Connecticut western news., 1880-09-01

Bishop Simpson preached the sermon in the morning on Thursday ot last year, Rev. Dr. Newman in the afternoon, and the Rev. M. s. Terry in the evening.
 MT. E.. L. Mead, of West Winsted. has purchased of the association the cottage in the rear of the preachers house and will make improvements on it next season.
 A number of members of the West Corn wall band spent the afternoon on the camp ground Friday afternoon, prior to their go. ing to Canaan to play at the flag raising.
 A watering trough at the main entrance to the grounds, on the highway, would be ap- preciated by the thirsty horses who are obliged to stand for hours in the Grove without drink in any one year before as this year. The giv- ing to appreciate this and have no increased debt on the association should have been lib- eral and hearty.
 Unusual care should be taken with the camp fires. If one ever gets the start it will cause much havoc, and destroy the labor of years in short time. Every fire that is built, should be carefully put out, when left.
 Slips of printed hymns for the special use in the children's meeting have been dis trbuted. The interest in these meetings is growing and conversions are reported. Chap. lain McCabe attended the meeting yesterday. No previous season can show more or better improvements made and planned than the present one A thorough study of the needs of the Grove has been made and work has been advanced with an eye to the future, as well as to the present. y'sg There is not much reason to complain of the ilhberality of the congregations in Pine Grove when asked to give for the necessary expenses. The increasei accommodations this year call for more money than usual, and this should be given heartily. It ia not doubted that the money needed will be all raised.
 l We are finally convinced that not every one that comes to camp meeting hears ol comes to hear the sermons preached. We saw many yesterday who brought their edblel
 and picnicked in the woods, spreading thei
 lunch about preaching time. The day mean
 to them only change of scene from the hum
 drum of routine life to the hustle and stir of
 crowd, and that was about all.
 The Childrens Meeting is almost as mucl
 of an institution on the grounds as the preach
 ing service, and it yearly grows ill importanc
 and interest. This year the Rev. s. J. Mo
 Cutcheon and Miss Kate A. Lent have it il
 charge and make it so attractive for the littl
 ones that the tent is crowded at every meet
 ing. The old folks here are not allowed t
 crowd out the children as at other serv ces
 The singing is very fine and inspiring, and much listened to by many who gather abou
 the tent at the meeting time.
 -Pinney, the wicked editor of the'Winste Press, was at the camp meeting Saturday, an
 after listening to the exhortations from tn stand repaired to Van Deusen's eating house , Pinney doesn't look particularly wicked, bu the pretty waitress who poured his tea sa, what sinner he was, we suppose, and in tn goodness of her heart to save him, she salte his tea. Pinney supposed it to be the reguls
 camp meeting flavor and did his best to drin the beverage, but had to give it up. Probabl the young lady had his salvation-et heart, b, ? alas, no amount of salt will save Pinneyl | Previous to the forenoon sermon Thur 3 day, Presiding Elder announced the followin ? statement of expenditures for the preser } meeting: For clearing of the grounds, $25, for building filtered cistern, $lO0.; oyst' ? house, $25O. additional lamps, $50; p : licemen's services, e36. labor during tl a meeting, $1O0. man to take charge of dies house. $25.; preachers stand, SIP; sal e itary arrangements, $l5O., seats, board # flooring, etc., $25, and other incidenta ,, bringing the sum total up to about $85O. Tn - amount IS for material and conveniences no e in use, and the attending multitude will t expected to contribute towards paying f y them. About one-half the necessary amou is realized from carriage entrance fees ar V the lease, of the boarding tent. The attend 1T ing ministers are provided for, in part by u j. contributions of the camp meeting attendant q the balance they pay themselves.