The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-31
AT THE PLAINVlLLE CAMP
NEW HAVEN DISTRICT CAMP
 GROUND ASSOCIATION.

Result of the Annual NIeeting-rhe Dedi-
 cation of the East Pearl Street Church's
 New Home-other Notes of tho Camp
 Meeting.
 Plainville Camp Ground, July SO,- Besides the dedication of the new house of the First Methodist church, New Haven, the dedication exercises of the New Haven East Pearl street house were also held yesterday and were also extremely interesting, The Rev. MT, Cheney, the beloved and earnest-Work- ing pastor of the church, presided. The Rev. MT. Eggleston made the opening prayer. The exercises were quite in- formal. Elder North said he was just recalling the time when he was a young student trying to prepare for a couraged and helped by these two good men than by any other One of them was his pastor and one his teacher. and he regarded them both with trepidation and reverence. As the years pass by his trepidation has increased and his reverence has increased. He congrat- ulated the people in getting from the outer circle into the inner circle on the ground. He recommended the selling of the old tent to the Swedes, as this camp ground should be the great meet ing ground of all denominations, Meth odists, Baptists, Congregationalists and all Christians, whatever the name. The elder said he hoped he should live to zee 30,000 people meet here annually.
 he minister of the church called atten- tion to the building itself, saying he wanted everybody to know it was built by an honest, generous, genuine Methodist brother, Edwin E. Furry of Plainville.
 The Rev. Mr. Buck of Bristol offered the dedicatory prayer.
 Immediately after was the dedication of the Naugatuck house, led by the pastor of the church, the Rev. MT Mer- edith. Invocation was by the Rev. MT. Kidder. Frederick Williams, local pres- ident of the Epworth league, told how the house was built by the young peo- pie of the society.
 Mir Kidder, formerly pastor of the church, referred happily to his life among them and compared the soul to iron as being improved by the fiery tri- als of lie.
 The Rev. MT. Fuller offered the ded- icatory prayer.
 Association Meeting.
 A meeting of the New Haven District Camp Ground association was held in the Meriden house at o'clock to-day. Vice President c. A. Baldwin was in the chair. Treasurer M. w. Terrill sub mitted his report, which showed that $2,05693 had been received during the year. The expenditures were $2 128.58. Tn addition to this. Presiding Elder C.. J. North stated that about $400 had been expended for permanent improve ments. It was voted to present the matter to the congregation at the after noon service. Of this sum, $1S7 was at once subscribed by members of the as- sociation.
 The committee appointed to noni- nate trustees for the ensuing year re ported as follows: The Rev. Crandall J. North, New Haven; John M. Park CT, Hartford; John H. Sessions, Bris- tol; Charles A. Baldwin, New Haven R. G. Hubbard, New Britain; M w. Terrill, Middletown; Thomas Levitt, Bristol: H. Cowlishaw, Hartford s. M. McCauley Windsor Locks; l. E. Spen- cer, Waterbury: N A Fullerton, New Haven Jordan c. Wells, Hartford.
 People came here in crowds to-day, on the cars and in teams in every di- rection Favorite preachers occupied the pulpit The music was supplement- ed by the fine special work of Messrs. Grant c. Tullar and I. H. Meredith. The grounds are vocal with song and shout and the voice of prayer. No dis order but 8 delightful informality and liberty, pervade all the services. Elder North is in his element, whether lead ing an after service or taking a collec- tion. Three hundred dollars were se- cured yesterday, and another large off, fering this morning. With continued good weather the meeting promises to be one of unusual success.
 At o'clock to-day occurred the ded- ication of the Waterbury First church house. Rev c. B. Ford, a former pas tor, made the opening prayer. I. H.. Meredith sang. Rev Gardner Eldridge, pastor, presided. Rev c. J. North made a happy address, as did also Pro- lessor Fred s. Goodrich.