The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-06
CAMP MEETING SERVICES
ARE GREATLY FAVORED BYUy-
 USUALLY FINE WEATHER.

Very Impressive Charaetsr-The E1sr- cises YssteFduy-Business Session Scheduled for This Afternoon.
 Those who have annually visited the Plainville camp meetings say that never has the weather been more favor able. There has been no rain except for few showers on Sunday, and at no time has the thermometer registered above 80 degrees. This has made life at the camp ground a pleasure and has added to the enjoyment of the meeting Much spiritual feeling is manifest. The meetings are growing in interest every day. There have been some strong ser mons preached, and more are to come, as many of the most prominent minis ters of the New York East conference nave places on the programme. Class meetings yesterday developed deep re- ligious spirit and many participated in them.
 The Rev. R. s. Pardington of Brook lyn, N. r., an eloquent speaker, preach ed the morning sermon. His sermon dealt with the prophets, more especially with Elijah and Elisha. He spoke of the contrast between the two and of the test made by Elisha with the metal after Elijah was gone. In his discus sion of Elijah he said that some in those days spoke of the prophet as an angel, others called him supernatural man. The preacher said that Elijah was inspired of and directed by God. MT. Pardington said he believed in mir al n1,1 KAI1 s,c& by them in the long ago for the Hebrew people. He discussed the triumph of mind over matter in the revelation of Gods work and brought his hearers up to the present time and bade them fix their attention on Christ and to accept if His salvation.
 The Rev. J. A. Macmillan of Hartford preached in the afternoon and had large congregation. His text was from Hebrews vi, 1920: While hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enterest into that within the vail; whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus"
 His discourse embraced three thoughts: First, Christ the "Anchor"- the Christians hope, deliverance from sin, triumphant over trials and temp tations, victory over every earthly evil and eternal blessedness in Heaven. This anchor is sure. It will not break. Sec ond: The "Anchoring ground" It is not shifting, but is within the heavenly vail. The Christian hope is not fasten- ed to things of earth, but to eternal things. All earthly things may fail, but the Christian can never be cast adroft hn hoc hoo has sold of the throne of God Himself.
 Third: ''Is that of the forerunner Jesus," who has gone before and fixed our hopes, by His entering into the very presence of God. Humanity's hope is made sure forevermore. And all those who believe in Him and love Him shall follow the forerunner. He is the first fruit of them that slept. He is the first born among many brethren. Be- cause he lives we shall live also"
 Last evening the Rev. J. H. Lockwood of woodbury- delivered the sermon.
 The preachers for to-day will be: Morning, the Rev. A. S. Kavanaugh of Brooklyn, N. Y; afternoon, the Rev. w. s. Winans of Westville; evening, the Rev. M. o. Lepley of Clinton.
 The annual meeting of the association will be held at p. m. to-day.
 p Camp Personals.
 There were many new arrivals yester- day. Among those noted are the fol- lowing: ' South Park, Hartford, cottage-Mrs. Mary A. Denison, Mrs. Barnes.
 The Rev. J. A. Macmillan, pastor of the South Park church, Hartford, and Mrs. Macmillan are at the association building.
 Trinity church, New Haven, cottage MT. and Mrs. Merriam and two children, Professor Haskell and wife, Mrs. M. J. Ford and Mrs. Burwell and son of New Haven; Mrs. c. Newton of West Ha- ven. Mr. Merriam is assistant secre- tary of the railroad Y. M. c. A. at New Haven, and Professor Haskell is in the library at Yale.
 First church, Hartford, cottage-Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Bartlett.
 Middletown-J S. Fairchild and the Rev. c. Telford Erickson, Mrs. Rachel Finley and Miss Ether Northrop.
 Forestville cottage-The Rev. J. T. Hamilton and family, Mrs. E. Freeman, and Miss Holt of Forestville, Mrs. Ben- edict of Milford, MT. and Mrs. A. N. Woolson of Watertown.
 Watertown -- Mrs. Charles Abbott. Alice Skilton, May and Edith Fray, Jennie Trewren, Beulah White, and Maggie Burt, Charles Gee, Robert Moore, James White William Atwood, Martin Atwood, and James Porter.
 Epworth church, New Haven The Misses Humiston.
 Mrs. H. C. Young of New Haven, H. G. Wakeman of New York, and William wakeman of New Haven are at W. H. Wakeman's cottage.
 Charles Winchester of Hartford, at the Rockcliffe cottage.
 George E. Strout, wife and child of East Hartford are at their cottage.