Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-01
SEMI-ANNUAL OF THE
 NORWICH c. E. UNION.
Meeting in Preston Chapel Was We'll l
 Attended-Address of Interest.

The Norwich Christian Endeavor union held it's semi-annual meeting Friday afternoon and evening at the Preston chapel on the East Side with an attendance which taxed the ca pacity of the hall. Vice President George F. Hyde presided at the meet ing which opened at o'clock and Rev. Clarence E. Barber and Mr Hyde of fered prayer. There was short de- votional service. Aggressive Christian Endeavor was the general topic for the meeting
 Miss Anna B. Storms in behalf of the Preston society extended a warm welcome to the visitors the maority of whom were from the surrounding towns. Vice President Hyde respond ed. speaking of the great good which could come from association of those deeply interested in the Christian En- deavor work. The Bible, prayer and activity are the three necessities, he said in the life of the Christian En- deavorer. We cannot grow physically without exercise, activity and the same is true spiritually. A little activity each day leads us to the ability to do better and more work the next day. Let us work then that we may grow, and the more we work the more we will get out of it. If today we have any feeling of a duty to be performed along the line of Christian Endeavor
 
 in thoughts only and we will go back home strengthened and helped.
 In Church Life.
 Miss c. R. White of Norwich Town read an interesting paper on Christian Endeavor in Church Life, saying in part: One may oftentimes be so en- crossed in the work of the Christian Endeavor society that the work of the church is overlooked. The Christian m Ho1 iS nf he a1a1 no take the place of the church; it is a part of the church. It is in. of and for the church. If one takes up his part in the church he will find that it of the society. The Christian Endeavor is a training school of the church, giving the young people their first ex- perience in Christian work Every person in the society is being trained for leadership in some Christian work. The society is training its members for work in the church.
 The C. E. society can assist at the church Sunday activities, at the mid week services. The society should CO., operate and stand back of the pastor, trying to lift his load and tighten it. What we need today is trained En- and to die in the service of Christ and His church.
 In the Community.
 CnFlSIlan EQOodNOr ln the 1Omnu- nifty was the topic of the paper by Charles T. Armstrong of Jewett City. MT. Armstrong spoke of the society as effecting the three sides of the life of 9 community-physica moral and spiritual life. The society, he said, must be alive, on the lookout for op- portunity to do work, not confning it's efforts to the meeting place. It should give it's members work to do which will keep their minds in the right channels. The pledge of the Christian Endeavorer brings the Bible into every day use in the homes and the homes make up the community With loyal, earnest members the society is ever lifting the community towards a high CT spiritual level.
 Miss Alice Bishop of Bozrah gave a most interesting report of the re- cent state convention held at Hart ford An open discussion of Christian EndeaVor work, led by Rev. C. k. Bar Der of Danielson followed. At the close of the parliament there was a pleas ant social hour and supper was served the company by the local society.
 Evening Service.
 Harry Foote of Lisbon led the de- votionaI services which opened the evening session. Miss Elizabeth Pull len of this city read a paper on the Young Peoples Missionary Mov ement and Rev C. E. Barber spoke on To- morrow's Endeavor The meeting ad- journed at 8.15.