The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24

lleve that God created man out of the
Dust and breathed into him the breath
OF life; and I don't propose TO accept
monad or a monkey for my ances-
tor, and I pity the man who does,
though I'd rather have a monkey for
my ancestor than some men 1 have
seen. God created me. That's where
came from, and l know where am
going. We ministers are Gods messen-
gers sent out to get the being man
Dack into the arms Of God, and the
camp meeting is for the same object.
AT O'Clock services were held as
usual in Rev. Mr.. Sanderson's tent.
The o'clock service was the largest
atteroed of any, nearly all the seats be-
ing filled, and the prayer service at the
close OF the service brought out more
penitents than has been seen during the
re stlpgs. The sermon was delivered
by Rev George w. King, Phi. D., pastor
OF Trinity Church, Worcester. Rev.
DR.. King said
/ came to this camp ground directly
from my vacation, and since being on
the ground l have looked about for
something to give me inspiration. In
the sermons 1 have heard, in the sing
mig ana in your earnest faces l have
found it. 1 want to talk to YOU in a
neart tc heart, head to head way on
the atonenent of Christ Ny text is
found in Romans, ", 2: And not only
so, but we also joy in God, in our Lord
Jesus Christ. by whom we have now re-
eelved the atonement' The word
atonement' is found only once in the
New Testament, and in the margin we
ma the word reconciliation, which is
the correct translation of the Greek
word. In the Old Testament we find
the word great many times, and 1t
Is also often found in Christian theolo-
gy The word has tremendous signifi-
canoe to Christians. I shall attempt to
look at it only on a few sides, and, first.
let us see what it means. 1t is an Eng
llsh word meaning at-one-ment. Then
there is Hebrew word with like mean
ing, which may be translated to cover.
In the work of atonement God covers
something--the sin of man.
THE atonement Of Christ is not
through his teaching, but through his
suffering. The quotations are numer-
Gus that show this. I do not deny that
the teaching and examples of Christ
We're important but we must not think
that the offence of the cross has ceased
and that the world will be saved by any
other gospel than the gospel of Christ
We are not going to be saved by our
ethical gcspel. There are churches
which are teaching an ethical gospel,
and wish to say that mere ethical
teaching Will never save men.
rake from Christianity the death the
SUFFERING, the blood of Christ, and you
take from 1t the only hope that it will
one day rule the earth.
The Precipitation of atonement on our
side is repentance and faith; living
forth on your part to take hold of the
reserve power in you. There is no APP
proach to God but by this way. Edu-
cation and morality will not caxva 1yo,,
II you are expecting to save the world
by catering to the carnal mind you will
never save it. The Bible is full OF. hell.
full of terrible words, literal or not,
that mean something. If you are out
of Christ, If you reject the atonement
of Christ, l can hold out no hope to
you.
Jesus came to us at Great cost and
showed the infinite love and pity of
God towards men,"
Presiding Elder Mansfield added a
few words along the same line, exhort-
ing the hearers to put aside the the
ology of the daily press and the mag
azines and cling only to the theology
of the Bible
At o'clock meetings were held in the
Barre, Lowell and Spencer church
houses and in Rev. Mr. Sanderson's
tent, and were we'll attended.
Services were begun in the Swedish
Tabernacle today at o'clock Rev.
Nels Eagle making a short address.
and most of the time being taken up
with singing At o'clock Rev. N. q,
Endgren of Chicago spoke
These meetings will continue each
day at Z and 10 a. m. and and D.
m. through Sunday, the regular Swe-
dish camp meeting beginning Saturday
morning at the auditorium. Today the
following preachers were present: Rev.
Nels Eagle, Worcester; Rev. N. o.
Endgren, Chicago; Rev S. Moody.
Gardner; Rev. H E. Wyman, Worces-
ter. Rev. Christian Petersen Of Wor-
cester is expected to be present either
tomorrow or Friday.
Mrs A. M. Osgood conducted the
usual children's service in the Clinton
tent this afternoon. The evening SER
mon was delivered by Rev. R. E. Smith
of Spencer, who spoke from the text
found in Romans /, IS: Il am not afraid
of the gospel of Christ" Rev. Mr..
Smith brought out the first point of
not being afraid of the founder of the
gospel because his life was spotlessly
pure; because Christ had the most at
tractiVe personality in history, being
greater than Solomon, Caesar, Alex
ander or Napoleon; greater than Bud
dha, Confucius, Mahommed and all
other religious teachers. They are all
cast in the deepest shadow by the su-
perior attractiveness of the eternal
Christ. Not ashamed of the founder.
because the prayerful, spiritual, CON
templative character has a strong and
marvellous effect on the ethical conduct
of man.
Immediately after the evening service
an after meeting, led by L. A. Mes,
was held in the Epworth League hall,
which was filled almost to overlooking.
tomorrow at a. m. the prayer meet
ing viii be led by Rev. Samuel Worth
of Lowell. At 10 o'clock DR.. Leonard
will speak. At / D. m. the Woman,s
Foreign Missionary Society will conduct
services At 2 O'Clock Bishop Mallalieu
VIII speak in the auditorium. The
other services during the day will be
as usual.
Among the new arrivals today are
the following: At the Laurel house:
Mrs. J. ]. ]. Pail, Mrs. William Par
ker of Winchendon; at Trinity house
Rev. George w. King and wife of Wor-
cester, Mrs. W. d. F. Tapley. Mrs. Lewie
Stone, Mrs. L. NJ. Thayer, Mrs. w. L.
Clark, Mrs. Sarah Whitney, Miss Ruth
A. Champlin, Miss Allie Mortified. Hell.
en- and Ruth Caldwell, Mrs. r. Wea-
yer Of Providence, Miss J. Waite, Miss
Lydia B. Smith of North, Brookffield
Miss Julia Sanderson and Mrs. Helen
Littlef1eld of Newton Lower Falls;
Waltham house. Mr.. and Mrs. David
Bliss of Townsend. A. o. Thomas and
family are in Mrs Starkeys cottage
and in Mrs. Glass house are Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. A. Ware and daughter of Bal
timore; Rev. Harvey H. Paine is be-
ing entertained at the Bon Air Lodge;
at the Spencer house are c. H. Thomp-
son of Dudley, E. w. Goddard of Web
ster William Prentiss, Mrs. William
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Hinley
Miss Victoria Johnson, Miss Hulda
Meyers, Robert and Wesley Smith
Samuel Crawford, Mrs. Henry Wybert
Mrs. William Rosking and Miss Man