The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-01
ATTENDANCE IS
QUITE LARGE.
Camp Meeting Has Auspici-
Gus Opening.
REV. {. S. DUNHAM
Delivers the First Sermon,
Friday Evening
All Preparations were Complete
When the Meeting Opened and a
Fine Time 10 Promised.

The first annual camp meeting of
Marion opened last night with pow
cIful sermon by Rev. E. S. Dunham,
conference evangelist for the Ohio
Central conference. The attendance
was large, for the beginning; feel
ing of good will and hearty cooper
alton prevailed, and the Spirit of God
was present. AZ the close of the
service several persons requested the
prayers of the church.
Extensive preparations have been
made. A large tabernacle tent which
will seat about fifteen hundred people
has been erected. Several families
are now comfortably located in the
cottage tent. Ample accommodations
have been provided for any who may
come desiring 10 remain one or two
days, or any length of time. Rev.
Dunham, OF Delaware, o., and Rev.
Rice, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
are now present. DR.. ard Mrs. A.
+. Smith are expected next Tuesday.
Many pastors and evengelists will be
present during the meetings, which
will continue until Sunday evening
August Q. Rev. and Mrs. G.. L.
Rowley of the Wesley NJ. Il. church
of this city have charge of the sing
ing.
The opening sermon was upon
Spiritual Blessings" based upon
scripture found In Epheslan s1:1-19
The speaker said in part:
cit j. strange how sinner has a
distorted vision of God as being a
very hard master. This Is wrong In
every way, as any one who expert
ences the great blessing of full saliva
tlon will evidence"
Here the congregation joined in
singing, "His Yoke Is Easy, His
DL den Is Light. Have Found 1t SO,
Have Found II So"
Continuing the preacher said: "God
Is ever ready to bless us. Dec1use He
loves us. John 3:16. But we can
hardly see how God gets along with
some people who are so stubborn and
rebellious. But God owes us with
such wonderful love! II people
could see for one minute the glories
Of the Spirit Of God, they would be
forever lost TO the Devil. This was
Gods plan. There is joy which
men can never know. until through
the atonement of Jesus Christ they
receive the love of God. Gods cap
it1l Is the supernatural power in the
heart of the preacher; in the hearts
Of the people in the pews in the
hearts Ul the people in the choir
loft. People are seeking this every
where except In the right place,
When you get PARDON for your sins,
you get the first installment of heav-
en-, When you have q pure heart a
white lie. a sanctified being you have
received such an installment OF heav-
en- that you will not want to die TO
go to heaven for you Will have heay-
EN- in your soul.
'If you have a grudge against any
one, you are not a christian. Your
place Is at the mourncr's bench. The
heart Is not right. We cannot have
the blessing of God and hold a
grudge. There is no substitute for
the atonement. Our character is all
that we can take to the next world.
Naked we come into the world, naked
we will 20 out OF It. The man who
has a billion, but is without this
spiritual blessing il a pauper."
In conclusion the speaker urged
the people to accept God and receive
the spiritual blessing which alone