Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-27

to cancel indebtedness and make need ed improvements. Five hundred dol lars have been spent in repairs and in stalhng electric lights at hte parsonage new steam heating plant has been placed in the church, floors and tower have been strengthened and other re- pairs made at cost of $1, 500. debt of $500 on the church has been wiped out, and all this while the membership has increased 1o per cent. and prepa- ratlons were being made to entertain the annual conference. Truly the day of miracles has not yet past. I might say that this church began at the first quarterly conference by increasing the pastors salary $100. A word to the wise is sufficient.
 At Danieson
 The church at Danielson has in creased the salary S100, cancelled a debt of S510 on the church, paid out S60 for painting and s15O for repairs on the repairs on the parsonage Jewett City Has Best Membership
 Gain.
 Jewett City has improved it's prop erty by placing cement walks in front of the church and shingiing one half of the roof at a total cost of s237. The church is to be painted in the near future. This church has the banner increase in membership for the district, viz: 23 per cent. Need I add that the y salary was increased $100. South Coventry. The church at South Coventry re- ports an increase in membership of f3 per cent, an increase in salary of $50 and an increase from no Zion's Her aids at the beginning of the year to 1 II at the present time. 1 Norwich Town. l Norwich Town reports 10 per cent. i increase in church membership and l S200 in salary
 Hockanum has cancelled a debt of | S2OO on current expenses and increased 1 the pastors salary $50. Burnside has spent $500 in repairs | and improvements, reports 10 per cent l increase in membership and increase in salary of $50.
 Added to Parsonage. l Quarryville has an addition to the parsonage costing $500 with $500 worth | of new furniture, all properly paint ed. total expenditure s1.00O. This 1 church also reports an increase in | salary.
 Revival At Old Mystic.
 Old Mystic has had a gracious re- vaval, the pastor Arthur Withee re- | porting 35 conversions $125 has been paid on the debt of the parish house. Mystic Pastor Moves to New House. l The pastor at Mystic has moved his family into the house bequeathed to the church from thme Turkington es- l tate. This has been lighted by cleo tricity which with repairs on the church windows cost 1922. It Is only fair to this church and pastor to state 1 that the increase in membership for this charge, including Noank, is 20 per l cent.
 Opportunity In MilIviIIe.
 Other churches showing an increase in pastoral support are North Gros- venordale $50, Glendale $50 East Blackstone S25, and Millville Millvile spells opportunity. With conditions unchanged in the community this tor to $250, from practically nothing for benevolences to meeting all appor- uonments, amounting this year to $54 I believe that the investment of a Church Aid for a limited time will yield splendid returns and very soon give us church that is self support ing.
 Two New Pipe Organs.
 Two pipe organs have been installed costing s1,I75. the other at Versailles at a cost of $40, and there is no debt
 Versailles is connected with the Baltic church. the pastor Charles Smith is closing the fifth year of a
 
 year for both churches an increase ir membership of 29 per cent.
 Westerly Methodists No Longer
 Ashamed.
 1 The church and parsonage at West l erly are shining in new coats of pain and no longer need the Methodists O. 1 this town be ashamed of their churcI property The coat was S455, all bill' paid. The Ladies' Aid society has ex
 pended $50 for painting and furnish
 ing the inside of the parsonage.
 The church at Bridgeton has spen
 SPOT in repairing the parsonage. , East Thompson has placed nev convent steps in front of the churcl
 and improved the parsonage propert! at a. cost of s266.
 New London church has slate roo
 cement steps and improvements cost
 ing $150.
 Norwich Trinity Church. , Norwich Trinity has placed har 1 wood floor in the audience room cost 3 ing with other repairs s1,200. East Glastonbury Warehouse Poin 5 have painted their property the forme 5 at a cost of $275 the latter s402. 3 Gales Ferry has spent s121 on re l l in benevolences.
 The church at Lyme with a yer 3 small constituency has transformed it vestry at a cost of s20O, no debt.
 East Hampton has made repair
 costing s206 and reports 12 per cer | increase in membership. 1 Stafford Springs reports $350 paid o church and parsonage repairs. Rock l vile has a new furnace in the parson 3 age and other improv ements costin 9 $40
 = Mapping has spent $50. Mapleville has paid S5SO on its deb l Minor repairs and smaller sums ar [ as follows:-
 e Attawaugan $50. Gurleyville s5 = Manchester $50. Moodus $50, Moosu = S100. Mantle s30 Old Mystic S25. ToI land s75, Uncasville s90, w. Thompso s75. Windsorville ssS
 I $1,0oo Spent At Camp Grounds. = About $1.000 have been expended 0 P the camp grounds. in extending th r roof of the auditorium; $500. on tn . cottage for the district superintenden1 . and s150 on the district parsonage. = Notwithstanding the activity alon . these lines calling for large expend - lures it looks now as if Norwich Dis
 trict will be able to report an ir
 crease in the benevolent column fC
 this year. The campaign to raise tt : full apportionment for education he C 1 been pushed quite vigorously D 7 | Nicholson secretary of the board t l education presented the work at Nol N wich Trinity and New London. Pres a ident Irwin of East Greenwich acaC v emy has been present at Hazardvill t1 Stafford Springs, Rockville, War. " house Point. South Manchester, I ., Glastonbury North GrosVenordale ar . 1 Putnam, The pastors have aSSisIt