Connecticut western news., 1897-08-26
PINE GROVE CAMP MEETING

The Methodist camp m citing opened 1 Monday at Pine Grove a few miles south of Canaan. The very wet weather has so far prevented large attendance Rev W H Mickle, D D, presiding elder of the Poughkeepsie district has charge of the meetings and is assisted by competent body of able ministers. The camp meeting opened Monday evening with consecration service led by Rsv B M Adams, D D, of Green wlch, Conn.
 The young peoples meeting every | afternoon at 80 o'clock are in charge of Rev P N Chase, of Chatham, N Y. The singing will be led by Rev E s Miles, of Hyde Park, N Y, who has charge of the choir. Paul McCutcheon, of Wings Station, N Y, serves as organ ist; Miss Louise Brinton, of Falls Vil- lage, as cornetist. The bible reading every morning at 9 o'clock is led by Rev B M Adams, of Greenwich. TUESDAY Rev Dr Adams preached the morning sermon. His text was Matthew ", 19
 The afternoon sermon was delivered by Rev M Cornish, of Hudson, N Y. Text: James ", 7, which he ably handled and delivered powerful ser mon. Rev H Lull, of Housatonic, preached in the evening. Text: I Chon xxx, 5.
 WEDNESDAY
 Rev MT Wallace, minister recently from Ireland, preached in the morning. He selected his text from Ephesians III, l9.
 The afternoon sermon was grand one delivered by R I Edwards, of Pleasant Valley, N. Y. The text was the prayer of the publican. "Lord be merciful to me, sinner"
 Rev T H B Richards, of Stockbridge, Mass, preached in the evening. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Rev W A Mackey, of Pawling, will preach this forenoon at 1O.30
 Rev W A Quayles D D, distinguished preacher from Kansas City, will deliver the sermon this afternoon
 Rev Dr 0 H Meade, leader of the famous Silver Lake Quartette will preach Sunday afternoon and sing at the meetings.
 NOTES
 The annual meeting of the stock holders was held Wednesday afternoon Affairs are in good condition
 The NEWS is on sale at the post office l. R Abbott is the postmaster
 Especial mention is made of the floral decorations arranged in the Tab ernacle by Mrs Adam Ellis
 G B Shaver, of Copake, N Y, is run ming the oyster house W G Woolcot has charge of the boarding house
 The following reverend gentlemen have been at Fine Grove this week: Dr W A Mickle. P N Chase, B H Burch, J s Lull, J M Cornish. B H Adams, s J McCutcheon, E Miles, A H Wyatt, R F Ellsden, s O Curtice. Dr DePuy, A H Graves, J H Lane. Rev Wallace, Crane, c W Doty, James Douglas, o H Grubb, l. H Adams, Rev Luddington, JS Ladd, T H E Richards, W H Mackey. ~. Sunday School Day will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1897. Following program:
 FORENOON. 10 30 Devotional. RevJC. Goddard,
 Salisbury,
 l040 Address of Welcome. Rev W.
 Fl Mickle, D. D., Poughkeepsie. N. Y. HOO Response. Cullen B. Foote,
 Pres. Conn. s. s. Association. LILO Symposium. "The Ideal Sun.
 day School" Thomas l.. Norton,
 Pres. Conn. Temperance Union. 11.35 Address. ''Passed-by Places"
 Miss May B. Lord, Field Worker,
 Conn. S. s. Association,
 Topic discussed.
 AFTERNOON. 200 Song Servlce.
 lU Address. 1ne sunday Ocnool
 from an Editors Standpoint" Geo.
 0. Woodruff, Litchfeld. 2.45 Address. "The Outside Sunday
 School" Reg O. A. Northrop, Nor
 wich.
 BIO Address. "16 to l." Miss Min
 nie Bartle, Ore Hill. 3.30 Address. 'sThe Teacher who
 Succeeds" Rev c. A. Piddock,
 Hartford. Baptist Field Sec'y and
 Supt. of Missions. EVENING. 7.30 Praise and Prayer. 45 Illustrated Lecture. "Figures on
 the Dial of Progress. Rev J. H.
 James, Sec'y Conn. Temp. Union. A free-will offering for the work of the Connecticut Sunday School Associa- ton will be received at each session.