Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-26
SPENDING THE SUMMER AT EAST
 NORTHFTELD.

Dear CernerateE: Once more we are enjoying a fong vacation. really want ed to stay home for part of the summer and yet--on the 9th of June we turned the key in the door of our humble abode and started for New Jersey, where W'e | spent a little over two weeks very hap | piiy with my brother and his family.
 On the 2Tth of June we came up to 1 East Northhehd, Mass. where we stin are | located. It was here. as doubtless many of you know. that Dwight L. Moody was l born and here in 1873 he started the | school for girls which later developed 1 into the Northfeid seminary.
 The campus of the seminary consists | of Is acres Of beautiful fields and lawns, 1 from which there is a fine view of the | Connecticut river, and, in the distance, 1 as far as the eye can reach, range be- yoFld range of nountaina
 The buildings are numerous dor1ni- 1 tories and recitation halls a beautiful little chapel RgiaseM Sage Menorial) ! and a large auditorhlcn which seats 2,80o. | Many of these Buildings are situated each one on a small knoll. At ona end of the as its name indicates, is circular at the top. It is shaded by beautiful pine, maple and white birch trees. On the sum nit are two graves that contain the bodies of Dwight L. Moody and his wife. Not far from the other end of<tile campus is a solitary grave which has a huge boulder for a headgtone. Here rests the body of Miss Evelyn S. HaN a greatly beloved principal of the seminary from 1883 until 1911.
 Our boarding place Is pleasantly loeat- ed in the midst Of green fields and near the woods on Rustic Ridge yet we are only from seven to ten minutes walk from the postofice and stores Every few of the latter) and also from the audito- rum.
 The summer conferences began on June 27th with a young woman's confer ence that was followed in quick success sion by the home missionary conference, the foreign missionary conference, the conference of religious education, and the general conference of Christian workers. The last of the series, which ended on Aug. Both. was the Massachusetts Cheis-s tian Endeayor institute, meeting ip~eo-. operation with the End deavorers eH Con neeticut, Rhode Island and Vermont. 4 few of the meetings of the confer enees that were held in snaiieF buildings were for delegates only, but a great many were, held in the auditorium and were free to all who cared to attend them The daily sunset service on Round TeD also was open to all.
 Time woAld fail me to teM all of even the most noteworthy tldngs that have been said and done during these gather ings or to mention all the eminent men l and women who have been here One of the most delightful personalities at the young woTnan's eoRference was MaFgaret SIattery. the author of The Girl and Her Religion, The Girl in Her Teens and Over the Brow of the HfN. She made several fine addresses. Dr. Robert Speer 1 delivered a splendid address at the for eiga missionary conference.
 Other American speakers have been Dr. Cornelius Woelfkiu of the Park Ave nsle Baptist church, New York city, the l chlrca of Jehn D. Rock kefeIier, Jr's, fa- nous Bihae class, and Prof. Albert S. 1 Clay, who Is noted for his researches among Baby9eniah and Semitic antiaui- ties and for his knewlaIge of Assyrian
 and BabyIeniaa literature.
 Among the men who came from Eng
 land to speak at one of the conferences
 was Rev. F. c. Spur. present pastor and sueeesser te F. B. MyeF at Regents Park
 Baptist church, London; Rev. John Dan-
 lels Jones. D. D.. pastor of Richmond
 Hill Congregational church, Bourne 1 mouth, England. and Rev. Charles W Abel, missionary of the London Mission | ary society to New Guinea. where he has
 done wonderful work When he and his wife went there cannibaMsm had not
 entirely disappeared. As the result ot Etheir labors these savage tribes have be- come industrious and Christian citizens
 The father of Christian Enceavor, Rev
 Francis Clark. arrived at East NorthheId
 on the day before the institute was to
 close. That evening he spoke to a large
 audience in the auditoTiura When he
 rose to speak they welcomed him with
 such loud and long continued claDnine
 that one wondered if 1t would raise tfe roof" ''Ae
 In connection with each conference a
 nne pageant has been given and there
 also have been several stunt nights ''
 Inere have been four or five bcnfres On
 the campus on as many different even
 lngs After dark a huge bonfire was
 lighted and made a brilliant s;el,t with
 the flames leaoing high In the air and
 casting rosy light on sa1r<6a,ndire
 buildings, trees and shrubs
 Ihere was a benefM concert fF5- +he
 Vlrgdnia Fresh Air home at East North.
 field. No admission was charged bsit a
 eollectien was taken that amounted tc
 S46s:sS. There also have been several re.
 cepeleas. one Of them was for the nais.
 S4onaales Whc are going cut this fall. II We have attended a number of the meetings and entertain1nents m ftt
 campus, and also fine sacred coneert
 saa1 was given one Sunday evening as Mount Hermon where the bows scTosoI i, situated. It Is four and s, bslf n,;ie, from East Northf1eid nope to long remember the last +1z, aeqfesses that | heard The frst va,
 gNen ey Dr. Francis Clark at a, meet
 nn lns ot tne ChE1stfa1i Endeavor institut, on Saturday evening He pleaded for more outspoken declaration bf Trs, , against war; also spoke of the 1eed s1x
 the beauty of an 'tunz.bashev7 rAIi9io1,s,
 ny mat he meant a, more const a,,f a,9, , 1earless confession of allegiance to Chris, [ ana greater willingness to do and s,If < Ter TOT 1ne advancement. Of His kinrdcn on eareh. Then he gavs a very interest Tns account of his visits to .Christ5a,
 ~ En9eaVor soeieties in many countries an,
 eeso HOW greatly the reoples who still ar suiLe3ins txena the effects a9 the srea var are being helped by the chr;stts, Endeavor meetings. The second address was s,vAn or x ' following and sdaEt evening of ts,A i,,sf tute by Rev. Abrarn $. Cory Ha ale . naoe an dna9assabned piea for wa
 asaiAse war, not only hesween natian,
 Out also beeween capital and labor, 2 7, eetweea races. He pleaded for a create / willingness to bear the eross of eyhr;s s by chaEnpiendng uapepular esa,ses Tbi : was the closing meeting Of the Christia e End eavor inssdtute, and 1t seemed ., fs, I ting finale te the series of great religiou
 conferences q We have taken nufnereus fine walk r and several beautiful drives One of IA = drives was to BrattIeboro, Vt I2 nsiI< | eef Kos-f1 q Il