Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-07-19
MONTvILLE PASTORS FAREWELL
Rev. George c chappe Leaving Baptist Church for Pas
torate at BRISTOL Vermont-Gave Report of His Six
Years With Union Baptist Church 46 New Members
in That Time.

4 At the Union Baptist church in
MonfviIle Sunday morning Rev.
George C. Chappell who this month
leaves that passionate for a new charge
years Of his ministry, from June. 1909,
to June, 1915, and babe his congrega-
ton farewell in the following words:
Dear Members of the Union Baptist
Church. Montville. Conn:
AS am to close my labors with you
as, your pastor July 81, 1t has seemed
well to me to give you today brief
history of the six years we have been
permitted to work together. Three
times I have set before you in printed
folders the results Of the previous two
years.
Forty-six persons have united with
the church, 81 by baptism, nine by ex-
perience and letter. Nearly all of
these have come from the faithful
training of our Bible school and Chris
tan Endeayor society. Our special
evangelistic work we have conducted
ourselves. without the help of an out
side evangelist I have always in pray
er and message tried to point the peo-
pie to sthe Lamb of God that taketh
away the sin of the world" There has
always been a quiet, but deep spirit of
worship in all our regular church ser
vices. Our Sunday morning audience
reached its highest mark of $50 people
April rs this year. The Sunday even
ing service has frequently exceeded 100
and the average has been about so.
Our Thursday evening prayer meeting
reached its highest attendance during
October. 1918, the average for that
month being So. We have studied the
gospels and the epistles one chapter a
week, the Psalms and DR.. Sells Life of
Christ. The Bible school has enjoyed a
profitable period under the leadership
of efficient officers and teachers;
lis were present at the Rally
exercises Nov. 8, 1911. The average
attendance has been so. Fifty children
were consecrated on Chi1drens' day,
1911. The home department numbers
20; the Agoga and Baraea classes were
organized in 1910 and have held 80
social gatherings and three banQuets:
so men were present at the first Agoga
banquet and SIS at the second. Twenty
eight young men attended the Baraea
supper. Excellent addresses were given
at each. Chapel rooms have been fitted
| for physical culture exercises and
games at cost of $25, and these two
| classes gave SIS to the church. The
/ Philathea Bible class was organized
with Is members. Seventy have beer
| added to the membership of the Chris
tan Endeavor society, which has g
present membership of 81. The aver
| age attendance for this six year period
was 80. Thirty Sunday evenings the
/ attendance was between 100 and 100;
! twice $50 people were present. 1t has
| been the banner society in the New
London Christian Endeavor union and
| the Baptist association for attendance
| Seven cantatas have been given with
an average audience of IT'S. Thirty OF
| the choicest Psalms were recited by
members in the meetings during 1918
Ten delegates attended the State
Christian Endeavor convention in
Hartford Oct. %, 1912. Forty one dele
gates attended the New London Chris
tan Fndeavor union Feb. %. 1913. Our
society entertained the New London
Christian Endeayor union May 80, 1913,
Karl Lehman, field secretary of the
United Society of Christian Endeavor
once remarked after visiting the vari-
Gus union meetings throughout the
state: 81 consider the Montville society
one of the strongest in the state" This
society has been blessed with a deep
conservation, resulting in faithful and
steadfast service. The leaders have
always conducted their meetings or Sc
cured substitutes. About $500 has been