The Newtown bee., 1908-06-19
tor. the Rev U de Hart Gulick.

tor, the Rev U de Hart Gulick.
 The celebration was opened Thursday | afternoon by the Rev Mir Chunn, who in few brief words welcomed the vis- iting clergyman and the congregation, and introduced as the first speaker the Rev Charles A. Dinsmore, D. D., pas tor of the First church Congregation aD. The Rev Dr. Dinsmore took for his subject, "The Minister Idolizing the People, and the People Idolizing the Minister" His remarks made deep impression on the congregation. The Rev H. DWeWitt Williams, junior pas tor of the Second Congregational church, spoke on "The Necessity of Regular Church Attendance. The Rev MT Williams said that regular churc h attendance was necessary in order to get the full benefit of the services, and that every member of every church should strive to attend every service. Other speakers at the afternoon ses- sions were the Rev Ira Taper Hawk, pastor of the Bunker Hill Congrega- tional church, the Rev William Phipps, the Rev William T. Holmes, pastor of the Watertown Congregational church, and the Rev Austin Hagen, pastor of the Congregational chur oh at Thomas ton.
 FORM FER PASTOR SPEAKS. In the evening the exercises opened with an anthem by the choir, and then the Rev Charles E. Granger, pastor of the Central Presbyterian church at 1 Newark, N. J., was introduced. The Rev MT Granger is a former pastor of the Third Congregational church, and in his remarks Thursday night said that it was great pleasure to be. in the same pulpit once more, speaking to the congregation he knew and loved so well.
 The Rev Dr Joseph Anderson, pas tor emeritus of the First church (Con- gregationaD, said during the course of his remarks on "Get Together" that he cherished very friendly feeling toward the Third Congregational church, inasmuch as he was one of its godfathers. "I take very deep in- terest in its affairs" he said. land always will. I have driven thirty miles just to be with you tonight, and as I see your faces, feel that l am we'll repaid. !"
 Dr Anderson said that all congrega- tions should get together in brotherly 1 love, and to advance Gods work. He spoke in complimentary terms of the Rev Mir Chunn, and said that the Third church congregation should aid him in every possible way. Dr Anderson said that the minister alone could not do all the work, and what is most needed is cooperation. He stated that the trou. ble with most churches is that the mer i let the women do all the work.
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 Il Following the Rev Hr Anderson. the l Rev Sherrod Soule, pastor of the Nau gatuck Congregational church. spoke
 being introduced as "a deep thinker, ] by the Rev MT Chunn.
 As the Rev MT Chunn arose to burr the mortgage, there was not a sound 1T . the church and as he applied the matcl , to the piece of paper, the congregation
 arose and sang the doxology.
 Dr J. H. Callbreath immediately aft
 CT the mortgage had been burned
 arose and made a brief address stating
 that purse had been raised among the members of the Third Congrega tional church, which is to be presented to Mrs Waters. wife of the Rev Franl : P, Waters of Rocky Hill, who was tht first pastor of the Third Congregation al church. Dr Callbreath stated tha : in 1893 Mrs Waters was a patient a
 the Waterbury hospital, and whil f there made the acquaintance of Mis- f Martha A. Smith who, because of tn f talks she had with Mrs Waters. be , oueathed in her will the sum of S9, , 492. .7S, which enabled the church t pay off its mortgage. The purse vii he presented to Mrs Waters next week
 "in appreciation of her instrumental . ity in unconsciously securing for tn,
 Third Congregational church the leg acy of Miss Martha A. Smith. " The celebration closed with a bene diction pronounced by Rev Mir Chunn. tTWaterbury Republican.