Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-15
THE CAMP MEETING
sEOosp piY At rRI EoUNDSVILLE CAMP
GROUNDS.
Raw Dr. Jones Discoursss Observation-Disclosures
s.rvicss-rbs Childrsn's Mssing-Tho Even
ing Exercises Programme for To-Day
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s,>.;ar corrsspondsnce of the Register.
MsuSpsvILLE, August 14.-Ihe an
nual campmeeting opened here yes1ef-
day evening at 8 p. m. The regular
work began this morning.
Rev. W. D. Jones, OF Philadelphia,,
preached in the morning to large anu
attentive audience.
His text was John iva: HE must
needs 60 through Samaria.
The speaker was able ana eloqu1nS
and in his graceful flowing language ne
soon had quite an apparent leellns
stirred in the bosoms OF his hearers
The outline of his sermon was well orig
mated and was as follows:
s.Tbe visit of Christ to Samaria was
inspired by the religious needs C1 the
people.
The people of Samaria were spurned
nv the Jews, vet Christ, though a Jew,
was moved by compassion toward them.
In his visit to them Christ teaches US
valuable lessons. He teaches that sal
walton is individual, for one OF his CHIEF
sermons was preached to woman who
came to draw water from Jacobs well.
He also teaches US the value OF one
soul. We are apt to consider the aggre,
gated humanity, He considers men ana
women as units. The genuineness OF
his commission is evident In the chara,-
ter of the women whom he sought TO
save. She was disreputable, woman
of sin. To him there was but one ques-
tion-ho,U he could SAGE herr CHRIST
sought to save her by removing all the
obstacles out of her way.
But little can be done for some people
In a. crowd, the crowd must either be
dismissed or the individual must be
separated from the crowd; Christ there
fore sent the disciples away that the
woman might not be discouraged or In
censed by their presence. The success
of his mission to Samarla In the saliva
ton Of this woman proved both the
benevolence and wisdom OF the Son OF
God.
The object Of the mission was to save
this poor wretched woman. The speaker
concluded by very eloquent perora-
ton, and finished his sermon by re-
lating an anecdote of colored woman,
who, when she saw the ocean for the
first time, said: "WelI, that is the
only thing / ever saw that there is
enough of It," So religion satisfies the
human heart. 1t is living water.
The children's meeting was not regu-
larly held as the workmen were busy
putting in the windows in the Young
Peoples Temple.
Memorial services were held at 3 p. m.
Addresses were made by Rev. +. n.
Lynch, and Rev. G. d. Battelle, Mr..
Tominson, and Mr.. n. w. Beck, and
two ladies whose names we were unable
to obtain. The remarks were appro-
priate and we'll directed. Tribute was
paid to the memories Of the following
well known people: Mr.. James
Bodley, Mrs. Valentine Geisey, Mrs.
w. J. Lukens, Mrs. E. e. NOVEL;,
Rev. T. II. Trainer, Mr.. Francis A.
Taylor, OF the Quest, Mrs. Mary M. S.
Masters, Mr.. Edward Kurner, Mrs.
Mary Riggs, Mrs. Eliza HILL and Mr..
w. Hammond.
The arrivals of the speakers so far are:
Rev. c. M. Boswell, Rev. G. w. Broad
Reed D. D., President of the Dickinson
College. Rev. w. d. Jones, Rev. Amos
Iohnson. Rev. d. w. Gordon, all OF
philadelphia: Rev. f. N. Lynch, OF
Wheeling: Rev. G.. w. Grimes, of
Moundsville: Rev. David PAUL, of the
United Presbyterian Church, and Rev.
DR.. Hutchinson, of the Buchanan Semi
nary. ..
The evening services were opened at
8 o'clock by singing No. 424 in I'll
uphant Songs No. 2"
Prof. e. O. Excell's singing Is one OF
the features of the meeting. Perhaps
no other man in America has the popu-
Iaritv as a chorister held by the profess
sor.
After singing No. 70, "He is Able to
Deliver Thee" DR.. Swindell's, OF Phila-
delphia. announced that as it was al
most impossible to be heard, owing
to the warning OF the elements In the
storm raging outside, the audience
could enjoy a song service until the
storm abated. The choir accordingly
sang several beautiful selections, and
the storm continued for considerable
time. For this reason the evening SER
vices were shortened considerably, but
after a time the regular exercises were
begun by singing and prayer. Rev. G.
Reade preached from /. Kings xviii. %:
..The God that answereth by fire, let
him be God"
This periods Importance among the
Israelites was first mentioned and aft
or discussion of the historical feat
ures of the time the speaker launched
into the address, which was character
lied by it's weight and power. The
speakers ability as preacher and an
orator was brought out in distinct
manner. The cause OF the text was first
considered. Jezebel intended to cause
the magnifcence Of the worship of Baal
to cause the predominance of this God
to be unquestioned. But a strange char
acter suddenly comes upon the scene,
and he comes alone, he has not the
power or magnetism to enthuse
the people nor to draw crowd about
himself. But this man, though alone.
vet with God he was majority.
A word picture OF the prophet Elijah
was here worked in with magnificent
effect. His thoughts and general ap-
pearance and surroundings were de-
scribed by most artistic tongue. Then
the manner in which the words of the
text were pronounced was presented.
The effects of the words were next
shown. Then the after-consequences
of the words were brought forth.
The challenge to the attempt
TO bring divine manifestation from
Baal on the one hand, and
the Lord God of Israel on the other was
next considered. This was an eminent.
ly fair proposition for the prophet to
make, for the worship of Baal was a
worship Of fire, and this challenge was
simply a demand for a manifestation
of the power of the fire God. The
speaker shows the final discontinue OF
the nrnnhats of Rnal and tho ..io