The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-07-27

Tho meetings at the MouudsvIllO
camp are growing in Interest," gracious
influence sesmsto pervads the assembly,
The evening meeting opened as Usual
with a praise service led by the Silver
Lake Quartstte aud the volunteer choir,
followed with prayer by Row. George X
Stewart, tho evangelist, DR.. Cook gave
the sermon. His text was from Matt
s., lat to 4th verses, inclusive. The sub
iect was the "Cleansiug Of the Lepor."
The speaker drew a photographic picture
Of the leprous man from the hour when
he saw for the frat time the siGns OF tho
loathsome disease, until cursed Of God
BY the mouth OF tho priest no was ban
iShed OF his living death, This miracle
was wrought in near proximity TO the
Peaks Of Hattin, the mountains upon
whose slopes Christ preached h won,
deriul Sermon on the Mount. CHRIST
WAS at the beginning Of his lie work.
had not yet come much in contact win
the crude mass Of humanity, was ulIed
with A holy enthusiasm, lie loved
nature, and drew his illustrations from
the birds OF the air and tho hoWeri by
the WaysIde.
Il was NOT lawful for a lepor to como
near a priest Of God, but attracted by
the voice Of Jesus, in his desperation
be cast himself at His feet. Lsprosy -
the one disease God gives u1 IN his
word az tho symbol Of sin. 1t Y a dis
ease OF the blood. It Is incurable, II
ReparateS the victims from homo and
iriendS. Il consumes him day and
day. Men mock at sin, call it a mis-.
take, and so OH. We get a view hero oil
It's terrible nature.
There 10 only n way to got rld Of the
leprosy OF sin-the way OF the Gross.
"Belieye on the Lord le'ua Christ aud
thou shalt be saved"
DR., Cook closed with q most earnest
appeal 10 his hearers TO come 10 the
great Physician.
The morning meeting, led by Mrs
Emily L Mclaughlin, OF Boston, was
one Of prayer and testimony. u
Bible reading was from John, IA, q:
'The peace OF Christ; inward qntetude
essential to outward activity. for Gods
cause "Powor for service wal tue
keynote OF the meeting.
At 1890 were once more heard ioat-
ing out upon the morning air the sweet
sungs OF the Christian faith. After
PRAYER by Rev. Frank jackson, the boy
preacher, Rev. DR.. Cook preached a
stirring sermon from Romans $40
"Whom he did foreknOw, them he also
did predestinate TO be cOntormsd to the
image Of His Son." Tho thought OF the
sermon was Gods hand in human des.
tiny. The preacher announced himself
"a a believer in neither OF tho much
discussed theories regarding the teach
ING Of this text. He did not accept
either the Armenian or Calyinlslic
view. The passage teaches simply
Gods plan and thought back oil crea'
ton. In Him We move and live and
have our being. The great consumma'
ton to be reached is conformity to the
image OF His Son.
Tie truth Of tho sermon was illus.
trated by touching iucidentS drawn
from the experience and observations
Of the preacher, who greatly impressed
the audience as no testified Of his own
longing to know the deep things OF God.
The young peoples Meeting was con-
Quoted rs usual by Rev. Frank jackson,
and at 4 o'clock the children gathered
10 hear Mrs. NJ. a. Calvert, whose
blackboard illustrations are proving so
helpful.
Rev. George r, Stewart preached last
night
Mrs. Emily L. Mclaughlin leaves to-
day for Mountain Lake Park.
Rev. DR.. Sumner stone, Miss Rida
and Miss Jessie Dean returned to camp
yesterday.
Great numbers Of people are expected
to attend tho meeting on Sunday.