Daily Republican., 1889-07-22
CHESTER HEIGHTS CAMP
THE LARGEST CROWD EVER
ON THE GROUNDS.
People Arrive In large Numbers on the
Cars and in Carriagcs-A Well
Attended Experience Meeting
Sermon by Bishop Toss

CHESTER HEIGHTS, July 21.-The an
nouncement that Bishop Foss would
preach at Chester Heights to-day, to-
gether with the good weather brough,
out one of the largest crowds ever seen
on the grounds. No excursion trains
were run, but all the morning trains
from Chester, Media and Philadelphia
arriving at the grounds came out with
from 10 or II cars each ard all over.
loaded.
There were fully 800 vehicles within
the enclosure, and the number of people
on the grounds during the day must have
been close to 5000.
The religious exercises were well at
tended and the words Of preachers given
close attention, and notwithstanding the
fact that there were no police on the
grounds or any extra precautions taken
to preserve order, no disturbance of any
kind took place, the rough element being
noticeably absent.
The first important service of the day
was the love feast, at 8. 30 II. IN. IL was
led by Rev. w. L. Gray, d. D., of Phila-
delphia. One old lady, in giving her eX-
perience. said that God had spoken peace
to her soul on Christmas day, more than
20 years ago, and 1t was q Christmas
present she had kept ever since. at IS
easy to 30 to church now," she said,
''but I remember when I was a girl that
| had often to be logged in order to get
me to attend the house OF God"
gray-headed old man said that he
had been converted more than 40 years
ago, and 1t was conversion that the
devil had never disputed from that day
TIL this. He said he WAS Us well satisfied
that there was hell as there IL heaven,
for before his conversion he experienced
some of the tOrturcs of the former.
Nearly all the ministers and more than
n hundred others present gave their ex-
perience In the hour and half devoted
to the meeting. Between every two or
three ex eriences the congregation would
break in with verse or two of familiar
hymn, and thus the service went on.
When the hymn, "I'm the Ctild of n
King" was being sung the enthueias m
oil the meeting arose to high pitch.
When the tins for closing the meeting
arrived DR.. Gray asked all those who had
not had chance to speak to do the next
best thing by rising On their feet to tes-
tify Gods power in saving souls. More
than half the big congregation arose.
Before the sermon began collection
by subscription was taken up TO help de-
fray the expen es of the camp meeting,
amounting to over $500, and the basket
collection amounted to nearly $50 moie.
Bishop Foss preached the morning ser
mon, the theme of which he cho7e from
three passages OF Scripture. The first
was Matthew XVI, 80: "Oh, my
Father, II II be possible, let this cup pass
from me; nevertheless, not as 1 will, but
aaa . r
John xvi, q; at lie expedient for you
thar ! 60 away, for If go not away the
Comforter viii not come unto you, but
II depart will send Him unto you"
The third was rom Paul's letter TO the
straight betwist two, having O desire to
depart aud to be with Christ, which is
far better; nev, rthciess to abide in the
flesh is more ne.diul for you"
The Bishop drew from the texts the
contrast OF Paul longing to live and Jesus
longing to die, and said the difference
WAS due to the aioneInent. Paul ii d
for himself alone. Jesus died not for Him
self. lie died to ma. nifty God, 10 redeem
man and to coniound Satan and ell his
hosts. The church Of God and tile void
lost less and gained more by the dea h of
Jesus than that of Paul What did the
church aud world lose in the death of
PAUL. What early Me.hodism lost III
the death Of John Wesley, and later in
the death of Matthew Simpson, To man
can sum up the accOput. In Paul's death
it lost u model preacher, an inspired
ape tle and one of the greatest men that
ever lived. What did the world and the
church gain by Christ's DEATH
"Aitcr we have been 10 Heaven mil
lion years, Doctor" said the Bishop
turning to DIR. Medley, Eve will sit on
the banks OF Jordan and talk it over.
By His death We gain the atonAme and
all we have. He died to save us. In the
second place. we gain the Holy Ghost.
He WAS born for US. Born 10 die II 1t
had not been Tor this guilty race there
would have been no Bethlehem. Chris
tlan character was q poor, weak plant
while Jesus was here among His disciples.
While Jesus was here telling OF Gods
grace and love, there were only 500 con-
yeris, but on one day, on the day of
Pcnteeost, when Simon Ppttr stood up
aud preached, over $500 were converted,
five times ~ many in ont day as Jesus
got in three years. BY Jesus's death we
also gained the intereession and the
foundation OF q pardon and nope of
blessed hereafter.
The Bishop said that, after lying
thousand years IN Heaven at Jesus feet,
and 1t came time to move around he
wanted them to see Paul. After mil
lion years in Heaven we will only reach
the a and Il of our knowledge of what
Jesus death did for us and then we will
go on to the Y and Z. Tie Bishop, in
closing, said he was glad the old Gospel
was not dying out. He counselled the
young preachers to preach 1t, and not lose
sight Of 1t IN the teachings Of the present
day.
The singing of the little folks was
great feature OF the services. Such songs
as 'ls My Name Written Therc3 clap
py Day." Little Soldiers of the Cross"
and, while the collection basket was
going round, ''Iiear the Pennies Drop
ping, were sung.
Toe majority OF the big gathering went
home early in the evening, but hundreds
remained, and there was such a run upon
the camp restaurant Tor supTers that the
supply of PROVISIONS gave out and good
many got little or nothing 10 eat.
Tie rosy freshness, and velvety soft
ness of the skin is invariably obtained by
those who use PUzzoni's Complexion