New Britain herald., 1915-04-19
NEW PASTOR BREACHES
 FIRST SERMON HERE
Trinity N. E. Church Filled to Hear 
 Rev. W. r. Cook.

Rev. Warren F. Cook preached his first sermon as pastor of the Trinity M. F. church yesterday morning OH the text: Seek ye first the Kingdom of God.' The church was filled with those who came to h ear him and after the service, members of the congre- gation and others came to the plat form to greet him.
 Righteousness and the Kingdom of God were the two first things to be sought, he said Communion with God and social service are both equal ly essential to Christianity and the de- votional side of Christianity is prep aration for the service of humanity.
 "Thc Church of God" he said, twill not be effective in the world until it needs the call and goes out anu touches tho lives of those that are down in the world
 "The best thing John Calvin did for the world was what he did for the city of Geneva
 25th Anniversary Sunday.
 Rev. Cook will be in charge of the services comm cIn orating the twenty fifth anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the Trinity church which begins next Sunday. In tho morning, Rev John Henry Bell. Ph. D., who was pastor of the church twelve years ago. will preach the ser mon. At the evening service, A. G. Smith will give a history of the event and pr. Bell and Rev. George B. Neu- mann, the newly returned missionary from China. will make short addresses.
 On Tuesday evening, April 27, tho church will have a love feast and gen. cral class meeting. which will be led by Dr. F.. A. Dent and F. r. Neu- mann. A general mid-week prayer meeting will be held Thursday eve- ming. April 29. and will be led by the pastor, Rev. Cook.
 The big event of the week. however. will be the banquet of the Methodist Broth erh ood to be held in the church Wednesday evening. Henry Hoar will be the toastmastcr and addresses will be made by prominent speakers. pr. J, w. Cooper of Hartford, who was pastor of the South Congregational church at the time of the laying of the cornerstone of the Trinity church, will be one of the speakers.
 Rev. Joseph Pullman, the pastor of the church at the time of the laying of the cornerstone, will be represent cd by his son, John S. Pullman of Bridgeport. Other speakers will be Rev. Harry F. Scarborough of Hart ford, Rev. George B. Neumann, and Rev. Warren F. Cook. >-
 The committee in charge of the an niversary celebration consists of Mor- gan Morgans, chairman; E. F. Neu- mann, r. l.. Wooster, C.. A. Graves and l.. A. Oldershaw. "ss s' ..." '@. ..',''-
 The Woman's Home Missionary so- ciety will meet to sew with Mrs G. H. Macauley of 37S Stanley street, at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
 The Tuesday night class meeting will be held at 7:45 o'clock tomorrow evening. The Homo Mission group meeting will be held at ? o'clock We'd nesday afternoon.
 South Congregational Church.
 meeting of the standing com mittee will be held in the church office at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow af- ternoon.
 The Woodruff club will meet at o'clock Thursday evening at the home of Cromwell Case. 95 Maple street.
 Jesus and the Band" will be the subject of the church night service at 7:45 o'clock Thursday evening.
 The Little Tourists club will meet at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
 For the coming Thursday evenings pr. Hill will give a series of bio- graphical studies of the disciples, making them interpretative of human life. These will deal with James. Peter, John, Thomas, Matthew, Philip and Nathaniel. They will be intro duced by an address next Thursday evening on Jesus and the Band
 The Gertrude Rogers Sunday school class is to present 8 copy of Holman Hunts great painting, "The Light of the World" to the church. It is to be presented and dedicated on next Sunday, April 25, at the Sunday school hour. Dr. Hill will speak at the dedication. Those interested are invited to be present.
 On Monday afternoon at o'clock in the Parish chapel the Woman's Homo Missionary society will hold its thank offering service. Miss Caro- line Bartlett, the new superintendent