The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1904-03-11
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BETHEL.

A NOTABLE DAY AT THE CONGREGA-
TIONAL CHURCH.
Sunday, March g., was a day to be
long remembered at the Congregation
al church in Bethel. 1t was the regu-
lar Communion service and as a re-
suit Of the meetings during the past
winter, which were Singularly blessed,
43 persons presented themselves for
admission into the church by confess
ion of their it'll in Christ. Every
seat in the church was taken and there
had been distributed in the peWs
printed service consisting OF special
music, responsive readings, an address
by the pastor, Rev H. L. Slack, to the
new members and their reception.
Seldom has there been more impress
Sive service, as the rite of baptism was
administered to the large number who
presented themselves. Following this
the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Hogan Of Milwaukee avenue was
chrlstened May Lord, in gratitude to
the noble woman having that name.
who had been such blessing not only
to that home but many others in Beth
Ell. In his address the pastor spoke OF
number who had joined, Ii were heads
of families, men and their wives, 30
were over 30 years of age, IL were 40
years, all save three having passed their
majority. This meant that they had
not ,covenanted for naught, but in
their strength and maturity had con-
feSsed their faith in the Christ who
was, to lead them forward. This COW
enant which they had taken is the
greatest in the world and he exhorted
them to prayer and to ask Christ's
presence with them for help in keep
ing true and faithful. When a Span
ish prosecutor was sent among the
Waldnisian Christians, he wrote back
Of the failure in subduing them, say
ing that he had learned that after
seven days in the Order each new re-
cruit went out to gain another, not re-
alizing that it was not SO much the
Order as the going forth to gain a
of their Lord. No one in our commu-
nifty (said Mr. Slack is SO blackened by
sin that he would not but say God
speed to these new disciples, andIthe fu-
ture lay before them of Gods blessing
to them and the change in their lives
should mean blessing to all about them.
At the close Of the service after the
sacrament, many of the church mem
berS tarried to give the hand OF fellow
ship to the new members and the
strangers who were present.
Those who entered on confession OF
faith were: James W. Amber. George
A. BartO, Mrs Amanda J. BartO, John
Cords, James 9. Durant, Mrs Martha
A. Fowler, John A. Birdsell, Wilbur
e. Bennett, Mrs Charlotte A. Bennett,
Wilbur A. Comstock, Mrs Florence r.
Comstock, Mrs Myra Fox, William
Freeman, Mrs Carrie Freeman, Will
liam Leonard, Miss Minnie Platt, Miss
Carrie Platt, Willie B. Riley, Arthur
H. Senior, John Stab, Mrs Barbara
Swift, John G. Vogel, John 81. Wheel
er, Mrs Jennie L. Wheeler, Edward G.
Jennings, Mrs Mary F. Jennings, Will
liam S. Judd, Orrin T. Ridge, Mrs Ber-
tina M. Ridge, Frederick B. Kicks, Mrs
Eunice P. Kicks, Frederick @. Stab,
Herman S. Stone, Albert J. Stevens,
Alfred L. VerSOy, Mrs Fannie VersOy,
Mrs Jennie Winters.
BY letter: Mrs Ida J. Cords, Mrs
Charlotte A. Leonard, Mrs Sadie B.
Stevens, Mrs Maria B. Wildman.
Deceased members of the Congrega
tional church since January l: Gran
vile Warner, aged 63 years; Mrs Annie
Ii. real, ageO 81 years, seven mOnGuS;
Mrs Mary H. Woodman, 81 years, II
months; Mrs Mary J. Fairchild, ageC
81 years, three months; Miss Amelia
S. Keller, aged so years; Mrs Eliza
Northrop, aged 80 years; Mrs Gather
inc Ritzman, aged &c years, 6 months
The rain storm on Monday and dur
ing the night did considerable damage
to the highways. Maple street wa,
badly washed. The outlet Ito the
small stream running through this
street is far too small to carry the
water during freshet in the spring
when the snow helps to swell the flow
of water, or during heavy storm ir
summer. A fierce torrent OF water al
so ran through the mill streams ir
Plumtrees and the roads there were
washed and will need repairs
Fl. Cornelius Judd found a very flint
mink in one of his traps in Eas
Swamp, last Tuesday morning. He ha!
also caught several black muskrats
The fur Is prime, this month.
If there have been any quail left owe
the hard winter they have not beer
seen around Plumtrees. Partridge.
may be sfound on the wooded hills il
good numbers and appear to have stoot
| the cold weather without injury.