The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-08-15
ARE CLOSING WITH A BOOM
LastSunday ofthe Camp-Meetings Finds
Them Crowded with Visitors.
Powerful Sermon at Acton Ivy Or. Moore. of
the Western Christian Advocate-ClOse
of the Bethany Assembly.


Dr. foru, OF HusnvIIe.
Yesterday was another great day at Camp
Acton. The camp was well filled over
Saturday night. Early in the day the
vehicles began TO arrive aud by noon the
woods were we'll filed. They kept coming
through the afternoon aud till late In the
evening. The morning trains arrived
loaded to the platforms with the crowds for
the camp. dozen more carloads were
on the ground this Sunday than last. The
avenues were filed to discomfort and each
pump was the center of q thirsty crowd.
The services of the day began with the
Iove-feast ate o'clock. w. v. Wheeler was
in charge. and his loud battle-cres made
the camp ring. Every seat in the audi
forum was filed with interested listeners
In baif an hour forty had given in their
testimonies. and fifteen songs were sung
Hundreds of the older people were present
and every voice helped to swell the sounds
of those grand old battle hymns.
At 1890 every seat was taken. Rev. b. F.
Morgan led the opening prayer, and Rev.
X. X. Bryan read the eleventh chapter of
Hebrews as o Scripture lesson. Rev.
Hudson and his daughters then sang their
sweetest trio, IL Will BIde In His Wounds"
1t was ssrmon In itself, and pleaded
strongly with each one present Rev.
Swadener then arose to III troduce the speak
er, and lead Chautauoua salute In his
honor.
DR.. Moore addressed the audience. ana
held the attention for an hour. His sermon
was the best heard in these grounds in many
years. He took rs bis text Hebrews XII "a, 70:
by faith Moses, when ne was of age. re-
fused TO be called the son of Phara0h's
daughter" He spoke as follows: mo text
In the Bible presents problem of greater
interest and difficulty. for every effort to
explain Moses's choice by human reasons Is
q failure. We cannot account for 1t by
worldly prudence. If Moses had been q
young man we might explain it as an I'M
pulse of embitlon. tho leapIng life blood of
the young for rash enterprises. We could
imagine Moses as being inspired with the
young spirit that Byron had IN leadipg the
despairing freedom of Greece. but Moses
was forty years old.
1--WE might give explanation if Moses
were ignorant. Then he might have rushed
madly into such O choice. But Moses was
not so. He lived in the eighteenth dynas-
ty, the Augustan age of that. the greatest
nation of its time, and he was educated in
Gil the learning of the Egyptians
I'VE might explain the choice by bitter
nisappoIn tment that made him hate the
world and dash it's pleasures from his lips.
his wisdom and statecraft, but he was
also great military hero The
most wonderful expedition in Egyp-
Ian history was that planned and
successfully led by him into Ethiopia.
Great treasure and many captlves were
secured. With q past safe aud future
roseate with hope, he was not driven TO
Buch disappointment. But this choice, un-
explainabls from q worldly point of view,
from the Christian standpoint is easy. 1t
was by by faith that he refused to be
called. the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
When / see how the wife clings to her hus-
band in all troubles i can see how faith
pould do this Faith does not end in sight,
but ends In a greater faith that grows
through eternity. Moses's mother taught
Moses about God. Many man learns his
tenderest thought and religious concep-
tiOns at the mothers knee. This inspired
the poets words In the cong. The Old
Arm CHAIR There was the only place
where we could lind surcease of sorrow,
when our face was buried IN her lap and
her toil-roughened hand rested on our head.
. mother, do you chafe In the narrow field
of maternity Remember that you may be
nourishinR other Moeeses and Lincolns
through the guidance of God. Moses
learned from her that there was a great
plan in tho infinite mind and he
knew that 1t WAS greater work
to contribute to this plan than be the King
of Egypt. He saw the invisible. He saw
q Kingdom greater than that of Egypt. He
saw In those bondmen in the brick yard
the prophecies of ages. When his eyes
were opened to this invisible how mean
must the steps that led to the throne of
Egypt have seemed TO bim. He stripped
himself of trapping s OF royalty and became
one of the children of God. o that by an
undoubting confidence In the living God
We might see the recon- pense of the reward.
Look how abundantly this choice was re-
warded. He comes back alone with his
brother, after q self-imposed exile of forty
years. They make that mighty potentato
tremble. He wears only the shepherds
pandals and tie shepherds crook Is In
y. h. l.
Pharaoh. The wise men and maeIclans
shrink and cry. liz is the finger of the AL
mighty. He takes those millions of slaves,
Quiets their dissenslons and leads them
into the land of promise. Tell me any
thing in profane history that will conf
pare with 1t. The deeds OF Xenophon and
Caesar. Alexander and Napoleon. sink into
lnslgnifcance.
But when be came to death his grave
was prepared by angels. No man saw that
pageant But his God laid him TO rest
Yet Moses is not dead. There is no politi-
cal institution but is founded the IN
spired utterance of this man. He it was
who, In the TRANSPORTATION, was called to
add his testimony TO the power of Ckrist's
kingdom. Then look at the Apolcalyptic
vision. the multitude that no man can
number, who have conquered all. How we
old soldiers are waiting 10 see that parade
ground, where the last review will be
formed. There they stand; their fighting
Is done. They have in their hands the
harps OF God What song can be worthy
OF such an accompaniment. 1t Is the
song of Moses and the Lamb His name Is
linked forever with that of the Redeemer.
III he had made his choice differently he
might have becp "a great general; he might,
at least. have been q mummy to be fshed
out by some antiquarian and placed in q
dime-museum. He might have had a para
graph In universal history.
yet you, because your eyes are held
that yon cannot see the invisible,
an m ant rft nd ta
q God. give US the vision and
let us see Thy glory. and let us behold Thy
mighty characters. Beloved Christian.
you have that light in yonr own breast.
Your life IL not as lofty conspicuous and
tragic as Moses. but the same elements of
choice may enter into your mind also. For
only the invisible seized by faith, will en-
dure from everlasting TO everlasting"
The vast Assem- blaze all seemed ready to
sing with double spirit Am / a Soldier OF
the Crossi" The whole audience was moved
and many an eve was wet as the preacher
asked ali W no had friends in heaven to rise
and unite and sing I'm the Sweet By and
By"
The dinner hour followed. Parties were
scattered over the whole grounds. The
hotel was better prepared and handled
the immense crowd In amanner satisfactory
60 ALL The visitors strolled about the
groves during the morning Long before
the afternoon service they began tn take
their place IN the auditorium. For half an
hour they were entertained with music.
A choir or nifty was present. Beside these
were organ, piano, violin and cornet- In
terspersed with the chorus singing was