Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-26
THE ADvENTISTS
Now Have Their Campmeeting in
This City Well Started.
State Conference Doings-The Committees
Baptism. Sunday.

The sunshine of Heaven smiled on the
Seventh Day Adyentists' camp, Sunday.
The meeting Is commencing to get under
way. The sound of hammers and the
noise Of erecting the canvas homes is dy.
ing away. The business of the meeting is
becoming more prominent.
| There was baptism at s o clock, at the
river just back of the ground, where Elder
P. B. Osborne of Pittsfeld, administered
the rite of baptism by immersion to four
candidates. After the ceremony was over
the crowd returned to the ground and a
session of the conference followed.
The first meeting of the goth session of
the Maine State Conference convened at
O'Clock. Delegates from some of the
churches were present as follows:
B. F. Davis, Hartland; Geo. B. Croker
Canaan; R. A. Umberhind, Bath; E. c.
Taylor, Amos Rowe, Mrs H. NJ Wood
South Norridgewock; R. T. Hobbs, H.
| Hammond, Somerset Mills; VIM Morton,
Deering; W, J. Dunscomb, Stillman
Bragan, Portland; A. W Farley, Blaine
Some Of the other delegates were on the
grouod but absent from the meeting for
some cause
The reading Of the secretary's report be-
ing waived, the several committees were
elected by vote as follows:
fo ho
r. G. Porter, R. T. Hobbs,J. W. Keniston.
On Credentials and Licenscs-Elder NJ.
G.. Hoffman, Elder P. B. Osborne, B. F.
Davis.
On Resolutions-EldcrH H. C. Giles, B.
+. Davis, c. E. Taylor.
On Auditing-W. j. Dunscomb, VIM.
Morton, j. W. Remission, e. H. Goodrich,
r. T. Hobbs, r. A. Umberhind
At the adjourning Of this meeting ses.
sion of the Tract Society was Immediately
called, and for this branch of the work the
following committees were elected
On Nominations-H. C. Porter, r. A.
Umberhind, A. W. Farley
On Resolutions-Elder H. C. Giles.
Elder VIM. Covert Elder NJ G. Huffman
On Plans for Labor-Eldcr H. c. Bas
ney, George Whitney H. c. Giles, B. F.
Davis, P. B Osborne, w E. Gerald, NJ
G. Huffman
The forenoon sermon was by Elder NJ.
G. Huffman. Text: Isaiah, Iii g, "For
thus saith the Lord: Ye have sold your
selves for naught and ye shall be redeemed
without money"
"God has also said, ye have sold your
selves under sin But Christ came to seek
and to save that which was lost, and that
implies all that was lost. 1t was promised
that the seed Of Abraham should inherit
the earth, and Matthew also says that the
meek shall inherit the earth, but no mau
of meekness has yet inherited the earth
"They all died in faith, not yet having
received the promise. When redemption
is completed the tongue of the dumb will
be loosed the ears of the deaf be unstopped,
and the eyes of the blind shall see. The
earth will also be restored to it's Eden
beauty
In the afternoon the tent was literally
packed. A very attentive audience lis
tened to most interesting sermon on the
second coming Of Christ, by the future
president of the Maine Conference, Elder
H. c. Basney of Michigan. The founda-
ton of his remarks was the first few verses
of John'14.
LET not your heart be troubled, We be-
liovc in God believe also in me. In my
fathers house are many mansions. If it
were not so l would have told you, go
to prepare place for you And if I go
to prepare a place for you, will come
again and receive you unto myself that
where am We may be also.
He said: at troubled the disciples to
know that Christ was going to leave them,
having listened as they had to the gracious
words He had spoken. They had heard
Him speak on the day they came forth
from Jerusalem on the day of His rcsur-
rection. They had seen Him put clay on
the eyes of the blind. He had enshrined
himself in the hearts of those disciples
They could net bear the thought that He
was to be separated from them. II 60 to
prepare place or you.
"Some try to understand the second
coming of Christ to be spiritual coming
but in order for this to be true there must
be Withdrawing Of the Spirit from the
earth in order for 1t to return to the earth
again. But has there ever been time
when the Spirit of God has been entirely
withdrawn from the earth? No, never.
And His coming is to be in like man
ner as He went away He was taken up
personally into the cloud and He will
come in a cloud ALSO and when the disci.
pies hear the voice Of the Son of God COM
ing the second time in tho clouds of
Heaven. they will recognize it as the same