Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-27
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 lazy man. Come unto me-" says has a yoke. either one that gals, o1 the 'easy' yoke of Christ. His yoke is a lifting force.
 This closed series of remarkable | addresses.
 Rev. E. w. Wesley Speaks.
 At the ? o'clock service in the Au- ditorium the speaker was Rev. Ernest | G. Wellesley Wesley of Providence who Is doing work among the thous- | ands of Portuguese on Cape Cod and from the Portuguese islands off the west coast of Africa. especially from | Brava.
 1 Prayer was offered by Rev Charles | H. Van Natter of Warehouse Point l MT. Wesley briefly touched upon the growth of Methodist missions in South America. where he went a mission | ary soon after the Civil war. There are three Methodist conferences in | South America, with some ten thous- | and members, and 15 thousand ad- | l2erents. Buenos Aires, the capital of the Argentine republic. has a popula- l ton Of a million and a half. | Here in New England in the three l states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut are some sixty thous- 1 and Portuguese.
 There are about 10000 Portuguese | living within the bounds of the New England Southern Conference. He said: We have a little church at New Bedford, another little work in Matta- poisett. In East Wareham and Ire l mont a Brava Portuguese, Antonio Lomba, is the pastor. In Province l town there is a good work started three years ago by two ladies. They are mostly Azorean or white Portu- guese. Sixty of the young men who of these loyal Portuguese. only two being Americans. He told of his methods in prosecuting the work, and overcoming opposition. and also the practical results.
 Mir. Wesley said that since the an nual conference in April he had trav- elled over 2,00O miles, and addressed some 1,200 people, mostly Portuguese. Rev. E. F. Studley of Manchester of fered the closing prayer.
 Notes and Personals.
 Jeptha E. Bill of GriswoId came on Mir. Bill Is still active. He has been to all the campmeetings here since they began in 1860. and for several years previous to that attended them when held in DanieIson.
 MT. and Mrs. George Smith of Mi antic, arrived Saturday and remained till this morning. at the Mantle house in Wesley Circle. This is Mrs. Smiths first visit to the camp. MT. Smith has not been here since he was a boy.
 Judge ArnOtt and family of South Manchester have been at their cottage on Simpson avenue during the sea son, the judge getting away from his duties here for the week ends.
 Capt. Henry M Randall, president of the Montauk bank. Brooklyn. N. Y, came Friday afternoon, and was at his cottage on Foster avenue Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Randall and their n here.
 Lester H. Walms1ey of Quidnick, R. l., has spent the entire season at the campmeeting, as has been his custom for the past five years.
 Capt. Tom Stewart. of Portland, has a swollen hand as the result of a wasp's sting. In his jovial way our lean friend remarked he'd be will ing to stay around the camp longer if he could get as fat as his hand all over.
 Misses Dorcas and Olive Smith of Rockville are guests of Mrh. and Mrs. A. R. Newell at Rest Awhile. Miss Corinne Hurlburt of Rockville spent Sunday with them.
 A. Burgess Newell of Hartford spent Sunday with his family at No. 1 Mys-
 Rev. J. c. Hofer. of Portland and Mrs. Hofer came Friday for the last of the meetings. staying at the Gales Ferry House.
 
 came Saturday morning and remained until this (Monday) morning.
 Rev. c. H. Van Natter of Warehouse Point was on the grounds Saturday and Sunday.
 Mrs. Marguerite Walker. of Gurley- vile, and infant daughter Wilma, call ed at the Chamberlain cottage, Satur- day. MT. Chamberlain was a former Methodist pastor in Gurleyville.
 Mrs. J. H. Root received recently from Japan a letter from her sister, Miss Frances Willard MacIntire, which was read at meeting of the campground auxiliary of the W. F. M. S. held on the piazza at Pinehurst, the cottage of Costello Lippitt. The missive was four yards long and full of interesting details about that far away land. and illustrated with many bright colored pictures pasted at in tervals throughout the letter
 Miss Carrie Sauer, of South Man chester came Saturday afternoon for Sunday.
 Allen W. H. sterry arrived recently from the Homeopathic hospital in Boston, where he underwent a minor operation preparatory to being admit ted to the U. S. army. He is spend ing a week or so upon the grounds, at the Sterry cottage.
 Miss Florence Thatcher. at the close of her children's meeting on Satur day, had picture of them taken standing upon the tabernacle steps SIOQpeO dDOuI the AIneT1cdH IdS.
 Mrs. G. A. Strong of East Hampton, is at her cottage. Wildwood.
 Rev. O. J. AIdrich Breaches.
 An inspiring praise service preced- ed Friday evenings sermon. The preacher was Rev. O. J.. Aldrich of Stafford Springs. Chorister Scrivener led a chorus of a dozen and a half of Methodist ministers who rendered in conjunction with the large auditorium congregation, the old hymns of the church most heartily. Rev. J. c. Ho- fer. of Portland, read the Scriptures, and prayer was offered by Rev. Ernest G. Wesley of Providence, R. I.
 Mir. Aldrich's text was 2. Corinth- ians 6:2. Now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation" There are two sworn enemies to my soul, yesterday and tomorrow. The former stays it's tens of thousands, the latter it's tens of thousands. The former says the time is past, it is too late now, the opportunities are all gone. Let us rejoice that this is a lie of