Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21
RECEPTION HELD AT
 FIRST METHODIST CHURCH,
Words of Greeting Given by Several
 Clersymen.

At the First Methodist church We'd neSday evening the more formal re- ceptiop was held in the audience room, Rev. F. w. Coleman, presiding. There was spirited singing of hymn, We Rear Not a Temple, by the audience, after which prayer was offered by the Rev. w, D. Woodward of Quarryville, R. l., ten years ago pastor of this First Methodist church. Rev. Mr.. Coleman brought words of greeting, look upon these improvements as a distinct achievement on Rev. MT. Phreaners part, and a credit to the people. He. by great faith started the project, and the impossible has been done the money has come in, the improvements have been made. I trust that this will be a new era in the history of the church.
 Rev. J. O. Barrows being called on said, I am not the first one who has appreciated the beauty and convent ence of this renovated church. We are glad this church is here and that the man in here who does things. We are all one in the Lord Christ one on l the work we are trying to do all | bound for the same blessed Home. Rev. | W. D. Woodward said. I am glad to | look you in the face and this new l church in the face. It doesn't look 1 of our greeting you it seems to me i that these things greet us; floor. car | pet, seats, newly decorated walls, cleo
 tric lights. ceiling, all these improve ments were needed. And outside. too ] roof and paint, make all complete.
 How we miss our good Brother | Dodge, how we hope he sees us this evening here in the good old church
 In closing he gave "reminiscences. the story of the purchase of the then new | organ, and read an original poem. Rev. c. H. Ewing said, This is the hour for happy felicitation from youl
 first cousins a mile below, I bring
 hearty and sincere congratulations
 The large work completed was indeed
 a great achievement. This church
 has been breaking down evil and ex.
 alting righteousness for 120 years.
 like to think of this church as goins on and growing, on. Dr. Riddle, A
 M. B. Zion church, brought greetings
 I am glad to be here. he said, an
 glad to see rogress in all Christian { dist church. Your pastor is in tn, right on all questions. especially tha : of a saloonless nation in 1920. I con
 graduate you most heartily in wha has been done. The last to bring , words of greeting was Rev. E. H
 Smith of Ing -Hok, China. His boy hood days were spent near this olt , i church, ever interested in it it wa.
 his pleasure to witness this fresh be
 ginning and bid it God speed.
 Ii Letters were read from those unabl $ to be present, Rev. Jerome Greer o 2 Centerville, R. l.. Rev. M. R. F'rencl
 of Hartland, Rev. G. G. Scriviner. an,
 Mrs Sarah Browning. Very eaectiv was the rendering of the tnthem, (
 Light, o Love. Spirit. by the quarte . of the church.
 , Miss Martha Brown gave mos l pleasingly the soprano solo, Open tn Gates; Messrs. Fielding and Bushnel |. were heard in the duet, Eventide.
 . As each one passed from the audi
 ence room down to the vestry for tn
 social hour he was given a slip o g paper with one line of a Christina ] hymn. Later ten groups were busil engaged in putting a hymn together then singing 1t. Ice cream and oak g were served by the ladies. Good night } were said all too soon and the reopen ing of the First Methodist church wa ! over,