The Newtown bee., 1903-01-09

among some of these God-forsaken dis
tricts and look at this line while!
Some of his money would certainly
come this way.
Well, just mentioning Gospel wagon
has, you see, taken the writer away
from the report of the annual meeting;
but one can generally write or speak
when he feels. A. T. Nettleton's pa
per on "The Ideas of Layman" was
good. He spoke of the experiences of
the religious tramp as recorded in
'sThe Congregationalist.' In some
churches the announcement in the
Seats Free" was belied by the recep-
ton which one met at the inside door.
II any stranger ever comes into the
Newtown church and is not made to
feel that he is at home. some. part of
the machinery has slipped; it is not
meant to work that way. The ladies
in the missionary society are to take
up in 1903 the study of ''Lux Christi.''
a review of what missions have accom-
plished in India in the past century,
Mrs L. G. Morris was heartily COM
mended for her good work in leading
the ladies' in the study of "Via
Christi" History, when rightly stud.
led, is only the page upon which God
SieISNNt
dom throuhh the world. Miss Scudder
told Of little work which her Sunday
school class of young men have been
doing in quiet way. They have been
mailing good literature out to mining
camp in the far West, just such a
camp as is described in "Black Rock"
Greetings were received from Rev c.
W. Francis in Brooktield Center, Rev
II. Dewitt Williams in South Britain,
Rev Edward R. Evans in Reddng a nd
Rev G. Herbert johnson in Monroe.
All spoke good word of cheer and
gave hearty congratulation to the
people were detained from the meeting
by sickness; and they were remember
ed in prayer while to Mrs W. M. Rey-
nOlds and Allison p. Smith, who have
been prominent at this meeting in
former years, it was suggested that the
pastor send letters of sympathy and
greeting. The attendance was re-
markable considering the blackness of
the stormy night. The best of feeling
prevailed, and it was felt by all that
the church had never entered upon a
year with better prospects for. doing
splendid work. Spiritually the last
added to the membership. Ali bills,
too, are paid.
This is the result of the voting for
officers: Superintendent of the Sun
day school,, Allison p Smith: deacon
Ito succeed William Fairchild, whose
term expired with this meeting), Will
liam Fairchild; church clerk, George
f. Duncombe; chorister Ito be selected
later; members Of the Church COM
mittee, Mrs L. G. Morris, Miss S. j.
Scudder, A. T. Nettleton, G. B. Tay-
lor; Sunday evening Missionary COM
mittee,. Mrs Henry NJ. Smith, Miss S.
j. Scudder, Miss Mabel L. Taylor:
choice OF evening for church prayer
meeting, Friday.
In planning what work is to be en-
tered upon during this year the COM
plete renovation of the interior of the
church in it's decorations was selected
as the thing most necessary. Miss. S.
j. Scudder, Mrs L. G. Norris and Mrs
George +. Duncombe were appointed
committee of the ladies to cooperate
with the building committee which the
Ecclesiastical society has chosen NM
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE EccLEs1As-
TICAL SOCIETY.
The annual meeting of the ecclesi-
astlcal society Of the Congregational
church was held Monday evening, Jan
uary 8. in the vestry Of the Congrega-
tional church. John b. Wheeler was
chosenR chairman of the meeting and
after the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting, the report of the treas
urer was read, showing a balance in
the treasury. The officers elected for
the coming year we're: Clerk, John J.
NOrthrop: treasurer, L. G. Morris:
A. P. Smith: society commit
tee, G. B. Taylor, W. M. Reynolds, A.
t. Nettleton. After some discussion
about repairs on the church, the com
mittee were instruct ed to get esti-
mates on the work and to report at the
adjourned meeting, to be held Monday, |
January 26, at o'clock.