New Britain herald., 1915-06-28

 Congregational church of PIainvil fully organized and equipped 10 ca| on it's work.
 The Rev. John Edward Herm1 Ph. D. was installed, succeeding Backus. February 20, 1895. Shoy thereafter, the old plan of selling seats was discontinued and rfor years the subscription and pledge tenn substituted
 pr. Hermann was succeeded the Rev. Clcment George Cl4 who was ordaind and installed , 21, 1900, dismissed March z, ~
 Trupbull Donated.
 It was during MT. Clark's pssto that the meeting house was repa and re-decorated and plans made re-f1nishing the parsonage at a aggregating $3.300 of which sum. ladies contributed $1, 200. In the of remembrance, be it also record that the electric wiring and ligh fixtures were then installed by late laInented townsman, Isaac Tr, bull, who lost his life in the Lusit ia disaster but d few weeks ago.
 Succeeding Mir Clark, our pred pastor, the Rev. Frederick .L. Gf was installed January s1. fe0e.
 Of the more prominent organ tions auxiliary to this church, Laides' society, now known as Ladies' Benevolent society and HI Missionary association is the est.
 "The Woman's Foreign Missior0 society," was organized as auxil to 'The Woman's board of Missid at the home of Mrs. Dr. Georgd Moody, May 22, 1874, with the Mrs. Lester F. Buell. as president Miss Henrietta l. Goodrich, secre and treasurer.
 While the Congregational SunI school was organized in Farming in 1918, under the presidency of Noah Porter, and many Plain| children received instructions tfiX 1t was not at that time a part ofy church nor did it come under care of the church until 1857.
 First Sunday schoe],
 The first Sunday school here, cording to Deacon Stanleys d was organized at the school ho May '19, 1889, and held it's first sion on May 2S, with member| of 63 pupils and 13 teachers. Cornelius Blakeslee has told me she was one of the original 63 dren in attendance. The early ords of the school were destroyed fire many years ago and the rec of the church give but little fnfo{ ton Of the school in its early
 Of the society of Christian deavor I can say but a word. early records are lost. It was or} ized in the spring of 1885. during early days of Dr. Backus' mini It has; accomplished and is doin good work among the young ped
 This my friends. is in brief, the ord of this church during it's If seventy-five years What the fu shall be is hidden from us-Ye Dr. Porter's opening words or seve five years ago today
 Thou shalt keep therefore statutes, and His commandmd which I command thee this day, it may go well with thee. and thy children after thee, and'that mayest prolong thy days upon earth, which the Lord thy giveth thee, forever" ."--are he'd then the future, like the past, be bright and beautiful into the of time and worthy of enSulatio1 all men.
 From Othcr Churches.
 A cantata. Faith and Praise" dered by the choir, and addresse the pastor of the Congregat church in Pennington and represe tives of local Protestant churd made up the program of the after exercises.
 Rev. Quincy Blakely of Farmit was the first of the ministers ii duced by the pastor. Rev. F, L. c after the choir had given a spA rendition of the beautiful cantata Blakely told of the hardships end by the Congregationalists, when years ago, they erected in Farn ton a building which served as a of worship and a fort as we'll. contrasted the conditions of those with the present, speaking iftereS Iy on the progress made and the sons taught during the long peri religious advancement
 Harry Pindar spoke for the B5 church, which was organizSd in and extended greetings from the pie he represented. Tn 1859 C politics caused split among the gregationalists of Plainville and ii year the Episcopal parish can1e existence, For the mem befs d Church of Our Saviour, the. nan lected by the Episcopalians for church. Rev. R, H. Burton, th tor, extended felicitations. Mr ton expressed the belief tha wounds caused over the disagreed of '59 had been healed and h tended the we'll wishes of his flo the occasion of the anniversary church.
 Rev. A. A. Houck spoke for