Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-24
wILLIMANTIc CAMP GROUND.
Camp Meeting Opens With Well At
tended Services-cottage Holders
Pleased with Camp improvements
Visitors Arriving.

!
Pleased with Camp improvements
| Visitors Arriving.
| The first meeting of the camp meet
| ing was held in the outdoor auditorium
| Monday night. The dingy light Of
| the ordinary lanterns was exchanged
| at the platform end by the installing
of twenty-five brilliant acetylene gas
| lets.
| The voices of the chorus choir un-
! der direction Of f M. Wheeler We're
| supplemented b. the organ. played by
| Miss Carrie Baker; by the cornet,
| played by Erva Barnes of Norwich.
| and by the bass VOL skilfully handled
| A good sized audience enjoyed the
mild evening atmosphere, and listened
| intently to the discourse.
Rev Harry Taylor preached the
| opening sermon from the words, Pray
We the Lord of the vineyard that he
may send forth 1aborers into his har-
vest Mind you said the speaker, We
| are to pray for laborefs, not bishops.
| If a bishops chair We're vacant tomor-
row, forty would rush for it. God
! wants just common laborers. A har-
vest is promised those who labor in
| compassion. An altar service closed
! the meeting.
Tuesdays Services.
The regular camp meeting was in
| full swing on Tuesday. The rising bell
| sounds at $50 a. A sunrise meet
/ ing is held at s Tuesday morning it
/ was led by Rev. Frank Chamberlain,
| of Griswold. At 8 a. m. family wor-
! ship was conducted in different society
/ tents. Mrs. c. A. Morgan has charge
| of the South Manchester house. where
| she also conducts a mothers meeting
at 4 p m daily Rev. J. r. Miller
| of West Thompson leads the meetings
/ at the Stafford Springs house on Yves
! ley circle.
Tuesday was an ideal day for a
grove meeting and the auditorium held
a good sized audience to listen to Rev
r. s. Moore of Rockville. The pre-
/ Iiminary praise service was conducted
| by Chorister Wheeler
District Supt Newland called upon
| Rev. E w. Belcher of Putnam to lead
in prayer, having himself previously
read the Scriptures. The text of Rev.
/ Mr.. Moore was I. Cor. xvi:S-9- Paul
was a man of supreme audacity, for
| Christianity makes man strong in
] both defense and /offense There are
many adversaries today as Paul found
! them in Ephesus. AdversarieS are
opportunities. Here is the chance to
| hold uD the cross The Gospel robs
a man of his fear and makes him bold
Opposition is to him, with Paul
great and effectual door opened.
Afternoon Service.
Besides the children's meeting at the
| New. London house at I p. m. led by
Mrs. J. z. Read, Rev. F. Chamberlain
/
meeting at the StanCpd Springs
| house.
The afternoon prea ching in the au-
| ditOrium attracted a fair sized congre-
cation. The praise service over Rev.
! George d. Stanley of Jewett City read
| the story of Zaccheus. Rev Ernest G.
! Wesley Of Providence prayed fervent-
| ly- Rev w. s MacIntire had few
of his work on the Sunday question.
He said Connecticut was facing a
! group of desperate men who We're
boldly attempting to down the Chris
tan SABBATH. and open it up for bus
After singing My Faith Looks Up
/ to Thee a sermon was preached by
Rev. Mr.. Stanley from the text l. Cor.
xvi: 9. Neither the old man who looks
back and says it might have been,
nor the young man who builds air
| castles of future expectations enter
| the door of success. Opportunity is
in the. present tense only. The good
| you are intending to do. do it at once
| Harry Taylor the evangelist, fol-
! lowed with an exhortation to all to
/ seize opportunities to bring people to
[ Christ during the meetings Rev T.
| II. Van Natter pronounced the bene-
| diction.
Cottage Holders Meeting.
At 4 o'clock the cottage owners met
| in the New London house at the call
! Of the president. Jason l. Randall.
/ Rev. w. d. Woodward. secretary of
] the last meeting read the minutes of
| last years meeting, and they We're ap-
| proved. Jason L. Randall was re-
! elected president, B. B. Gardner swas
| re- elected vice president. Edward 1.
| Wheeler was elected secretary and
! treasurer. Twenty -four of the 152 cot
! tage owners were present Fifteen
/ delegates were chosen to represent the
| cottage owners at the annual meeting
/ of the camp meeting association at
! TnT IL
| A unanimous vote of thanks was or
| dered extended to the association for
| the marked Improvement in sanitary
| arrau gements noticed this season
| It was voted to present to the asso-
! citation the subjects of improving the
! lighting of the grounds and of digging
! more wells
Mothers Meeting.
At p. m Mrs. Morgan held the
mothers meeting out of doors. it be-
| ing so warm She spoke of the great
| influence mothers have Over the re-
ligious life of their children. giving
instance % the hSp py results of Chris
| tian teaching on the part of mothers.
/ Others present also took part. Mrs.
/ Morgan related tales of children of
! Camp Notes.
Mrs. w T. Case of Norwich Town
| visited the grounds, Tuesday.
+ J. Fftton of Stafford is keeper OF
| the Stafford Springs society house this
| season
Mrs James Brooks. of Jewett City
is at the Goodwin cottage on Haven
| avenue.
John P. German of Jewett City has
| opened The German, IL James avenue,
for the season.
Henry NJ Bushnell of Canterbury, a
| veteran of the G. A. r., visited the
grounds Tuesday
| IT of rTo,t
! ford, r.. S Moore of Rockville and
E. w. Belcher of Putnam and w. S.
| MacIntire of Hartford arrived Tues
| day at the camp.
| After an absence of ten days or more
| at South Westport, Mass, where he
| had charge OF the singing at the camp
meeting Prof. w. o. Turner returned
to they illimantic camp ground Mon