Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-16

The first Sunday OF the camp meet
ing season dawned most auspiciously
at the Wi1limantic camp ground. The
sunshine streamed through the tree
shade, and mitigated the summer
heat. Many Norwich people were
there for the services.
bishop QuayIs Preached In Morning.
The forenoon service was in the open
covered portion were filled and many
were in the outside seats.
Rev. c. E. Delawater, OF Hockanum,
read the scripture, and Rev. Samuel
Thatcher of Jewett City offered prayer.
The singing was led by Ernest w.
Naftzgen, who has been twice around
the world as singing evangelist in the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES meetings. He also
sang a solo, For You, for Ne.
After the offering was taken. Bishop
Quayle preached. His text was Cor.
/: "a. Transliterated according to the
bishop, the text is: 'Christ is the dyna-
mite of God"
Nothing is so pathetic as the coming
of Christ. His birth was more pathetic
than His crucidxion. Nobody was
ready for Him. Nothing was pre-
pared. Only Mary's heart was really
welcoming the wonderful child. Christ
is the power Of God, not to blow things
apart, but to bring them together.
God is no tyrannical Power snatch
ing babies from their mothers arms,
but a loving Father, who. when mother
is no longer able to care for baby. re-
ceives the child in His own loving
arms till mother shall come to him.
Either Christ is adequate for the
worlds needs, or He Is an utter fall
ure. Christ can appeal to the sim
plest and the most majestic minds.
80, he -k,1
will of the world, and strengthen the
vacillating will. The bishop concluded
his powerful sermon with touching
prayer. Brother Naftzger sang It's
Jesus.
Missionary Society's Public Service.
Again the auditorium was well fill
ed at o'clock when the Woman's
Home Missionary society held their
annual public service. A large gather
ing Of several hundred heard Miss
Grace Roraback, who is the eastern
field secretary of the organization. The
district superintendent OF the Norwich
district auxiliary branch, Mrs. s. A.
Prentice Of New London, presided. The
vice president. Mrs. John Gallup of
Norwich read the scripture selection
and prayer was offered by q mission
cry from China, DR.. Perkins. Mrs.
w, Andrew, Of Providence rendered
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Jacob.
Miss Roraback gave interesting incl
dents concerning the work OF home
missions among the blacks and poor
whites of the south, among the Nor
mons, among the Esquimaux Of Alaska.
the Japanese, Koreans ana Philippians
of Hawaii, the Porto Ricans and the
American Indians.
Miss Roraback stated there were
two hundred thousand Methodist wo-
men banded together in this work. An
offering was taken for the work.
Gathering of Young People.
At p. m. in the tabernacle there
was a gathering Of the children and
young people, who listened to mis-
sionary addresses by Miss Roraback
and Mrs. Walter P. Buck, OF Stafford
Springs.
Meanwhile Choirmaster Naftzger
drilled quite company Of singers in
pieces from the new song book used
this season. At 6 p. m there was
meeting Of the w. 3. NJ. 8. at the
tabernacle in which Miss Roraback
told of the work at Mortified.
Saturday Afternoon Services.
The new experiment Of the combined
Epworth League institute and the an
nual camp meeting opened successfully
on Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. w.
]. Stephens. fourth vice. president of
the Norwich district Epworth League
led Get Acquainted Social at the
tabernacle. The weather was auspi-
cious, though a trifie warm. There
was a good attendance at this social
gathering.
Crowds poured in upon the grounds
during the day and by night there were
several hundred more persons gath
cred in the cottages than in the morn
ing. An indication of this sudden in
crease of the camps population was