Connecticut western news., 1895-08-29

gifted preacher and lecturer. The ] sermon was an exceedingly thoughtful 1, one, and was garnished with rare dis ! play of oratory. His many illustra- ! tions were drawn from Nature (citing the great trees of California, and the wonders of the Yosemite valley and he cited incidents of Chris. tian experie ce and incidents of the civil war and of Gen. Grants life and last illness. He divided his ser mon into three principal heads or topics, viz, Knowledge. Growth, Power" and he also dwelt on tbe vir- tues of Courage. Loyalty, Submission, Good Character, Patience.
 The Rev George Lansing Taylor, D. ] D., of Georgetown, Conn.,, preached rousiug sermon iu tho afternoon from Matthew XIII, 3, Behold, sower went forth to SOW " Dr Taylor is practical, enthusiastic aud emphatic preacher, and he captivated his hearers at once. Figurative speaking he struck oil" at the very outset. His illustrations were vivid, for he possesses wonderful descriptive powers. He stated that he intended to so describe the four classes of hearers that every person could himself tell which class he belonged to- He then proceeded in ! b, oyl aporbotip manner to describe the four kinds of ground mentioned in the parable, viz, the way y-side, the stony ground, the thorny ground, and the good ground In his application of the text he ex- ploded the idea or delusion that the patural goodness of man would produce salvation and he proved that even the good ground could bear no wheat of itself; it must first be broken up and then sown with gospel seed or there would be no harvest of christianity.
 The Rev De Los Lull, of New York city, preached in the evening. His sermon was an evapgelistic one, and very impressive but we have been uu- able to learn the text.
 MONDAY.
 The camp meeting proper closed early this morning with impressive ex- ercises which Presiding Elder Nickel calls Breaking Camp" but which in former times was called "Marching Around Jerusalem"
 "What shall the harvest be?" None can tell the far-reaching and undying influences of this seasons camp meet ing. But at present it is stated that 30 or more hopeful conversions, and a grand spiritual quickening of church members in this section is the result of the meetings.
 Many persons who attend camp meet ing, but especially those who hire cot tages both before and after the meeting, are very thoughtless and negligent about keeping the grove neat and tidy. The transcient visitors leave waste paper, peanut shucks, water melon rinds, bauanna peels and all sorts of rubbish on the settees or under foot ;and some of the trsnscient occupants of the cottages leave all sorts of rubbish and garbage in plain sight. These practices not only mar the natural beauty of the grove, but are nuisance in many ways and are detrimental to health and com fort. At last move in the right direc- ton has been made; and the entire credit belongs to the ladies. Last week the wives and daughters of the cottage owners formed an organization called the "Pine Grove Ladies Association. '' They adopted bylaws and rules which will insure for the grove neat appear ance and perfect sanitary condition. They employ men to constantly patrol the grove and keep it in order by pick ing up and removing waste paper and all kinds of rubbish. They also compe those who hire cottages to obey the new rules in regard to the tidiness and sani tary condition of the cottages an6 . grounds. Hurrah for the Pine Grove Ladies' Association!
 The singing was led by large ant f good choir, selected from variou, a places. The chorister was Mrs Deutsch who is the chorister of the First Metho dist Episcopal Church of Waterbury | The organist was Miss Carrie Hoyt, O n Danbnry. The cornetist was Miss NJ Louise Brinton, of Falls Village. Tn, e violinist was Miss Belle Smith, of Pawl e ing, N. Y.
 At the annual meeting of the stock | holders of the Pine Grove Camp Meet :, ing Association. held last week, the olt n board of officers was reelected with th ) exception that MT Wheeler, of Bridge 0 port, was elected a director in place O c Mir Talarday who retires on account o
 poor health.