Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-13

| is now Lecyar1. and a survey was | made which fixed the center where : stands the present church. 4 sgDsseg3 Dt4Dn B2s started ana gf4e , frame cf the ola meeting house ysg l erected December z1s 1TZ7. This was shortly sftsrHarG accepted by the so- l clsty for meeting bopse, sDc gF&fQ- l ally fl grew Into c barD-llke str5c- curing inc Ils years that .t stood, ! lastjy known as Jonnsons meeting house. 4 full cescr3pf3oa Of this ai1- 1 c1ent eoiflce was brought out from ce- scrlpt3o1s recorded Dy Eey. TiTctng | T8ttle and from the memories of Naose I living who recall the 1U3Iclng taken down to 1s42. The customs and roan- ners Of oldtirne services were st Ieog1h | pointed out. Papers are in existence showing young men and women fined { ln pence for iN belasIors one young man f8e9 one dollar for 1sInllsng and 1 DoNiDg' orer much To 2 young woman |, in the gallery.
 When the old meeting house was in ] building, Samuel SeaD1ry. father q [ Eishop Seao bury, then < ucentizte. and |. others. preached in rae homes Of Bob ! ert Allyn. Ensign W5Bzr0 W3Il1snls j. Cal pt John Morgan and William Nor ! gan.
 1 Church privileges were granted in I October. 1Tzt. The date Of the er- ganiz&tion 0f the old church ls Dn- known, but 1s believed 70 have been the date Of the settlement of it's first Dastor. ReT. Ebenezer P1noerson. De- eeEnoer zs. 17Zs, t8o months after tbe grant.
 Pastors of the former church were ZeT. Eoenezer Pznoerson. 172s-17%4. Rex. AnareH CrogweII. 172s-174s, Rev. JacoD Johnson. 174s-l77z
 After Hr. Jonnsors psstorate and llrlng the TeTolurlon there were o. eaEioral services conducted ry uu- known transient preacterE. but grzeu- ally the church became extinct and The meeting house in such a kt2ts that cattle feeding on the green entered tle doors for shade.
 All that was left Of the old church when Rev. Walter K5ng. Of the First church or Norwich and MT. Tiuo+rY TEEt1e organized the new church zr he home Of Stephen Morrsn- January 12 1519, was the llapilatec oIc meet ing house in which | had been housed and an old pewter communion Es-
 The church was organized win fire members. one male and four females all Dat one Of whom clsd i1 lsss than i've years
 treated and his remarkable ministry and personality emphasized an1 111E- trated.
 During his ministry the ol5 church was repaired, and, later. in 1542 VAS torn down and 2 new ore erected and .a- was hung in T June z1- 1s4E : The pastors ot the present church have been Rev. Timothy Tur-la 1E1B- 1884. Rev. N. D Cook. stated supr1r as needed. l8s4-1sss- Rev Charles ] Cutting 1sss-1ES1 Pev. John ATe-v. 1ss1-1ss2 Rev Albert F. kIu1ol1-h- ! 18s3-1so6 Rev, William F. White 1sg9
 The c1c-ch has sent out many strong men and Eo-e1 10 en-e- al walks Cf life Two ministers have been raised up here, ReT- Frederic T. Avery 1 and James A. Gallup
 Fifteen young recr5e are in atre-6- snce on Broadway school No-w.ch 1 Academy Ffll1lTuzZLlC normal school Storrs college. S5unoas college. Brown and Yale uriversi lies, nearly all uen- 1 be-s Of this church
 The church is fairly well endowed anc $ working un1eT ths arp9Erua- melt plan for it's bsneTole1ees T. was incorporated January {. 1910 Like all country churches II as present has it's Limitations. but with the present ! 5nts-es, in country life its future zs more hopeful than al any Lus 1o 1s hlsiory-
 I've Laurel wr=zths.
 Following the address. Judge Russell ] C1alCYs. in The name of -he c1-r-1
 7~tsented TWO laurel wr@aIhs To = plsced ca the graves Of Rev and Mrs
 -1-tle z- tbe close of inc day
 In paying bis tribute -o the memory
 Of Rev hy Tct1le- Judge GaIzz said:
 Mir Tuttia needs ID e1co-,5--a 1-uz-
 u-e was taught 1o zeVe-sEze Ezz-
 D. my parents and sraz6rz-5u-S
 was told how he had Ee- his E1llCyz sFsJh tears with the agony Of hHz yzs
 1T rarsuing his studies and haK he had gwen his life work U lore fS- Ie-: geople
 -It Is with much pleasure that ! re member the aged pastor in The vs-y last years If his labor He Wss ,
 frequent visitor at she home If rrx ! gFG- parents whose counsel Ee So1-a.
 i. regard n affairs o1 1A5s church Is II not fitting Ih2E ws h2l1 this osy and review the past century , Can We not see Ia imagery the l-E3: s-our 5n wonder dwelling forming th5. present o-s2u1Ea lion of a church. Ls 1 Rev Timothy Futile aSSzS-eS Sy -As Rev. wAi1e- .. Hz1< o< Tse Frs church of NorN5ch
 Traly we can S2y t1zE .1el- v-o.. ssS aoE i2- xsiH- Ne have the p-5a 2 IG4- thes- work has Been Messed -s i not B happy co-7pa-ssoG today n ss- 2 ra8e present Ts2STor assisted s8y The rsS- } Tor eE the First church cf No7-a sca. s7- saEea t1 celebrating TaiS 19Hara ann l VerSsry,
 , Another hyma. Glor1oas Things O , Thee Are Spoken was SEng ey n. , consres ion. which wAS followed ey ' prayer and oeneaictzcn bN Rev A F s E&rnsnaw os Mystic
 Dinner and Exhisit -i Al le o'clock lnoonl tAe la1ies .