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Tfio Cimp ISMllne,The wrmsn oa Friday erening by Ber. H. Whip pi® or this city, on Bomans 11:22, waa one of the most impressive of the weak. A Urge number of persons presented themselves for prayer at its close, and several professed conversion. Saturday morning at 9 o’clock Ber. J. H Leonard of the Seamen’s Bethel of thia city, preached from Coll. 3:4, and at 11 o’clock Ber. Dr. Kidder of the Garett Biblical Institute it Evanston, from Jeremiah 13:18, and at 3 p. m. Bev. E. Stone ot Naperville, from Hebrew 2:10. X deep aolemnity appeared to rest on all daring the delivery of these sermons. At 6 p. m. the Germans held service in their own language in the large tent. Ber. W. Winter preached to them. The most interesting feature of the dsy was the children’s meeting at half-past one o’clock in the large tent. Some ten hundred children gathered in the centre of the tent, and probably three hundred adr.it* circled around them. Hr. B. F. Vincent acted as Superintendent; the little folks sung their fiTorito Sunday School hymns with atrae camp meeting spirit. They were addressed by Hears. Vincent, Hoses, Eddy, Boring and Stuart *.Prayers were also offered by Hears. Kidder, Stuart and Boring. There were not many dry eyes in the assembly during these exercises. It was a new feature in camp meetings, bat one which we hope will be followed at every one.We understood that a Sabbath School would be held ongnndar.Some additional tents have gone np since oar last, end the number of peoplepresent has cot* siderably isereased.Bsv. Hr., Mallack preached in the evening, and was followed in an exhortation by Bishop Simpson.
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Chicago Press and Tribune
Chicago, Illinois, US
Mon, Sep 03, 1860
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