Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-17
WINDHAM
Congregational Church Gains Three Members and Loses Three During Year-Reports Indicate Active and Prosperous Year.

Prosperous Year.
 Because of the intense cold only half the usual number attended the annual business meeting and roll call of the Congregational church Tuesday even ing. About fifty persons enjoyed good supper Of sliced ham, sealloped potatoes, biscuits, cabbage salad cake and coffee. served by Mrs. Ada I4arra- bee the new l.. A. S president. and her assistants It was impossible to comfortably heat the chapel on ac- l count of the high wind and zero tenn l perature, so the business meeting was made as brief as possible The report of the church clerk gave the member 1 ship of the church 152s there having been a loss of three members and a gain of three during the year, leaving l the membership the same as on Jan l uary l. 1913. The apportionment for l this church is $55S, and the beneyo- fences amount to ST26.02 divided as 1 fellows: Foreign mission $205.59, Home missions $104.14, A. M. A SS1, church 1 building society $26.75,- Sunday school , and publishing society $29.52. education society S1714 minister's fund S11.SS. | other charities $50, The report of 1 the Sunday school superintendent gave 1 the membership as 59 in the main l school with receipts during the year 1 of $s433. In the home department there are II mem bers, who have con- I tribated $7.SS. The school gives s2o l year for the support of a girl in India ] There is a balance of $20 in the treas ury. The Ladies Aid society held 1 three bean SupDers. one chahng dish | supper one harvest supper, one food 1 sale and one fair during the year. and 1 in December reception was given the | pastor and his bride. A new cork mat ! ting was purchased for the chapel. 1 The money raised during the year l amounted to $222 and there is S2S.e2 l +4,- far of Ia ! C. E. society. Eden Cook, reported gain of l2 members since January, i 1913, making the present membership 2S Six sCcialS were held. The mis-
 sionary collection amounted to $ll.4O- ! The treasury now contains $21.S4. Alan ] Guild reported membership of Is in the K. o. K A. They meet once in two weeks Gave several entertainments 1 and held weeks camp in August Re 1 eeived $59.6S and have on hand $26-25-
 Other Statistics.
 1 The Women's Home and Foreign ! Missionary society has 29 members, i four having been added since January i 1913 The society meets once in two i weeks and sew and study missionary
 books Nineteen meetings have been 1 held. The New America has been read 1 since October, and What Next in Tur- ] key is to be taken up at the next l meeting The smallest attendance was l 2e the largest 34. Two barrels of new and second hand articles, valued at SITS. were sent 10 Lincoln Academy ] Kings Mountain. N. c. This year the i members are sewing for the Brewer Normal school, Greenwood, s. C. Ten l dollars was sent to the Eastern Con l necticut branch.
 The pastors report of his years l work told of 2S4 calls made, 3s ser l mons preached, absent either by eX- l change or on his vacation 12 Sundays; i fln Sunday ; 1 prayer meetings, and on six Thursday ] evenings were given Stereopucon lec- 1 lures on missionary topics; attended l six funerals, off1ciated at two weddings 1 and one baptfsm. A stereoptcon was 1 purchased by subscription and fund for the running expenses started, which
 now amounts to $2e with all bills paid. It is hoped this year to purchase new Ii hymn books for the church. A num- ber of individuals have offered to l purchase their own copies and an ef-
 fort will be made to raise money to buy the remainder needed. The mat
 ter of the need of club room for the
 K. o. K. A. was spoken Of. Last year 1 the envelope system was instituted and
 55 persons made their contributions in
 that way That number has been in
 creased to 72
 The election of officers resulted in 1 the choice of II. c. Lathrop for church 1 clerk and treasurer and Sunday school
 superintendent. and of Mrs. w. F.
 Maine a member of the church com
 mittee for three years, to succeed
 themselves. Rev. M R. Plumb and
 Mir I.athrop were chosen committee
 to act with two others to be chS~en by Mir Plumb, the revision Of the church manual. the one now in use be- ing compiled 20 years ago. After Yot-
 ing s836 the rate of 05 l-2 per mem Der, to the state conference, the meet | ing was closed with the roll call, to
 which 27 responded in person and seV ' ] en by message. through friends The church voted to adopt the resolution ; for a national constitutional amend 1 ment for prohibition as requested by
 the w c. T. U.
 Local Notes.
 Mrs. R. G. Watreus was at the Inn
 from Monday to Thursday on her way from Salem. Mass. to visit Mrs. chas Faintor at Port Richmond, $. I. } The Women's Missionary society Is to meet in the chapel Tuesday.
 I The first baked bean supper and SO l cial for 1914 is to be given Wednesday l in charge of Mrs. Ada Larrabee W. A. RaymoId has been ill at his 7 ]