Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-22
wILLlMANrlc CAMP GROUND.
Sunday Devoted to Meetings of For
eign and Home Missionary Socie-
ties-Visitors to the Grounds-Gen-
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eraI News.
| The Woman's Foreign and the Wo-
| mans Home Missionary societies of
the district held meetings Sunday at
! the camp. The exercises morning
afternoon and evening were of much
interest. The foreign society had right
of way in the forenoon service Mrs.
Costello Ligpitt; district President
dence led a brief praise service. open
ing with Holy, Holy, Holy Mrs. J.
NJ Currier of Chelsea read the Scrip
lures. Rev. J. H Newfand, district
| superintendent led in prayer A solo,
| My Redeemer. was sung by Mrs.
Charles Jackson of Attleboro. Mrs. w.
w. Carter accompanies
Address by Miss Hixson.
Mrs. Lippitt introduced as the speak
er of the morning Miss Martha b..
EIixson of New York. Her subject
motto. No other name but Jesus. The
| Roman Catholic church is doing a
great work on many lines in. this land
We do not have TO believe in all OF
the teachings of that church to be-
1 lieve this The speaker related the
entrance of Professionalism in Mexico
| in 1873. mentioning the religious, edu-
| cationaI medical and industrial work
An Offering was taken for the soci-
| ety's work
President Docking Heard.
At p. m meeting of the district
home missionary society was held.
Mrs Jane f. Read presided
| The speaker of the afternoon was
Rev. James t. Docking, Pho, presi-
| dent of Rust university. Holly Springs
! Miss. DR.. Docking was for a number
of years member of the New England
Southern conference Six years ago he
left TO assume the presidency of Cush-
man institute, Jacksonville. Fla. He
| was called from that office to the pres
idency of Rust university last fall
After the opening hymn Mrs. II. NJ
| auxiliary, read a psalm, and Mrs. c.
| H. Morgan offered prayer. f. NJ.
Wheeler of Providence sang the So
| 10. Jesus, Lover of My Soul
| DIR. Docking spoke of his delight in
| greeting former friends of the con-
| ference and expressed his opinion that
| if the world is ever to be saxed the
/ AIethodists have a big share Of il to
| do. The heather are astonished to
| learn that rirunkards and divorces are
/ prevalent in Christian America But
| the bit of our Africa right at our
| southern door is to be my especial
| theme, he said. 1t is more important
| to save the negro. than to free him.
| Eleven hundred doctors and several
| hospitals are the results of home
work. Thirty-two hundred ministers
have graduated from our schools and
| there are 81 colored conferences with
| $40 0oe members. All this within 40
years a race bern in day.
At the close of Dr. Bookings appeal
an offering was taken for home mis-
| sion work.
ChiIdren's Meeting.
At .. m. Mrs. J. e. Read OF Wor-
cester led a well attended chiidren's
meeting at the tabernacle. Miss AL
| lyn the reader of last evening. gave
a short address, telling the children
| how their pennies travelled to Athens
Ia n hA1u the CnI0Fed hdUG and girls
get an education. and what studies
| they had. and showed samples of their
examination papers. Miss Hixson then
| told the children about the brown and
! yellow children of the orient.
At 7.15 p. joint meeting of the
| two societies took place in which DR..
| Docking and Misses Hixsen and AL
| 1yn took part.
A Pleasing Entertainment.
Under the auspices of the Ladies'
| Improvement association a plea sing
entertainment was held in the taber-
nacle Saturday evening. A fine audi
ence was present The three artists
who rendered most excellent pro-
gramme were Miss Louise H. Allyn of
New London. who on previous occa
sions has delighted both old and young
at the camp By her artistic readings:
Mrs. J. Elmer Newbury of Mystic So
prano soloist; and Albert Barnes of
Norwich cornetist. Miss klIyn's Sc
Iections We're in part: The Frogs; The
Fight with Death, from Bonnie Brfar
Bush; She Liked Him Rale Weel an
Sophia; How Girls Fish; Picnic Time;
| and the Little Dutch Garden.
Miss Negbury sang Carisslna:
! Phyllis is Ny Only JOY; The Rosary
was in excellent voice
Mr.. Barnes rendered with effect:
Sing Me to Sleep: Eyes That Are
Weary; and Star of the Sea
Tabernacle Lighted by Aoetyiene.
Through the courtesy OF Bertram f.
is lighted this week with acetylene
gas. On Saturday. tank was placed
outside the tabernacle pipes laid and
six chandeliers placed In position con-
tanning 16 burners. including one of
specially handsome design over the
desk on the platform. A soft yet bril-
liant and steady light is. the result.
such superior to the kerosene lamps
if satisfied with the test. the camp
meeting association may install this
system of lighting
Camp Notes.
Fred Ayers of Washington spent
Sunday with Capt. J. L. Randall.
w b. Hovev of New London was at
the family cottage on Haven avenue.
Edward NJ Wheeler of Providence
is to have charge of the singing this
year.
Mrs S. A. Prentice Miss Marenda
Prentice of New London are at the
Mantle house.
William E Vaughn and his wife of
Norwich made their first visit to the
camp around Sunday
Miss May Hill of Norwich. spent
Sunday with her aunt Mrs Costello
L1ppitt OF Haven avenue.
MFR and Mrs; Webster Thorpe of
New LONDON We're Sunday guests OF
3. r. Thorpe On Foster avenue.
Rev J. r. Docking. Phi and
daughter. Miss Lua tSewart Docking,
registered at Beth Ell over Sunday
Miss Louise Hurlburt principal of
Trinity colleze. Athens. Ga, IL the