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Title: Annual report
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association
Subjects: Methodist Episcopal Church
Publisher: (Ocean Grove, N.J.) : Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Contributing Library: New Jersey State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation

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love the Bible, the relations of the Bible to succes in life, human charac-
ters in the Bible, the Bible at home and in business, etc. These were all
well attended, very interesting and profitable. Rev. W. H. Geistweit, of
Minneapolis, also rendered most acceptable service in this and other de-
partments of the work.
The evening sermons were by Rev. R. M. Green, Rev. D. L. Marvin,
Rev. A. Swift, Rev. George L. Barker, Rev. C. B. Fisher, Rev. R. F. Y.
Pierce, who preached the closing sermon of the series, Sabbath evening,
August 14th. Bishop E. R. Hendrix, of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
preached the morning sermon, on Isaiah 53: 11—He shall see of the
travail of his soul, and be satisfied. He said, in conclusion : It takes

64 OCEAN GROVE, N. J.

the nails, thorns, cross, and agonies endured for us, to awaken a conscious-
ness of sin, and lead to repentance. This leavening power is working.
There is no darkness so dense as to hide the tear of penitence. The wheat
will He gather in His barn, and as they come from the east, west, north and
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BISHOP E. R. HENDRIX,
M. E. Church South.

south, of every kindred, tongue and nation, a race redeemed, Me is sat-
isfied. He saw all this from Calvary, Saul converted and Paul the apostle
preaching to the Gentiles, the gospel spreading after Pentecost, Martin
Luther coming into the light, John Wesley preaching free and full salva-
tion, missionaries bearing the glad tidings to the ends of the earth, the
fulness of the Gentiles brought in, then His own people, the Jews, turning
their gaze of faith on Him whom they had pierced; and in all He is sat-
isfied, as the purchase of His blood, gathering before His throne, and sing-
ing the new song, Unto Him that loved us. The whole evangelistic service
was a mosl profitable investment in promoting the general interests of the
summer's work.

TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL REPORT. 65

The Industrial Christian Alliance,
New York.

This organization, in charge of Mr. Milbury, General Secretary,
assisted by Mr. and Mrs. Draper, and a number of rescued men, gave a

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