The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-08-09
TO BUILD A TABERNACLE
ONE VILE UNDOUBTEDLY GO UP AT PLAINTJLLE.

Steps Taken Yesterday in That Direction
 Building Will Accommodate 1,5oG
 People-The Exercises Yesterday.
 Plainville Camp Ground, Aug. B.
 Steps taken to-day and yesterday offer assurance that the churches of the New
 Haven district are in sympathy with
 Presiding Elder Adams in his deter imitation to make this pretty little vil-
 lage of the woods a resort for educa- tional and religious purposes that will
 be attractive not only to Methodists, but to members of different denomina- tions.
 In order to accomplish this popular ity several improvements of large or der and many of minor importance must be made, and the work of their materialization is already well under way
 At an adjourned meeting of the Camp Ground association held last evening, the proposition of the presiding elder that something be done towards build ing a tabernacle on the grounds was | sentiment of the meeting favored such an improvement and by unanimous vote the presiding elder was empow- cred to appoint g. committee to further consider the matter and report a site and general plan for such building, | together with the cost of the same, to the association before the week closes. | Dr. Adams announced the following members of the committees: A. N. Woolson, of Watertown, the Rev. F. P. Tower, of Waterbury, M. w. Tevil, of Middletown, B. B. Savage, of New Ha- ven, and the Rev. George M. Brown, of Derby.
 1t is probable that the committee will report in favor of a wooden building, capable of accommodating 1,500 people, There is some doubt as to the site to recommend. It may be on Manchester avenue, in which case it would be complete building. Should it be de- cided however, that the present preach ers' stand and open air auditorium be enlarged and sheltered from rain with out sacrificing the trees of the grove, the structure will consist of a roof and half-open sides.
 Other improvements, such as im- proved transportation to and from the grounds, will be considered by the board of trustees and before next July arrangements for perfected resort will have been completed.
 To o-day brought number of new ar- rivals to the grounds and the meetings were all we'll attended
 This morning the trustees held a meeting for organization and the old officers were reelected as follows: President, John E. Adams, of New Ha- ven; vice president, Charles A. Baldwin, of New Haven; secretary, John M, Parker. of Hartfo treasurer, Jordan C. Wells, of Hartford. Moses w. Teyill, of Middletown. B. B. Savage, of New Haven, Isaac IT. Coe, of Hartford, and Charles H. Jorey, of Seymour, have re- signed from the board of trustees and the following well known business men elected in their stead: Ex-Senator A. M. Wright, of Essex, a manufacturer; Andrew Morehead, of New Haven, a broker and real estate dealer and one of three men who were instrumental in cancellng $75,000 indebtedness of the New Haven Methodist churches; Ed ward Freeman of Forestville, a shrewd business man and treasurer of the For estville church; A. J. Anderson, of Der by superintendent of the Weloh gro- csry stores In hhe Naugatuck valley.
 It was voted to raise $500 by subscrip- tion to pay for permanent improve ments on the grounds this year. Of this amount S135 was pledged at the meeting, A. N. Woolson, of Watertown, heading the list with $50.
 The preacher this morning was the Rev. G. s. Eldridge, of New Haven, and this afternoon the Rev. Alfred Hodg etts, of New York city, pastor of the Prospect avenue church In that city, delivered a most interesting sermon. Dr. Hodgetts is one of the best known clergymen in the Methodist denomina- tion He was member of the book committee of the General conference, having charge of the publication house in New York,