Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-06

California. Another was Henry Fran els Hyde He was a young man. not quite 21 years of age. with brilliant mind, and ready wit and consecrated heart. He decided to make it. the business of his life to preach the gos- pei of Christ. He was graduated at Amherst college and East Windsor Hill Seminary, his first sermon was preached in this audience room. He was/ pastor at woodstock, Pomfreti and Rockville, and when he died in 1880 few pastors in the state of Con- necticut were more deeply loved.
 Officer More Than Fifty Years.
 Another of the young men received that day was William H. Chollar. MT. young man stood before him, and so gladly confessed Christ that before the year was ended he was to be united in wedlock with Mary Dan felson in front of this altar where six months before they had together en- tered into fellowship with this church; and that for more than fifty years he was to be a loved and honored officer in the church; ;azld that at every communion service, without one ex- ception for forty years, he would sit in front of this communion table. and pass up and down the aisles of this church carrying to the communicants the enblems which represent to us the broken body and the nfe-giving blood of the blessed Son of God. Present Pastorats.
 Tn these ten years we have lost 6g by death and 58 by letters granted to |other churches; a total of 127. We have received into membership count ing those who come today I23 a net loss of in the 10 years.
 Prosperous Sunday School.
 The average attendance in our Sum- day school is almost exactly the same that it was then, but the school is so graded and organized and equipped with teachers and officers and it's Teachers Training class it's Beginners and Primary departments, it's Cradle roll, and it's Home department are so carried on that 1t can safely be said that never was our Sunday school a more effective agency in the work of the church than it is today
 Liberal Giving.
 Tn the last ten years the amount which our church has raised and used in meeting home expenses and making improvement on the church property E is something over $3o,000. and our benevolent contributions for outside missionary work have exceeded $7, GOO. In the last SO years our benevolent contributions have amounted to near ly or quite $50;000.
 Again came to you determined to give to you the love of my heart and the best service of my life. And now after we have lived and worked to- gether for decade I propose to fol- | low Samueps example and set up a
 memorial stone; and shall not only write upon it what he wrote, "Hither- l to hath the Lord helped us,e but l shall add line which hope the com ling generations shall read and re- member, and that line will record the fact that for ten years the mem bers of this church so ss. helped
 and cooperated with their pastor and so lived in peace and Christian harmony that his life was filled with gratitude to God, and with
 love for them, and he thanked God that the lines had fallen to him ir pleasant places, and that he had a goodly heritage" and a people that in their Kindness and tffoughtfulness and constant effort to work with him and
 with each other are an example te
 the churches in every part of the
 state.