Connecticut western news., 1892-08-25
PINE GROVE CAMP MEETING.

Tor several weeks the cottage OWuels have been arriving at Pine Grove, and on Sundays preaching and praise ser vices have been held there for the spirit | ual profit and pleasure of the cottage | owners and their visitors. Rev Dr A. | K. Sanford preached in the grove last Sunday at p. m; and in the evening a praise service was held.
 MONDAY.
 Monday was termed Sunday Soho Day, and was devoted to the convention of the Connecticut Sunday School Asso- citation. The weather was delightful. and the attendance was fully as large as could be expected inasmuch as these conventions are so frequently held in every part of the state. There was forenoon, afternoon and evening session of the convention. A number of topics were discussed, and addresses were made by Rev D. M. Pratt, of Portland. Maine; Rev c. s. Wing, D. D., of Stam- ford; 0. B. Foote and W. H. Hall, pres ident,and secretary respectively of the Sunday School Association; Rev J. H. James, of Rockville; Rev W. G. Fen nell, of Meriden; Rev B. o. Warren, of Sheffield, Mass. Rev Geo H. Griffin. of Springfield, Mass. The devotional ser vice was led by Rev l.. A. Robbins. of Falls Village. Prof. Harvey, of Bristol, had charge of the singing.
 TUESDAY.
 Tuesday was another perfect day but the attendance was ridiculously small and extremely discoursglng for such delightful weather. Less than 200 per sons assembled in front of the preach ers' stand. We cannot account for such slim attendance unless the age of camp meetings has passed. In this era of church building there appears to be no necessity of going into the forest to hold religious services when every town in New England at least has more church es than it can well support; nevertheless eighty-five hundred, $500 churches were built in America last year. The morning sermon was preached by the Rev A. H. Wyatt, of Winsted. The text chosen was Zechariah ", 6, "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts" The afternoon discourse was delivered by the Rev Fields Hermance of the Hedding Street church, Poughkeepsie. N. Y. kavk DuoI,ra vvUTT 4 an1 "One thing have I desired of the Lord" "For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion" Rev J. H. Howard, of Cambridge, Md, preached in the evening. His text was Jeremiah XII, 5. WEDNESDAY.
 Rev Dr I. M. Foster. of Bridgeport, delivered the morning discourse. Rev Rev Dr J. A. B. Wilson, of New York, late of Wilmington, preached in the af- ternoon. At this writing the preacher for the evening has not been announced. The attendance was larger today than yesterday.
 Both Dr Fowler's sermon and Dr Wilson's sermon were grand produc- tions and made deep impression on their hearers. Dr Fowler's text was Mark VI, s4. Dr Wilson's text was II Corinthians ", IS.
 All the appointments for the remain. der of the week have not yet been made, but the following have been announced: | Rev Dr J. O. Peck, of New York, will preach Thursday morning, Rev Dr R. R. Meredith, Congregational minister, of Brooklyn, will preach Thursday after noon. Rev Dr I. I.Simmons, of Danbury, will deliver the address Friday morn ing. Miss I. A. Reeves, superintend- ent of the Deaconess' Home, New York, will give an address Friday afternoon, followed by Rev F. Mason North, secre- tary of N. Y. Church Extension Society Friday evening, the noted Stephen Merritt, of New York, will preach, and on Saturday morning will preside at an old fashioned Camp Meeting Love Feast.
 | NOTES.
 Rev Dr A. K. Sanford, of New York, has charge of the camp meeting this season, and if the camp meeting is not complete success it will not be due to any lack of effort on his part for no man is more thoroughly in earnest or works harder than Mir Sanford.
 Prof Harvey is the chorister and or ganiss. He has selected large and efficient cholr, and the singing is a very pleasing and inspiring feature of the encampment.
 The customary bible readings, prayer meetings and praise services are held at the usual hours.