Connecticut western news., 1914-01-08
EAST CANAAN

The community Sunday promoted by success in every way. The atte ldafice here was very good and noticeable at tendance of men. Rev. W. F. Maylott preached from Heb l2:l,2 Let us lay aside every weight and the sins that so easily beset us. and let us run with pa- tience the race that is set before us, looklug into Jesus the author and finish er of our Faith" At night MT. May lott gave an illustrated lecture upon. 1.-The Life ot Moses" which was we'll attended. Secretary Nelson Stratton reported 86 present at the Sabbath school session out of an enrolment of 9S.
 The Y. P s. 0. E. will meet this week Wednesday night at 7:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bion Stevens.
 The Junior Y. P. s. .. E. will meet Friday after school, Miss Mary Stratton eader.
 The fourth lecture in the course pre- vided by the Brotherhood will be given Friday night. The speaker will be Hon. Thomas Norton, of Lakeville, and his subject will be "A New Highlander in Old England" There will be the usual musical prelude.
 Next Sunday will be communion Sum- day at the church and the pastor will speak on "The Supreme Victory"
 The annual meeting of the Oongrega- tional church was held New Years's day and was largely attended. At the busi- ness session in the morning the report of the church clerk, MT. Howard Law renee and that of the church committee. by Hon. E. s. Roberts. were received, The officers were elected as follows Deacons to serve three years, Abel G. Stevens and Howard F. Lawrence treasurer, Jarvis Stevens clerk, Howard . F. Lawrence church committee. Anson A. Lawrence, Mrs. Mary Gaylord and Hon. E. s. Roberts. After a social hour and dinner the afternoon session was held aud the reports from the several church organizations were received. The superintendent of the Sunday school, Hon. E. s. Roberts, reported 9S scholars enrolled and an average atten- dance of 60. The Home department has 32 enrolled. The superintendent of the Canaan Valley Sunday school, Jarvis Stevens, reported an enrollmen5 of 36 and an average attendance of about 30. The ladies' aid society reported by the secretary, Ms. Anson Lawrence, that the society had alded the church to the extent of S243. .38, which included repairs on parsonage and new furnace. Mrs. Bion Stevens reported for the Y. P. s. O. E. chat the work was in good condi- tion and that the society were paying the electric light bills of the church and were now maintaining cottage prayer meetings. The Clover Club. through the secretary, Miss Lena Gray, reported that with the Cheerful Workers they were supporting an orphan.in Marash. Turkey, besides assisting the work at home. Miss Rood spoke of the work the younger ladies known as the Cheer. full Workers were doing, having raised $53. .53 during the year. Charles Good. win presented report of the Bother. hood showing 43 members and an an. nual lecture course of six numbers with large patronage, and that the next lecture would be Friday, Jan. 9. by Hon. Thomas L. Norton. of Lakeville, and that Lincoln Day Union Brotherhood banquet would be held, with Governor Baldwin as the principal speaker. Carle ton F. Maylott reported for the Junior Y. P. s. 0. E. stating that meetings were held each week after school and that 25 were on the membership roll Following the reports was the annua roll-call and many responded and letters and greetings were received from absent members. The pastor closed the exer. cises with a short address in keeping with the occasion.