The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-24
5000 HEAR DR.. MEAD.
OCEAN GROVE CAMP MEET
ING NEAR ITS END.
Bishop Wilson breaches Tomorrow, and
on Monday the Religious Meetings
Will Be over.

OCEAN GROVE, Aug. 24-As camp
meeting draws near its close, Monday
morning, a great wave Of religious enthusi-
asm is sweeping over the vast audiences
at the many meetings. Interest In the
altar service was particularly noticeable
yesterday, and undoubtedly got a fresh
start from the sermon of DIR. William Potts
George. of Poughkeepsie.
An intense religious atmosphere pervaded
the Auditorium after the doctor had got
ten well started, and for the first time
since camp opened men and women were
so affected that they gave relief TO their
feelings in sobs. This state of excitement
always develops late in the camp, though
1t is often present in the smaller meetings
at an earlier season. DIR. George preached
on the topic, my little children, these
things write I unto you, that We sin not.
And II any man sin we have an advocate
with the Father, Jesus Christ, the Right
eous. And He is the Precipitation for our
sins; and not for ours only, but also for
the sins of the whole world"
The speaker is fluent, and a man who
develops tremendous earnestness in his
speaking. Before he had been talking
twenty mute coughs IND groans came
from those to whom he brought immediate
conviction. He said in part: =
People are no good TO themselves or
I duSDOuy Else ufllu their SiHS are IOTSlftIs
Sinners are law breakers and law break
ers bring a penalty unto themselves. We
are all sinners and our advocate must be
the best o~btainable. No inexperienced,
unsuccessful advocate will answer, but
Jesus Christ alone can plead our cause
successfully before God. He can do that
because He knows mans case. He has
never yet lost a case that was put en-
tirely into His hands. We must give our
selves to Him without reservation.
Christ saved Zaccheus. the forerunner
of today's ~grafters. He east seven devils
out Of Mary Magdalene, and out of men
He has cast legions of devils. Paufs
case was successfully treated by Christ,
and even the thief on the cross, VINO
trusted to Christ, was forgiven In that
last terrible hour of the Savior's agony
ON the cross. Some advocates win a case
by trickery, but Christ never performed 2
trick. Christ drank the bitter cup oil
Gods wrath, and gave us instead the wine
that typifies the shedding of His blood for
US. Our iniquities are buried in the sea
of Gods love, never to rise again, ana
God puts our sins behind His back. lie
puts them behind Him as far as the EAST
is from the West.
eve must remember. though, that Jesus
is not only our advocate. but He Is also
our judge, and as we deserve sentence
He will pronounce it," ,
After the preaching service Bishop VIII
son called upon all who would to surround
the altar and upon their knees beg forgive
ness from sin. The effect of the minister's
words had been so strong that almost i'm
mediately nearly n hundred people rose
from their seats and will bowed heads
made their way toward the altar rail.
Some of them said afterward that 1t was
not so much what they had heard as what
they had felt that stirred them. The min
lister said the meeting had had a wonderful
visitation Of the spirit After Bishop Will
son had had his say, DR.. Joseph II. Smith,
who is having great success In meetings
in the Tabernacle. took a hand, and Mt his
invitation many hundreds of people got up
and Joined hands about the penitent ones
who were kneeling in front of the pulpit
platform. Inside the altar rail DR.. Smith
paced up and down, praying and singing
by turns, and he soon had the great audi
ence much affected. Ministers came down
from the platform and shaking their hands
above their heads. used the camp meeting
methods which have been most effective
in the past.
DR.. Charles L. Mead, pastor of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church of Newark,
one Of the best known preachers in
that city, occupied the pulpit last night.
Ihed oetor is q member of the Ocean
Grove Association. and Is wei, liked here.
An attendance of som 5000 went to hear
him.
DR.. w. R. Wedderspoon, of Pittsburg,
who used to be pastor Of the Asbury Park
Methodist Church, has been a constant
frequenter Of the camp meeting since he
preached the opening sermon Of camp last
Sunday. At the 8 o'clock meeting for
young people In the Temple he was intro
duced by Evangelist Van Hook, who has
charge of these services, that used to be
presided over by Charles Yatman, of New
ark. The seats were all occupied long be-
fore the service opened, and at about 9:15
there were 400 or 500 on hand.
DIR. Wedderspoon spoke of the fault of
trusting ones own strength and Of the
failure resulting from it, and cited as ex-
amples Julius Caesar, Napoleon and other
famous historical characters. On the other
hand. the doctor told the story of David
and his fight with the lions and Goliath
as illustrations of the victory accomplished
when trust is put in the Lord. while we
all care for our bodily existence, for life
and work In this world, and must develop
ourselves mentally and physically, the fact
remains that the ground of mans conf
denee and strength is his God" said DR..
Wedderspoon. Therefore, trust In the
Lord alone, for in Him is lasting strength
and salvation.''
Bishop Wilson will preach at the great
Auditorium service of camp meeting to-
morrow morning. 1t is expected that the
great building. accommodating 10000 peo-
pie, will fill up by 10 o'clock. People come
In such crowds for this final Sunday Of
camp that they often go to church an hour
before the time appointed for service. The
regular fifteen services, running from sun
rise until we'll on toward midnight, will
make a full day of 1t. 1t has been decided
not to have a sermon preached In the even
ing in the Auditorium, as is customary, but
to give the time over to an evangelical
meeting. The best evangelists the associa-
ton can secure will take advantage of the
occasion to wiring confessions of sin from
those assembled.