New Britain herald., 1919-06-12
llfVCE WILL FINISH TOMORROW
e'S Church Has Had We'll ttended Meetings This Week

Ihe Blble and Missionary confer 3lce which opened at the Peoples s #hurch on Monday will conclude to- 8norrow with morning, afternoon and YeNenlng sessions. Last nights meetings Were we'll attended and the addresses gwen were most interesting.
 Ioday's conference session opened ab 9:3O a. m with devotional exercises ! and talk on Learning the Bible By phapters' by Miss Jean Lamont. Dr. ". w. White led the Bible study and at ~2:3O o'clock this afternoon Dr. F.. w. Troy gave a short address when was followed by a general discussion on missionary work by a number Of those who have had actual experience. The hnal talk of the afternoon was given by Dr. H. K. w. Kumm. This evenings services will open with mug sic at 7:15 o'clock and Dr. Troy will will follow him.
 Following is the program for the closing session of the conference to- morrow:
 Morning session, 9:3O, devotional; 10, Bible study classes, Mrs Richard Tjader, Miss Lamont; II, Jewish work in New York city, Rev. Bernhard An gel. .........
 Afternoon session. 2:3O, praise serv- ice; 3-5, workers meeting, Rev. F. K. Hawley, Capt. Charles Potter, Rev George Matthews.
 | Evening session, 7:15, song service, 7:30, short addresses. DT. w. w.. White, John Callahan, Capt Smith.
 Captain Gypsy Pat Smith Speaks.
 Owing to the absence of Dr. F. w. Troy of Brooklyn ". Y, who was ha 96 L. dress at the evening session last night, Captain Gypsy Pat Smith, of the Eng fish Army, entertained the large con- gregation by relating his past life, bearing upon the lack of religious education in the Gypsy camps throughout England and Scotland. He also related several of his adventures while on the firing line in Flanders during the recent war.
 On one occasion, Captain Smith stated; while he was walking into a captured Belgian town he came face to face with a German captain, who rounded the opposite corner of a country villa. Neither knew which was the more surprised, although, Captain Smith told his audience, he was not greatly frightened, as a
 
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 Changing his subject, Captain Smith related his early life as a boy, telling how he was brought up in a Gypsy caravan, and at the age of fl years he was one of the cleveresst thieves of his clan: Not knowing any better, because of-the lack of education, Cap tain Smith led the life of a common thief until the age of 17, when he first received religious instructions in 1arge cathedral in Glasgow, Scot land which is his birthplace. Cap tain Smiths parents were natives of Great Britain. his mother having been born in Ireland and his father in Eng land. At the age of IS years, Captain Smith, started his career as an evan- gelist and was known as The Boy Evangelist" He has kept up preach ing and has picked this line of work for his future career.
 While working in one of the large steel plants in Glasgow, Captain Smith preached every Tuesday for six months to his fe1low-worIers, who assembled 800 and som etime es a thousand at a time during the dinner hour to listen to his sermon. He has been in the English Army during the past five years and during his stay in France he delivered sermons to many of the troops on the battlefelds Captain Smith announced his intention of re- turning home som etime in August. but plans to return and tour this country next year.