Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-20
WILLIMANTlc CAMP GROUND.
Sunday School Methods and Training Discussed on Monday-Women's As sociations Hold Annual Meetings Camp Meeting Opens in the Evening -Cottagers and Their Guests.

 | departments of Sunday schools. The first speaker was Miss Jennie | Congdon of Norwich. whose subject was Organized Departments. Mrs A. | M. Brown of Jewett City then spoke on the Graded Curriculum. The Equip | ment was the theme of an excellent paper by Miss Florence Lincoln of Will limantic. The last speaker was the state elementary superintendent, Miss | Wilhelmina Stooker, of Hartford, on 1 Trained Teachers. A short time was then devoted to conferences on practi- cal plans in large and small schools.
 Afternoon Session.
 Rev. John N Geisler of Holland led | the afternoon devotional service. k. F. Kullgran of Hartford, state super i intendent of secondary division, was | the first speaker. His theme was l Class Organization for Intermediates ! and Seniors. After few earnest re- marks by President Flocken, pertinent questions were asked the speaker on the subject.
 Rev. c. D. Stanley of Putnam next spoke on A Banner School. which is | any school measuring up to six out of twelve standards set by the Connecti- cut Sunday School association, as fol- lows: Graded school accurate records, teachers meeting, missionary instruc- ton, cradle roll, home department, teacher training, organized secondary class, organized adult class, annual re port. annual offering, representation in | convention.
 After MT. Stanley's bright and wide l awake speech the sub iect A Front Line School was taken up by Miss Stooker. inasmuch as the expected speaker of the hour, Wallace l. Woodin. general state secretary, was detained by ill., ness. As there is a banner certificate for a banner school scoring six points. so there is a front line certificate for the front line school, the one that has attained all twelve points of the stan dard.
 Women's Business Meetings. 1 At ? D. m. Monday in the Mantle house was held the annual business meeting of the Willimantic Camp Meeting auxiliary of the Womans Home Missionary society of the Meth odist Episcopal church Mrs. J. F. Read of Worcester. the president. oc- I cupied the chair After brief devotional l exercises, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, Mrs. Jane E. Read; vice presi- dent, Mrs. Henry M. Randall of Brook Iyn, N. Y.; secretary and treasurer Mrs. R. N. Stanley of South Man chester. The report of the treasurer showed a membership of 15 and an amount totaling S21 raised by the auxiliary during the year. Mrs George A. Morse of Danielson gave Q reminiscent address concerning the life and services Of the late Mrs. R. w Brewster a faithful member of tbe society, deceased the past year, vhC had labored among the colored people at Camden, s. c. Mrs. s. A. Prentis : of New London read a brief obituar1 of Mary A. Mahon, field secretary
 who had once addressed their meeting Mrs. Jerome Greer of Mantle was appointed chairman of collectors, witt
 Mrs. B. B. Gardner and Mrs. Prentis of New London and Miss Alice c Cunningham of Putnam as assistants
 Woman's Foreign Missionary Society The ann&2l i->sinnrs iflsz44;-fz of thi, society was called to order in the Nj. antle house at D. m. Monday by tn, president, Mrs. Costello Lfppjtt. O
 Norwich. The reports of the secrc.
 tary and treasurer were read. Tn, latters showed more money raised Ia e year on the grounds than for tha nre.
 vlous 35 years, over S100. The auxil 1 iary branch could not have done thil but for the assistance of the chiIdroi 2 with their mite boxes. The brancl supports Bible woman and two fam
 inc orphans in India One ornhan il
 named after the late Mary D lame
 and the other after Mrs. Jane Read The entire board of officers was re elected. viz: Mrs. Lppitt. president Mrs. George A. Morse of DanieIsor 3 Ilee president; Mrs. J. NJ. Currier O
 Chelsea, secretary; Mrs E. F. CoIve
 of Manchester. treasurer. Several col lavenues.
 n Evangelist Taylor.
 Rev. Harry Taylor, the evangelist n arrived Monday evening and was 9uar
 tered at the Bethel. He preached th
 opening sermon of the camp meetin Monday evening.
 D. Sunday Evening Service. | The rain had ceased and the larges
 audience of the day was present. Tb ', presidents of both the societies. Mr Costello Lippitt and Mrs M. A. Pren
 tice, of New London. were on the plat
 form. Rev. J. H. Newland read Isaia T 5l, and Rev. w. J. Yates offered pray I CT. pr. u was the first speaker. Sf
 spoke of the fact that both the off - cials of China and the missionaries aI a now shoulder to shoulder in the dt
 struction of the opium traffic. Yc
 want to know how a monarchy of .al l. years suddenly became republic
 Well. If was through the influence
 l Christianity. The women took a p-ra, e part in this revolution. selling fbe 'r ornaments and raising in one provin,
 some $10.000. Christian girls are mo r. sought after by high class Chinese Q q ilc1als Tor wives, that the future C'h
 nese nation may he strong. There v now great need of more hospitals. sin
 there is but one Christian pFvsiri; - for two million people.
 Dr. Yates followed with a few worf nt l first on the Immigrants home of Bo as ! ton, showing how it takes in hand m, i'd and women of all nations as they cor sn over and helps them. He went on ct describe his visit with Bishop Har+s IF to Africa and the condition of Afric, Is | womanhood. He described some of so trips inland in Africa and the conc lg ton of the peoples.
 m m Camp Notes.
 'S John Wesley Rose of South Win 7 ham. who has played the bass VI l12 with great acceptance during the car Ia meeting services for the past fo ai years, is again on deck with his I
 fiddle and tuned up for the first tir
 this season at the opening service
 the camp meeting Monday evening.
 Asa M. Miller of F'itchville cal ey Monday for the week and is at t fh Manchester house.
 k Henry Witting of Providence is ha sd, ing his ninth season here as baker e's the camp meeting association. He D. assisted in his work by his two SO fix 1 Charles and Joseph.
 es, Miss Ecuth Mckinley of Norwich tin visiting MT. and Mrs A, Dylzem n- Aabr1skle at the restaurant building lip The Norwich Town society house en l opened for the week, in charge of R m Nj. R. French and wife. Their ehiIdr its Hollis and Dorothy, are wftn them.
 F. W. Hack, James Fitton and C.