The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-28

Sentiment I'm Favor of Building New
MISUNDERSTANDING Sermons by nIr.
Harmon of vVaterbur yand Mr.. Roberts
of This City-Assembly Week Next
Week.
Painville, July 27.-The opening of
lto-day's services witnessed the largest
crowd ever seen at the Methodist camp
meeting in this state. There were fully
500 people on the grounds to-day. The
morning sermon was preached by Rev.
If. Fl. Harmon of Waterbury, He
preached a very powerful discourse. The
Iafternoon sermon was preached by Rev.
William Roberts of Fair Haven, VINO
lis now supplying churches in Westbrook
and Saybrook. Presiding Elder Adams
announced this morning that out OF the
eighty-one churches in the district prac-
tically every one was represented at the
lencampment. There certainly was new
CT so much interest manifested in this
cozy little village of the woods through
out the district as this year.
The Bible study hour was led this
morning, as usual, by he Rev. B. M,
Adams of Bethel, whose readings are
attracting increased attendance.
| The seats in the preaching circle We're
found to be sufficiently dry this morn
ing for holding the main services of the
day in the usual place.
This afternoon there was fully 1000
people on the grounds, and the service
Wa. full of spirit and old fashioned
Methodist enthusiasm, the grove ring
| ing at times during the altar service
with the fervent prayers, Amen" and
| Praise the Lord of the brethren and
sisters. The sermon was preached by
the Rev William Roberts of Westbrook.
| The singing this year Is more general
and stronger than formerly. principally
| because of the use of the regular
| church hymnal instead Of special song
books brought to the grounds by music
| al directors In the past. The Rev. Mr..
Beach, the musical director this year,
| is a successful leader of congregational
singing, and has organized chorus
which Is a feature of every service,
There are fewer soloists on the grounds
this year than formerly, but next week
Mr.. Beach expects large number of
-Ne" ii"fVH so"Ho peVPie di'o iiici'i'0'9
OF churcn cholis' VINO VIII De pressed
INTO service ana probably even petler
music IMAM mas peen experienced TINS
week VIII characterlZe the assembly
week gathering.
The latest arrivals at the association
building are the following clergymen:
The Revs. B. F. Kidder of Winsted, d.
N. Griffin OF New Haven, A. " R. Abb
nott OF west raven ana n. l. McNich-
OH OF new maven others registered
Wlth secretary farker are H. v COOK
OF Alsoh1a' w. III. LarKins OF new Ha-
ven, r. >. Hart OF snort Beach Z. NJ
Yanung OF Lltchf1eld, and MISS Emma
j. Smith OF New Britain.
OVerfioW meetings. were heiu IN hart
ford South Park mouse Yesterday AFTER
noon ana evening, Whlch We're ADDRESS
ed by the Kew II. q. ruler OF seymour
ana the KEY ~ N. Grlfln OF New ma
ven formerly pastor OF the NORM HART
1ord church.
vice president BALDWIN presided at
the mann preaching service at the Mer-
iden mousse last evening Presiding Elder
Adams being absent from the grounds
attending the quarterly conference or
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nave 70 " Gu. uowii' lneie - ueclu-
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practicaIy certain tiiat "hen provision
10 Hiaue lor rainy uay iiiee'ihss taper-
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