Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-18
wlLLIMANTIc CAMP GROUND.
Exercises and Addresses on Wednes-
day-Old Mystic Girl Wins Medal
contest--J. M. Young Nominated for
Congress.


Or. Ward Platt's address on Tuesday
evening was a most eloquent plea for
home missionary work among the for
eigners pouring in upon our shores.
DR.. Plat is one of the correspond
ing secretaries of the Board of Home
Missions and Church Extension of the
Methodist Episcopal church with head
quarters at Philadelphia. He said IN
part that some $24,o00,000 are annually
paid by Christian nations for the nom
Christian world. OF this nearly a half,
or ten and one half millions is paid by
the United States. But only 20 mil
lions out of our So millions of popu-
lation are in evangelical churches
This is not quite one-quarter. If y
good part of the other three-fourths
were evangelical We could evangelize
the whole world in one generation.
Though we are but fifteenth Of the
worlds population, we hold two fifths
of the banking power.
The speaker emphasized the thought
that the American cities are the key
to world evangelization As Christ
died for all. the need of home mis-
sions is apparent.
Wednesdays Meetings.
The morning lectures at the insti-
tute Wednesday were very much after
the same order of the day before, be-
ing a continuation of the subjects in
troduced upon the first day. A new
feature was however introduced by
Bible hours exercise 1t was a short
debate upon the respective value of
Matthew Mark Luke and John, these
gospels being represented respectively
by Rev. w. w. Shepard of Lyme, Rev.
o. Fl. Greene of MooSup, and Revs.
J Adams Cakes and William r.
Thomas of Boston. Two minutes were
granted each contestant and, the
judges We're Revs. f. C. Baker, r. J.
Cary and Miss Alma Blackburn Of
a nh
Miss Hixson and Mr.. Slutz, during
the ensuing hour, continued their talks
on China and Cuba During the junior
hour Mrs. Smiley also had new and
pleasing feature of storytelling, each
participant being allowed eight min
utes. Mrs. Smiley related Put Your
self in the Others Place Miss EN-
ma Lincoln, recently of Philadelphia
dren Saw Jesus" Miss NJ, Abel spoka
of "The Dog and the Dolls" Mr.. Lind
say related What Grace Is Mrs
DIR. Morgan concluded with a true
narrative STORY of Leslie" an ac-
count sof her only son who died tive
years since at IA years of age.
Rev. Mr. Lindsay. during the next
hour continued his talk on Elijah, say
ing he was a good example of perse-
verance in declaring Gods word.
Gold Medal Contest.
The w. c. t. U of Holland. Wind
tri-county field day on the grounds
Wednesday, the feature of which wsa
gold medal contest participated in
by seven contestants. Upon the plat
form were the president of the thres
unions, viz: Mrs. Z. ]. Holman oil
South wellington, Tolland county
president; Mrs. Jason L Randall u
Groton. New London county. president
and. Mrs Lisa K Fuller of Scotland
Windham county. president, Mrs. Nell
lie A. eager. state superintendent OF
medal contests, was also present.
Mrs. J. L. Randall presided and in
troduced the district superintendent
Rev j. Fl. Newland, who conducts
the devotional exercises The McWat-
tiers quartet and Prof. c. H. Caswel
of WiIIimantic interspersed pleasing
vocal music al intervals. This was tbs
44th medal contest held in the state.