The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-10-06
Mountain Lake Park.

morning at ten O'Clock. They become
so interesting and so largely attended
that they were moved to Miss Jennie
Smiths large double parlor, Where
they were attended with great IN
terest and profit. We are all greatly
indebted to Miss S. G., Harris for this
meeting. The ladies she has secured
to conduct this meeting are certainly
excellent teachers of Gods WORD.
They are not in any way c0nnecteu
with, neither do they believe in the
so-called "faith-healers," who per-
vert the word of God to reach their
own selfish ends. They teach that
God is as willing now, as he ever was,
to make and keep our bodies well,
not by mans power or wisdom, but
by the power of God. On Wednes'
day afternoon Miss Si5son gave us
Bible reading on the "evis of the
devil" How he controls mind, body,
and spirit, as he does in many cases,
which she referred to. But Jesus is
strong to deliver, and asks us to take
his freedom but we are to 500 bvep
and possess" or all the rich heritage,
of Gods grace will not be ours. Miss
Judd then showed the difference be-
tween Gods touch and the touch of
Satan. How the one gives life and
peace, and the other brings misery
and death. In the evening there
were a number Of requests came in
for prayers, some for one thing and
some for another. Miss Jennie Smith
offered an earnest prayer for ali. Miss
SissOn then spoke from the fifty third
chapter of Isaiah, from which she
made an excellent discourse on the
Offices of Jesus, Thursday afternoon
Miss SisSon gave her promised Bible
reading on the care of the family,
She showed by scripture and by
various examples that God has spe-
ciaI care for the family, but that little
can be accomplished until we come
out to the place where he calls US,
either physically or reIigi0usly. In
the evening Miss Judd spoke FROM
the fifty-eighth of Isaiah, where she
showed US how apt we are to COM
plain against God if we do not get
things when and in the way we ask.
How necessary it is for Us to yield 10
him who is wisdom and righteous. |
ness. Then all will work to our good,
our light having come and the secret |
of the Lord with them that fear him.
Miss Jennie Smith showed us that
the Lord would go before us if our
wills were thus confOrmed - his. On
Friday afternoon Miss Judd gave
her very interesting Bible reading on
the Lords healing for the body. She
showed how willing God was t01
make aud keep our bodies well if
we only ask and trust him for it
James 5, 1916. and number of
other references, showing that it is
Gods will as shown us by the life OIL
Jesus that we can and should be re.
lieYed of all our ills. Then we should
be Obedient. Miss SisSon then show
ed that the amounting oil was only
used upon persons and vessels wholly
set apart to the Lords service. I'll
we expect Gods full salvation we
must comply with the conditions. In
the evening Miss Sisson gave a very
interesting missionary address. She
gave little of her experience IS a
missionary in India. Even the chill.
dren were deeply moved as she told
how the little brides were treated,
and how the heather priests, who
were also the doctors, would, instead
of carefully nursing and giving rem
edies to the little sick girls. would,
on examination, pronounce it a case
of WitChcraft, take them at once to
one Of their temples, tie them up to
stake and then whip them until
they could not possibly stand. Then
they could be taken to their homes
to either live or die just as they could.
At two o'clock a very interesting
children's meeting was held. Miss
Sisson told them how several chill.
dren were brought to her sisters
home in India. They were stolen by
Gypsies and were rescued by the
police, and had taken them 10 their
station, but could not find their par,
ents. AT three Miss Judd gave an
account of her wonderful healing
In the evening Miss Sisson gave US a
talk on the "thorn in the flesh"
Sabbath morning Miss Sisson referred
us to the Tooth Psalm, where she
showed us our duty and our privi!-
edge to "bless the Lord for all his
benefits" instead of always seeking
more and not stopping to thank him
for what we had received. And to
thank him for all he has promised
to give us. How God is honored
when we draw from him life and