The Press., 1915-10-20
WILMINGTON.


 Prayer meeting will be held Thurs day evening as usual. The topic will be Gain and Abel.
 We were pleased to receive a call from Maj. H. P. Hitchcock of Hart- ford, who with family friends made his first visit to the Hill on Sunday, by automobile of course.
 Mrs. Preston and Miss Alice W. Pratt motored on Monday with Rev. and Mrs. Darrow to Middletown to attend the meeting of the Baptist state convention. MT. Darrow is secretary of the Ministers conference. Mrs. Darrow and Miss Pratt go as delegates to the convention. Mrs. Preston goes as director for Ashford association of the Woman's American Baptist Home Mission society.
 Mrs. Harriett Topliff Newton and her daughter. Mrs. Lura Newton Fitch of Palmer, visited at Maple Corner. The elder lady, who is truly 83 years young, was a Sunday school pupil at Baptist church and sang in the choir in the old gallery. Her childhood home at "The Hollow" was at the Hosea vinton, later the Lucian W. Holt place. Later she often visited her aunt, Mrs. Leander Hull, for whom the younger lady was named. Mrs. Preston however was x1,a <>ulr ono boro xubouo Sho had mat on previous visits She found many loved and familiar names however at the cemeteries. Her grandfather gave the land where the school house stands near his homestead to be the property of the district as long as it went by the name of Topliff. ''And I take The Press and note that now it is often called Daleville district. So, the correspondent stands corrected and is grateful accordingly.
 There were "A present at Bible school Sunday morning Pastor Dar row thanked the school and congre- gation for the birthday shower, the 9th, of over 100 postal cards that came as complete surprise and were much appreciated. The topic of his beautiful sermon, and one to be held in memory, was Confidence. The text 2d Timothy, 1st, 12th. The congregation was asked to remain for a church meeting. Pastor and Mrs. Darrow went quietly out. Dea. F. Wayland Pratt, chairman of the joint board of deacons and deaconesses took the chair. Miss Alice Pratt was made clerk pro tenn and the resignation of Rev. Earl W. Darrow as pastor was read. The letter expressed in terms of greatest affection and kind ness was received as might have been expected by so loyal and loving a people, but such is the confidence felt in this Christlike man that after many broken, fearful and pathetic ex pressions of regret the resignation was accepted, on the suggestion of the chair that as the decision to go was conclusive protest simply caused de- lay. The concession is based on the fact that as they were welcomed with gladness, and their living among us a continual joy, that now, since they share the pain of broken relations all should make it as little burden as possible. It is understood that MT. Darrow accepts a call to the Baptist church at West Hartford, and he and Mrs. Darrow will go with the love, esteem and best wishes of all here.
 Crossing the church lawn in the bright sunshine of Sunday morning, at 9. 30, the assistant superintendent met one of the graded pupils of foreign parentage who said lifting his cap, "Good morning Mrs. .--, are we not having marvellous weather? And she thought with such material how can anyone feel any thing but hopeful regarding Sunday school work. Certainly no note of Encouragement was heard at the county convention at Rockville, held in the M. E. church, that we were privileged to attend through the thoug of Rev. MT. Darrow who took Mrs. Brown and Miss Pratt also in his machine. {. It is pleasure to mention the faithfulness and enthusiasm of the workers in the Holland county organization. There was not a commonplace number on the program, and while of our own we do not partioularize the closing address of the evening by Willard B. Wilson, general secretary of the R. I. associ- ation, The place of the adult in the Sunday school, determined us to start on 8 crusade among our grown-ups, to endeavor to induce them to come regularly to Sunday school. The men would find themselves in good oom- pany, and Messrs. Reed, Pratt, Cos. grove, Parker, Robbins, Bartlett would give them hearty welcome. We wish they would accept this suggestion and start in next Sunday, and we trust our wish may not be as futile as that of the old lady of whom MT. Wilson told who wished she might sit on bench in the park and see herself ride by. It is always pleasant on these occasions to meet old acquaintances and to make new ones. Mrs. Julia Chism Gowdy has her speciality we'll in hand, Miss Ruth Enc was busy with her pencil and note book. Miss Edith Cushman stimulating the home department work, Miss Kimball that of the w. O., T. U. MT. Balentine of West Stafford has always something scholar ly and to the point, Mrs. Ayers. who is recovering from the effects of her fall, and others. There were 10 from Wilmington.
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