The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-20
PLAINYILLE CAMP MEETING
WEEK OF PRAYER AND PRAISE
 WILL END TO-DAY.

%'OANAh ny the Members of the Association Swedish Services Begin TO-day-Pro- gramme for Next Week.
 The indictment weather caused anoth- CT decrease in the attendance at the Plainville camp meeting yesterday, it being the last day. As it was there were about 200 visitors on the grounds, who, together with the cottagers, swell ed the audience at the general preach ing services to about 800. Late Thurs day evening a tax collector from made an effort to collect the tax laid by the town on each of the private cot tages. This matter caused some trouble last year, and a committee was at that time appointed to investigate the mat ter and ascertain whether or not the cottagers could be compelled to pay this tax. The committee made a thorough investigation and at the an- nual business meeting of the associa- tion reported that If the individual cot tagers refused to pay the tax they could not be compelled to do so. Acting in accordance with this report the sev- eral cottagers refused to pay the tax collector anything. The collector in consequence left the grounds without having secured anything.
 An increase of interest and enthu siasm was manifest yesterday and all most every one on the grounds attended the general praise services$in the audi torfum, while the buildings in which the cottage prayer meetings were held were filled to overflowing each time. The plan for these meetings inaugu- rated Thursday was again tried yester- day and worked admirably.
 After the morning service the pre- siding elder divided the congregation into twelve squads of 25 each, selecting the active meeting workers. At 1:30 these squads repaired to as many socie- ty houses and held services of prayer and praise. Thus there were twelve prayer meetings held simultaneously in the hour occupied by the meeting.
 The Bible hour yesterday morning was in charge of the Rev. o. w. Snod- grass of Westbrook. At 10 o'clock the morning sermon was preached by the Rev. c. B. Ford, pastor of the church in Watertown. As usual the afternoon preaching service was preceded by an hour of song and praise. Rev. w. A. Richard of Hartford preached the ser mon. His discourse was unusually in terestfng. Rev. J. T. Ianglois of Thomaston conducted the Epworth league meeting in the Meriden house. The closing sermon of the meeting was preached by the Rev. F. w. Adams of Yalsville.
 Two very interesting events marked the conclusion of to-day's services in which Presiding Elder North was the principal factor. At the close of the services the people were asked to gather about the preachers stand and, Prsiding Elder North, who for six years has been in charge of the meet ings. and will officiate this year for the last time, was presented with set of resolutions by the trustees of the as- sociatiou expressing their appreciation with the successful manner that the meetings have been conducted. Rev. MT. Ford of Waterbury made the pre- sentation address to which the elder responded at length. The audience was then about to depart when c. A. Bald win of New Haven requested them to remain a few moments longer, and he then presented Elder North with a purse containing six gold eagles, one eagle for each year that he had charge q +1,o rTha nraCant 9 tipn9 were doubly interesting from their un- experiences.
 The week of prayer and praise will be brought to fitting close by the thirty-third annual love feast, which began at 8:3o. There will be the usual march around Jericho and general thanksgiving for the blessings bestow- ed upon the campers during the week.
 At the close of this service the Swed- ish services will begin. It is expected that 600 Swedish h-Americans will be on the grounds Sunday. They will come from New York state, Rhode Island Massachusetts and this state, as the Plainville grounds are the only Swed- ish Methodist camp grounds in this sec tion. The mission expects to build a large assembly hall and society house next fall.
 Assembly week will be inaugurated at 9 o'clock on Monday morning, Rev. H F. Kastendieck of this city, chairman of the assembly committee, will pre- side. The programme for the rest ot the week follows:
 PEOPLES DAY-Monday, August 22 Rev. Fl. F. Kastendlec-. New Haven, Chair r,on nf tho Assembly Committee. DrpSidinp 9:OO-Bible Hour. Topic; Truth; Rev. 4
 A. Latllbury, Unionville.
 lv.t0GPraise Service; Rev. c. W. Carter
 West Haven.
 1O:3O-Assembly Opening Address; Rev. H
 F. Kastendieck, New Haven.
 1i:OO-Semon; Rev. J. F. Duinkerke Clin o.sOMDevotional; Camp Meeting Echoes 3:O0-Aecture, 'gThe Two B's; Rev. Fred
 Saunders, Ansonia.
 4:OO-People's G. M. T. H. Social in the
 Meriden House.
 6:SO-Epworth League Meeting: Edward
 Burns, esq, Meriden.
 7:3O-Popular Entertainment; Elocutionist
 mans College, Baltimore.
 SJNDAY SCHOOL DAY-Tuesday, Aug. 23
 MT George S. Demlng, Field Secretary
 of the Connecticut Sunday School Asso
 cation, presiding.
 9:OOLBible Hour topic: Hosea, the Pro
 phet of Love-" Rev. H. s. Scarborough
 West Granby.
 1o:O0-Devotional Service; MT. William H 1o:2o"conference: topic; The Teacher; Ca