The Newtown bee., 1902-05-30

A GOOD BUSINESS MEETING, HEARS
 REPORTS, ELECTS OFFICERS, THANKS
 GOD AND TAKES COURAGE FOR THE
 FUTURE DAYS.
 The Christian Endeavor Society of the Congregational church held it's semi-annual businessmeeting on Tues day evening, May 27. The rain de- scended and the winds blew, but water could not dampen the ardor of the En- deavorers. They met with consider able more than quorum, then trans acted their business in an orderly way and went home. The reports showed that the society has far more than held it's own, the ranks being kept we'll together and some excellent work being done.
 | One of the good fruits that have been picked from the tree of useful labor has been paying off the last dol lar by the society on the Gospel wagon.
 We now look the whole world in the face, for we owe not any man. Over $8O has been collected by this faithful band of young people in the last six months, a very fair showing. Ten dollars of this amount has gone to join hands with another slO from the Sun day school treasury in purchasing d new hymn book for use in the Endeav or prayer meetings; this is the hymn book used in the Moody schools at Northfield, Mass, and so popular there. The Good Literature Table has also risen to give a good account of itself. AS Miss Ellie L. Wolcott, who has put great amount of pains- taking effort into the work, said in her report: "Our influence has gone from Maine to California and even afar off upon the seas," for a box of papers sent to the New York Port Society will scatter reading matter wherever the zephyrs wait the sailors bark. Many Bibles of large type and copious helps were by means of the Good Liter ature Table placed among the people. The children eagerly seized the chil- drcn's papers, The Youths Compan- ion, Men of Tomorrow, The American Boy, Mayfiower, and kept asking for more. Some booklets issued by The Perry Mason Go. of Boston, publishers of the Youths Companion, and con- taining reprints from that famous pa- per, went like hot cakes on a crisp winters morning. Over $40 was spent In these six months in this good liter ature work. The corresponding secre- tary, Miss Minnie R. Thicket, has shown that this office is not, as it too often IS, mere sinecure. Through the Good Literature Exchange in Chi cago, names were obtained of those leading lonely lives in the West who would like good papers to while away the dragging hours; and now six of our members are mailing their papers regularly to these Western addresses. The papers are kept here, of course, until they are we'll perused, and so arrive on the ranches a little behind schedule time; but the print has not dimmed with age. It is no fault of our corresponding secretary that a circular sletter which was meant to pass from society to society, as the letter to the Ephesians may have done of old, and report plans of work which were worth the exchanging, got lodged in pigeon hole in Danbury and stuck there. The largest attendance at any one meeting was on December l, 19O1- 46; the smallest attendance has been b, and the average 26. The Sunday School committee, through Miss Scud- der, report that with the bright spring days number of the Home Depart ment are coming out of their winter shell and enllsting themselves as reg ular attendants of the Sunday school, a good sign. The necessary visits of those who leave quarterlies opens some doors that otherwise would receive no calls from members of the church. The Home Dena rtment is nOt vet ca1f