The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-11
AT TIE OPEN AIR CAMP
PLdINYILLE READY FOR IT'S IHIR-
TY-SEC0ND ANNUAL Event.

Grounds Already Filling Up--Many
New Cottages Have Been Built--The
Assembly Days Events.
Atmospheric smiles are all that re-
main to make the thirty second camp
meeting of the New Haven district, at
the village in the heart of the woods at
Plainville, the most successful in the
history of this great annual event.
The day of the yearly recurring of this
open air outpouring OF Methodism has
been set for Monday, August %, and
the closing on Saturday, August rs.
The fifth assembly commences Monday,
August 80, and ends Friday, September
80.
This Plainville camp meeting has had
a steady growth for more than thirty
years, and has become a great factor
in the life and work of New Haven dis
Irict Methodism. 1t is a genuine Meth
odist camp meeting of the very best
type, conducted on principles that
commend it to the support of all our
people. Year by year the attendance
increases. The attractions of the place
and the spirit of the meeting readily
transform the casual visitor of one
year into the regular camper of the
next
Arrangements are making for
larger meeting this season than ever
before. Many new society buildings
and private cottages have been built
during the last three years, and others
hoir tod
will be the largest and finest upon the
grounds. A splendid preachers house,
with thirty rooms, is fully furnished for
the comfort of the preachers, and for
others who desire to rent rooms at
moderate charge.
Appended is given day by day the or
der of services:
Monday, August %.
2:3O-Praise and prayer, Rev. j. F.
Dunkerlke, of Kensington.
3:0O-Presding elders address.
6:3O-Epworth league meeting. Sub
ject, Prayer" Rev. Henry Medd, I'm
ionville.
7:so-sermon, Rev. H. L. Glover, Dur
ham.
S:3o-After service, Rev. B. F. Mere
dith, Naugatuck.
TUESDAY, august "a.
S:3O-Bible hour, Rev. w. F. Prince,
Bloomfield.
10:O0-Sermon, Rev. G. l.. Thompson,
Shelton.
2:3O-Sermon, Rev. Bishop e. G. An
drews, LII. D.
6:30-Epworth league meeting. Sub
ject, "Faith,' Rev f. w. Adams,
Yalesville
:so-Sermon, Rev. c. B. Pitblado.
S:SO-After service, Rev. D. N. Crit
fin, Hartford.
Wednesday, August 25.
Bible hour, Rev. w. S. Manship,
South Meriden.
Sermon, Rev. J. w. Maynard, of New
Britain.
Rescue mission work, S. H. Hadley,
superintendent Water street mission, of
New York.
Epworth league meeting, Rev. w. H..
Burgwin, West Suffield.
Sermon, Rev. Nelson Edwards, West
Haven.
After services, supt. S. H. Hadley
Thursday, August 26.
Bible hour, Rev. w. H. Burgwin,
West Suffield.
Sermon, Rev. w. A. Richard, Hart
ford.
Sermon, Rev. o. ]. Cowles, D. D.,
Derby.
Epworth league. Subject, 1.-THE Holy
Spirit" Rev. E. A. Dent, New Haven.
Sermon, Rev. H. C. Whitney, Plain
VILE
After service, Rev. A. A. Clark, Gull
ford.
Friday, August 27.
Bible hour, Rev. D. W. Howell Wa
terbury.
Sermon, Rev. j. o. Munson, Middle
bury
Sermon, Rev. G. s. Eldridge, Water
bury
Epworth league. Subject, Charity"
Rev. r. r. Reynolds, Middletown.
Sermon, Rev. E. o. Tree, Windsor
After service, Rev. E. A. Dent, New
Haven.
The thirty-second annual love feast
will be held on Saturday, the closing
day of the meeting. AT the close of
this meeting will open the Swedish
camp meeting, under the auspices of
the Swedish Camp Meeting association.
This will continue through Saturday
and Sunday, and will be brought to an
end with an early love feast Monday
morning. 1t is expected that five hun
bred Swedes will attend these exercis-
es. During the entire encampment the
young peoples services will be under
the direction Of Rev G. W. Carter, of
Hartford, and the children's hour will
be conducted by Miss Lillian e. Glad
win of New Haven and Mrs. w. f.
Prince of Bloomfield.
Peoples Day.
This will be the title of the first of
the assembly days, Monday, August 80,
Rev. T. w. Harmon, chairman of the
assembly committee, presiding. The
days programme will be as appended
9:G0-Bible hour, Rev. W. T. Hill,
Forestville.
1O:oO-Praise service, Rev s. A.
Sands, Darien.
10:30--Assembly opening address,
Rev. F. w. Harmon, Meriden.
11:00-Sermon. Rev. J. W. Johnston,
d. D., Middletown.
2:S0--Devotional camp meeting ech-
oes.
4Oo-People's L. Z. B. A. social in the
Meriden house.
630-Epworth league meeting. Sub
.ief;