The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-08-21
DR.. MANTLE AND MRS.
EDDY DELIVER TALKS
DR.. Andrew johnson Preach
es One OF Characteristic
Sermons
tBy Sychar Reporter.)

testimony meeting of unusual
interest and length was held at 8 a.
m. Friday under the leadership of Rev.
w. b.. Maughiman, assistant secretary
of the Camp Meeting association.
Among many splendid testimonies
were two of unusual interest. Bro. c.
l.. Garrett testified to having been
clearly converted 25 years ago and
sanctified 1S years ago under the min
istry Of Rev. G. l.. Lewis, president of
the camp. During the Is years he says
he has never had break in his ex-
perience. Rev. Lewis was his pastor
for five years and Rev. Maughiman for
five years. They bore him out in the
truthfulness of his testimony, as also
did Bro. CLANCY from the home town
where great confidence is placed in
him. Bro. Garrett declared if more
people could be under the ministry of
such men as Rev. Maughiman and Rev.
Lewis for ten years, greater numbers
NOulu enteT lDe SdHCJlncu lie.
Another interesting testimony was
given by Bro. Jacob Spicer of Colum-
bus, who testified to having been con-
verted in the Methodist Episcopal
church % years ago and saved from
sinful life of smoking, chewing, dane
ing, swearing and other things of the
world. Seven months later he was
sanctified wholly and is still rejoicing
in the Lord.
DIR. j. G. Mantle spoke at the morn
ing preaching service. Text Heb. 9:15-
90 Subject. "The Masters WILL lie
said in part:
Four things are necessary in the
making of a will
First, there must be property. Sec
ond, there must be properly qualified
heirs. Third, there must be the death
of the testator. Fourth, there must be
action OF the court authorizing the ex-
ecutor to properly execute the will.
An inheritance has been bequeathed
to us by our Lord Jesus Christ. The
tragedy is that Gods will is so high
while many are living on a low place
hoping that at some time, in some way
Gods will for them will come down to
them. Thouands Of people today are
living in miserable little potato
patch" not knowing the possessions
that are theirs by Gods will. The dif.
ference between a regenerate man and
a sanctified man is that while regen-
crate man is an heir to the inherit
ance a sanctified man is enjoying his
inheritance here and now
Mrs. S. w. Eddy at the w. c. I. U.
meeting, among many other helpful
and inspiring remarks, said that the
temperance workers are this fall COM
ing up to a Jericho" whether they
will have dry Ohio or not. The W.
C. T. u, the oldest temperance organ
ization, is prepared for the conquest of
bringing our state into line with the
other dry states of the Union. In hon
or of the w. C. T. U. and the work that
they have done through the years,
the men in attendance at the meeting
rose to their feet expressing their IN
tention to cast their vote this fall for
dry Ohio Mrs. Eddy declared 1t Is
Satan we are going to fight this fail
and not a company of men we call
saloonkeepers
The afternoon session was charac'
terized by one of the unique sermons
of DIR. Johnson. His theme was along
the line of the favorite doctrine of the
Camp Meeting association, based on
the Bible verse, "the altar sanctifieth
the gift"
By way of introduction the speaker
fayed the destructive critics Tor their
attack on the Bible. He said the crit
les went on the hypothesis that myth
was prior to history, that fiction was
before fact, that the counterfeit was
prior to the genuine, that polytheism
preceded monotheism, that the temple
of Solomon was older than the taber'
nacle in the wilderness, that the Dook
of Ezekiel was written before the book
of Leviticus, that Amos, instead OF
Genesis. was the first book of the BIZ
BILE in point of time.
81 challenge everyone of these state
ments and affirm that the destructive
critics are absolutely wrong in all
these assumptions" he said. In speak