Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-19

eies: Money back If 1t fails. sOc and
 to conquer each remaining sin" Feb
 ruary 1o 1899. he writes. T commence
 seeking the bora Sy prayer i, Feb
 at night. as I lie praying In my bed.
 l experienced religion with all its love-
 Illness. and rejoice with joy unspeak-
 aolo and fun of glory"
 I always thought he looked like a
 Quaker but If so he must have been
 fighting Quaker. He says Che was O strong abolitionist). "A slace ]
 stayed with use last night. keep |
 double barrel gun at the bead of
 my bed loaded with two balls In each I
 barrel and pistols under my pillow" Finally he asked the consent of the | parents of Miss Abbie Post to be his l bride as follows: ''Mr. Post and your wife, ask you both as one. can
 have your daughter. Abh.e. and be your lawful son?'
 These quotations are only a few of
 the many interesting things recorded
 in his diary and I have recited them
 correst estimate of this brother.
 The Ecod we do lives after us. May the examule of both these lives be remembered by the members of the Central Baptist church and Sunday
 schools. May we receive an inspira-
 tion as we enter that room and be-
 hold the portraits of MT. and Mrs | Bushnell and may it bring back fresh
 to our memory their noble lives.
 Superintendent Smith, 1887 to 1900.
 The three years from 1897 to 1900
 turing which he was superintendent
 were covered by Deacon C. Edward
 smith in the following sketch:
 To any one who was privileged to
 be a member of the Central Baptist , Bible school during the superiatend-
 encv of Deacon John l.. pennison. 1t would be esteemed a great honor to be
 called to the office SO faithfully filled by one who led the school with such ! phenomenal success and when in later . years this honor was conferred upon me I entered upon the duties of the hility, determined to be as talthful as possible in this important office. The sessions of the school were be- } ing held under unfavorable circum- , stances: part of the school being To-
 cated in the auditorium. with the balance in the conference room. it be- } ing impossible to secure tho en- } shusiams and school spirit. which characterized it in Deacon Dennison's ' time.
 Bushnell Chapel Erected. funds having been 30 generously provided by Mir. and Mrs Chauncey ] K. bTshncll in their gift of seO00 for the erection of an addition to the new church building to be specially adapted to Bible school work. this T addition was most eagerly anticipated. Q The dedication of Bushnell chapel on September I7th, 1899 was the occasion ' of a visit from many of the former workers in the school, among them being Deacon Jabez Amsbury and Deacon John L. Dennison. two of the Y former superintendents, who brought = much of historic interest to us.
 z During the building operations the r sessions of the school were held un- z favorable circumstances and the ef- 2. feet was very noticibie in the record
 of attendance. as the average for the ' year was only 23I-
 :. School Was Graded.
 s With the enlarged quarters cam, e the possibility to begin the grading o
 the school which had been a long fel Q. need. A kindergarten department wal
 started under the care of Mrs. C. F ts Smith and soon grew into a very i'm of portant department Primary, Junior le intermediate and Senior department ie were also started
 of Just at a time when the officer l. had plans for a systematic forwari B. campaign the pressure of other dutie v caused the superintendent to decline 'h reelection, the necessity for whIcl D. las never ceased to be a cause O 70 deep regret on his part, and it wa ar with extreme reluctance that the of V- nce was relinQuished-
 ,d The censserated Workers. e. During these few years of servic ,h the consecrated lives and noble ex D. ampies of some of the workers wa rs indelibly impressed upon my mind an Ie I often recall the work of Mrs. Will lg lam R. Perkins as she labored anon of the young men of her class devotin e. not only the hour on the Sabbath { of the lesson but giving her very If on to inspiring these young men Jus he reaching manhood to all that wa he possible, and today as I consider tn e. attainments of these men I am con III vinced that her labors have bee nd richly hlessed in careers that ow or their inspiration to her.
 in Mrs IT.. F. Beckwith was anothe ts who labored with the young men ( ne for her was very apparent Anothe a. devoted and talented worker in an nd for the school was Miss Carrie l
 Hopkins whose zeal for missions wa
 always at work to further their in
 terests as we'll as all other parts C. the work to which she devoted heI or self and it was always a wonder th1 " she could accomplish so much wit k her fraii strength Mrs George Smith. who for more than a third n- the school history had devoted hei ng self so affectionately to the primal k- department and had been privilege r to give to SO large a number the ,e. earliest impressions of Jesus lol tn for the children, was suddenly calis ne to her rewerd during this period ." Additions to the Church. tn. The harvest of nouia which after a