Evening journal., 1900-08-03


fields or mud marches" or deadly sl,ir-
mishes and prolonged engagements. Fin
ally the curtain fell before the tragedy Of
rebellion. peace was restored, and the
Union Of the North, East, South aud
West assured for all timei
In the late civil war. history tells OF the
mutual divisions which made up the
Union army There We're the Army OF
the Mississippi the Army Of the Poto-
mac, the Army of the Tennessee, the
Army OF the Ohio, and so on. | love 10
think Of Christian soldiers the world over
as one mighty army. clad in the whole |
armor OF God" When the hosts OF the /
Methodist faith, plus the hosts of the
Presbyterian faith, plus the hosts OF the
Baptist faith. plus the hosts of the Epis-
copal faith. plus the hosts OF the Re-
formed faith march shoulder 20 shoulder
under the banner Of the cross, under The
power Of the spirit, under the inspiration
OF promised and eternal victory under
/ the leadership OF the Great Captain OF
Salvation. this sin-cursed earth will
tremble as If moved by mighty earth
quake. and millions of rebels against God
and Christ shall become staunch ami
spirited and splendid soldiers OF "theI
only hath immortality. dwelling in th,
light which no man can approach into;
whom no man hath seen. nor can see; TO
whom be honor and power everlasting
Some good souls would say that Alex
ander or Napoleon or Caesar was the
greatest conQueror the world has ever
known. The grand army OF the redeem-
ed is unanimous in naming the great
: captain Jesus Christ. "wh0 abolished
death and brought life and immortality
, to light" who was "made perfect through
suiferings" as the conqueror OF conquer
ors and the chiefcst among ten thou
sand" Oceans of human blood have
spilled "since first the fight OF years be-
I gam But one drop of the blood OF Jesus
Christ our royal captain is worth more
3 than an the nlood of countless millions.
The blood OF Abel was the blood OF a
mere man; but the blood of Jesus was
the blood of the incarnated God" The
blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from
6 all sin" Weigh every word here, and
% note It's significance. Blood, Jesus, cleans
I eth. ms. ALL sin.
i Christian soldiers throughout the whole
earth may not he acquainted with tat
a rivers and streams that designated the
divisions Of the union army. Bnt create.
- and more significant ones they know
I to their unspeakabe happiness. They
! rejoice because of the river of salvation
n They are refreshed boy streams of mercy
q They lool, forward to beholdmg the crys-
% tai river!
n Although the grove has been use,
n for camp meeting purposes since tn
dark days of 1861, it was never so wei
10 lighted as it is this year. Roamnl
7 bonfres and pine torches gave way d
i oil lamps and these in turn have bee
a set aside. and the white light of acety
IF lene gas gives almost as good light a
q the sun.
" Originally the camp meetings wer
II under the auspices of the Philadelphi
W Conference. but was transferred wit
In the forming Of the Wilmington Con
is ference. In February, 1880, a eonfla
10 grafton devoured several tents With
ar the grove. Starting in a cottage In 81
II loan avenue, the flames course
ne through the village until several tent
So had crumbled into ashes. With pers,
NJ verance the owners rebuilt their strul
nj lures, and in 1881 a cyclone wrought d,
k vastation by levellng several tent
which promptly were replaced. In a
- the years, the primitive custom h,
2 been adhered to. At first ordinaI
ig canvas tents OF immaculate white stu
~ ded the grove, but later they wei
ie supplanted by wooden structures, on
Of story In height. The rules OF the ass,
ic citation forbid tents OF more than on