The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-24
CAMP MEETING.

Ideal Weather Assists In Its Success.
Sermons by DR.. stAri1y aud Or. j. W.
Hill, Both Being Able Efforts.
Camp Ground Notes.
Yesterday morning was an ideal one
in every respect. The sunrise prayer
meeting was led by C. C. Mathews and
was a time of rejoicing for those who
attended the AIoundsyille camp meet
ing. The pentecostal service was an
nounced for . O'Clock, but It was near
! Iy $3.50 before the congregation as
semblet- Uhe service opened with
singing Nearer My God TO Thee" Rev.
c. H. Lakln led in prayer. Dr.. Hill
read several verses from ST. Johns
Gospel, and commented on the same. =.
He began by saying that he believed
in teaching the Bible from the inside
out, not from the outside In. The sub
ject OF the verses read Is fruit bearing
Gods great object In saving us is that
! we may bear much fruit. God wants
every Christian TO be a fruit bearing
Christian. The reason that there are
SO many persons in the church that
bear no fruit is because they are not
clean. They need further cleansing.
The Holy Ghost will do this. He is a
great utilIzer. He will cause US to the
best with what there is Of us. The
Holy Ghost gives to those who were
very poor workers in the church
power for work that has given them
world wide fame, such as William
Taylor, John Wesley, etc. God must
have n good man out of which to make
u good preacher. We cannot make
ourselves better by willing to be so.
W. have fhn nlanNgInR Of the
Holy Ghost. The preacher said the
gift OF the Holy Ghost might take
some OF the thunder out Of the preach
er, but It would put more lightning In
to him. We are justified that We
might be sanctified and We must be
sancttfied in order TO keep our tustffca-
ton. The meeting closed with n season
Of prayer.
The 1880 a. m. service opened with
prayer by Rev. C. Z. Clark. A scripture
lesson was read by Rev. j. B. Starkey.
after which Rev. D. w. Ruhle and
Brother John Cowl sang a duett, "A
Mothers Prayer" which was greatly
enjoyed
Rev. starkey preached from the
words, lord, increase our faith" The
speaker said in part: / am no scien-
tific preacher. but plain horse-sense
preacher, and all he wished was 10 do
some good TO everyone who heard him.
He wanted to live right. to do right, and
he wished everyone else to do the
same.
The multltudes to-day are after the
almighty dollar. Everyone seems to be
trying to get ahead Of everybody else.
We are too selfish. What is the matter
with the camp meeting? Why are
there not conversions at every service?
There Is something wrong. 1t is surely
not In the preaching. Is II not in our
selves. Are there not persons here that
have not spoken TO each other for years
and yet belong to the very same iden-
tical Methodist church. We lack faith
in God we are saying prayers. The
words OF the text ls pointed prayer.
We should all pray II at all times 1t
will do us good. What want is faith
that reaches beyond this life n faith
that eXalts manhood that lifts us into
sahctihed state. We want faith
that grasps the greatest truths Of good:
hat takes hold OF the deep things OF
God. We are too much like many far
mers, we are just Swimming over the
top soil. We do not reach the treasures
that be deeper down.
It was n stirring appeal from begin
ming to end. and was delivered to the
largest audience yet present ut a
morning service. 1.-THE sermon wasn't
fiowery, twas simple gospel truth"
The afternoon service for the young
people was held and was led by Mrs.
Hill, and was us usual. interesting.
Rev. Starkey gave stirring talk. An
altar service was held, which nearly all
present knelt in the conservation SER
vice. At 1880 there was a large crowd
assembled beautiful song service pre-
coded the preaching. Revs. wnymnn
and Beddow led In prayer. DR.. ]. Wes-
ley Hill preached from the text, Yer
lily, verify, say unto you, he that be-
fieveth on Me, the works that do he
shall do also, and greater works than
these shall he do, because l go to Ny
Father"
The preacher spoke in part as fol-
lows: These are wonderful words. We
almost tremble ut their significance, as
we read them. believe them because
they are found in the Book; because
Christ spoke them. The Savior relied
on two lines Of evidence to substantiate
all His claims. First, His works, Sec
ond, His words. His works were super
natural. He handled the forces OF ma
tuFe at will His words were to be his
standing testimony through all ages
Thank God for the divinity, in the
words Of Christ. No mortal man ever
uttered such words. My words are
spirit and life. and we are to be saved
through the belief OF the truth. II you
are saved tonight, It will not be
through your feelings or the play Of
your emotions; these may both follow,
but 1t will be through faith In the Lord
Jesus Christ. He then showed how
Christ promised his disciples the en-
duement Of power, Greater works
shall ye do" Christ wrought miracles.
He Quleted the storm: He unEtopped
the deaf ear: He gave to the blind their
sight; He wrought with Omnipotent
power. He was not q juggler, nor
deceiVeF. He was God iRcarRate. His
disciples also wrought miracles. Peter
and John healed the sick.
This working of miracles does not
exist In the church to-day for various
reasons. 1t was done in the early
times, when the evidence OF such things
was needed. There came time when
the evidence was all in. when miracles
were not needed. There came n time
when the dIspensation OF the. Holy
Ghost began, which is evidence
enough. The miracles OF Christ were
OF the material. and required the eXer-
else Of power.
The pentecostal dISpensatlon is
spiritual one, 1t Is the extension OF
that spiritual kingdom which he set
up in the world. This is greater
work than the working miracles When
He went away. He delegated this great
work to His followers. This religion
appeals to the intellect and It is to
bring revelation and science together.
The natural man cannot see God. but
the cultured Intellect consecrated to
the service OF God sees him in every
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