Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-08-24
ON THE CAMP GROUND.
The Closing Exercises Of the Mounds
vile Camp Meeting.
FOUR THOUSAND PRESENT
To Take Part i'm the Last Days Mssting-Ssrmons
By RsvS Swindsll, Boswell, Rstd and Hul-
lard-ElOqusnt Pleas Mads-A
Very Successful Meeting

the crowd would have been considera-
bly larger. AS it was, it was
probably the larSest for second Sunday
in the history of the meetings. Most
of the people came from this city, the
special trains at eight and nine o'clock
in the morning being made up OF
number of coaches, which were all NIL
ed, and many compelled to stand. A
large crowd also went down on tne
afternoon train. Bellaire, Benwood'
and other cities in this vicinity also
sent large delegations.
Yesterday was the closing day OF TINS
years meeting, and for that reason
more than ordinary Importance attaches
TO the proceedings. All the services
were we'll attended, and commendaOie
spirit of religious fervor displayed.
The sermons were all of an interesting
nature, the music was very fine, ana
taken altogether, the farewell meetings
may be said TO have been the most sue
cessful of the series.
The services yesterday opened WIN
the Love Feast at eight O'CLOCK
which was conducted by Rev. w.
Swindells. The services were OF an
interesting nature and about 200 people
received communion. AT 1880 Rev.
Merritt Hulard, of the Spring Garden
NJ. E. Church of Philadelphia, preached
n logical and forcible sermon in the
auditorium, selecting for his theme
"The Temptation of Christ" The sub
iect was handled in u maSterful man
ner. The speaker referred to the temp
tation of Christ by the devil on the
Mount and compared it with the tempt e
tion of Adam in the Garden or
Eden, showing that Adam was stronger
and better able TO withstand temptation
than Christ, who was physically tlreh,
hungry and weary. The speaker salu
there was possibility that Christ might
have Succumbed TO the devil, and 1t was
as man and not as God, that he was
tempted. The application of the words
of the text to our lives was shown In
forcible manner.
AT 1870 o'clock the exercises Of the
afternoon opened with
cHILDREN's SERVICES,
in the handsome and eommodtnns new
delphia, presided over the meeting,
which was attended by large
number of the little folks.
The children took part in the
services with evident appreciation and
delight, which was shared by the In
structor and congregation. After sing
ing bringing the SheaveS," Rev. Reed
led in fervent prayer. He then re-
viewed the children in the lessons of
the week, with which they were sur
priSlngly familiar. The reverend gen.
tleman stated that he had conducted a
great many children'S meetings, but
never enjoyed any series more than
these at the camp grounds. After Civ
ing the little folks some good parting
advice the children formed in line, and,
headed by Mr.. Reed, marched to the
auditorium, whore, after brief services,
they were dismissed.
From 2:30 to $3.50 song service was
held in the Auditorium, under tho di-
rection of Prof. +. o. Excel. The COM
modious building rapidly filled with
people, and at $3.50 o'clock, when Rev.
w. Swindell was announced to preach,
the Auditorium contained the largest
REV. SwINDELL'S SERMON.
Rev. Swindell took his text from the
ninth chapter CT the Prophecies of Eze-
kiel: $50 through the midst of the city,
the midst Of jerusalem" etc. This text
was part of a great poem. All the
prophets were poets. Whenever God
has aimed to profoundly impress the hui
,,A rnrftb hn
selected poet to do 1t. Man deals
largely through the Imagination, for
il is i'm that manner that the
profoundeSt marks are made upon our
religious and moral natures. God
stirred up in Ezekiel this imaginative
faculty. 1t seems that he was carried
over mountains and valleys, hills and
plains, and put down in the city of
Jerusalem, and as be stood at the door
ofSthe temple and looked toward the
north gate of the city he observed a pro-
ceSsion made up OF men, all wearing
white linen. And all the men carried
slaughter weapons by their sides. One
had an ink-horn by his side, with which
he marked the oxen consecrated 10 the
service Of the sanctuary. This man en-
tered the temple of God and stood be-
fore the altar and received the commits
sion of the text. The five others with
the slaughter weapons received their
commission 10 follow in his footprints
and do the work of havoc.
The text is part OF great poem,
and is not therefore a literal statement
of facts. The truth is stated 70 us In
tho form Of Doetic svmbOlS
There are three poetic truths pre-
sented in the symbolic language of the
text. First, as symbolized in the mark
of the foreheads. God marks in diff
ierent manner, those who serve him,
and those who do not. The second
great truth is in the character Of the
men who are marked. The difference
rests upon impartial grounds-upon
character alone. The third truth |
God marks a difference between those |
who serve Him and those who do not |
serve Him. Those who serve Him Sc
cure immunity from some OF the conse-
ouences Of sin In this life, and all Of |
the consequences in the life TO come. |
II a man has spent the major part OF
his life in sin, until his nervous system |
Is disordered, and his health i'm |
paired, He does not furnish him with a
new set of vital organs. Such man will |
have a cripple's body while he lives.
and die before he ought. God put q
slaughter weapon in the hands OF all |
and moral, and man finds |
here a slaughter weapon for every
law he violates.
Now, as regards the first proposi- !