Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-23
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| near tttG bdEi. lAc hItnhai ASfN ASe6S 'he-~ led by Rev. Frederick c. Baker of Whit
 man, Mass, for many years the efficient l secretary of the camp meeting assecia- tion. There were numerous prayers and I many testimonies given.
 The audience vas Increased by the 10 o'clock preaching service by hundreds
 more,
 ! A feature of the praise services
 through the day was a large orchestra | from Trinity church, Norwich, consisting of William Grove, ceFnetist, and seven l-yiolinists, Frederic Russell, George Guile and the Misses Elizabeth Lane, Gladys
 Boardman. Dorothy Maynard, Alma Fen 1 ton and Elizabeth HagstrDm, also Roberta Bitgeed of New London. Scripture was read by Rev. Marvin S. l Stocking of DanieiseH, and prayer was | offered hy Rev. c. Harley Smith of Willi-
 mantle, District Superintendent ", H. | Bath asked all present at the first camp
 meeting in 1880 to rise to their feet, and 1 19 responded.
 Bishop Fred B. Fisher was the preach CT of the morning He is the youngest of l the board of bishops and was elected at l the general conference held in May at l Des Moines, Ia. For. number of years l he was missionary in India and returns 1 shortly to be resident bishop of that l country
 l Previous to the sermon there was an l anthem rendere db va auartette consist l ing of Mrs. Jackson of Attleboro, Mass. ] Mrs. Carter of Rutherford N. J., and the | Messrs. E. M. Wheeler and ". H. Grant, | both of Providence. The text of Bishop i Fisher was T. if I be lifted up. will draw 1 all men unto Me"
 We note the condition, If be lifted | up.' This has been going on ever since l the erueifixion and now Jesus says q, if | you will lift me un, will be the magnet to | draw men to myself" The bishop af- | f1rmed that the names of Jesus was dis l cussed more than ever by every creed and natic 4 learned Mehatnmedan re- ! gently wrose that he believed in the l Jesus of the gospel but not in the Jesus | Of Europe. There is a recTudeseence of Roman Catholicism in America, a re- | crudescence of Hindoeism and of Mo- | hammedism. There is also recrudes- I cence of pleasure and extravaganza. This 1 is the supreme time to lift up Jesus The 1 time has come for every layman and woman to lift up Christ, even as Moham- medans in selling their wares preach Mohammed in Africa. The bishop gave a | most interesting story of where he turned
 a 500 year old Hindoo temple into a Methodist church and baptized the two priests the mayor and all the selectmen even the entire village. He said this was often the case today. Everywhere that Christ is lifted up idolatry is broken l down.
 The bishop closed this most illuminat- l ing sermon with earnest prayer The
 benediction was pronounced by Rev. H. ! A. Ridgeway of Manchester. - Afiernesn. At 1 o'clock Miss Florence Thatcher of 1 East Hampton led the chiidren's meeting at the New London house. At the same hour Rev J. M. Von Deck of Stafford vile conducted the prayer ana testimony meeting.
 At o'clock hundreds gathered in the auditorium. The orchestra and chorus 1 led the congregation in the praise service. Scripture was read by Rev. F. c, Baker l of Whitman and prayer was offered by ] Rev. J. B. Aldrieh of Jewett City. Dr. | John H, Neviand was the afternoon | preached. His text was Rev. az: 14. 1 Before the sermon the quartette of the 1 morning rendered an anthem, aceompa- 1 nied on the organ by Miss Marjorie Ste- vsRs and on violin by Miss Elizabeth ] Lane of Norwich,
 l Dr. Neviand's remarks at the begin 1 ming were reminiseenr and historical, l having to do with the origin of the camp ! meeting. He alluded to Father Jordan as | one of the f. Anders. In front of him sat three of his daughters, Mrs. Wilbur E. HaYens of Mantle, Mrs. Nettie Dunstap, No. Church circle, and Miss Jordan of l Willimantic. He said that it was hard to
 understand heaven or spiritual things, as only material figures can be used to ex- plain them. We have 8 right to heaven 1 by fitness. just as an engineer has a l right to an engine, because he has fitted 1 himself to run one.
 Rev, M. s, Stocking offered closing
 prayer,
 Miss Whitaker, who had been mis- 1 sionary to India, addressed the twilight meeting in the tabernacle.
 1 The closing sermon of the meeting was preached by Bishop Fisher. who dweit 1 upon the choice of life service by the young people.
 Friday Evening. 1 Because of the eoolness of the weather | the meeting Friday evening was held in ! the tabernacle, where a large audience gathered to hear q sermon by the pFede- l cessor of ". H, Bath as district superin- tendent. Rev. George G. Scrivener now | pastor of the South Manchester Methodist
 
 Rev. John M. Won Deck of Staffordvilie and prayer offered by Rev. E. P. Phreea- ner of East Glastonbury.
 Mir. Seriyener's text vas Matt 4: ( ] Man shall not live by head alone" He 1 began by referring to the H. C. L. The 1 problem of physical living is mighty seri- 1 ous today. Restlessness is seen every l where. even in religion. It is a great op-
 portunity for tine church. For spiritual forces, according to the text, are the only | solution of the world trouble Like Jesus 1 men are tempted to sacrifice the spiritual
 to the physical If men spend their lives 1 trying to turn stones into bread, sooner | or later they will find their sweetest l things turned to stone.
 1 At the close of this earnest sermon. 2 reusing exhortation was given by Rev | Samuel Thatcher of East Hampton, and 1 this was followed by many coming for
 ward to the altar for 2 consecration ser. | vice.
 The Epworth league held "a cold re. l ception" in the tabernacle Friday even | ing. Cool weather and ice cream made
 an external and internal combination
 very appropriate to the title, The pro
 gram was varied. MT. Woodward vas
 called upon to play his flute and gave the l audience instruction as to how to ust | their own, for every person with two soot
 hands has flute in them Humerou. stories were told by E. J. Curry, V. V Sawyer and others. Songs were inter spersed. lee cream and fancy cracker, were then passed around to all Inno
 cent merriment alteFnated with words o wisdom. Then came the elimaK-a veri