Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-21
WILLfMANTIc CAMP GROUND.
Missionary Sunday Brought Large
Number Of Visitors-Camp Meeting
Opens Today, Continuing Until Au-
gust 27-Newsy lettings.

Every outgoing trolley and train on
Saturday morning was taxed to take
away the people who had been attend
ing the Institute and by noon. the
camp ground had resumed its usual
calm
The afternoon brought other camp
ers who came for Missionary Sunday,
SO BY night the vacant places We're
filled again.
Owing to the. two special entertain
ments of the institute, the weekly Sat
urday night entertainment of the I'M
provernent society was omitted
superintendent Walter with helpers
was busy during the day putting up
the awnings at the, stand.
saturday night was a good night to
sleep. Most people report the need of
an extra quilt before morning.
Sunday morning dawned bright and
clear-a typical camp Sunday. The
early trolleys brought many people to
the grounds to enjoy Missionary Sun
day.
Home Missionary Society Services.
Mrs. S. A. Prentice, president of the
Norwich district Home Missionary
society, presided at the morning serv-
ice of the society. Mrs. Prentice spoke
Of the death of the fermer president,
Mrs. Freeman aPatten of Stafford
Springs, and read poem, In Memo
RAM, written by Mrs c. Harley Smith
of New London. Mrs Fl. NJ. Randall,
vice president of the camp ground aux
| Hilary, reed the Scripture lesson and
Mrs. J. E. Read, president of the aux
1l1afy. offered prayer. Rev. J. II. New
land, district superintendent, gave the
notices for the day. The annual meet
ing of the w. F. NJ. s. at Costello
Lippitt's Monday at p m. The an
| nual meeting of the W. Fl. NJ. society
| in the Mantle house at 3 p. m.
| Mrs. Prentice introduced the speaker
of the day. Miss Alice Guernsey of
New Y ork. VINO first spoke of the work
| of the society in Alaska, of the do
| cese work on the Pacific coast. in New
Mexico, among the Indians, the work
| in the south among the eolored race
| and mountain whites, closing her in
teresting account with the work of
| The Immigrants nome in New York.
Foreign Missionary Society Meeting.
! A large number of people gathered
| in the Tabernacle, when at ? p. M, f.
| NJ. Wheeler of Providence announced
the opening hymn. After short
praise service, Mrs. Lippitt. president
| of the camp ground auxiliary of the
/ Womans ForeiSn Missionary society,
| introduced Mrs. Morrell Cufrier of
Chelsea, Mass. who read the Scripture
and DR.. S. O. Benton Of New York,
who Offered prayer. E NJ Wheeler
district Superintendent gave out the
notices. Another hymn was sung.
Then Miss Minerva L. Gusthofel of
| Korea, the national secretary of the
woman's board for the Korean cam
paign, was heard A year ago Miss
Gusthefel started on this trip TO raise
$4,000. She has spoken in 700 pulpits
and has raised $4,000 of this amount.
OF the 10000 church people of Korea
are tithegivers. fhe Korean people
never mortgage their church, but the
members mortgage their houses to pay
for the church, The Korean men are
the politest men on earth. There was
hardly a dry eye a s she related many
experiences of her personal work.
! While the collection was being taken
lection hymn. after which Mr.. Wheeler
tsang the verse in English. After the
singing of a hymn by the audience,
Rev. J. II. Newland pronounced the
benediction.
I. Many at Sunday School.
The Sunday school held a session
at the close of afternoon service
There was large number present
The missionary speakers of the day
addressed the children and told them
many incidents in connection with
their missionary labors.
Evening Missionary Services.
The evening service was a union
meeting of the Wonlan's Home and
| Foreign missionary societies and was
held in the Tabernacle. During a short
praise service Costello Iippitt presided
I at the piano Miss Minerva L. Gut
! hopfel spoke of her introduction to
| Korean work and the heavy toll OF
| the foreign missionary. of her nervous
| breakdown and the accident which
forced her TO return home. Miss
| GUERNSEY spoke of the dangers
threatening the home land; Mormon
| ism, barharism. atheism. The collec-
ton for the sAreles missionary society