The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-07-29
Salem CdRa4eetinQ.


ing will begin at Salem. 1t will
| be of ten days duration. In these
| days of strenuous living, the fact
that people are willing to leave
home and-to remain in religious
service for ten days, means some
thing. But, under ordinary condi-
lions that might mean simply zeal
for ones church or denomination.
The Christian religion presents to
this world two great facts: Christ,
the worlds Saviour; humanity, a
common brotherhood through Christ
AS we cultivate and practice a
common brotherhood through Christ
we most forcibly and effectively ap-
peal to the unsaved to accept Christ
One object of this camp-meeting is
to draw the churches closer together
The great Baptist divine, DR..
John A. Broaddus, gave the follow
ing incident: 'On a thick, foggy
day, man was hunting in the
thing as far away as he could see,
and, in the gloom, thought it was a
bear. He raised his rifle to fire,
but. before doing so, decided to
wait for a nearer approach. AS the
object drew near, the hunter found
that it was his own brother, John. y
We want to get near enough to
know that we are not bears, but
brothers.
The Baptist, the Methodist Protes-
tant, the Methodist Episcopal and
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South. are invited in this meetmg.
Once in four years every one of the
above-named churches conducts this
meeting. But. while the person in
charge of it may be a preacher in
any one of these churches, it is al
ways a union meeting.
This year, as far as l have been
able to learn their names, all
preachers. of all these churches. liv-
ing in and working in the territory
near Salem, have been invited.
While all have not promised to be
there. they have all expressed SYM
pathy with the occasion and inter-
est in the success of the meeting.
Among the community, or near
by ministers, who have promised to
attend and take some part in the
services, the following may be
mentioned: Revs. Clary, Ward, AN
slime, Buxton, and Wray. The fol-
lowing ministers from distance
have promised to be there: Revs.
Leonard Smith and G. @. Bacchus.
of the M. <P. .Church; Revs. Grant
and perheps Hopkins, of the Me.
Church, and Rev. T. A. Potts, D.
D.. Phi. p, and Rev. John Han
non, D. D., Of the NJ. E. Church,
The ability of, the nearby breth-
rem is well known. They are all
good mem The. visiting brethren
are worthy and we'll qualified. In
addition to being a good preacher,
Brother Grant is success in run
ming an after meeting. Bro. Leon
ard Smith. is one of Dorchester's
boy, bNt he isonot without honor
at home-er ahfeed. Bro. Bacchus,
too. is..wsAs known here, and his
many frieiids villa greet him gladly.
He is said.ta be an unusually good
camp-meetiaE r preacher. DR.. Potts
is the presiding elder of this dis
trict. He is one of the strongest
preachers and one of the most
scholarly men in the Virginia Con-
ference. DR.. Harmon is perhaps
the most unique character in the
American pulpit. He is not a
freak. but he.eis a genius. He is
so much unlike everybody else that
he is almost unlike himself. If you
can imagine a man with the conse-
Grafton and asslf7#hEsgation of the
martyrs pfnald, combining wit as
keen and more original than Mark
Twain, you can form some concep-
| ton of the one Harmon. Hear him
w. ]. Twilley.