New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-13

vate houses have been fumigated dur
ing the year, four wells investigated
and one condemned and closed, seven
CesspOOls ordered cleaned, four closets
removed. and four cases Of CHAMBERS
and farcy investigated and reported
upon.
The greater part of this work has
been done free Of expense to the town,
and without charge to the individuals
concerned.
We do not feel, however, that such
work should continue without COM
pensation, and recommend the ap-
pOintment Of a school inspector at
nominal salary, and the establish
ment of some standard fees for the
Health Officers work.
Church News.
A special service inaugurating ter
centenary campaign was held in the
Berlin Congregational church yester-
day morning. The reason for this
program is that the three hundredlN
anniversary Of the landing Of the Pill
srims will BE- celebrated by a great
meeting in the fall Of 1920, probably
at Plymouth, and delegates from all
nations will celebrate in song and
speech our spiritual forbears. It is
felt that saying something is not
enough but that we must do some
thing to commemorate the Pilgrims.
With the latter idea in view the Ter
centenary program has been arranged
to cover tho period of 1916-192O, and
IS made ~ If five Item First we
must follow tneir example and find a
way in our complex age to secure an
ampler freedom, a more perfect demo-
cracy, a truer fraternity We may
we'll fill these anniversary years with
an intelligent study and setting forth
Of those political and religious convic-
tons which brought the Pilgrims to
America.
Second evangelism. These years
must be filled with a fine spirit Of
evangelism. Committees of the ma
tional council have suggested a half
million accessions to our churches
during this period. 1t is an easy mat
ter as our main business is to win
people to Christ and enroll them as
fellow workers.
And third we need more ministers,
missionaries, and parish workers and
these must be of the best Let the
need become known. Let the con-
! dtions for such work be dignified and
!
the gaps in the ranks made each year
by death and other losses shall be
filled by those trained and eager to
take up the new work.
; More money must be raised for this
work as the goal of twelve years ago
100000 per year has not yet been
realized. Half a million a, year is left
to go and the small sum Of five cents q
! week by each church member will
mean this goal.
! Not a monument Of granite or
bronze for the Pilgrims but a fund tho
| income of which will be devoted to the
work for the Kingdom of God. 1t
| ought to be big fund to stand for
| ever as a Pilgrim memorial yielding
| it's blessings to the generations to fol-
! low.
| The Boy Scout meeting at o'clock
this evening will be followed by a half
| hour training in vigorous physical
| exercises
On Wednesday afternoon at 3
! o'clock the Motherhood club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Wilcox
The subject for discussion being:
''Training small children to be obedi-
! emit" Discussion will be opened
by Mrs. Leland Gwatkin and MIS-
Arthur Woodruff
! Tuesday and Wednesday many Of
the local church members are eX-
pected to attend the fifteenth anniver-
sarv of the COngroga tiOnal churches
in New Britain.
On Thursday evening at 7:30 o'clock
the regular prayer meeting will give