The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-05
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Lessons for Teachers-The New Pastor His Life Work Summer Cottages Food for Sunshine.

1 It is thought some of the teachers of this town will go down to South Norwalk on the 18th to listen to the opening of the course of lectures which l is to be given in that place by Prof. Charles E. Judd. of Yale. He pro- poses to give a course of ten lectures to teachers each of which is to be 1 lesson. Prof Judd is the author of a book called Genetic Psychology. He 1 has recently been called to the head of the Department of Education in the Chicago University. It will be recol- l lected that he declined to take the presidency of.Wesleyan University be cause he does not believe in co-educa- | ton, although he is a graduate of that institution. The superintendent of education for this town hopes many teachers will be able to listen at least to some of Prof. Judd's lessons. r Rev. Charles F. Taylor of Brooklyn, the successor to Rev. Warren Landers. occupied the pulpit of the COngrega- tional church last Sunday and drew a full house. He is a young man, but l 36, and a graduate. of Princeton and l the Union Theological Seminary. He l is already the father of five children, | having been married in 1897. MT. Taylor is full of life and energy, and 1 from an extensive experience knows 1 the common people, for he has min- gled with them and helped to share their burdens. His first pastorate was at Cranbury, N. J., where he re- mained for three and a half years. Leaving this town, which is near Princeton, he became connected with a church in Brooklyn, which is asso- ciated with the Church of the Pill grims. While there he was elected president of the Law Enforcement So- ciety of New York. His Sunday school 6 this church numbered 1,2O0 and Mrs.
 Taylor had a primary class numbering 200 For year he was a home mis- sionary in New Mexico, that he might study problems at first hand. After wards he worked as an evangelist. having charge of the whole of Long IIsland. Then he became pastor of a little church at Herkimer, N. Y., and in a year the church doubled it's con- gregation and income. Everything
 points to an efficient and happy time
 in this town.
 The good people of this town and the Cross Highways have sent to the Sun shine Association Of Brooklyn three barrels of vegetables and other good things to eat. The association reports that it never before had such a lot of poor children to feed.
 Henry Odell of this place, who re- gently died in the Danbury hospital,
 
 Considerable land in the Mill district is being leased to out of town people for the erection of summer cottages on the shore.
 It is said the new officers of the re- organized grange are full of interest in it's success and will work together for that end.
 Burr M. Coley has purchased an au- to1nobile.
 Good fishing is reported alongside the docks.
 Charles Kemper, who spent his holi- day vacation home, has returned to the Pratt Institute. Brooklyn.
 MT. Hyatt, the town clerk, has had electric lights put into his house.
 Miss Loretta Neal is the guest of Mrs. Serry, at Sasco Hill.
 MT. and Mrs. Anderson of New York have been visiting MT. and Mrs. Pas sell, of Greens Farms.
 The newly elected officers of the Golden Sceptre will be installed on the 6th
 Justice Mills of Greens Farms is suf- fering with pneumonia.
 It is thought no work will be done on the bridges in town before next spring.
 Judge and Mrs. Bradley have been visiting their daughter in Northamp- ton. Mass.