New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 16, 1928, Page 36

BAPTIST CHURCH ANNIVERSARY HELD Facts Recited at 180th Year Observance 1 On Thursday evening 250 sat down | ‘to an old time supper in celebra- ition of the 120th anniversary of the ‘First Baptist church, Following the Isupper the chapel was filled to hear | ia concert of old songs rendered by the church quartet and a chorus fur- | nished by the young woman's sewing | 'sulld. The singers wore costumes representing the periods of the church’s history which were pic- turesque and added to the pleasure | of the evening. Supper was served by the Loving Service class. ., The pastor, Rev. William Ross, 'welcomed out of town \isitors who iwere once connected with the lehurch. Among those to receive a icordial welcome was Rev. Lyman Johnson who was baptized by Rev. E. P. Bond in 1857 Willlam H. Judd gave an interest- ing sketch of the pioneers who mi- igrated from Farmington among whom were ancestors of both his {father and mother. He also showed |interesting relics which are treasured | e |tional Tnk building and preceded | ™ by his family. . B. L Knapp then gave the history of the formation of the First Baptist church in this city. First Immersion Baptism In the recital of historical events 'in connection with this church, Mr. 'Knapp related that the first refer- ence to the Baptists, or Separatists ias they were once called. is in the Ihistory of the First lesiastical so- |clety under the ministry of Rev iJohn 8malley about 1776. Jeremiah |Osgood was baptized in a small .brook, dammed up for the purpose, |next to Samuel Smith's house in |Stanley Quarter. It was here that ‘the rite of baptism by Iwas practiced for the first time in 'this vicinity. © The second person baptized was Elijah Francis and Lydia, wite of lthe aforementioned Jeremiah O: lgood, was the third. She was bap- [tized in In 1777. and at that time 'was about 70 years of age. Many [thought the tmmersion would cau /her death, but the following day she lwas as well as usual and cven able ito visit her son. Ths same year 'Sarah. wite of Stephen Wallister, left Dr. Smalley’s church and be- ieame & Baptist. She had belonged to the other church for more than half a century but her changing was {purely trom religious convictions i.!mh reference to baptism and she lopenly declared against the cus- ‘tomary sprinkling of children. Whe i immersion | | bloody {a raia in J: Wheeler, Lois Booth Betsy Warren, | Anna Daniels, Roxanna Wright and Mary Booth. Church is Bailt By 1809 the church had 26 mem- bers and during the next 20 years | the church members worshipped at private houses. In 1828 the bership had dropped to 24 but the stalwart members voted to build a church. A small house was built at the foot of Dublin hill directly at the head of Main street and Rev. Seth Higby was the first pastor there. A Sunday By 1541 the church had grown to ' the extent that a new building was voted and a lot was bought from “the widow Hart”sfor $300. Work hegan in the spring of 1842. On July 10 the house was raised and dedicated on October 12 Later the name of the church was changed to the First Baptist church of New Britain The first college graduate to chosen as pastor was . P. from Brown an 1552, At the outbreak of the Civil | war, Rev. Mr. Bond leave of absence to go to war., s ing aplin of the ticut Volunteers. Tn 1865 he re- signed from the church to become head of the Connecticut Literary Tn- stitute at icla Another New Chun Tn 1867 another new church was voted to be huilt, but it was not un- til 1569 that details were arranged. This was the dhurch that formerly stood on the site of the First Na- be rv- | as ¢ the present church at the corner of | High and West Main streets. POSSE PREVENTS RAIDING OF BANK One Robber Dead and Four Are| Injured Marietta, Okla., Nov. 16 (A—One Lank robber was dead and four per- ns, including another robber, nurs- i gunshot wounds here today fol- »wing the quick action of a deter- mined posse of 50 citizens in halting raid on the First National bank. Colbert Keel, 55, was slain in the encounter yesterday and | Haynie Liddell, 35, his companion, probably was permanently blinded by a birdshot charge. iff-elect | A. W. Stafford, M. A. Conr dent of the bank, and R posseman, sustained minor gunshot | wounds. On guard for bank robbers since | uary, 1927, in which | Sheriff Sam Long and Oscar Harri- | | son, a bandit were killed, the rapidly | | rorming poss i-)u decided to leave Dr. Smalley’s | church she arose during service, |stood in the center of the aisle, 'stated her reasons and left the build- ing. First 25 Years During the first 25 years the growth of the church here was slow and its members hardly numbered 125, The early meetings were held iat the home of Abijah Smith at a schoolhouse in the fourth district land later at the old Hinsdale House lon East street. Occasionally the émemberl journed to Wethersfield, |Westfield or Suffield to attend services, + As the church grew, meetings were held regularly at the Hinsdale iHouse on Saturdays. Finally, on "June 16, 1808, the Baptists united 'tn church fellowship under the name !of the First Baptist church of Ber- Ilin and the original members were |:omnm- Osgood, Elijah Francls, |Gideon Williams, Thomas Booth, :John Osgood, ses Smith, Oliver IWelden, Dan Wright, Sarah Wins- |dale, Sarah Wallister, Lydia Osgood, "Mary Osgood, Sally Welden, Jerusha surrounded the rob- bers in their ear before they could | leave the and the skirmish | ended at the rear door of the insti- | tution. The $10.000 loot recovered. | Sound Alarm Success in sounding the alarm and recruiting the posse quickly follow- d the bandits loose action in free- ing other employes of the hank after kidnaping Mr. Conrad as a hostage. Surrounding their prey members of the posse opened fire on the car, in which Mr. Conrad was held cap- tive. The president, slightly wound- ed in the shoulder, leaped from the automobile and flattened on the grounds as the robbers went into ac- tion with revolvers They fired a half a dozen shots before they fell. Liddell was wanied here in con- nection with the Love County tional bank robbery in which Sherift Long and Harrison were killed. He had been involved by Claunde | Andrews, who confessed and w sentenced to five years in the peni- tentiary for his part in the crime. proximately 8,000, half of which as recovered ken in that raid. Liddel under an Okla- e <0 is homa federal grand jury indictment | for using the mails to defraud ‘The Oyster Season Has Returned ?The Headquarters " For the Best HONISS’S 23 State St. Hartford, Conn. (Under Grant's Store) 95 West Main St, Marion Hat An average of one shipwreck a day is the toll of the sea cach year. Stove Repairs Complete line of stove repair parts carried in stock. NEW BRITAIN STOVE REPAIR CO. 66 Lafayette St. Tel. 772 HOSIERY $1.50 UP Rebecca R. Steele, | mem- | formed in 1830. | Bond | he took charge in | was granted S 14th Connee- “ | Schade and Mrs. Cedric Powers. h | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, EODI-GLOVER UNIT INSTALLS OFFIGERS State President Compliments Unit on Work for Year stallation of the officers of Ed- ver Unit, No. 6, American Legion Auxiliary, was held last eve- ing in the presence of a large dele- | gation of members from the local organization and Rau-Locke Unit of Hartford. Mrs. Lillian York Yerring- ton of Hartford, state president, pre- sided and complimented the local unit on its efficient work during the st year. She was presented with a t from the New Britain membats. Committees Appointed Reports of retiring officers were read and accepted. The following standing committees were named for the coming year by Mrs. Howard Mitchell, president: By-laws—Mrs. chairman; Mrs. Mrs. W. W. T. Squires, Laura Bertini, Thomas Walker, Mrs. A. F. Emergency — (to function fn | case of community disaster by pro- viding food and relief workers), Mrs. Laura Bertini, chairman; Mrs. A. H. Petts, Mrs. W. W. T. Squires, Mrs. Walker, Mrs.. Beth Case, Mrs. E. Ogren, Mrs. Elizabeth Tim- | brell, Mrs. Fred Ensworth, Mrs. ¥Fred Hoffffman, Mrs. Schade, Mrs. Annie Jckson and Mrs. Grace Sto- well. Publicity — Mrs. Fred Ensworth. Weltare — Mrs. Cedric Powers, chairman; Miss Cora Bertini, Mrs. Schade, Mrs. Timbrell, Mrs. Ogren, Irs. A. S. Grant and Miss Bertha heldon. Cradle roll — Mrs. Charles Sahr- bacher. Girls' work—Nfrs. Lillian Schaed- ler. Americanism — Mrs. Fred Ens- worth. Graves decoration — Mrs. Tyler. Unit Fred | activites — Mrs. A. H. Petts, /. L. Eddy, Leroy ss Louise Doerr, Mrs. Schaedler, Mrs. Arthur | McNickle, Mrs. Paul Zink and Mrs. George Conklin. Child welfare — Mrs. N. F. Whit- temore. Membership — Mrs. Hoffman. Poppy — Mrs. John Ball. December post lunch — Mrs. Petts, Mrs. Stowell, Mrs. Zink, Mrs. Harriet Quadland and Mrs. Amelia Whittemore. December unit lunch — Mrs. Ens- worth, Mrs. Lewis Mitchell, Mrs. Frank Bullock, Mrs. Henry Groth, Miss Ruth Ensworth and Mrs. Gus- | tave Peterson. New Members Enrolled The following members were en- rolled: Mrs. Darwin B. Davis, Mrs. Kenneth Kron, Mrs. Louise Lind- berg and Mrs. Joseph Slater. The unit voted to take a, sustain- ing membership of $5 in the Amer- ican Red Cross, A Christmas party will be given for 25 children of needy ex-servicemen, and 25 Christ- | mas dinners will be distributed to as many familles. Thirty boxes of candy, fruit, cig: arettes, etc., will be sent to ex-serv- \cemen of New Britain who are in hospitals and about 20 Thanksgiving dinners will be supplied in other cases. A Christmas party for members will be held on December 20. At the close of last night’s meet- ing, flowers were presented to the incoming president, Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs, Ensworth was presented with flowers and a gold piece. She was recently elected state treasurer. Mrs. Arthur McNickle was hostess for the buffet lunch which followed. READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS | FOR RESULTS Free Enlargement WITH EVERY DOZEN CHRISTMAS PHOTOS Arcade Studio MARCE FINGER WAVING at BOSCO’S LADIES' BARBER SHOP AND BEAUTY PAKLOR Make Your Thanksgiving Appointment Early PHONE 1543 We Have the Newest and, as Usual, the Distinctive Because They Are “Marion Choice™ SPLECIAL FOR SATURDAY This group—our felts, satins, metallics, Callahan and Lag special—includes soleils, in harmonizing designs / / and intended to scll at 36.95 to $10.00. GOST OF LUXURIES OVER SCHOOL BILLS H. T. Burr Asks Continned Ges- erosity in Education Funds ‘““People spend more for automo- biles, for the movies, and for cigars and cigarettes than they do for ed- ucation, but the statement is often made that too much money is spent for the schools,” Secretary Henry T. Burr of the school committee de- clared in a talk before the members of the Parents and Teachers' asso- ciation of the Washington school last night. The talk which came at the con- clusion of an interesting program by students, teachers and outsiders, was heard by a large crowd in the audi- torfum. Other parts of the program included selection bly the school or- chestra, vocal solo by Mrs. Mary T. Crean, violin solo by John Lada, vo- cal solo by William Dowlfng, and violin solo by Miss Rose Himberg. The vocal and instrumental solos were well received. Mr. Burr's talk, in part, follows: “In opening I wish to congratu- late the parents who came here in such great crowds. It is encourag- ing to the teachers and to those connected with the schools. “It is worth while to think what this school business means. You send the children to school and they g0 because it is natural. It is worth while to stop and think that it was only a few years ago when we had no schools. The first public school was established in this country about 300 years ago. It is almost within the life time of an old man that education has become univer- sal. Early Education Only for Rich “The idea was that were only for the rich, the people who were going to rule the world. To educate the common people was a later thought. We send the pupils to school because we want them to succeed. Their chances of prosper- ing are greater if they have an edu- cation. This is a good reason why the schools should be supported. “The real theory of education is typical of America. It provides that the schools | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1928 everyone may have an equal chance. Of course everybody is not equal naturally; some are short, some are tall, some are good looking and some are not, but America sags that every child shall have an equal op- portunity to make the best of him. self. America is leading in this re. spect although it is the youngest na- tion. What is the real reason? “The history of the world is the history of people struggling and try- ing to get the right to live in peace and happiness. “When the founders came to this country, they figured they would set up a place to govern themselves and to think as they wished. When they set up the government they knew they would not succeed unless they had the wisdom to do so. They im- mediately built schools. Ever since then the chill in this country has had a chance to gain in wisdom in public schools. We have expanded but always education made the pro- greas equal to the expansion. Public Scheol Element of “Democracy and public schools are inseparable. Democracy would be destroyed if there were no publie ischools. What is the reason for ed- ucation? Why does the state support the schoo}s? No child is allowed to ! escape without education, becau there is need for a group who will be educated to care for our institu- tions during the coming generations. “Do you realize how big this sys- tem is in this city. There are 14,000 pupils in the public schools and 560 teachers at a cost of $1,200,000 & year. We spend 39 per cent of the taxpayers’ money for the support of the schools. Are we spending too much for our schools? “Bear this in mind. We spend half of what we have for automobiles and movies, more than half for cl- gars and cigarettes. It is irksome to pay taxes, but the money must be spent. “You want good schools. you want good teachers, you want good build- ings which will be well lighted and heated so that the schools will be fine, clean, wholesome and healthy places for the children. 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