The Portland daily press., 1898-08-22
SAVED BY FAITH.
Stories of The Believers at DR.. Simpsons
Meeting Saturday.


| ESPECIAL TO THE PRESET
| Old Orchard, August 20. To-day was
one Of the red-letter days Of the Christian
| Alliance camp meetings. "D1vine Heal
| ing. q theme close to the heart of Rev.
DR.. Simpsons followers. but which OF
late years has not been given the promi
hence in the camp meetings that it once
commanded, was under consideration
most of the afternoon. One of the assist
ing preachers delivered q brief discourse
on the subject and scores of testimonies
followed, the days sessions concluding
with an amounting service.
There was break in the testimony
meeting to allow the leaders to raise the
$500 necessary to pay the expenses of the
convention. 1t being the day before the
big missionary collection, for which the
Alliance people have been saving their
pin money all the year, the 5000 came
rather hard.
DR.. Simpson delegated Rev. Israel
Luce, formerly OF Portland, to superin-
tend this collection, but Mr.. Luce thought
Rev. d. W. LeLacheur the returned
missionary could do it with greater case
so Mr. LeLacheur came forward and
made the attempt. He predicted that the
$500 could be raised in ten minutes, but
the best part of an hour was expended in
soliciting subscriptions.
"Now we will raise this without any
auction Methods" said DIR. Simpson, be.
fore the collection taking began. "Ihese
are honest debts we owe ana we want
every bill settled before we leave the
| grounds The Lord will raise it for us,
it will simply be necessary for us to con
tribute what we can, according as the
Lord has prosnered us. "
They began at S25 subscriptions, and
secured six. Then they called for con-
tributionss of So, then $40, So, 50, 50, and
| finally 81, and afterward passed the
baskets for silver collection. They sue
ceeded in raising the specified amount,
but Missionary LeLacheur remarked, as
he wiped his perspiring brow. after the
task was over, that it is
Easier TO RAISE 100000
for foreign missions than to secure 5000
with which to settle home expenses.
Prop>utly at two O'Clock the testimony
meeting began, the audience numbering
at that time aobut $500. 1t increased to
1000 or more before the session was we'll
t.ntier way, but the long wait occasloned
by the taking of the collection tired out
many of the audience, so that Une crowd
gradually thinned out.
Among the occupants OF the 'front.'
benches were quite number of people,
mostly middle aged women, who had
come here as seekers of the DIVINE power
about which SO much was said in the test
monies. Two OF these were in wheel
chairs and two or three others made their
| way ND the aisles with the aid OF crutches
and canes.
No cases of immediate healing took
place on the grounds today, SO far as were
reported, though several testified to hav-
ing been healed during the ten days
meetings.
Rev. DR.. Kinney of Sing Sing. N. Y,
conducted the early part of the service
He read portions of Scripture pertaining
to the miracles performer by the Master,
and said that Jesus is just as willing to-
day to heal the body as to save the soul
All that is required to secure his help for
our inflrmaties is All explicit faith in him
and his power to hesl.
"We are here this afternoon" said the
speaker, 'sto transact business for the
Lord. If he has given you healed bodies
! it is your duty to stand up here and bear
| testimony for him. Two minutes Will be
sufficient length Of time for you to occupy
| in relating your experience. We don t
want long stories about your personal
| affairs, but concise testimonies concerning
how your bodies have been healed BY
| Divine power.
"Sickness is the DEVILS weapon for de-
stroying Gods children. There is no
reason why Gods children should have
| any fear about keeping we'll. such Tears
| come from the Devil -
After the singing Of an Alliance hymn,
| ''Let the Testimony Roll" the Rev. DIR.
| Kinney gave his own testimony in regard
to being healed by the Lord. He said:
s'Since was healed by the Lord was
never SO sorely tried of the Devil as was
the case a short time ago. / went to the
Lord and told him the Devil had got hold
| of my liver and spleen. The Lord
answered, you tell the Devil that he is q
liar, and that in reality he has no hold
upon you. So l went back to the Devil
and said: The Father has ordered me
to kick you out, you Internal liar. 1t is
not my pain l am bearing, but yours. ]
will have nothing to do with you.
1.-THE DEVIL HELD ON
three or foar weeks and then I began to
get better, and have been perfectly well
ever since. If ever feel sick will not
admit it. If awake in the night and
feel sick, Jump right out of bed and
to be sick He keeps me we'll. Satan S
sickness does not belong to you, dear child
in God; it belongs to the doctors and We
ought to be willing to let them have it. -
The audience was invited to give cesti-
mony on the subject OF the Lords heal
ing. The Rev. Fl. G. Mcbride of New
York took charge of this part Of the
meeting, and as he stepped to the front of
the platform he said: NOW come on
with your testimonies. I want every one
to have grace enough to give his testi-
mony inside of two minutes; that will be
the greatest grace you will have in long
time.
Many of the testimonies that followed
exceeded the limit Of time, and in some
cases were cut short by the conductor of
the service.
william McCloud of Revere, Mass, was
the first to accept the invitation. He said
that after being confined to his bed three
winters with rheumatism he took the
Lord for his healer and was completely
cured.
Mr.. Parkman of Barbados, ". l., said
he had a critical attack of malarial fever,
Law four hours in stupor and was given
up to die, but his wife read to him some
of the promises of God, he took hold of
God and was within three days restored to
health. Three times, he said, he had