Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-30
New London County
 SALEM
Pastor Requested to Repeat Sermon Annual Church Meetins-Eight- esnth Wedding Anniversary.

Rev. T. A. Williams preached all interesting sermon Sunday morning taking for his subject, The First Christian Church. The sermon was go good and there were so few out that Rev. Mr. Williams has been ask ed to repeat 1t next Sunday morning
 Annual Meeting.
 Tho annual meeting of the Copgre- rational church convened at noon on Monday and was unusually well at tended. Rev. T. A. Williams presided and opened the meeting with a brief devotional service. The annual re- ports of the clerk. collector treasurer board of trustees, superintendent of She Sunday school, president of the Christian EndeavOr and secretary of the Ladies Aid were heard and ap- proved. The election of officers re- suited as follows: Trustees, Nathan Clark, Charles l.. Ray and Robert A. Bailey; clerk, Mrs. Rose V. Ray; treasurer, Charles A. Williams; collec- tor, Nathaniel l.. Clark: superiutend- ent of the Sunday school Mrs. Ivy $. Bailey. deacon, Albert Morgan; audit ors. Rev. T. A. Williams and William B. Kingsley.
 Howard A. Rix then took the chair, while Rev T. A. Williams presented she following amendments to the con Eutuu0n:
 tirst-That the time of the annual meeting should be changed from the last Monday in March to the first Monday in November.
 Second-That the board of trustees Ihall act only under direction of the church.
 Third-That auditors shall be ap- pointed to audit the treasurer's books previous to the annual meeting.
 Fourth-That hereafter seven church members shall constitute a quorum.
 The pastor then gave his report, 'Thich showed an active interest in ais work and much good done. His report was heartily approved by the church. which extended to their pastor b rising vote of thanks.
 Fifty-on names are enrolled on the .shurch books, but many of those en- rolled have been out of town for sev- .lra years. q
 Some repairs have been made on he parsonage during the year and here is still an indebtedness of $1716 In repair work.
 Wedding Anniversary.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles s. Ray re- ,eived congratulations on Monday, March 25, because they had reached lhc 18th milestone of their married life.
 Meeting Postponed.
 On account of the storm last week the meeting of the Ladies' Aid society that was to have been held at the parsonage was postponed until this week Thursday.
 Mir. and Mrs James Lane spent Sunday with relatives in New Lon- don.
 William and Herbert Maynard and P. R Bailey and son LeRoy, were in New London during the week.
 Mr. and Mrs. Winfield W. Hanney and children, Wellesley and Gather inc, were guests Of relatives in Ham burg Tuesday.
 Several from this place attended the priEe speaking contest held in Grange hall, Colchester, on Wednesday eve- nlng. Miss K1ttie Ray was one of the contestants.
 Charles s. Ray is moving the house. hold goods belonging to MT. and Mrs. Nelson Webster from Colchester to Hillside farm, where they will take up their residence about April 1.
 The Christian Endeavor meeting next Sunday evening will be led by Mrs T. A. Williams Topic, The For eigr Missions Of My Denomination A HfrHaewa Vievv Mat Q9 16-20