The Newtown bee., 1895-06-07
sound in their theological views, too.

ound in their theological views, too. 1 This was
 PARsoN ANDREWS FROM wooDBURY. who used to exchange with our minister, md he exchanged a great deal too often tor our comfort. There were just two cushions in the church then; one be- onged 10 Samuel Smith and one to George Smith. I used to wonder how it would seem to sit on those cushions through service. came on the scene just as the tithing man was going out of existence, it had come simply to be a question of the survival of the fittest be- tween the tithing-man and the boys.
 With MT Canfield's remarks the remi- niscences of those now connected with the church were finished, and a word was naturally expected from Rev Homer s. Newcomb, the only one of the former pastors present. s'This church had al- ready been erected 40 years," Mir New comb said, "When first cast my eye over the congregation. The builders of the church had purpose for it in view, and it seemed to me that that purpose years. I remember well many of the members of that time, among them David Platt; his was Q home that I loved to visit, and several of his daughters have graced beautiful Christian homes in this vicinity. In my day the church stood as originally erected. There was the lofty pulpit; Supposed
 THE HEIGHT OF THE PULPIT
 indicated the high regard the people had at that time for their ministers. I re- member one incident along that line An agent of the American Tract society came here to present his cause. As ht | was climbing the winding stair to tbt elevated pulpit, the choir was practins the old hymn, I'm climbing up Zion't hill ; the Tractma stopped in his heaven | ward journey U say, That's a very ap propriate hymn In those days, as I went among the homes of the people, noticed how pretty their parlors wer I and how attractive they tried to mak 1 every room, and then, coming into tn house of God, saw it's plain walls an, uninviting appearance, and the contras was too strong. told the people of it I urged them to bring their tithes int the house of the Lord to beautify an adorn it, and, to my joyful surprise tn people responded eagerly and soon nearl I $5000 was raised. Though the purpos
 for which this building was erected ma
 have largely been fulfilled, yet there
 still a congregation and that first pu
 pose must be carried on. Do your wor
 earnestly, my beloved, and in the en
 the joys of the redeemed will be yours.
 Rev w. J. Barrows, of Southbur, then spoke for the 'mother church. He remarked that although his churc
 was the mother, yet she rejoiced in
 daughter that bore the venerable age (
 more than, 100 years. "It has been said , continued the speaker, "that the moth, church at Southbury was quite unwil 3 ing to have the daughter set up in hous l keeping for herself; but, when I he, ) to-day of the
 STALWART MEN AND WOMEN , who have been members of this church, , do not doubt that our church regretts . their loss. The interest of the tv l churches are the same, only you a , more highly favored than we, for
 your part of the town there are no S , loons." In concluding Mir Barrow g strongly urged the members of ti f South Britain church to help his oW F people in every possible may, that the e might wipe the saloon from their mids fl Rev Joseph A. Freeman then spol 2 for s'the grandmother church," the Go n gregational church of Woodbury. him there was always something sad f "reminiscences, for they told of pow, f that was gone, of noble men and wome
 who had passed away. Still the sadne
 was relieved by the inspiration thi
 came from the past, as itawakened cou
 age and energy for labor in the comiu
 days. There was a pernicious sentimel
 abroad in society today, which gave u
 idea that it made no particular differen.
 where one worshiped God. If u
 weather was little moist or there wei
 some clouds in the sky or any triflin
 circumstance intervened, one could sta
 away from church, for he could sery
 the Lord just as well at home. Tn
 sort of talk did incalculable mische
 An oyster had it's home, the cattle ha
 their barn home in the winter; and ever
 child of God should have his churc
 home, where at the proper time, unles
 prevented by absolute necessity, h
 should always be found.
 THE SPEAKING FOR THE AFTERNOON
 was closed by Rev Otis w. Barker
 representing the neighboring Copgrega
 tional church in Newtown. MT Barke
 spoke in a happy vein and left the aud
 ence in good humor. He said that a
 long as all were indulging in reminiscen
 ces, he must indulge too, although, eve
 with his venerable years, he could no go quite So far back as some of tn
 others had done. His remembrance o the South Britain church dated to tim four months ago, when in exchange witt
 MT Smiley he gave plain talk on back sliding, and the people seemed to thinl that talk fitted some of them, for the, received him very kindly, and ever sine he had had a warm spot in his heart fo the members of the South Britain church
 Thes hearty singing of the hymn HBlest be the tie that binds'' closed tn, exercises in the church, and then, by in vitation, the audience repaired to tn, parish house near by and partook of , bountiful supper provided by the ladies