The Newtown bee., 1889-09-13
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invited.
 Mrs Jennie Campbell of 5.
 its her brother, Charles Nichols.
 Mrs George Thompson and Il. daughter returned to their Brooklyn home, Tuesday.
 W. N. Nance has gone to New Jersey, where he attends boarding school.
 Benjamin French and Charles Powell are counting at Bridgeport as jurors from Monroe.
 Rev D. Osborne gave an interesting historical discourse, Sunday afternoon, at the Methodist church, on ''The Gen. tennial of Methodism in New England.'' Mir Osborne joined the New York confer ence in 1884. Twenty-two men were ad- mitted that year and, among them, he was considered the most frail, but he outlived them all and continued in active service nearly 49 years, taking but one vacation in the whole time.
 Mrs Allibone is in Stratford visiting friends.
 Frank Fowler of Danbury has visited Postmaster Purdy.
 Stepney NJ. k. church, Rev J. F. Rob- ertson pastor; Preaching, next Sunday, at p m by the pastor; at 30 p m, an address on the cause of temperance by MT Scott of the New York Witness, un- der the auspices of the Women's Christ ian Temperance Union. Sunday school, John Porter superintendent, at II 45 m.
 Sunday evening, September P, the pas tor of the Stepney NJ. E. church will con tinue his talks on David, his times and history. The period of David's life for the evenings consideration will be from the time of his amounting by Samuel to the commencement of his reign, that DOT tion of his life which may be best char acterized as 'sThe Romantic Period"
 The young peoples association of the Stepney NJ. E. church will meet in the church, Friday evening, 20th, at 7 30. The program will be bright, varied and interesting, consisting of music and sing Ing, literary exercises and social recre- ation. The young people of the vicinity are cordially invited to be present.
 The teachers Bible class of the Step ney Sunday school will meet at the par sonage, Saturday evening at 30, instead of this week Friday evening.
 The young peoples outing party will go to Seaside park, instead of to the beach, Saturday morning. The centennial of Connecticut Metho- dism was reviewed ill comprehensive manner by Rev David Osborn, in the Stepney NJ. E. church, last Sunday af- ternoon. Ignoring denominational laud- ation, avoiding invidious sectarian com parisons and adhering strictly to the great historic features of the religious revolution inaugurated in New England century ago, one could not resist the conviction, as he followed the venerable minister, in his sometimes impassiOned, but always clear and forcible statements, that Paul's characterization of his native city Tarsus, as being ssno mean city, was equally true of the Methodist Epis- copal church, Shat it was ssno mean church.
 Stepney Depot Sunday school, Charles Banks superintendent,w will meet, Sunday afternoon at 30. All the children and young people of the vicinity are invited to attend. The school is supplied with the Sunday school literature of the ME. church and is conducted by competent officers and teachers.
 ! The peach festival which was to have been held at the NJ. E. church parlor, Wednesday evening, 1lth, was postpon- ed till Friday evening, 18th, on account of the storm.