,-Mr. Atkinson of Portland.
Captain Grant led the host about Jericho
for the third time, at 2.3O. There were four
snare drums in the procession beaten by
Private Morris, Lieutenant Charlie Pilgrim,
Captain hampton, Captain Garner.
The tabernacle was crowded to suffocation
at an early hour by curious crowd drawn
thither by the somewhat startling subject
announced for the afternoon meeting. Cap
tain Symmonds was in charge. She gave the
nearest approach to sermon that has been
attempted thus far, from Luke 5:12-"Lord,
if thou wilt thou canst make me clean"
After Captain Symmond's exhortation a
recent convert gave his experience. The
coldness OF churches and the inconsistency
of Christians We're blamed for his backslid-
ing. Nothing was said of any inherent de-
praylty, SOFT is fair to presume he was a
solitary saint waiting for some organization
with which to ally himself.
The collection was then taken. Lieuten-
ant BodkinS sang Under the Blood and
Fire Flag, in weird chanting manner, ae-
companying the music with a peculiar
swaylng motion of the body reminding one
forcibly of that strange creation of Ho lines
Elsie venner. Come along, now" shouted
the captain, and the testimonies poured in.
Frequent yolleys were fired, led by the staff
captain. Those of the audience who had
the privilege of attending Stoddard's lecture
on art, last winter, could not fail to notice
the resemblance between the staff captain
and the first work of Michael Angelo.
Mrs. Captain Symmonds sang a song to
Gospel Hymn tune. She said the words did
not fit the tune very well but she would run
tuck" Happy Maria sang some original
words to the tune Of the Pretty little yaller
but shirred ON the bias. India Rubber
hampton said, 'God is my power Christ my
strength, and the devil is no relation
Another begged that ''you people that
doesn't know nothing about Jesus come on"
In closing the meeting, Captain Sym
monds said; perhaps you think some of
our ways are very strange but we have been
very good this afternoon ooh yes, I've been
cefV S0Ou-LdnlpIOIJ, Dul ABOVE all the
singing and the shouting and the drumming
there has been one motive,-to get you to
come to Jesus. Some people say, 'Oh! it's
all right for you SalvationistS; you have no
religion, anyway; it is all excitement My
friends there are two kinds of excitement
religious excitement and worldly excitement.
We've, got the. religious excitement and we
mean to keep it,
Sinners were invited to the penitent form
and the army went into prayer meeting.
Two converts were made,-an aged lady and
little boy,-making thirteen since the be-
ginning of the meeting.
Captain Garner led the Flare-up March. in
which all sorts of antics were cut up.
A lively Salvation meeting was led in the
tabernacle at p. M, by Captain White.
!. The evening meetings are counted among
| the best.
The following is today's programme.
| 700 a. m.-knee drill led by Captain Thatcher.
HOO a. m.-Deliveranee Meeting, led BY Mrs.
| Dean. -
| 2.3o p, m.-NIarch, led by Captain White.
| 800 p m.-Hallelujah Meeting, led by Happy
| Jack. Ff'
| ZOO m.-March, led by Captain Hampton
500 p m.-Salyation Meeting, led by Captain
| Garner.