Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-02

Iimantic has made repairs on parson-
age to the amount of $3.50. Moosup
reports improvements to the amount OF
s485, but has increased its debt from
$1,000 to $3.50. Mantle reports new
furnace and repairs, s225. North Gros-
venordale, repairs, $3.50. Norwich:
North Main street repairs $135; Nor
witch Trinity, same $3.50; Oneco, paint
ing church and parsonage, $135; Gales
Ferry, parsonage repairs, $125; Pasco-
az steam heating plant, $500; Putnam,
lights, furniture and sidewalks $135,
and the Putnam church has beside this
paid $3.50 towards its debt. Portland
has spent $3.50 on the front stone work
of its church building; this greatly
beauties the structure. Three hun
bred and fifty dollars of the amount
has already been paid. Rockville has
added a veranda to it's already beauti-
full and commodious parsonage. This,
with other repairs, cost $3.50. Seven
hundred dollars has been paid toward
the Rockville church debt this year.
improvements on the Stafford Springs
church have cost $3.50, and those on
the South Manchester church s225. At
Sterling, repairs cost $500 Tolland has
paid a church debt of 1884. This was,
for that churchs-a great work, and the
little church and parsonage where
Bishop Asbury held the first confer
ence ever held in Connecticut and the
second ever held in New England Au-
gust IL 1895, Is free from debt In
addition to this the heroic pastor has
bought and paid for a new bell and a
new organ for the church. These. with
repairs, cost 1920. improvements on
the Quarryville church are reported to
the amount of $500. Ten other church.
es have made improvements in sums
varying from SIS to $50.
The Salem church was sold this year
and the money is In the hands OK the
conference trustees. the income, after
the disciplinary provisions have been
met, is to go to the board Of local
church aid
The officials and pastors Of the va
rious churches of this district are
faithfully caring for the property COM
mitted to them in almost all cases. No
other district of the conference fur
nishes such good homes for the pas
tors, on the average, as does this dis
trict
MapIeviIIe's New Church.
The beautiful new church at Maple
Vile is approaching completion. 1t
is costing large sum for so small
society. 1t Is the most beautiful
church building in the district. Some
valuable gifts have been received, |
which greatly assist the committee in |
proceeding with the work. The cor |
nerstone was laid Sunday, June IA. aft !
er an appropriate sermon by Prof M. |
D. Buell. of Boston university school |
of theology. The day was an inspir- |
ing one and large sum Of money was |
that day donated by various friends to /
forward the enterprise, We hope to |
dedicate the church in May or June. |
The bell, installed last fall, was the |
gift Of friend, in memory of Mr. and |
Mrs. Legg, early members and found |
ers of the society. The windows of |
stained glass were the gift of a friend |
in memory of his wife; the seats of !
the auditorium also the gift of a friend |
and the organ fund is the gift of An
drew Carnegie to the extent of $500. |
Other help has been received, but it |
will require $4,000 to dedicate it free of |
Salaries of the Pastors.
A good salary is an important item |
in securing a good minister and in |
keeping him with church. This year |
sala ries of the Norwich district have |
been increased as follows: East Hamp- /
ton $3.50, Danielson another $3.50, Wap- |
ping $3.50, Baltic $500, Moosup $500, |
Manchester 800, East Glastonbury $50, |
Sterling $500, Stafford Springs 800; |
total, $1,5SO. There are other churches |
That ought to increase the salary, and |
some of these could do so If they only |
would adopte some systematic method |
for raising the chudch funds.
Deaths.
This year two have gone from among |
those who are retired members Of our
company On November % we laid |
he body of William Huntington to
rest. He was weary with the, burden
of over ninety years, and the sacrifices
Of nearly fifty years of service in the
bounds OF this conference, all of which !
was given to tine, smaller and more
difficult churches. He had long been
asking God to take him home. He
passed out as a Christian ought to
pass. The SHOWS of many winters had
not chilled his love for God, nor for his
fellow men. nor had the heat Of many
summers dried Up in any measure his \
loving kindness. We laid his body in
the lovely Mystic cemetery close by
where lie the bodies OF our brothers.
George g. Brightnan and John F.
Sheffie1d. 10 wait with them till there
cometh the new heavens and the new
earth.
January 23d Mrs. James. wife Of our
brother. ]. II. James, was buried in
the cemetery at Rockville among the
dear ONES she has known so long and