Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-26

ice-Speakers and Visitors. Sundays magnificent weather brought a large crowd to the grounds. The six o'clock meeting was in charge of Capt. Henry M. Randall of Brook lyn, N. Y
 The morning love feast was held at the stand at S30 and was conducted by Rev. Frederick c. Baker, secretary of the Camp Meeting association. A good sized audience was present. Twenty songs were sung and one hundred and thirty-two testimonies given.
 Testimonials at Love Feast.
 Some of the fervent testimonies which were given at the morning love feast follows:
 One aged brother in quaint language cried: T am a John Wesley Metho- dist I love camp meetings. Here l get a foreaste of old times.' Capt H. M. Randall said: This is my 95th camp meeting. Thirty years ago over there at the New London house God sanctified me wholly and 1 my life has amounted to more than it would have done had l not had the ! second definite work
 | R. N. Stanley stated that it was on the grounds at the first camp | meeting in 1860 as a lad he gave his heart to Christ.
 | A colored sister said, Just as I am on the camp ground, I am at home | Rev. F. M Anthony of Jewett City i said he had been at every camp meet ] ing since 1S60
 Rev. E. A. Dent, DID,, Breaches.
 Hundreds occupied the seats in 1 the leafy auditorium at the morning | service, when Rev. Elmer A. Dent | DID,. of New Haven preached. Dr i Dent has spoken at the Big Sunday morning service for, several summers After he had read the eighth chapter of Romans, prayer was offered by Rev 1 l.. M. Flocken of Willimantic. Dr ! Dents text was Romans S:19. This refers not 10 God looking down upor us. waiting to see how we look up tc Him. but rather to those who are dowr , in sin looking up to us Christians fol help upward
 Gate Meeting.
 At one o'clock Rev. Harry Taylor led a meeting at the upper gate where a throng gathered. Besides Mr. Fay. Tor other speakers were Dr. Dent, Rev William M. Newton. also a Swedish missionary from India. Rev. c. H Van Natter presided at the organ.
 At the same hour Capt H. M Ran, dall conducted a rousing prayer an( testimony meeting in the Staffort Springs house.
 Gift for Mrs. F. H. Bushnell At the Tabernacle Mrs. Read led he final children's meeting. A large mum kaf. of o1,i nd a adults. Preston Keator was banne boy in mite box collections. havinI brought $2.25. A pleasant feature O the meeting was when Miss Doroth, Keator presented to Mrs. F. H. Bush nell of Norwich, who for twelve year has acted as Qrganist at the children meetings. a beautifully bound gilt edge hymnal with her name stampe on the cover and inscribed upon tn flyleaf. Presented Mrs Etta R. Bush nell by the children of the Willimanti camp ground in loving appreciation c faithful service in the children's meet ing"
 Afternoon Sermon. The record attendance of camp meeting week gathered upon tn . benches at the p. m. service, betwee two and three thousand listening { the preacher By invitation of the as . sociation the district superintendent Rev. J. H. Newland of Norwich, wa |. the speaker. Costello Lippitt preside and called to offer prayer Rev. w. Ward, superintendent of the ProVi dence district The usual collection wa taken and hymn sung.
 Mir, Newland chose for his text Mat v:4S. He eloquently discoursed upo the fact that everything God has mac , tends to the perfection of it's own typ The text says man is to be no exceI tion to this, if he will obey God.
 Evening Meeting. At o'clock the service at the Sta1 ford Springs house was led by Re L. G. Horton.
 At the same hour in the Tabernac a Norwich boy who goes as a mis sionary to the Philippines was u : speaker, Rev. Francis R. Rose, no of Lowell Mass There was a lars . audience, including many who hs known him when boy. Prior to h address there was special singing | a quartette, and by a soloist, Miss Fla on of Stafford Springs.
 MT. Rose spoke especially upon fo eign missions, emphasizing the nece stty of doing away with all heatht superstitions.
 He earnestly declared he was willir to lay down his life if need be to Ii = them up to the level of the Christii religion.
 Hungry Campers Fed, Both the boarding house and u restaurant had every seat filled at u fl dinner hour Sunday. Fifty-cent chic = en dinners were served. The restau
 ant had long table outside whe chowder was served. The boardil
 house fed over two hundred and t
 restaurant about half as many.
 Saturdays Meetings. Sunny weather tempered by a co
 northerly breeze made the finest we
 ther of the entire week and campe