Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-19

s4s. This year seems to have had the largest attendance reported and was the year of very large revival in our church. |
 Superintendent sstshsII.
 The next superintendent Charles F. | many of us remember. He | served us faithfully for 10 years from | 1880 to 1890. when business changes | took him to Denver. He was most l painstaking and conscientious in dis | charge of his duties as superintendent, | although his business demanded his close attention. He was able. digni- hcd, a wise and safe counsellor. It was indeed a difficult task to follow his predecessor who had so successfully years. but his administration was suc- cossful. His departure was deeply re- gretted-
 Lueius Brown Elected Superintendent.
 was assistant superintendent of the school when Mir. Setcheli removed to Denver. and was at the end of that year. 1890. elected to the superin- tendency of the school. I assure you .ngs. I felt 1t not only the most re- sponskble office to which I had ever been elected. but the most honorable one I was in doubt whether to accept whether I helped the school but I am sure that the school helped me The blessed experience of those years con- tinue with me to this day.
 To Dr. Herr. my assistant officers and my loyal corps of teachers I am indebted for any success I may have had in the conduct of the school. wish had time to give here the name of each teacher.
 The total enumeration in 1889. the year before I took charge. was 4T3. and the average attendance 263 with i3 qdHfftnnE fn tho rhmrHh hA school These are the only figures I am able to find for this year. or for several years prior to this period
 Some Statistics.
 The following are a few statistics | concerning the school. during my term of office:
 ThS lsgest attendance Is0; largest yearly enumeration 6e3, including the Home department of SO members: the | BOA; the yearly average attendance for the seven years 2s3. The Home | department was organized during my
 term in 1892 with ahe annual aver ! age enumeration of SO.
 Superintendents of this departmen; during my service were Mrs. Frank | Beckwith- Mrs Benjamin Palmer. Mrs ' Prank Foster. This was a most hap
 ry and successful venture. assisted as l was with these most faithful sis [ AeTS m lne DETERMINATION uanagefnenl
 and conduct of this work. The rec
 ognition of the shut-ins in this home | work favored great blessing tC
 all of the members.
 It is a source of great satiSfac-
 ton to me that there was so large
 an ingathering of members of tho l school Into the church during my
 term of service; the total number
 added to the church from the schoo
 during my seven years numbered i56
 a yearly average of more than 22. Tn,
 largest number during any one yeai
 was 4s and no year passed without
 several additions In some claSsei
 of the school every member was con
 verted During this time one quarte of the entire membership of thl
 church was gathered from the Sun
 day school. What a glorious resul,
 among the strongest and most actIv,
 members of our church.
 | Lest we forget the possibilities O
 the work of cur school let me re mind you of the names of a few O
 those who were former member O
 the school. who have done and ar still doing great wSrk for the Master namely: Fl. H. Starkweather. Clar
 ence M- Gallup, M. J. Joseph Twom
 ey, Josaph W. Caslevale, Mimi
 Schuuman, June Barber. and James I , Case, our present superintendent. A |
 great hope for the future.
 chauneey K. 5ushneIl's Gift of $500
 There were two important event {, which occurred during my term ( y office, namely: The dedication of tn new church. October 14. 1892. and tn 5 provision made for the building l Bushnell chapel, which was not COT k structed until the year 1899. The rs
 moyal from the old church to the ne Q structure was a long stride. Althoug . the new church was ideal in many n ]. spects. we soon found 1t did not gi, o us sufficient accommodations for ol n large school. The school waE grov d ing in numbers and our need ocean n more apparent I endeavored to fir
 parties who would provide for the n r building of such an addition whiS t would give us the desired accommt h dations. I interviewed among othe e our brother. Chauncey K. Bushneli. F @ received me most cordially. bell e deeply interested for the children e the church and congregation. It n - suited in his gift to the church s $60o0 for the purpose of the erectiS
 of q building as an addition for q
 Sunday School work. This is Il
 largest single gift the church ever T 70 ceived. Mrs Bushnell was in fl Q sympathy with her husbands gift al a later left to the church by will f l the same purpose SLOVO. May l. ' closing my address. relate a few fac s concerning Mir. and Mrs Bushne Q Their home life was ideal, genuil o Christian home He was a remariu 'e ble character. refined, industrious. al . above an a Christian man.
 ii From Mir. Bushnelps Diary. IT That you may get a better introdu Is tion to this brother. will ask yo l. indulgence while give you a re It few extracts from his diary. Spea. ns ing of his own wedding, he says: ''V of had very pleaeant wedding and e
 tirely on temperance principles. usii IF tea Instead of wine" Again spea s- ing of his cousins wedding. ~Ms Id ried without the assistance of vii m but plenty of clear. cold water" Id his experience as school teacher m relates, T forbid all whispering le my school: feruled three scholar is Again while at church one Saboai ry he writes: See several boys aero DO the street skating and the nsighioc is opposite cutting wood Oh. that re may be speedily delivered from Il ye wilderness of sin" In another pla TO he says, Tn reading MT. Spragu a. first lecture met with following pa m sage: "One good purpose. one VI aa toru Uafrad far.ar,ta ffor, haa n