Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-13

last Sunday that Dr. West was with us: his class of twenty-five filling five of the front pews of the church. The occasion and the scene will never be forgotten by anyone present that day. His last charge to the church was Feed my lambs"
 The Missionary Roll.
 In 1902 Miss May Sherman was elected delegate to the first missionary conference for young people at Lake George She tkere met Mir. Charles Tracy whom she afterwards married. and went with him to Smyrna, Turkey as missionaries. Just here I would like to call the roll of missionaries who have gone from our Sunday school: Mrs. Sarah Huntington Smith. Beirut; Miss Susan Tracy, Indians of om country; Mrs. Grace Holbrook Tewks- bury, China: Miss Sybil Noble. Grand View, Tennessee: Miss Emma Perkins. Athens, Georgia Miss Elizabeth Hunt | ington, Van. Turkey; Miss Susan Huntington, Madrid, Spain: Miss Ruth Huntington, Hindman, Kentucky; Mrs, May sherman Tracy, Smyrna, Turkey; Mir. Edward H. Smith, China: ten giv- ! Ing their lives and talents to serving humanity. Of this number, two have l been forced by circumstances to return home: six are still at their posts Under Dr. West, the Knights of King Arthur were organized. whose object was to revive the old conception of
 knishtly chivalry and purity.
 First Troop of Boy Scouts. In 1910 Mir. Wyckoff organized the | first troop of Boy Scouts of America | in the city: again in 1914 the troop | was revived, with MT. Wyckoff as | scoutmaster; the object being to pre- pare the boy in body, mind and spirit | for life's opportunities of service to | God and man, by education of hand and head and heart. The Scoutr1aster is very popular with the Scouts, and one aemiring parent says: Hes a | great hand with boys"
 The Camp Fire Girls. In 1914. Mrs. wyckoff organized the | Camp Fire Girls, whose idea is the developing of womanly ability and in- dividual resourcefulness by practical | training in feminine arts.
 Sunday, September 18th 1910, the one hundred and iftieth anniversary ! of the church was celebrated. and ap- propriate exercises were held in the | school The pastor gave the historic | al sermon in verse.
 Department Leaders. During the past five years the school has been graded to include all except the adult classes; each department having its own superintendent: the beginners. three grades, Miss Jennie l.. ConSdon; primary, Miss lone Breck-
 
 intermediate, Mrs. Wyckoff; senior Mir Wyckoff- The courses of the adult classes are elective. In each of these departments the course is from three to four years The teachers meetings during the last two years, though con- Gucted quite differently from the old time method, have been very helpful to the school Possibly some may like to know the amount of the contribu- ttons of the Sunday school from 1874 4n 1898. four thousand nine hundred and ninety-f1ve dollars and eighty-ei cents: from 1898 to 1915 three thous- and eight hundred fifty-five dollars and fifty-eight cents. The total, eight | thousand eight hundred ffty-one dollars forty-six cents: a very good showing.
 The superintendents these later years 1 have been J. D. Haviland. 1S94-19O5: | Henry D. Johnson, 1906-19OS: J. Il. Larrabee, 1s09- March, 1911; J. D. Hay- tland (second term). April. 1911-191S: H. '. Wyckoff, 1e14-1s15. Shakespeare l makes one of his characters say,
 How far that little candle throws its beams;
 So shines a good deed in a naughty world:"
 So our church, veritable candle stick Set on a hill. has kept its light shining these many years. throwing its beams, the light of the Gospel. into many Of the dark places of the world. | IT this history of the past century, with its lights and shadows, its trials | ad retoicings, and with all its glorious | achievements. though imperfectly told | shall prove an incentive to renewed zeal and more devoted service from those who are sharing the responsibil- | ttieS and activities of the school, 1t win have accomplished its purpose