Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-25
Willimantic Camp Grounds

camp Ground, Aug. 24.-Fair wealth CT favored the campers on the fourth morning of Institute week. The morn ing watch at was addressed by Rev. IVY. E. Paxton on "A Revelation of the Winning Righteousness
 Rev Robert L. Roberts India talk was on ''The Robber Caste and It's Redemption" at the first period. One of the peculiar castes of India is the Rob Der Caste. These men are trained from generation to generation to become ex- pert thieves They make it a religion and have special god of robbery to which they pray. To cure this, England has tried Christian education with more or less success, get hold of the chil- dIen, and in generation or two foolish and wicked things like robbery and in- temperance will be outgrown.
 These schools and the missionaries are greatly aiding this, class of low-caste Hindoos
 Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens, of Hartford. led the next period in an instructive talk on the "Instructional Period Cur ricula."
 There was large gathering during 1 the next hour, which period of Bible Study Is open to the public Prof l Chanter's lecture in the tabernacle was on II Corinthians. An Autobiographi- 1 cal Letter. It was letter written by Paul in self-defence, after he had re 1 ceived a reply from the Corinthiat church to his first letter to them Paul 1 first comments them for getting sense 1 enough to carry out the instructions of his first epistle. Then he scores them 1 for having compelled him to talk about himself and prove that he was no cow ard. Some thought Paul was not con | verted So he had to give them a sort of ecclesiastical pedigree. He main tained his calling as 9 preacher. and 1 stood as an ambassador for Christ During the closing period of the morn. l ing Rev. A. Earl Gernahan, of Boston gave to the Epworth Leaguers an ex l ciellert talk on "The Value of Youl l highest value only in the power anc service of Christ.
 large congregation assembled in tn, auditorium Thursday afternoon to heal 1 the best of the four addresses giveI 1 by Dean James A. Beebe, of Boston uni
 versity.
 i In the absence of the president O the camp meeting association, Rev. W H. Bath. of Norwich. the vice president Rev R. L. Roberts, of Norwich, hat
 
 M. E. Paxton, of Hazardville
 Dean Beebe read fourteeR~verses iron
 the first chapter of Johns gospel.
 This is what John came to beltev
 about Jesus after three years of inti
 mate fellowship with Him. We share il
 that belief, and we fellowship with non
 who do not believe Christ is God a
 we'll as man-the Goldman, As botan, does not come first, but flowers so ex perience precedes theological dodtrine
 There was no revelation miraculousl
 handed down. but John saw deep CT and deeper into Christ's character Tie disciples believed Him only 8 mar
 as to their first impressions. Furthe
 fellowship impelled them to think nor
 highly of Him than that He was mer
 man At first, people thought He wa
 one Of the old prophets come again. Bu
 one of His most intimate friends, Petel said finally. Thou art the Christ. tn
 Son of the living God" The ethical sid of Jesus life first made itself felt 0 ! His disciples. He had no sin at all, bu
 was full of goodness.
 Some folks have high opinions ( themselves, that their neighbors do nc share. Even coarse old Pilate and hi
 Roman captain found no fault in Jesu but one said He was the Son of Got
 But there was more than this perfeC
 moral quality in Jesus. His insight va
 marvellous. As our human elder brotf CT He always did the Fathers will. H
 could say. T and my Father are one
 Jesus as the great Teacher incorporate into His life His own teachings, prat
 tising what He preached.
 '.Brethfen, we must raise more none S to pay the expenses of the Willimant Camp Meeting association. We have
 deficit this year in spite of the fa'
 that the expenses were less during tr