Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-11
MIR, CAMPS BIRTHDAY.

Interesting Service at tho Ferry Street
Congregational Church Last Even
interchangeable Dwight L. Moody
Presides - Some Interesting Re-
marks on mt. Hermon school.
A very interesting service was held at
the Ferry street Congregational church
last evening in honor of the eighty-seoond
birthday of Hon. Hiram Camp, ex-presi-
dent of the New Haven Clock company.
Dwight L. Moody, the celebrated evan
gelist, conducted the service and made a
few very interesting remarks in regard to
Mt. Hermon school, for boys, to which
Mr.. Camp donated $4,000. Mr.. Moody
has had the management of the school and
in his hands it has become wonderful
power for good. In speaking of the work
there Mr.. Moody said that 1t had succeeded
much beyond what he expected. There
had been great spiritual work among the
young men, great many of whom were
not able to go through college and were
here fitted to send right out into the field
of actual labor. he also gave several in
teresting incidents of the way the young
often managed to get along. "Once," he
said, eve were without a washerwoman,
and although we tried hard to get another
we failed. The young men, however, took
right hold and did their own washing and
have done it ever since.
s'It is wonderful how God has touched
me with his spirit all along and aided me
to carry on the work"
Mr.. Moody then called on seven gradu-
ates of Mt. Hermon, who were at the meet
ing, for few words of testimony. Messrs
s. Cathcart, Jones, Case, q. Green, BURY,
Disraeli and Thomson are the names of the
young men, most of whom are connected
with Yale university. Each of them gave
a few interesting words of testimony to the
excellent work which is being done by the
school.
Rev. DR.. Phillips of the Church of the
Redeemer then spoke few words, in which
he said: "These testimonies have made
profound impression on me. This institu
ton is one that puts young men on the
right track. AS sat here and listened to
these young men almost wished that Mt.
Hermon had been founded twenty years
before and had had the privilege of grad
usting from 1t. 1t seems, to say the
least, that Mr.. Camp has made wise use
of the money he has expended there"
Mr.. Moody then said: you find these
boys in Chicago, Boston, New York and
almost everywhere you go. l do not see
NOW We CCulO lave hooOu1R1AohCA hAuCA
more. never saw $25, 900 do as much in
all my experience. I cont see why people
hang onto their money SO. when little
will do such an amount of good"
After singing the hymn, Crock OF Ages"
Mr.. Moody called on Mr.. Camp for few
remarks. Mr.. Camp said: SIT often seems
strange to me as I look over my past life
to observe how God has led me. do not
take any great credit to myself for con
tributing to founding the school. For Mr..
Moody knows that he has to raise large
sums of money every year to run It.
However, when gave the SCI, 900 I
thought that If it was Gods work 1t would
surely be successful. So we went ahead
trusting in the Lord for bis guidance and
blessing and he has amply repaid as for
our endeavors."
After few words by Mr.. Moody the
meeting closed with the singing of the
doxology, after which social time fol-
lowed.