The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-23
THIRD edition.
Echoes from woodiawn Camp.
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sermon. but to simply tell you that
We spent week at Woodlawn Camp.
and how We enjoyed II, and as we pro-
ceed to narrate what we saw and
heard and felt. ana how 1t benefited
us, We thought 1t appropriate to place
at tie head OF our narrative, the above
text to fortify our position in favor OF
camp meetings, as against tho Oft
repeated assertions of some people
both In Hni outside OF the Church that
camp meetings have outllved their
usefulness and that the evil sometimes
enhcted there outwelghs the good ac-
complished. Now let me say right
here that good never did. nor never
Will, admit OF any comparison with
evil, Ono drop of good outweighs all
the evil that Satan and all his follow.
ers ever produced, or ever will, Oh
ever can.
And II Is a fact, no matter when and
where Gods people come together TO
worship Him, Satan Is sure to come
also. lie came among them in Jobs
time. He came among them in oar
Savlour's time. lilo comes among
them in those times. He comes among
them in camp meeting times. And
from going TO and fro in the earth.
and from walking up and down In it,
he makes II n special point to attend
all camp meetings, Woodlawn not OK
eepted. Eow lot us consider Just one
thought which seems to Impress our
mind right now, as we gather from
the history of Job great encourage
ment, which somehow or other came
TO the surface ut this particular time
In Job's day, when the Sons OF God
presented themselves before the Lord.
III the questions and answers which
were being interchanged between
God and Sat1n,ln regard to Job, Satan,
though liar from the beginning"
In making answer to God. admitted
one grand truth. which even Job really
did not know at that time. and whieu
cropped out to become ono OF thu
granGest blessings that every child fl
God ever cherished, from Jobs time
Till now, and will continue to prove q
blessing to every follower OF Jesus
Christ till he stands upon the shores
OF Immortality. 1t Is this-God had
built u hedge" around Job, and Satan
could not get at him, only aS permit
ted by God, and rs 1t was in Jobs case
SO 1t Is, and will continue to lie SO il
every case, that God will not sufei
Satan to break through tho hedge he
places around his children only by
permission OF Him and Tor his chill.
aren's good. God knew Job auC
permitted Satan TO aflllct hin
but Notwithstanding ali his grea
sflllction and tho loss of all hi,
possessions, God doubled all the
: blessings that Job enjoyed previous
TO satan's attack ani made good al
bis losses two-told and added one
hundred aid forty years to his life.
So you see Gods hedge saved JOBS
Tile, and Will sayo all who will allow
Him to build n hedge around them
But must stick to my promise mndf
Mt the start that did not intend t,
preach sermon, hut to tell you Gbou
the Woolawn camp meeting, whore
the followers Of Jesus thirst came *
'prescnt themselves before thu Lord
and where, am told by some people
and some of the newspapers also, nnt
Idon't doubt 1t cithOr, that "Shtal
d, came also But am glad to tell yol
that went to Woodlawn Camp witt
Code hedge" around me, bless Hi
name and It must have been u hlgl
and thick hedge too, for am glad t,
toll you as far as saw all was goot
order, and precious good, spirltun
feeling seemed to characterize the
whole assenlhlage Satan let me par
ticularly alone. / saw nothing OF hin
ut all, and richly enjoyed ali tho ser
Vices every hour | was on tho ground
The Rev. Mr. Bryan OF Rising sun
Md, had charge Of ths camp. He is
man OF God, and God has built
strong hedge around him, and no 4
faithfully working and wrestling wit
God for tho salvation of men. Ma,
God bless him In his labor, and kee
him hedged in, and give him eterna
life. The sermons by tho Revs. Cum
mings OF baltimore, Md, Mnrtindal
OF New Castle, Del, Laytield OF Zion
Md, Presiding Elder Barl EFT an
Goodman of oxford, Pa, and ltawliug
OF Camden, Del. and Rooms, formerly {
Wiling ton. Del, but now OF North Las
Md, and others were all grand an
edilyinR and were delivered with a
inspiring force. that lifted ma up, an
intensified that desire which christian
feel In their souls and are expresse
IA the lines:
"Closo TO thee, close 10 thee,
Close 10 thee. close TO tnea,
All along my pilgrim Journey,
Saviour let me walk with thee"
While all the Germ ons were graz
and full Of an Inspiration that llftt
me up and made my heart rel dice al
sing Nearer my God to thee"
thought the sermon of Rev j. Ii. RIA,
hugs Of Camden, Del, wus the gran
est we ever heard fall from huma
lips. We Will give you the text in fu
End Corinthians Sld ch lpter 8 10
verses. For II the ministratlon
condemnation be glory, much mo
doth the minslration of rightCousne
exceed in glory. For even that viii,
wsu ale glorious had no glory
tut respect, by reason of tn gfo
that exceilcth. For il that which
Done was glorious, much more til
which remulneth is glorious.
And while lie stood befuro that II
mense audience his face agluw wi
the brllliancy OF his heme, the whl
man seemed to he in tile centre of
hallowed influence, and hn'o OF
Bplration seemed to enclrclr him, al
from his voice, Ills eyes. cjuu'
Eance, and every feature OF his Ia
end every gesture OF his form. the
ealne forth volume Of eloqlence. y,
may say inspiration. that prov
beyond contrad .ctlon that he was
touch with a divine power, as he y,
hayed the fading glurles Of the IN
htratiOn OF condemnation a
brought to view tho exceeding Clio
oil the "mlnlatrntior OF riEhteou snes
by jesus Christ
1t seemed to US like n grant scene
GlssolNlng views, When tie old ca,
nRnt spread out rs 1t we're M
the canvas under tho Mos
dispensatlun, had all disappear
and dissolved Itself into tho CO.
nSnt OF grace by Jesus Chist, a
there befole US WIS the gianlrst y
tnre All Infinite God even. painted a
Presented TO dying men and WON,
The covenant OF gruCe by Jes
Christ.