Norwich bulletin., 1915-04-17
LETTERS FROM TWO STATES

Corinth recited it's history, dwelling
upon its religion and schools OF
philosophy. ST Paul, who had come
from cool reception in Athens, greets
his friends Silas and Timothy, who
came on to meet him from Berea, and
introduces them to Aquila and Pris-
ella Luke writes to his friend The
ophilus from Corinth describing the
greatness of the work and the serious
need of the hour.
as the spirit of Ephesus describes that
city, its great temple Of drama, the
coming Of st. Paul and his friends.
Timothy sketches his own life and
Pauls missionary Journey. Demetrius
stirs up the Ephesian mob and Paul
leaves the city.
Eighth Scene-The spirit of Caesarea
speaks through Miss Gladys Gallup,
| who substituted for Miss Minda Tan
ner. She describes the city, the PAL
ire, the gay company constantly go
| ing and coming, the court of the Ju-
dean proconsul to the coming in chains
Of Paul.
Everett Gallup substituted for John
| e. Tanner, representing Festus, the
: and Mrs. Howard Gallup, Bernice,
| with Florence Gallup and Lena Sayles
as attendants in waiting; Elmer Frink
Lloyd Frink, Lloyd Congdon and Hen
ry Congdon, soldiers in attendance on
the king. st. Paul brought in In
chains, makes his defense before
| Agrippa and Festus and attendants.
Ninth Scene-Mrs. Carl Gallup as
the spirit of Rome set forth the his
tory of that city, its founding. great
reigns. The character Of Julius
| Caesar and the character of Nero in
contrast to Paul, the persecution Of
the church under Nero and the mar
| tyrdom of ST. Paul. who was intro
| duced to plead through his advocate,
the Rev. w. J. Reynolds, to the
charge of sedition and treason. His
advocate set forth his life from the
first and secured his acquittal before
| Nero. Miss Esther Gallup then read
Croly in larry Thou Till Come.
Tenth Scene-This brought to-
gether the nine spirits of the cities
| represented, to recite in brief the
| events that befell them in the first one
| hundred years from the birth of Christ,
the progress of his church and king
| dom. They in turn laid at the foot of
the cross their crowns in the hope of
| the resurrection to the life immortal
through Jesus Christ, who for the
glory set before him endured the cross,
despised the shame and forever sat
down at the right hand of God
Written by Pastor.
! Ali in all, the work was most salts
! factorily done. The pageant was writ
| ten and conducted throughout by the
pastor, Rev. William ]. Reynolds, who
people for the splendid support they
gave him in every particular, his
wishes being acceded to in everything
and his most sanguine expectations
being met. Nearly forty people have
participated in the different scenes
| Cfn 1ni int ont
| throughout the ten services that could
have been avoided, and then the parts
were very creditably taken by the sub
stitutes.
| For Country Betterment.
The pastor feels that worth while
work. has been done, Country better
! ment work" Of the very highest, kind
| undertaken and carried through with
great success, showing that every COM
munity if rightly approached and led
quickly and gladly responds to the
England is more typically country
than this parish, extending from Moo
sup to Voluntown, twelve miles, from
| Plainf1eld to Escoheag, R. l., fourteen
miles, for members of this eongrega-
ton live from four to six miles distant
and there is no church between. The
usual evening congregations number
from fifteen to twenty-five. Since the
presentation of the pageants began
one hundred or more have been pres
| ent, the study of history has been
stimulated, the reading of the New
Testament quickened, and great in
| tereSt taken in the most wonderful
man in history. For many mission
| work will mean much more than ever
before, and the short but stimulating
addresses of the pastor on the work
| each member in the community must
do to fill his place and work out the
| scheme of the race will not soon be
| forgotten.
Already plans are on foot to do
| larger things for the future