National Republican., 1886-08-12
LAST NIGHT IN THE GROVE.
The Campmeotlng Drawing to q
Close.

inc Campmeotng Drawing to
Close.
JACKSON GROVE. Aug. 11.-Rev. DR.. l..
W. Bates preached last night from Genesis,
xvi, 13 "Thou God seest me-" lie said
God is everywhere; but is not everything,
lie fills thelunyerse and yet fs,not divisblc,
for all Of God is presentin every place aud
at every moment Of time. This is a most
important and impressive truth: as Il child
is restrained by the parents eye, aud a clti-
zen by the public eye, so the sinner would
be restrained from wlckedness II he would
only remember Gods eye was beh ilding.
lis most comforting truth TO the believer
In Christ. IL n man were TO treat me as
Peter did Jesus, and were to say apollo
gize, would be likely to say, No, sir
am afraid TO trust mao who has denied
me, and sworn TO Il; but when you came
confessing your sins, did Jesus spelk that
way to your No No Ie knew your
heart as lie knew PETERS heart, when he
said "Thou knowest all things aud thou
knowest that 1 love thee" Iu atilction
and trouble we can take every locked up
secret OF the heart to Him, who knows IL
all, and will sympathize with us.
At the prayer meeting which followed
four persons presented themselves at the
altar, and three Of them were converted.
The morning prayers were led by Rev. j..
W. Nupier, OF oxford, Md, and the 0
o'clock experience meeting was very inter
esting, and was conducted by Rev. j. f..
Wooden.
At 1890 a. m. the Rev. DIR. s. b. souther.
land, of Baltimore, Md, preached from
Isaiah xi, 10; "And In that day there shall
be root of jesse" &C.
The theme was, "Tho Gospel Ensign;
its Attractiyoness and Triumphs.n lie
said: In that day what day OF focal splen-
dor, fulfilled hopes, and satisfied longlngs,
pictured in blended hues OF rose and yer.
million by the son OF Amoz, the prince OF
prophets, is this9 The day which Abraham
reioiced TO see and was glad the day which
is the end Of all strife, the day OF perfect
rest to Gods anointed. hll.conquering son.
The ensign, feeble sprout OF dry aud
withered root, nevertheless the ensign for
the people. The people have no ensign
but in Him. The ensign OF the respective
nations is but the standard Of the com.
manders aud rulers, while the common
people do the drudgory and the masses dc
the fighting for their respective leaders
But lie is the ensign for the people. The
masses have this In common that they are
sinners, and he lifts the ensign for them in
being their Saviour "If bo lifted up
| will draw all men unto Me-"
He found tine nations, Greek, Roman,
| jew, all exclusive, and spoke that word
which sent a social and moral earthquake
through them in the declaration, "All yC
| are brethren" The means employed by
His enemies made II attractive; they criel
cruelty Elm, and Paul took up the strain
and set 1t to that music, whose echoes have
come down the ages. "God forbid that
should glory save In the cross OF our Lore
Jesus Christ. Brethren of the ministry
fling out the banner to the winds OF heaver
and let 1t float skyward and seward
lie then proceeded to discourse upon IL
triumphs in the past, which were but spon
sors for the future, whose consummatior
should be glorious rest.
The ladies' meeting on Spring av emu
was conducted at 2p, m. by Mrs. Chand
lee, OF Georgia, assisted by Mr.. Alber
Hawkins.
At3p. M, Rev. Thomas +. Coulbourr
preached from John, iv, &: "God is love-
The young mems meeting was held at
p. m, and led by Rev. Cyrus Robinson.
The young peoples meeting was held a
6:30 O'Clock this evening.
Rev. l.. w. Bates, ID. D., Of Georgetown
ID. G., will conduct the services tonight
which will close the religious services o
the camp, except the family prayers to bt
held In the tabernacle at u. m. tomorrow
Rev. DIR. Drinkhouse announced thi
morning that the directory passed vote o
thanks to Messrs. Sanders ~ Stayman TO
the use Of the Esty organ they had kindly
loaned the association, also Messrs. Nc
Shane 81 Co. for the bell used during the
camp, also to Officers Stallings and Wigle,
and to Baggage Agent II. +. Meyers, aut
all others who had contributed to the wei
fare Of the camp.
Revs .Tesse Norris, of Aocomao county
Va; j. Il. Lassell and wife, Of Lisbon
Howard county; Miss Sallie Davis, o
Chestertown, Md; Mr.. Nixon Brewer, o
Washington, d. c.; Prof. d. c. Ingle, O
Millersville Academy; Mrs. Thomas an
Mrs. Lawrence Talbot, OF Anne Arun1e
county; Miss Emma Norris, of Harfor
county, and Mrs. A. X. Williams, OF George
town, ID. c., are among the visitors.
Tomorrow by / O'Clock p. IN. the train
for Baltimore and Washington will b
loaded with our camp equipagc, and tn
denizens OF this village in the grove
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