St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-24
The Crowds Revive the Palmy.
Days on the Old Camp
Ground.
Mayor Smith Talks Of thea
Camp Ground Of His y
Youth.
Two Clerical Looking Gentle
men Caught Climbing the 70 %
Fence. II
II
The Religious Exercises Quite
Impressive--Future .
Events. = I:

Fully 5000 people visited the Red
Rock camp meeting grounds yesterday.
This attendance, while being large, was
not quite up to that of some Sundays
under the administration of Sam
Jones and Sam Small, but the managers
of tie encampment were encouraged
and gratified with their success. Per-
haps never before has Red Rock expert
enced more orderly Sunday. Nothing
occurred to give the police officers an
opportunity Of showing their authority,
Very early in the forenoon they were
informed that two gentlemen wera
having free entrance through the
fence at certain place on the grounds
and rushing to the spot they arrived in
time to catch two clerical looking gen.
tlemen with Bibles and grips struggling
to their feet after having experienced
the difficulty of climbing barbed wire
fence. To save an exposure the two
gave 40 cents and passed OH with a
higher appreciation of the manage
ment. The morning sun had not risen
high before the people began to arrive
in their wagons and buggies, filling the,
outside groves with vehicles of every
description. Trains from north and
south unlOaded crowds OF Sunday Wis
itorS
MAYOR SMITH VISITS THE CAMP.
Among the earliest arrivals was
Mayor Smith, who sauntered into the
grounds as if familiar with such scenes
from his childhoOd's earliest hours.
While in conversation with the mayer
it was learned that he is great lover Of
camp meetins. and even if some parties,
with an ill-will to such Meth
odist gatherings, should desire the
gates closed on Sunday to secure the
observance of that day he would proba-s
bly, rule that the camp meeting was
harmless place of resort. The mayors
first experience with camp meetings
was in Indiana in the early days. Camp
meetings were then quite primitive, and
instead of dwelling in tents and cot
tages the people were dOmiciled in log
cabins built about a square, which was
filled with rough plank seats. In those
early days he cultivated love for visit;
ing these places which has always re-
mained by him. and now each year he
visits Red Rock. He hopes that the
managers may never feel called upon toe
close the gates on Sunday. as thato
would necessarily exclude him. 81
AS early as o'clock in the mornings
the people gathered in the chapel forf
morning prayers. and their gospel s0ngsf
and hallelujah shouts were the awakened
ing sounds for many of those upon the
grounds. The morning was perfeeti
one and gave promise of great day att
Red Rock. At 9 O'Clock about 1,00oi
were out to attend Methodist love-
conducted this service. The interest
ran. thigh and four or five at time weret
oHstheir feet giving testimony. Mrsa7
Van Colt was in her element and hers
explanations OF "God bless your andl
..Say amen" came often and with great
force. - - ~
DIR. MILLER's ELoQENT SERMON. u
The sermon at 1890 was preached by,
Dr.3G. w. Miller, of the Centenary Nj
E. 'church, of Minneapolis. The i'm
mense auditorium was filled, there
being present some 5000 people as he
announced his text, For our gospel
came not unto you in word only. but
also in power, and in the Holy Ghost,
and in much assurance" l. Thess, l., 5.
The speaker in substance said: CHA
terial power is seen in all the resources
about us and all scienceis trying to solve
this problem of power. But there is
much greater power. a unique. intangi--
UlC duu pudue pNWC1-GuC pOWCA
of thought. These material powers lie
dormant until they are broug ht out by
the genius of man. The power Of
thought is the keynote to Emmanuel
victory, and the Christian power shall
triumph over all material powers. No
man has seen the face of God
and lived; this is very wise,
for we could not see Him
and live. If He was visible to us He
would not be supreme. In that tree
there in life, but we do not see it, we
but see the evidence of life. So man is
unseen. We look but upon his house.
He is within. So also we cannot see
God, but still He is powerful. This
marvellous manifestation of power is
seen in soul Transformation. You can
never forget the spot where Christ has
lifted the burden from your soul.
This gospel also comes in much as
surance. Not in small assurance, for
then doubt might creep in. The evil
dence of this power is attested by the
enemies of our cause. They have al
ways admitted that there was power
and beauty in the life of Jesus Christ.
In death l find another evidence of this
great power. We will notice some Of
the objections raised to this power OF
the gospel. There is the naturalist,
and he SAYS because he cannot see
beyond nature, that this power is a
superstition. 1t is the living person
atty of the great God that enriches
nature. The infidel would take me to
nature and say, "Child,. there is your
this. f.s
THE REVELATIONS OF NATURE =
are but the manifestation of Gods love.
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this world and grasp the hand Of the
enternal God, and then there comes to
my soul satisfaction full of glory.
|. Where science ends ourfaith begins and
takes us on up to the throne of God-tO
+ the innumerable host Of those gone BEL
fore. This is faith in its glorious cOnsumE
nation. These evidences of our faith in
Christ are so firm that you will find IT,
impossible to tear down any of the DEF,
lenses. Blot out all the devine light Of
the gospel and there would be an after
glow that would never be forgotten.f
This gospel is SO beautiful that its fra-s
GRANGE is waited to all the dark placesl
of the earth. These assurances bring
us the positive evidences OF the gospeB7
of Christ. These assurances are they
axles on which. humanity shall swing
up to God. With this power of thei
Holy Ghost in our possession think
we are going to take in the next centuif
~ the world for Christ. How this
power beauties the world! How it givesf
us strength! The great need of thef
church is the possession of this poweEa
Getting this power we shall see huns
dreds of souls converted at this camp
meeting, and scores of backsliders
quickened. I see cloudless day be-
fore me. l hear the shouts OF the peo-
pie rejoicing in all parts of the world.
oh, let the day come when this power
shall be felt in all lands. This light is
coming. 1t has passed thro ugh the Dark
Ages, and has enlightened this present