Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-23
NORWICH c. E. UNION
 MET WITH 5ozRAH CHURCH.
Franklin Society Given Banner For Attendance Averaee-W. l. Park of Hanover, Elected President.

was held with the Bozrah society on Saturday afternoon and evening. 4 most cordial reception was given :te visiting societies, the Bozrahs society meeting those delegates who came 5y way of Yantic, conveying them to and from the trolleys.
 The meeting opened shortly after 3 o'clock, the devotional service beine Rev. J. c. Young. Miss Alice Bishop. of Bozrah, president of the union then took charge of 'te meeting, introdur ing 0. $. Naples, president of tie Bozrah society, who gave the address of welcome. George F. Hyde, the vice president of the union made the re- sponse. His response was very much are; excepting in one respect. and tltat was when he referred to Jewett City as being the wild and woolly east His reference could not have been Based on the conduct of the delegates who were all of a most sedate disposi- ton.
 Reports and Business.
 The business meeting followed The report Of the Lookout committee was not given, as the chairman was not present. Mrs. Davies of Newent gave the report for the missionary commit tee, c. F, Gardner of Jewett City, the report of the finance committee. Mrs T. H. Hiscox of Jewett City the press committee report and William J. Park of Hanover the building corc mittee report. Later Rev. George IF. Ewing of Norwich Town added to this report This union have con trfbuted up to date $125 towards the fT,nd for the c. E. headquarters build. ing in Boston.
 Election of Officers.
 Mrs. Hiscox gave the report of +E.e nominating committed, as follows:
 President, William J. Park of Har- over: vice president, George F. Hyde of Norwich Town; secretary, Mrs. Charles F. Gardner of Jewett City trea super. Miss Alice A. Brown Of Jewett City.
 These officers were unanimously elected.
 . The annual report of the secretary were read at the beginning by Mrs. c. F. Gardner, and of the treasurer's by Miss Alice A. Brown. Miss Bishop the retiring president thanked all those who had assisted her durirg 2 her tenure of office. and spoke of the c"nahi'itv of the incoming president
 -~-~~~@nd to this speech. Mrs. A. J. Bailey sang a solo
 he programme.
 Expressions of Sympathy.
 Reference was very tenderly and sympathetically made to the sorrow which has befallen two members nf the programme committee, Mrs. Charles Abel and Henry Frazier ot been called upon to part with their mothers. MT. Frazier was to have given a report of the state convention, and Miss Bishop read a portion of t'. interspersing it with remarks of her own as she attended the convention.
 Full Response to Roll Call.
 The roll call of the societies closed the afternoon session. each one being expected to give a report of the of- fciencv attained by the society. Every one of the societies of the union vera represented at this meeting.
 Attendance Banner to Franklin.
 Rev. A. L. Tedford of the FedAr- ated church in Greeneville gave anad dress on Spiritual or Soul Efficiency.
 The general theme of the convention was Greater Efficiency fin Our So- cfeties. He said Christian Endeavore-s too much attention to the physical ef- 1cie1icy and neglect the soul efficiency. There are certain things to which we must give heed. There must be ef- 6ciency in susceptibility. The lives should be so adjusted that we can re- OeIES ulVIUe 1nHuSnc6S. we nluSI DS efficient in matters of discrimination. Sea1 with souls wisely. Be efficient in Knowledge. Have an efficient vision, kept clean above the horizon. Ard finally be efficier% in obediehce. A se. 1sedon by the choir followed.
 Miss Eadie of Hanover.
 Miss Helen Eadie of Hanover was the next speaker, and gave two incl dents ii1ustrating how the Christian Indeaver work in the foreign fields is leading to Christ.
 Final Address by Rev. G. H. Strouse.
 After the offering wes received, Rev. c. H. Strouse of the West Side Bap- fist church of Norwich, gave the fi- nal address. He enforced g. note of Caring in the work of efficiency. Txc said he wished efficiency was conta- glous. There was no more daring ex- plorer than Jesus Christ When T young person issues on Christian fife ne is daring explorer. In fe wishes to gain anything he must put his best Into 1t Timid or afraid were wortss never on Jesus lips, Christ was q life saver. He hasn't any room for u man who is constantly sitting on a fence not knowing which way to safI. Christ loves man or woman Tska, has some moral sand in them. Be an extraordinary person-anyone can be just ordinary. Cast off any extra baG6 rage, and get busy in Christs service, # you wish to be an efficient Christian. Let the one thing that appeals to us be the Pearl of great price.
 The reason that more people do not come into the church, is because tIaay see that the people in the church do net mean business.
 Al the close of the address, aIr. Park offered a vote. of thanks to the entertaining society for all its h ,e- pitality, and a vote of thanks was also given Miss Bishop for the ex- oellent manner in which she has file l her office as president of the union. All the audience joined in singing Blest Be the Tie That Binds, and the service closed with Now the Day is Over.
 The convention. was well attended. there being one hundred present. The programme committee was Q. F. Ma ples of Bozrah, Mrs Charles Abel and Henry Frazier of Norwich Town.