The Newtown bee., 1902-12-19

where an occasional Temperance meet
ing was held or where gospel. preaching
service, prayer meeting; where Sunday
schools have been organized and dis
banded. These are things of the past.
In this advanced age of progress the
on the opportunities for the building
up of that which is for the betterment
| of mankind. New industries have
sprung up in our midst. Population
| has increased, new residences have
| been erected, mercantile business and
a postoffice have been established, rail-
road facilities have been extended,
educational advantages have been
| granted, rnot only in the common
branches Of the public school but in
valuable Bible study taught In the lit
tie Sunday school Iorganized , mere less
than five years ago, in the little old
SchOolhOuSe. But we have grown
out of the schoolhouseIso the Sunday
school has sought more spacious quar-
tiers in this new building. What has
made our Sunday school what it is
to-day is the cooperation of every Of
ficer, teacher and pupil connected with
it. It is in behalf of this Sunday
school the. Boardman Sunday school
society and the people Of Boardman, !
extend to you most cordial welcome. =
/ Mr. Hoyt's words were received with
applause.
1 Rev J. F. Plumb was introduced and
i spoke on the subject of s'Ideal Char
acter Building. Mr. Plumb brought
/ out the point of perfection in man
hood and womanhood which is to be
attained by living more like the ideal
i Christ.
Rev George Edmond soper, D: D., Of
Danbury delivered an address on
ttD,,;lIinrr D1oao for Man tn dwell
/ in.'' Mr. Soper's words were listened
to with the most intense interest.
i Rev F. A. johnson of New Milford
spoke on "Evangelizing Rural dis
tricts,' showing how much the great
) cities are dependant on the country.
How the great churches are dependant
} on the little Sunday schools to help
maintain them. This brought the
morning session to a close, when the
: ladies served most sumptous repast
The afternoon session excelled the
morning session in attendance, nearly
every. available seat being occupied.
At 2 p. NJ, Rev Cranston Brenton OF
All Saints church, New Milford, gave
a very interesting talk on '"The Per
lection Of Manhood" At 2.3O Rev G.
3 L. Taylor, D. D.. Of New Milford, who
is so well known, gave pleasing talk
: upon the dedication of the church
{ building in reference to the dedication
: of our souls. Rev r. w. Raymond OF
! Stratford was reserved until the last
Z Someone must have known Rev MI
: Raymond had something in special tC
give to his audience. He told the
Story of Jonah and the whale, and O.
Jonah's doubling. of his character ant
morals, comparing him with the PEG
pie of to-day. He held his audience
spell-bound and one could see ever.
thought was turned to the speaker
After this Rev F. A. johnson Offered
Of Boardman may well feel that thei
chapel is dedicated in truth to God
Rev w. T. Gilbert pronounced tn
benediction upon the chapel and it
manifestation One Who Was There
ATT. STUART EALPlNE'S WAREHOUSE
J. Stuart Halpine is hustling bust
ness at his tobacco warehouse east O
the village, having force of 80 assert
ers at work. He is preparing to bull
on an addition to his shop and vii
take on 10 more men. J. D. Clark, TO
many years with William Schoverlin
land tirst-class judge Of the weed,
Clark has bought the following crops
= Clinton o. Hendricks, S. B., w. L. an
Levi Richmond, Thomas Wehowsk
George Abbott, Charles Peterson
Enoch Hill, Edward N. Bennett, El
enezer Dorwin, William Buck, job
FLYNN. Stephen G. Beach, Simon or
han, N. w. Kinney, Charles Turrill,
!. B. Marsh, J. F. Turrill, De Witt Eore
II Lyon & Bowers, William Carroll, l
l. Wichert, J. Fred McEuen, Andrew {
clark and Peter butcher, all Of Ne
Milford, Charles Northrop, Amos No
" throp, Grandson Northrop and GideO
Northrop Of Bridgewater, Henry \
Camp of Southville,. John Morehous
of South Kent, G. W. Morris, Peck I
Warner and W. f. Trowbridge of Rol
bury, Mrs Camp of Roxbury Fall
Rohort Eolliott IQhn Dixon. GlStaY