Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-20
Calvary Church.

Worship.
 The people of Calvary Baptist church worshiped at the Atheneum yesterday morn ing and held their Sunday school service | there at noon. In the evening they wor- shiped with the congregation of the First Baptist church. At the morning service the pastor, Rev. Mir. Samson, preached from the | very appropriate words in Isaiah, 64th 11th :: 'our holy and beautiful house, where fathers praised thee, is burned up with fire and all our 1 pleasant things are laid waste"
 The congregation sang twice and the quar- tette choir assisted. At the Sunday school service 39O' scholars were present. At the ] evening service at the First church Rev. Dr. Stifer preached. He was assisted by Mir. Samson. Dr. Stifer baptized four converts. The young peoples meeting of the Calva- ry church was held at Wier's Hall, Elm street, in the evening"
 The Connecticut Turner Bund. I'm Thriving Condition-EIectins Dele-
 gates to the North American Turner
 Bund-Other Business.
 The semi annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Turner Bund was held in Turn Hall yes- terday, the session opening at 10 o'clock, and was presided over by David Ginand of Bridgeport The delegates in attendance were from:
 Bridgeport David Ginand William Meckle, Chas. F. Luck, B. Oslsner.
 Kramer
 Hartford-L. H. zacher, Frank BuckalI, F. Koenig.
 New Britain-Herman Walter.
 New Haven-Charles Schenck, Marcus Goldsmith, Moritz Ruther, D. L. Bretzfelder.
 The officers were: Speaker, David Ginand, of Bridgeport; secretary, B. Oelsner, of Bridgeport; treasurer, William Meckle, of Bridgeport; instructor, George Seikel, of New Haven.
 It was voted that the headquarters of the bund be changed every two years and that the meetings hereafter be held annually in- stead of semi annually. It was voted to send the full number of delegates (eight) to the North American Turner Bund convention which will be held at Newark N. J., June 4, 1882. The delegates are: L. H. Zacher of Hartford, A. Hirschfield and A. Heinemann of Meriden, Wiegand Schlein and Charles Schenck of New Haven, David Ginand and Martin Loeser of Bridgeport, A. Walter of New Britain.
 The delegates to the convention were in- structed'to work in favor of having the Fur ner Fest of the North American Turner Bund held once in three years instead of every two years as heretofore and also to sustain the present platform of the N. A. Turner Bund vote was passed relinquishing active mem- bers over twenty-five years of age from taking part in the regular gymnastfc exercises. It was also voted that Meriden would be the headquarters of the Turner Bund for the next two years, and that the next Connecticut Turn Fest would be held at Bridgeport.
 Charles F. Luck of Bridgeport, George Seikel of New Haven, M Oefnger of Meriden, William Hedeler of New Britain, and L. H. Zacher of Hartford were appointed a com mittee on poems, each gentleman to select two poems which will be forwarded to the headquarters at Meriden within six weeks, | and from which selections will be made for 1 the Reclamation exercises of the annual Turn Fest. All persons taking part in the annual l exercises must be reported to the turn master within eight days of the annual Turn Fest, and no judge presiding at the meeting will be | allowed to serve in any other capacity. It was voted that the regular free hand'' exercise sent to each of the societies must be faithfully complied with by them. The dele gates were also instructed to accept the Faie- denaker as the official journal of the Turner's until otherwise ordered by the convention.
 11e olllcefS TOT Gne ensuing two years VIII be elected by the Meriden society in accord ance to the usual custom. George Seikel will remain as first turn master and Hermann Kramer, of Meriden, as second turn-master After vote of thanks to the New Haven society for the hospitalities ex- tended the meeting adjourned, at the conclusion of which regular Turn ers' meeting was held, when addresses were made by Wiegand Schlein, George Seikel and John Freysinger.
 The Turner's of the State are prosperous, and the State organization embraces about 400 members. The New Haven society has now membership of from 12O to 13O, and financially is in better condition than ever before. In the school, under the instruction of MT. Seikel, are ninety six boys and twenty six young ladies; also under the instruction of. George Eckle and George Bucholz are thirty,four active members or ''turn wards" as they are called