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AT MOUNTAIN LAKE.
Proceedings Mt the Campmeeting-Dr.
Clark's Powerful Sermon.

Proceedings Mt the Campmeeting-Dr.
Clark's Powerful Sermon.
Special Telegram 70 the Register.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, JULY 16.-At
the Holiness eampmeeting yesterday, DR..
Dougan Clark preached sermon on conse-
Grafton that was of such power as to be
worthy synopsis. His text was l. Corin-
thians VI, Is: "Yield your members as in
struments of righteousness unto God. !"
Conservation was the theme. Sanctifca-
ton is subsequent to justification and con-
ditioned upon it. The text is for Chris
tians. "Yield yourselves to God as those
who are alive from the dead" Christian
have you yet in you any pride, any unbe-
lief? How much would remain in your
Bibles if you were to 60 through them and
clip out all that you have not made your
own? Have you any selfishness, any de-
votion to the world? The church is try
ing to stand side by side with the world,
to raise money in the same way, &c.
Quite a mixture remains in your hearts
Is that what God wants? If these things
remain you did not truly consecrate your
selves when You repented. The Lord
looketh upon the hearts. Don't say you
need no further conservation.
What have you done? How are you
using your brain power, your culture, your
intelligence? Is it for yourself or for God?
Your thoughts must be for God. "As q
man thinketh in his heart so is he" Not
what fits through mans mind, but what
he voluntarily thinks. Give these powers
to God. Give your eyes, your thoughts,
your intellect, your ulture. Give your
eve and your ear to the Lord; then your
tongue, and be right. As the
tongue is an indicator of the
state of the body, so it is of the soul. Let
us be honest Give our tongues, no matter
what it makes of us, even if it makes
preachers of us. COnsecrate also your ac-
tions. Be used as He wills, for you are
His. The body and all its members are to
be given to God. How shall we use our
time? Give it TO Him; it is His. 1t is but
but little parenthesis cut out of eternity.
Have you or will you consecrate your rep
utatiOn to Him?
The Christian jurist, Sir Matthew Hale,
sent the Christian tinker to Jail to write
the Pilgrims Progress. Now they sit to-
gether at the heavenly feast whereas then
they could not understand each other.
Your affections must be given to God not
to be taken away therefor. They will be
less likely there to be taken away, but you
must be willing to give up your dearest
idol if il he Gods will. Have you given
to God your occupation in life, young
man? The occupation must please God.
All need not be preachers. All lawful occu-
pations ifcarried ON for His glory are right.
But when called to change your occupation
it must be done. The will must be sur
rendered. Conservation is two fold. Some
things can be consecrated only by laying
them upon the altar tObe slain. Such are
liquor selling, card playing, theatre going,
Sc. The other class are simply to be
sanctitied and used to Gods glory, our
culture, our talents, our refinement.
We don't know what God can do with
us-what the weakest can do for God. We
can all be made vessels sanctitied and
made meet for the Lords use. True, this
conservation is for death, but it is also for
life and work. Would that God would
make us spiritual athletes. Old George
Fox said: zone honest Quaker would
shake the whole country for miles
around" So will one spiritual Methodist,
or one spiritual Baptist, or one spiritual
Presbyterian:
II may De like death to c0nSeCTate Your
selves butif il is, let it be sudden death.
But there is a bright side. If God wants
YOU to give up some very dear things, ii is
that he may give you something better.
Conservation is like death but also as a
wedding, whichis not sad affair, although
much is sacrificed by the bride. | give
YOU a form of conservation: Lord | am
willing to receive what thou givest, to
lack what thou withholdest; to relinquish
what thou takest; to suffer what thou in
flictest; to be what thou requirest; to do
what thou commandest."
After the sermon several went forward
to the altar.
Among the arrivals to-day are Frank
Lupton. Mt. Pleasant, o., and John Par
ker, of Baltimore, Rev. House; OF Baltl-
more, Mr. Matthias, of Charleston, MIR.
John Taylor, Mt. Pleasant, o.
In the evening Capt. Kelso Carter spoke
with much ability and apt illustration Of
how holiness will enable men to overcome
the feelings to which they are prone.
Then DR.. Updegraff emphasized the fact
that in all Christian life lore must be the
basis. love must be behind it, You can't
get heart that trusts God fully until it is
purified.
This mornings meeting was character
lied by much feeling and the evident
presence of the spirit