The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-17
.YHR QYEL00E IS BRIGHT
For this Years c~ampmeetiOg at
Mou udsyiIIe
BEING THE GRE 4TEST SUCCESS
IHIEyery Way-Yesu'Fday's Interest
Ing seFyices- Bishop Joyce's Say
Tugs Another Evangelist
ComingrG General Notes

Yesterday, which was really the first
working day Of this years camp meet
ing at the Moundsyills Camp Ground,
opened cold and ioggy, but the bright
rays Of the sun soon dispelled the mlsts,
and before the lime for the services to
commence it was evident that the day
would be a beautiful one, which II was,
II the weather augurs anything the
meeting Is sureto be a very successful
one, A more suspicious opening has
not been known in the history Of these
camp grounds, Everything betokens q
large attendance,
The s O'Clock service for the Improves
ment OF religious experience. was con-
Quoted by the Rev, O, II, Lakin. After
singing, prayer was offered by the Rev,
+, n. Lynch, Mr., Lakin then read the
Esd Psalm and commented on It,, This
was followed byarelati0n Of experiences.
Alto: SOo'ClOCk Bishop Joyce preached
from st, John ", verses S4.toS 81 inclusive
THE Bishop fairly captured the audience
at The start and held it spell bound for
over an hour, The.sublect was sowing
and Teaping,
Tho Bishop Is q pleasant speaker and
very iorcible as he makes his appliCa'
tions, He said some beautiful things,
and expressed some very positive truths.
Among other things he said, $50 long
as a christian man Is easily captured by
the Devil, he lsnot well' "Circumstan'
ces never made q man In the world, but
they may make things that look like
mem; "fhe man who puts, his hands
in Gods forces and suffers himself toybe
led by them will accomplish great re-
suits; "Hhe best legacy q father Or
mother eau leave to their children Is a
pure life aud q pure character"
Rev. w, o, Grimes offered an appro'
pirate prayer al the close al the seFIlon,
The chjIdreRB meeting at . o'clock
was a very interesting service. Rev, MIR,
Grimes had charge and short talks were
given by Reys, Lakin and Graham, and
others.
The young peoples meeting at 8
o'clock was conducted by the Rev. +.
II. Lynch, Of Cameron, and the Reys.
Grimes, Graham an1Lakin also made
short addresses. There was q good at.
tendance, at least one hundred and fifty
being present.
The evening train brought Proi, W. j.
Kirkpatrick, who Is to conduct thesing.
Ing, and the evening service opened
with a song service led by him. He is a
good leader aud his part will gofar to-
wards making the meeting more than
usually interesting. 4,
The evening service proper opened
with the singing Of "Look and Live"
the entire congregation joining, An APP
propriate prayer was offered by Rev. MIR:
Lynch, after which walk in the Light
was sung. Rev. /. L, Stewart then ar
peared before The large audience and an
nounCed that bishop Joyce was not able
to preach. This was a'great diGappoint.
ment To all, but 1t could not be helped,
as BishopJoyCe was too much %indisposed
to venture out In the night air. In his
absence the Rev. Mr.. Stewart preached.
He took for his text the words, "Take
heed, brethren, lest there be in any oil
you an evil heart OF lnbelief in departing
from the living God.n His subject was
the effects Of Nnheliof. He showed there
were three prime causes Of unbelief: !.
The %Carnality Of the sinner. 2, Love oil
sin. 8. Satanic influence. Among other
many good things, Rev. Stewart made
the point that no reasonable man has
any right 10 doubt the truths Of Chris
tianity, no more than he has 10 doubt
that two aud two make four, or any
other selteyidCnt truth. The frst stage
OF unbeliei Is neglect. Men will believe
everything else sooner than they will be.
lieye there Is danger In putting of their
return to God,
He closed by asking all who were
troubled with doubts 70 come forward
and kneel at the altar. The service al
the altar was al impressive one. Quite
a number knelt for prayers, and the
members Of the church, many Of them,
came forward to assist in the service.
The congregation was the largest Of the
meeting so far.