Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-08-17
TUESDAY AT CAMPMEETING
The Services Characterized
by More Spirituality.
THE VISITORS REMARKABLY FEW
Sermons by Mr.. Fosnocht and
DIR. Murray.


1b.-Campmeeting this year differs in a
marked degree from the campmeetings
of previous seasons in one respect and
that is the attendance Of visitors. On no
day except Sunday have there been
more than a mere handful. This, how
ever, is not because the campmeeting
has lost any of Its attractiveness or its
lacking in spirituality. The services
have been and are unusually interesting
and the Christian workers have labored
Zealously and continue to work for
deep spiritual manifestation. Family
prayer, which is had at the several din
ing departments daily, Immediately
after breakfast, is always we'll attended
and is new and popular feature.
To-day's services took on a more
spiritual turn and tonight the shouts
and songs of praise did not cease until
near II o'clock.
Lewis Maxwell had charge Of the
prayer meeting held during the fore
noon.
SERMON BY MIR. FosNocHT.
The morning sermon, preached by the
Rev. l. G. FosnocAt was clear and
Romans ", g.: "Christ died for the un-
godly."
The religion of Christ, he said in his
introductory, is built upon authentic,
Ineligible, significant and infinitely
important facts. The gospel is not
theory, not a mere speculation, but
consolidation Of the suhlimest facts
known to history. This is the power
and glory of the Christian religion.
Upon this foundation of facts the glori-
Al n Af
sublime truths are indicated in the text:
First. the helplessness of man; second,
the resuscitating influence and power
of Christ's death; the timely period of
His death.
He considered first the helplessness of
humanity. There are three kinds of
strength: Physical, mental and moral.
Man had physical and some mental
strength and yet this had been much re-
duced by sin. OF moral strength, which
Is chiefly meant in this scripture, he had
none. Christ found man as helpless as
baby spiritually, not enough power to
even make the feeblest effort toward re-
gaining his lost condition of happiness
and innocency. The moral powerless-
ness of man was alarmingly manifest
The world groaned under burden it
was too weak to lift. All efforts of poet,
philosopher, priest, failed to bring back
departed strength. The soul had not the
mower 10 deliver itself from The bondape
Of helnlessness The Question remained
unsolved None of The eastern aarres
conId answer n The be,;ef in 4 fntire
state was deeply rooted in the hearts of
80 forhiddino and forrnidabIe that tbev
sbrank from il with feelincs Of terror.
The tbourht Of death struck terror M
the soul The world was in a state III
rnoraI and snir;,ual ivalidisn, Thare ia
no condition 40 nitiable as moral and
spiritual helplessness.
Next he dwelt unon the respscitatinp
influence Of Cbrist,s death The nm.
podlv are without strength for ali
snirituaI life ia the res,lt ~ nnion with
God. The unregenerate are dead in
tresnasses and ain The regenerate are
alive in Christ The death If Christ il
the life Of The dead We cannot nlease
God onlv as we serve and warsbir
throuoh Christ He il the wav IN III
FatheI The nower ~ cerys God o.
aentahiv has lifted the curtain that bune
batween time and etern;tv and N tbs
ave of the beIiever ravetIs a ,lor;or,
fnt,re II hro,,gbt life anG i'm lii,
tn liaht II has taken tho elonm from fro2
tho Sraya tha nall from The cosiIat ant
wind M taor ~ bnnaiassnoss sroy, III.
sad face If tba mourncr II noints ali he
Teayed sonis 10 the br;gbt nnorning etc,
of eternitv and bide them rejoice i5 III,
Trosnact of Al atsrn a, a nd glrr;ons bon,a
Ee considared in concinsion tha t;rnaI,
,,or;od ~ christ,o saaih niu;na ,,Ia y,
are never nrsc;nitated Odd il MAYER II
Las,a IL bos etarnitv hshind Hir, a n,
a,arn;,,, hafnrs ITi,,s Tbis ,nas ,ha s rit
able fine because the world was was J IRE
nared 10 receive Him Four thousan,
paars ~ ,hiInsonhiz;na IF sacerJo,o
'abars 81 iaS;siat;va enoctments .
moral teochinSs hrorght No reI;ef h. IN,
any;e,,s r,,rid Tha seaas ~ Grooce = ~ -,
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an, ra,, ~ i;,,h S 49, ~ ~ r,a sae,
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t6a onIv bone tha Lone dan star nc ne
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sanS n p 20 ;S,oranoa ana n, ,io u.
Thara , NO = ,o;uersal aynactS,;en ~
dsi;yerer II wac a fine most favorah III
to tha in.ant;nn and grnwth ,a of ~
Shr;st;.n reI;n;nr IL woe Gn5,s five !
Sas 'sa .;r,a datar,ninaS in tha con nsoi
" ,ha S i s,1 Inna before the fonnda
t;ons - tha ,yorid Wore laid Cod az,
tha bea;nn;nr and tha. and and wha
His nurnoses were ripe He sent His So
INTO the world TO save il.
The children's meeting this afternoo
Uaa the hest one vet. Addresses wer