The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-10
SHOWERS AT CAMPMEETING
SERVICES MUCH DISTURBED BY
 RAIN YEsTERDAY MORNING.

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 No More Building Lots to Dc Given Away -Tru,tess Want to Make Many im- prov royemsnts--Intsresttus Sermon by pr. c. F. Mnsdan of New Haven-Itesuit of the Annual Election.
 Pialnvilie Camp Meeting Grounds, Aug. 9.-This Is the first day of which the people attending the Plainville camp meeting have had any reason to complain of the weather. The elements were decidedly out of sorts. The rain commenced to fall early in the morn- ing and wet the tents thorough before the occupants had arisen. When the first train came in filled with new arrivals the weather was still foreboding. The rain had one good and welcome effect, that of laying the dust on the roads about the camp grounds. which was not loss than two or three inches thick.
 The days services commenced with "sunrise" meeting at G o'clock. The introduction of this sort of praise meet ing proved quite successful, inasmuch as several hundred persons attended. Ex-Preslding Elder Hill presided.
 An unusually large congregation as- sembled at 10 o'clock In anticipation of hearing the Rev. J. II. Hand of the East Pearl street church, New Haven, preach. shortly after 10 o'clock the camp chorus, led by Professor Harvey of Bristol, commenced n short session Of song.
 A strenuous effort has been made by Prof. Harvey this year to gather about him a choir larger in numbers and more capable from musical standpoint than any other that has been organized since the Institution of the camp. That he has succeeded Is manifested by the good music rendered and by the large num- bers that turn out to listen to 1t. At the morning service to-day the presid- ing elder paid quite 8 tribute to the choir During the singing the rain, which had ceased for. a while, again commenced to pour.
 One of the greatest efforts that has been made in the interest of the Plain vile camp was made by Presiding Elder North at the beginning of the morning service, when he started in a vigorous manner to raise the sum of $1 ,050 to pay the entire debt on the camp building, situated at the entrance of the ground, which was built two years ago for the purpose of having man on the grounds the year round. The rent of the. place is given gratis to Lyme Allen in con 1f ki, l~, MT. North stated that he fully expected to raise the sum because he never had yet asked any amount of money but what he got 1t. Already he had raised S250 that he was going to raise the re- mainder before the day closed by issu- ing shares, half shares and quarter shares at $1O, s5 and $2.5O respectively, and that he expected every member of the society to take these shares accord ing to their ability. He further stated that many improvements were neces- sary in and about the grounds, that new water facilities were indispensable to the needs of the camp, considering is growth in the past few years, that concrete walks were requisite to pre- vent in some degree the dust from ris- ing and filling the tents, that a new and more commodious preachers house should be built, that the grounds be en- closed by substantial fencing and that an auditorium be built for the accom- modation of the congregation at open air meetings. The presiding elder enu- merated other needs, but the above he mentioned as the most important
 While MT. North was distributing slips for donations there was rumble in the heavens, followad.hy prolonged roar and a sudden flash of lightning. Then came the rain that had been stor- ing itself for long time. It is the first that has fallen in this vicinity for some time and while it made things uncom- fortable for those in camp, it was greet ed by the farmers with manifestations of delight The rain continued, as did also the thunder. and the presiding elder, who had just started his can vassersl at work, had only time to re- mark to the fast-disappearing congre- gation that he would canvass every tent on the grounds before the close of the day and would raise the money at ali hazards.
 The rain prevented the Rev. MT. Hand from preaching. and as a result many persons were disappointed, especially those that arrived at camp to-day pur- posely to listen to him.
 The disappointment among Mr. Hands personal friends was so heart felt that an attempt was made to secure the manuscript of his sermon for the purpose of printing it. This, however, was futile, as Mr. Hand thought that 1t was an impropriety to publish a sermon that had not been preached.
 At noon old Sol showed his face through the clouds and little later the sky cleared, leaving the remainder of the day pleasant. At 1880 o'clock the trustees held an important meeting, when the necessities mentioned above were thoroughly discussed. Although no definite action was taken, owing to