Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-25
wILLIMANrIc CAMP MEETING
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 wilimantic CampgrCuHd Aug. s4- Camp meeting is in fuli swiag and there is a daily increase of atfend&ncs. The morning watch "Wednesday was heSd ia sunny corner of the grave, the leader Rev. C. c. Tibbetts, of UAcasvins, whose topic was the prayer Of Paul for Ever lasting Consolation through Christ We have cancellations of Scripture, of phil osophy of disposition, but ali lead 10 the living Christ, Who alone is the true ever lasting consolation.
 Institute classes were held during the forenoon. At 1e.30 there was a large audience to hear Dean Besbe on the three parables of Lcstness, as recorded in Luke 15 The Pharisoes were upset by the unconventienality Ok Jesus in re- ceiving sinners and eating with them, for a man is knoNa by the company he keeps Christ cSeyeriy thrOws the arg,i- ment back on themselves in these par abies.
 Jesus showed up the loving personality of Ged who surely would feel as much l interest in a human being as 8 shepherd would in a sheep or a woman in a coin. l The Christian religion is the only one that shows God seeking after men. All others show men seeking after C&odr ! God knows how valuable men are. He does not consider them mere worms of | the dust Gods inheritance in the saints is worthful. men are precious too precious to be lost, 50 God searches for them as revealed so powerfully in the ! Prodigal Son. Both boys in the paf- able were spiritually lost. One boy wanted to go eff to a far country and he went. Now the lost sheep was brought back by the shepherd and the coin picked | 4s-. Essk fellow had to choose to come back just as he had chosen to go away. But the | elder son was also lost These are types of lost irreligIous people and lost re- I 'igiouS folks. One went one way and the other the other, but both for what 1 there was in it not fer love to father. Neither thinking nor acting in certain ways makes Christian. nor were gen. ] erosity but it means back in Fathers house just loving Father, and rejoicing in Fathers love.
 The subject of Rev. A. Earl Kerna- hons talk on the general theme of Life Service ia the closing period was Gods Expectation. He expects every child of His to do the work in life marked out by Him.
 In the e:15 p. m. service in the audi- l torium after the usual service of praise Rev Frank Chamberlain, of North Truro Masa, read the scriptures, and Rev. 1 Wlm. Crawford. of Vernon, offered pray l ar. Gaiations 5:6, Faith which Workett by Love was the text of the afternoon preacher. Dr. James I. Bartholomew who was welcomed by many friends who have kno wn thim in former years as pastor e the district also as district superin- tendent Faith, which IS at the basis of all acts. should have a motive. Some times it is the motive of money making or of pleasure, or something else. But love shAuld be the motive power of all Christian service. IL is far above the motive of fear or duty. Our pilgrim fathers emphasized these and left out the winsoIneness of love to a great ex- tent. Love helps US believe in the people We want to help. You can't do rnnel good to fclks unless you believe in them
 Isove is splendid for the one yho does the loving, If nothing else. How can vt love the unioveable? Get rid of selfish irass. and see the good in folk God vii do His part in enabling you to do so lBov. W. H. Bath pronounced the benedic
 tion
 The annual bul illness meeting of Will
 mantle Campmeeting Association wa! held Wednesday morning at nine o'clocl
 in the Mantle house. Rev. w. H. Batf
 of Norwich the district superintendent
 presided, and opened the meeting witt prayer.
 The secretary of the cottage holders
 meeting held Tuesday, Miss Helen by
 sen read the report of their meeting
 which was accepted. It's four recon mendations regarding ehimneys ant
 brush were. referred to the executive committee.
 The president appointed as nominating
 committee Mrs. Costello of Norwich
 Rev John R. Miller of East Thompson and S. A. Bridge of Hazartlviile.
 These brought in the names of the fol
 lowing persons, who were elected officer.
 of the association: president Rev W. H
 Bath the district superintendent; vic.
 president Costello Lippitt of Norwich
 secretary Rev. Frederick C. Baker oi
 Whitman, Mass treasurer Van R
 Wheeler of Providence; executive com
 mittee enry M. Randall, Port Jefferson