The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-26
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A Combination That Couldn't Break Up the Connecticut Sunday School Conven
 ton at Bell Island-New Haven Speak,

A combination That Couldn't Break Up
 the Connecticut Sunday School Conven
 tion at Bell Island-New Haven Speak,
 CTS.
 Saturdays Norwalk Evening Sentinel says; The Connecticut Sunday school asso- citation convened at Bell Island yesterday afternoon. The weather was delightful about o'clock and the beautiful isle looked her loyeliest to receive her distinguished visitors, who inclued well known clergy men from New Haven, Stamford, Middle town, Danbury and Noroton. But all this pleasing exterior only proved how deceit. ful the fair isle could be, for within half an dour after the ministers, superintend- ents and teachers of Sunday schools, with TWO or three little scholars tucked away In corners of the tent, so that all departments might be represented, less than half an hour after Rev. Arthur Requa opened the meetlng, the clouds gathered, darkened anu burst Tn furious focus. and this was aug mented by lightning flashes such as made the timid close their eyes involuntarily and pray for protection, and even the brayest shuddered Then the thunder, pealed and reverperated through the island until some ana its people bodily and throw them over against Hickory bluff, Nothing happened, however, and no one was hurt.
 While the storm was most severe Key; ;,. MT. roster Of New Haven, who was talking apoqt mosquitoes, trying In the klndhess or his heart to divert the thoughts of his au- dienee from the lightning had to cut his, organ and set the frightened congregation to singing the good old hymns, Nearer, My God, to Thee" Rock of Ages" and Jesus, Lover of My soul,"' and they were yorers proper they would surely have sung There's Sunshine in My Soul To-day" However, they proved that there was, for It took plenty of soul-sunshine to sing be- l'tween the mosquito bites and the thunder clapS. The mosquitoes were prepared to do battle. They were worse than at any other time this year However, good hard blow oquence to an already brilliant speech, and
 by evening. the clergymen had become so adept at this gentle fencing that they htteu the words and slaps together very ingen- enemy was particularly pointed in his re- marks. They had their revenge, too, in the lnuendoes and ,facetious witticisms they fired forth broadcast, all tending to, depre-- ciate and even to incrlminate the Bell Island mosquito.
 Cullen B. Foote of New Haven, president of the Connecticut Sunday School associ- ation.. presided. The devotional exercises
 were led by Rev Arthur Requa of Noroton. and discussion on the subject of Decision Day was opened by Rev. G. A. veits of New Haven. The discussion was followed up by Reys. Pope, Sherwood and Requa. | hymn was sung, and Miss Anna J. Kel- | logg, a field worker of the association, gave | an address on Passed By Places Mss | kelloggs work has taken her largely into | the rural districts of the state and she re- | ports an awful condition as regards immo- rality, drunkenness and infdelity. Mir Foote announced that Rev, G. w. Reid of Bridgeport was unable to be pres. ent because of illness and his place would
 be taken by Rev Allen K. Foster of New Haven. who spoke in glowing sentences on "EarnestneSS'
 After brief intermission, during which no one ventured out Dr. R, P. H. Vail of Stamford took the floor, speaking on Re sponsibility."
 "Sophie' was called upon and opened with Praise the Lord for the storm" Then she gave the ministers some rather hard hits and the teachers some good advice. Mrs. Wood sang "Outside the Gate and Dr. &. E. Furry of the Chinatown rescue mission told about n newly organized school there. having 150 children--neNsboys waifs and Jewish children.
 MT. James offered prayer and pronounced the benediction. @
 Evening ing.
 The evening meeting r~ne not WC attend ed G. S. Deming of Mddletown conduct ed the prayer and praise service, Rev. Will son leading In prayer There were. two very interesting addresses by Rev. A. F. Pierce of Danbury and Rev. H. w.. Pope Of New Haven associate secretary of the h. ternatlonal Christian Workers. MT. Pierce spoke on ''The Sunday School as Factor in Character Building
 Rev. G. A. Veits led in prayer and Rev, Pope made an address on SplrltuaI freP- "' Mrs" Mrs Wood sang Ny Jesus, Love Thee,' and the meeting closed with the benedie- tion