Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-16

new plan is not in operation. ana
the every member canvass for the
first time. and report the annual
budget covered by reliable pledges
and apportionments for benevolences
subscribed in full, one church re
ports an increase Of seventy per cent
in the number Of subscribers. In
teresting figures might be given from
Rockville, Danielson, Westerly, South
Manchester, Gales Ferry. Moosup,
Jewett City, Willimantic, South Gov
entry and New London, where the
pastor. C. Harley Smith reports
twenty per cent increase in benevo-
lences and all financial obligations
met promptly and states by way OF
explanation, it is just the New Fin
anicial Plan worked" Churches
large and small are finding that this
Is the way out, the open doors lead
ing from the dungeon of financial
darkness and despair to the glorious
light of full financial salvation, and
forces for the spiritual and social
advancement Of the kingdom of God.
Repairs and improvements.
These have been made at an ag-
gregate cost of ten thousand dollars.
The largest outlay at Baltic where a
new pipe organ has been installed,
which, with the addition of the or
gan chamber and some improvements
in the auditorium cost two thousand
six hundred dollars, all of which is
paid. AT Versailles the other point
on this 1ourishing charge, the church
building has been painted at cost
of two hundred dollars, and I might
Charles Smith has been invited to
return for the seventh year with an
increase in salary.
Extensive repairs amounting to
four hundred and forty six dollars
have been made on the parsonage at
for the Sunday school at a cost of
$500. AT Burnside 5000, have been
spent in renewing the auditorium and
for new concrete walks. At East
furnishings and $75 paid on current
expense indebtedness. The cost of
repairing the fire damage at Portland.
together with the laying of hard
wood floor in the chapel and provid-
ing toilet facilities Off the church was
$3.50. The church at Manchester has
been painted and repaired at a cost
of $500. Oneco has spent S225, in re-
pairing and furnishing the parsonage.
Electric lights have been placed in
the churches at Moodus and Old Mys-
tic, and the latter has paid 500 on
the debt of the Parish House. AT
| Moosup hard wood floors have been
laid in the parsonage, also a complete
system of electric lighting, the latter
being installed and the work done by
the young men of the pastors Bible
class,
The church at Jewett City has been
painted also the parsonage at Gurley
Vile and Danielson, the latter has
paid $500 on it's church debt.
A new bell has been hung in the
| church tower at Griswold.
Willimantic has spent $3.50 in re-
pairs and furnishings and paid $75C
Indebtedness.
This year Westerly is all glorious
within the auditorium has beer
| transformed, the color scheme is del
icate and pleasing to the eye while
| the system Of indirect lighting makes
| this one of the most attractive audi
| ence rooms on the district. The cost
is about 800 and besides this $20C
have been paid on current expense
| Indebtedness,
When at the close of next year the
| full scheme for the improvement OF
| this property is completed, the name
| Of Lyman G. Horton will go down tt
| the posterity of Westerly as a mir.
acle worker. who can raise the dead
cast out devils and make the deser
| to rejoice and blossom as the rose
| for in the midst of these materia
| improvements, the spiritual and
benevolent activities have not suf-
| fered. Twenty-Five young people
At~S'
June, thirty have been received
| from probation and eleven by letter
and the benevolent offerings have
| increased nearly three hundred pei
cent.
! Minors repairs have been made or
humber of churches the cost rang
| ing from $50 to 500.
In nearly all these enterprises the
Ladies' Aid Societies have assumed
heavy financial obligations and II
I ,I1NI1
sible for the paying of the bills.
On Sunday December 9th the
| church at Marlboro was completely
| destroyed by fire, thereby removing
one of the ancient land marks.
| Gifts and Requests.
By the will of the late Johr
Eccles the church at Baltic receives
one thousand dollars. income to bs
used for church work.
By the will of Mrs. Adeline A. Gar
diner the church at Jewett City re.
ceives. two thousand dollars. The
| Foreign and Home Missionary Soci.
| cites each receive three hundred
dollars, also the Woman's Home ant
Woman's, Foreign Missionary socie,
Conference each receive three hun.
| bred dollars. The Freedmen's Aid
Society receives two hundred dollars
and conference claimants one thous'
| ana dollars, tOtal TOUR InouSand 1Oul
hundred dollars.
| Mrs, Mary B. Brewster bequeathi
| to the church at Mystic one Thousand
| five hundred dollars, income to b.
used to keep the parsonage propert.
| in repair, Ito Conference Claimants
| one thousand dollars to the Board O.
Foreign Missions one thousand dol
| lars and to the Board of Home Mis-
| sions one thousand dollars, total fou
| thousand four hundred dollars.
| By the will Of Edwin Milne
of Moosup the church there receiver
an unconditional gift of one Thousand
| five hundred dollars.
Mrs. Emily Jane Perkins has giveI
| to the church at Bridgeton Ave nun
dred dollars, income for current ex'
| penses.
| By various gifts the church fund a
Gales Ferry has been increased thii
year by the sum Of four hundred ant
/ fifty dollars.
| Making a grand total Of gifts an;
requests of twelve thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars.
| Other Gifts.
| A generous friend of the church a
Burnside gave six hundred dollar.
to pay the cost of renewing the audi
| torium.
| Mrs. Andrew Gordon of Hazardvillt
provided the church at Crystal Lake