Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 31, 1911, Page 8

e Rev. F. W. Coleman, and the Rey. Ee P Phreaner. 5 p l:fl;:onflnuod support -~ Dr. ‘Eaton urze of the Book conc #xplaining that f rnofis of district ts, W. L “Ward of the strdot, A. J. Coultos ,of district, and Juhn could be paid the fund tar superan- in charge ol ‘Them I0— The Mind of Chrilt, Salt-cmflfying Love. - $ a. m.—Business. W 230 p. m. ~—A.I\nivern.ry ‘of ‘Women’s M. Fare_xn ssionary society. ' Mrs. W. uz-bar to preside. 3 Mary Carleton of China’ will deliver the ad- dress. Theme, Medical Work in China. if the loyal suppert of it continued |c for a few years a dividend of $500,000 | te; ] prbg "lnd the cfi!:r-l:h fi‘fl’n‘gfl wise and mtient in the first dav “Fischer, who had’. mest a year, fot toa 3.30 p. m.—Anniversary of the Wo-' men’s Home Misslonary society, Mrs. | W. P. Buck.to preside. Speaker, Mrs. Annie ©. CI Theme, Lest We For- get. 2 7.30 p. m.—ADniversgry of the board of education. W. F. Geisler to pre- side. Address by Franklin- Hamil-- | ton,uD.D.,_chancellor of American uni- ‘| versi ‘Washington, D. C.. Singing by male chorus. i the prese flme flle = m:'u-wurefin a pesitisn " the ‘wprld with”an example ving, and thatithey had a 0 'm_along that :% thnt there 'were two in the matter of re-| 2 cy, today. One was the PAST YEAR IN Churches Show Big Reductions Thalr Dobh—Onc Mirister Died. The report of Supt. J. H. Newland made at the session Thursday morning was as’ féllews: Wi found thanks to the Heav- enly Father for -all his care and for . Mi3D. B the privilege of anether '8 service, v Scheel ef Theology. | W Of the Norwich district again bring ese sessien. the Rev.| OUr Teports to conference. The vear & of NMewpert was elected | 128 been-a goend one and the splendid "fi’k\e vt il ot company of the King's servants who Vl(lnlvre the the Rev. €, E.i{have labored on the Norwich district m o \;;nh and the Rev. L. ‘need net be ashamed. Streejsr’ swile - appeinted: alse a com- Pastoral Changes. At ‘the close of the session of con- ,of assistants to- statisticians, g the Rev. R. S. Cushman, in ! p? chureh and the am of e qther. he sald, hlqznglto“ee if the buzz going d” had ‘found that it nal meeting, at 8.15, was “Prdr. 11 of the o U mmittee, in- ference a year ago three churches, viz. those at Eastford. Gales Ferry and ‘Windserville, were left without sup- ' plies. The church at Windsorville was | GLOVES \ We sell them at All Times at Reduced Prices. $:08-Gloves for - -/ Tle $4.96 Kid Gloves for 88c $1.15 French Kid Gloves for - 95¢ $1.25 French Kid Gloves for $1.10 $1.58 French.Kid Gloves for - $1.33 $2.58 Long Kid Gloves for $2.15 $3.80 Long Kid Gloves for $2.44 And we DON'T advertise in a misleading way about the values. We leave that for you ‘to judge. We sell on merits ondy. Our “Big” Glove Trade proves it. MARSHALL'S, 4 164 Main Street, with the Norwich Circulating Library But-of-door Comfort for the Baby Spring assortment . Carriages Go-Carts The collapsible kind, light and convenient for traveling on “the . trolley - or train. English Carts, enameled i 9trong ayd easy running Reed Carri in maroon “or dark "blue. , priced from $5.00 to $28.00. NS fifiben & Snns 137-141 MAIN STREET ‘Our-large assortments of House Furnishings net equalled in Eastern Connecticut. - THE NORWICH DISTRICT J T, Potter from 1 ugust the suppl; at Old: St ‘lettna.fnrnvery !"m accepted a call t6 2 pPasi iphia. The new m!echln!c adel] ril, formeriv & District Supt. pla.ce. These i as strangers to us, ve ceeps ‘with the churches to which they have been appointed, and have given full proof ‘that the hand of God was in their coming. - In the midst of the record of thess changes and transfers, we'pause fo re- cord the transfer to the ehurch Tri- umphant, of Dr. J. H. Allen. He was ill at the time of conference ,from the diseame that had heen preying on him for a long time. At his own request he was_ given the supersnuate’s relation. On Mgy 20, less than two months-after relinquishing active. work, he was not, for Ged had takem him. Those who knew him well that no purer or ‘Tmere ‘beautiful soul ever served the -M?:ter amerg our t:::‘\‘:w. }::hfia.sma soldier of great ien. the land needed Bltrl” of e attmnmenrtgn‘h— and pewe! message, and sonality ‘chasteneq m power of the zo forget him, that he Has been one of eur number. He gave to this cenference lhkty-sev- en vears of service. We are thankful there is no other death te. record in the the pastors of their fa eral instances there illness, netably in the parsonages Manchester, New umion, Jeweit City, Tolland, Westerly and ‘ordville. In others also less seriously nd. Spiri "It is exceedingly difficult to get a report- from: the Idd a -month before ‘conference which will give an exact view of the relative gains or losses in the various churches. From the most careful estimates that I can make from the reperts sent in there 7will bs a gain in both members _a probationers over last:year. Ii will net We large, probably ot ever'two hundred in the aggregate. ~But in viéw of the condi- tions we welcome this as a success. Three hundred and twenty-five are reported as joining on probation. I have not the data this vear from which to. estimate_ the number joining by let- ter. | But ‘there ig littlz reagow to ex- pect that this will be different from the figures of-other vears. Nosable among the chufches receiving large classes of probationers are ~tha “churches at Burnside 10, East Blackstone 7, East Hartford 14, Jewett City~12, Manches- ter 13, Norwich Trinity 15, New Lon- eight churches repert an{ increase in. membership. “Revival ser- vices haye been’held in .about 15 churéhes with varying de(:rees ‘of suc- cess.. The disfrict superintendent can- not cease his 2ffort. to-inspire the ‘pas- tors . of -the -district with enthusiasm and zeal in this ble#sed and important work.. 'The fact. that it has been a political year in Connecticut has in- terfered somewhat with this work. The churches especially bh-«l this year are New London, Sterling, Jewett City, Wapping Burnside,. East Blackstone nd- East ;Hartford. Thesé churches; - others, where personal work r been especmlly embhulzed Téport 3. conversions. Sundly Sghools and Other Chureh Se- cieties. -Twentiy-seven Sundayschogls report an increased enrollment. One, the school at-New London. by the employ- ment of a special Sunday school mis- sionary worker, has increased its en- rollment 68 in this one year. This is suggestive and points the way to a. eW method of growth. There are ten towns and citles in this district w'ha!‘e this plah could be tried with profit. The graded lesson no{,l. is Being adopted in ‘a large number of the Sun- day schools. This is flvln‘ good. sat- isfaction. The Epworth 1m\u and brother- hoods have done good work this year. The league has Baen ciently: led and much inspired by th i.iflct cab- inet.. This cabinet, for the - second time, Coriducted d very successful and helpflll institute on. t}u Willimantie the week precad- 'l‘h. enrollment cient faculty of es in Mission nm 3 Epworth league! odl. companied by a-cour: the musical part of Ing" provided by thcfi( 2 tette. “Both mg den: eir” ninclsflm of the privileges afforded tute and asked th i manent ‘feature ‘league on the cam; !uet‘have also 5| Hia have in mmd, yet distinctive. ; S Our assortmmt xs libaul .in extent, both -as to models luse an Over-coa{ that is tnte{ul and ~‘and material. A fim range of Overcoats in unfimlhed wor- % steds, fanCy mixed overcoatings iand hemngbone strrped ma- terials, solid colonngs, -the new grays, Oxfords or black—in fact, every effect that the styi‘es of the season sénctiom ~ and the.aldiences were enthusiastic, The Camp Meeting assocfation, which is_composed of the ablest laymen on the district, have from year to year expressed their satisfaction with the high order of programmes presented nd particularly .their delight in the service renderad by the men of the district. This year was no exception. The evening services were under the direction of Evangelist Harry Taylor were satisfactory in -every way. earnest and eloquent messages, de- livered with masterly skill, were, in themselves a lesson to every young minister present in the art of preach- ing to’win souls. The finances of the association are -in exceedingly good condition. - All expenses for the year Wwere paid and enough given in addi- tion to pay for the five acres of land purchased the year. before and also for the new seats. bullt during the yvear. Much of the financial prosperity of the association is due to the organization of the Ladies’ Improvement society, auxiliary to the association, which this year paid $400 of old indebtedness and addad much to the equioment of the minister's dormitory. Much pleasure was expressed in the new lighting of the grounds by acetylene gas, which was a demonstration to show what good lighting will. do for the grounds. It is hoped that permanent lighting of similar nature may be securad soon. There is a marked tendency for Willi- mantie camp ground to become the permanent summer home of a large number of families. ~ New Buildings, - Repairs and Church Debts. Three new parsonages have been se- cured on tige district this year. Last year the trustees at Hockanum. sold their parsenage, which wds an inade- quate and antiquated affair. This year on a new and exceedingly desirable lot. near the church they have built an ele- gant parsonage. It is good enough for a bishep and none too good:for any minister who anay be.sent to that pleasant rural charge. The cost of building and equipping with all modern cenveniences, together with -the lot, was about 54 100, and it is'such a placa as would usually cost $4,500. A small debt of $300 remains ‘to be' paid the coming year. At East Hartiord a new .and com- modious parsonage-i being built. Dur- ing this year-‘the district superinten- dent has secured the.rsnt,for a par- sonage at-East Hartford by subscrip-. tions taken throughout the district. It was with profound sgratifude that he recelved news of a legacy that came unexpectedly. to the ‘church; . which with the addition of suhscriptiongvtak- en on the .ground’ will” enable us. to pay for this mew home, to within $800 or $1,000. Rentg -are exceedingly hi in this town, and this parsonage, even with a debt of this size will save us at least $200 per year. - The house will cost a little -over 33000 -and will be ready in - April." ° At Eastford, formerly supposed by some to be withqutv hope, -new life has appeared. A new. parsenage of ten rooms hag been secured in a high and desirable part of the village. It is paid for to within $300 :by a legacy from a former friend of ‘the church. - Mt Moosup a new .pipe organ has been installed and adds:-greatly to the spirit and quality of ‘the ‘services. It cost $2,500, of which .$1,200 has been paid. The occasion of the presenta- tion and dedication of this instru- ment was of great interest to the church. The sermon was preached by a former pastor and ‘the instrument was dedicated by the district super- intendent, January 15.° Repairs are reported on eighteen charges. In Portland the church and parsonage are improved to the amount of $625. improved éu New "London’ electric lights for the church cost $370. At North Grosven ordale new church carpeu ‘and pé: g;lr- cost $320. . At pafsonages *cost $300 each. At Haz- ardville, $250 was expended “an re- pairs. At Gales Ferry and at Uncas- - ville, repairs on-churches a ages cost $2 each. ' NI chi _have madeh:‘epdf!' - costi | from $50- to $150 aggre; “GOOD CLOTHES STORE” - P. S.. Also Neckwear and Collars Putnam, long burdened with debt, has | by the wiu of Mrs. Chauncey Hollis- this year wiped out the last $1,000 of its encumbrance. For this, ‘thanks are due the determinmed and successful pastor, Rev. E. W. Belcher, Norwich, Trinity, has paid $1,100 on its debt of $1.300, made npecessary last year by expensive repairs to the ‘church. Ma- pleville has paid $1,200 on the ¢hurch debt. Willimantic has paid $815 on its debt and has subscriptions to cover the rest. Westerly has paid $460 on old current indebtedness. -Jewett City has paid $400 toward its debt. East Blackstone has ‘extinguishedl 'a long standing obligation: held against its parsonage, by the payment of $276. This is a real victory for that socie- i ty. Attawaugan has Jliquidated the obligation incurred in ‘the rebuilding of its church last ear by the pay- ment of $200, and Moosup has applied $140' on the debts on church and-par- sonage. Noank has this vear paid the final $100 due on its church. Gifts and Bequests, The Penfleld estate gives this year agaln $100 to the church at Windsor- ville. Eastford is again fortunate. for the will of Emily H, Clark gives to the church there $800, the income to be used for the support of the minis- try. The Hockauum church receives | ter the sum of $500, and as a gift the seme’ church- receives $344 from an old disbanded seciety which was form- ed in 1866 for a public hali. Bickford of Grosvenordale church.received $500 in memory. Bickford. ce brings Niantie church, valued at $1,500. Willard D. Ste gives the church of that place $1,750. This is a great beon to the church and makes. passible- the new parson- age befare mentioned, M. Manning of “M; $5,000 © same to be Mystic, for the society’s use only so long as the mociety is united with no other, and as long as the church can F_‘mainmm ‘a pastor. “The purpose of erecting By-the will of Joseph Malden, Mass., North his mother, Phoebe H. gift of Capt. Edward nto the'possession of the church a chapel near the The will of Stevens of East Hartford The will of ic Conn., leaves in ‘trust, the Income of thé id-to the church at Old Ban.valcm:os Reports from ‘the pastors of uine: A teen- charges: indicate an increase in the gifts for. benevolénce a satisfactory showing if we this year hold our own in view of the fact tha some- of the "Connecticut villages at It will be (Continued .on .page eleven.) Handsomest’ and | most Perfect Eye-Glasses money and . sgience can produce. At Wapping the church is| the amount of $366, At ‘. MANAGER OF rmh Optical Co. Manufacturers of OPTICAL GOOODS and LENSE GRINDERS We are exclusive Oculus and. Opucnxi; We are studying the eye and the making of ghsm all the time. g We are the only lense rinders in Norwich can match 2 SPECIALIST s ¥ e