Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-22

The annual meeting of the Park
Congregational church was held in the
parlors of the Osgood Memorial on
Thursday evening. Rev. DR.. Howe pre-
| sided and opened the meeting with the
usual devotional exercises. DR.. An
! thony Peck was chosen clerk pro tenn.
| in the absence of Major Learned. Eben
Learned read the report of the changes
| in the membership of the church dur
| ing the past year. Fourteen new mem
bers have been added and there have
! been five removals-four by death and
one by letter. The present member
| ship is 357. The report of the church
| treasurer was made by Henry L. Butts,
| who gave in detail an account of all
| money passing through his hands for
the year. This amounted to $3,715.26,
| Of which $1,35z07 was given for mis-
| sionary work in America Weston
| Pullen as treasurer of the Sunday
/ school reported a substantial balance
/ on hand in each of the two accounts
| of charities and running expenses. A
review of the year in the societies
| comprised in the Woman's association
/ was given with special reports by Mrs
| Symington, treasurer of the Parish
| House association, and Mrs. Browning
Of the church charities committee. DR.
! Howe told a little of the Mems club
| The election Of officers followed. Oliver
L. Johnson and Henry A. Tirrell, whose
| term of Office as deacons had expired
Frank w. Browning and Miss Alice w.
Cogswell were voted members of the
church standing committee.
The resignation OF Major Learned as
clerk and Sunday school superinten-
| dent was read by Eben Learned and
| received with the deepest regret and
sympathy. He wrote: In September
Ia CT of NV acie Of a
intendent Of the Sunday school to the
| church committee on account of dis
ability. They relieved me from the
duty, very CONSIDERABLY, but claimed
that the church elected me to the posi-
! ton and that they alone could act on
my resignation. l therefore ask you to
fill my place as clerk of the church and
| as superintendent of the Sunday school
with other appointments. My sole rea-
son for this request is my inability to
continue longer to perform the services
incident to these places. Any regret
which may be felt by you at the clos
ing of our official connection is shared
by me-only a thousand time more
deeply. In fact, 1t is the greatest trial
| Of my present condition that my SER
vice to our church, however slight 1t
may be, must be discontinued. Since
May, 1873, when 1 turned the first sod
at the breaking of the ground for the
foundation Of our church building,
have been connected with the church
in some form Of personal service, and
1t is hard to give 1t up.
DR.. Howe spoke in affectionate terms
the highest praise of Major Learned's
| service, saying things did not seem
the same without his presence. Miss
Mary Avery read in behalf of the Sun
| day school their tribute to their super
intendent THE teachers of the Sun
dn fn m r.
tunity to bear testimony to Major
Learned's loyal, faithful and efficient
| service. His punctual attendance, even
during III health, has been an inspiring
example to teachers and scholars,
while his devotion has been constantly
shown in personally preparing pro-
grammes, conducting the musical ex-
ercises and generously supporting ev-
erything that has pertained to the
welfare Of the school Ever ready to
welcome suggestions whereby the eff
cheney of the school might be i'm
proved, he has yet maintained a con-
Sentative attitude toward untried
methods. remembering the true tunc-
ton of the school as a place for Bible
study and Christian nuture. The
teachers ask the church to continue
Major Learned's connection with our
school by creating the Office of honor
airy superintendent"
This the church was only too glad
to do and It was Immediately voted.
Oliver L Johnson was elected clerk,
but asked to be relieved and nominated
J. Dana Colt, who was voted in. Henry
L. Butts was reelected treasurer, with
Miss Butts as his assistant, and Rob-
ert w. Perkins continued as auditor.
Oliver L. Johnson was chosen as the
acting superintendent of the Sunday
school, with Myron B. Prentice as his
Mrs Oliver T.. Johnson
continues as superintendent of the in
FAINT department, with Miss Sarah L
Huntington the honorary superinten-
dent Mrs. G. F. Barstow and Mrs. T.
w. Browning are the committee on
church charities.
After the business meeting refresh
ments were served by the social COM
mittee, Mrs. Edward F. Perry, chair
man, Mrs. William Gates, Mrs. Rollin
c. Jones and Mrs. Emerson P. Turner.
Broadway Congregational Church.
There was a large attendance at the
annual meeting of Broadway Congre-
gationaI church on Thursday evening,
the session being called to order at
o'clock by Rev. Edward 5. Worcester,
who led in the devotional service and
acted as moderator. In the absence Of
the clerk, George H. Bruce, who re-
signed some time ago because of i'll
clerk. acted. He read the report of
the meetings of the year and the sta
tistics showing the membership to be
COG. The report Of Treasurer F. J.
Leavens proved an interesting one and
showed the church out of debt and to
have contributed about $4,000 to mis-
ions during the year. The trustees
report was given by Gen. w. A. Aiken.
All were accepted. There were also
reports of the various other organiza-
lions of the church, showing their
work Rev. Mr.. Worcester reported
that the women's organizations of the
church had formed an association dur
ing the year and all organizations had
reported The report Of the ushering
committee, 3. f. Byles, showed that
$3.50 strangers had bee seated during
the year.
The resignation of George H. Bruce
was read and accepted He is not in
good health and felt that he could not
accept the office again, having held it
for over years and done faithful
work 1t was reported that John G.
Cooley is the only living charter mem
Der of the church, and DR.. Lewellyn
Pratt was authorized to forward him
a letter Of congratulation.
For deacoHs to succeed themselves,
Waterman r. Burnham and Gen. w.
A. Aiken were elected. To fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Deacon
Kirk Leavens, many ballots were nee
essary but Thomas w. Browning was
chosen, the election being for one year.
The other elections resulted as fol-
lows: Treasurer, F. J. Leavens; au-
ditor, Frank l. Woodard; Sunday
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