Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-23

Exercises Began at Sunrise This Morning
| and VIII Continue Into the Night
Those Taking Part-Address by L. C.
Held.
Tindall's Grove, Aug. 23.-Today
is Epworth league day in the camp
meeting. The following program will
be carried out: 6 n. m, sunrise
PRAYER meeting. Rev. E. MeOmber,
TAYLOR Ridge; $50 a. m, bible read
ing, DIR. c. o. McCulloch, Rock Island;
1880 a. m, sermon, Rev. e. ID. Hen
sell, Viola; 1870 p. M, Junior hour.
Mics Lizzie r. Hamsher, Monmouth:
$50 D. H., address, l.. G. Daugherty,
Rock Island; after service, Rev. >. +.
Robinson, Moline; 4 P. m. business
meeting; 7:30 p. m, praise service,
Rev. c. F. Crane, Sunbeam; p. M,
sermon, Rev. R. A. Brown, Kewanee;
after service, Rev. G. o. MeCulloch,
Rock Island. Mrs. r. A. Brown, of
Kewanee, has charge OF the Junior
work during the encampment.
Tindall's Grove, Aug. 22.-The pre-
siding elder conducted the $50 a. m.
prayer meeting yesterday. 1.-The
HOLY Spirit and Sound Doctrine" was
the subject presented by Rev. G. o.
McCulloch, of Rock Island, at the $3.50
bible reading. The points established
were: Doctrine is substance; sound
doctrine must be preached, and
preached under the influence of the
Holy Spirit; Importance of sound doc
and higher criticism are false doc
trines.
Rev. Eddie McOmber, of Taylor
Ridge. had charge of the 1880 preach
ing service. Before the sermon the
elder announced that two of the, old
tent-holders on the campground mad
just passed to their eternal reward,
Mr.. Kelso and Mr.. Hartzell. The
text of the morning sermon was found
in Luke 1910 and Isaiah $3.50. 1t was
direct appeal to sinners. Some
thoughts presented were: The ex-
cuses given by sinners for not
seeking Christ. Two questions
were asked: Are you savedP
Are you lost? On these two ques-
tions dept nd the condemnation or di-
vine approval at the judgment. The
Lord was pictured as the physician of
souls. As we look out of our windows
and behold our neighbours dirty win
dows, we should see that it is not ours
that causes the clouded vision Be
out and out what you are. Christ
and the devil are bidding for your
souls. to which will you sell yourself?
Rev. L. j. Wood conducted the altar
service. There was great interest
shown and many spirited prayers and
| ties timunies were offered.
Afternoon Exercises.
The Junior league was in charge of
Mrs. r. A. Brown. of Kewanee. Song,
prayer and testimony was the order
of the service.
The o'clock preaching service was
preceded by half hour song service,
Rev. j. T. Robinson, of Moline, as
leader.
The pastor at Elmwood, Rev. NJ. A.
Head, preached at 3, from Heb. vi:19.
Hope was pictured as the anchor of
the soul; life voyage. All were ex-
horted to exercise faith and hope.
Hope is made up of expectation and
desire. We must fastea our faith to
something outside of self. Old age
is the landing time. Rev. j. w. Fritz
zelle conducted the altar service.
Mr.. Kneburg, of Moline, was leader
of the Epworth league service at 4:30.
The thought presented centered about
the subject of the Comforter.
The evening sermon was given by
Rev. McCormac. of Tiskilwa. He
spoke from the second clause the
of the oath verse of the Goth chapter
of St. Luke. Whose is the image
and superseription." 1t was pointed
out that we either bear the image of
the world or the image of God. The
exhortation was to seek the image of
the divine. Rev. Crane, of Sunbeam,
conducted the altar service. Two
were seekers.