Norwich bulletin., 1915-08-17
Willimantic Camp Ground
Ep~orth League Institute Begins-Mrs.
Jane e Read Again Conducts Chill
Z dren's Meetinas-Session of w. NJ.
NJ. Society-Ministers' Wives Meet.

s The Epworth League institute began
Monday morning with an hour of
worship in the tabernacle under the
direction of the Fvice president of the
Norwich district league, Rev. Duncan
T. Dodd of Mantle. The speaker was
Rev. Elliott F. Studley, of Manches-
ter. His theme was Praise and Wor-
ship. He took for his subject, A Great
Praise Meeting with a Small Attend
ance, based on the story of The Ten
Lepers. Mr.. Naftzger sang a solo.
Rev. ]. Franklin Knots of Boston
emphasized during the first stury Pc
Rod the great necessity of personal
evangelism. He stated that in a large
congregation of $50 he had once asked
how many had been brought to Christ
directly in evangelistic campaigns, and
hardly a tenth of those present ys-
sponded. Then he inquired how many
had been brought in by regular Sun
day school and church methods, or by
personal appeal. and four-fifths of tie
audience arose in response.
Bible Study.
From $40 to 1850 Rev. Ralph T
Flewelling of the New England con-
ference of the Methodist church con-
Quoted the period of Bible study. His
special theme was The Divine Faith
erhood. Have We not all one Faith
err" He said that until man finds
/ SO0 ny SApCAlClCS
| Christ he is in no condition to live
| the normal human life.
Speaker Unable to Come.
Rev. Otis H. Moore, who was tc
have spoken on Social Service during
the next hour, had sent a telegram
that owing TO injury through accident
/ in baseball he would be unale to come
| His place was filed by Rev. Charles
Evarts of Boston, who in a wide awake
manner insisted on the need of a wit
4 Messing church, which comes through
the surrendered life. God does no
want your gifts, He wants you. We
must get a vision of Jesus, and give
up all worldly pleasures for Him.
| Junior League Methods.
Rev. Charles Spaulding of Boston
who was instructor in last years in
stitute, again has the periods devotet
to Junior League methods DR.. Spauid
ing will be remembered as being in
spector in the pageant of Ellis Is
land given last season. He said tn
best way to get a good Epworu
League was to grow it-out of a JUNO
league. We must make Christian mel
and women out of the boys and girls
believe we MethodiStS ought t
seek to make Methodist men and wo
men out of the boys and girls Durinl
this same hour. at the South Manches
ter cottage, the choirmaster. Ernes
w. Naftzger, had a class of young mel
whom he addressed on the subject o
Opportunities for Larger Life 70
Young Men
At Work Since 1881.
Mrs Reads children's meeting at
IN. m in the New London house, Mrs
Jane E Read OF Worcester led tn
first regular children's meeting of tn
season. This is the thirty-fifth cam
meeting at which this faithful love
OF children has conducted these meet
ings, which have resulted in the con
version Of so many in early life
was in 1881 that at the instigation c
DR.. M. ]. Talbot, now at the old
est minister in the New Englan
Southern conference, she first calle
! the children together. Today the chill
! dren and even the grandchildren c
? the children of those early years at
tend her meetings. They are not onl
taught the truth. Of the gospel, bU
: pray and testify and engage i'm mis-
. sionary work The penny collection
from their mite boxes last Sunda
> amounted to over 81.
Train Was Delayed.
III Rev. Samuel w. Irwin, president {
LEAST Greenwich academy, was sched