New Britain herald., 1916-03-11


 i leased the minister for other lines of work very greatly needed.
 T can better report on what we have been attempting during the past year by setting before you my idea of what we ought to undertake for the present. The past year has required much time in getting acquainted with the city, the parish and the people. For the coming year besides maintain ing the work that we have already un- dertaken, I am anxious to see en- pnasis upon tn following things.
 Men Desired.
 First as to our membership. Un- doubtedly there are many in our par ish to whom the church ministers in one way or another who have never formally united with the church. There are men, whose wives are mem bers;s men who are perfectly true of the Christian teachings and principles, but who for some reason or other have never brought themselves into church membership. There are also families where the children are mem bers of our Sunday school but where the fathers and mothers have not yet united with the church. This is field which in almost any community IS ripe for active work. In order to do this as we should the official board at my request, has ordered member shin committee to be formed of strong men to assist the minister in touching this part of our constituency, endeav- bring to bring them into the actlVe life of the church.
 Work of Sunday School.
 "Besides this we have formulated a system of bringing our children through the Sunday school into the church. which ought to be constant source of church membership. Rather than have special decision days, IL seems better to make each Sunday school teacher feel that the pupils of her class present a constant opport- ,nitv for which she should be respon- sible, Among the pupils above the jun ior grade into Sunday school there arc constantly those who are rlpenlnS info that stage where they should De deciding for Christ and for mem per- shin in the church.. It is our plan 10 keen constantly vigilant and our oe- lief that there will be a steady stream of members coming in at each com munion service through this avenue.
 Special Services.
 Further than this it is our purpose to hold special services at the proper seasons and reach those who cannot be reached in any other way. It seems to be by a year from now we ought to expect a net membership of at least $50 if our present membership stands where we think it does. Second as to the Sunday school. Our Sunday school is not completely graded. The begin ners and the primary departments are graded but the Junior and inter- mediate departments are not sharply divided and separated as we would like to have them. It IS our hope dur ing the year to complete this grading of the Sunday school so we have nerfectly graded system at work. The Sunday school board at it's last meet ing and the official at it's last meeting have decided to change the hour of the Sunday school so that it will meet before the church service rather than after. Our purpose in so doing, is to closer unite the Sunday school and the morning church service with the at tempt to bring the entire Sunday school into the morning church ser vice with the attempt to bring the en-
  preaching service that we may train the children in the church in more efficient way than we have been doing. At this time we plan to start two l special Sunday school classes,--a busi- ness men's meeting at 1915 until 12:45 led by the minister; this class | to appeal to men, who naturally come | in between the Baraca young men and 1 Bro. Neumann's Bible class. It is also our plan to start parents class l meeting with the whole school, which l has been explained by MT. Wood. | Our whole thought is to so connect 1 up the Sunday school and the morn 1 ing church service that they will be l a vital and intrical part of each other. l The gap that has existed in the past l between the Sunday school and the l church have allowed fully 15 per l cent. of our boys and probably oo 1 per cent. of our girls to slip away l from the church after we have had ! them in the most impressionable l years of their lives. Let it not be | said of us.
 1 Mems Organizations.
 l. Third, Organization ought to be a I vital part of it's church life. Tn my