Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-27

years ago, has proved fine help So
cially and financially. Their primary
aim was to aid toward better COM
pensation of an organ1st, whom they
have paid $1.50 a week since and to
aid toward any deficit toward the end
of the year. The past year they have
had members; 15 meetings, II func-
lions with receipts of $196. The two
former years were about the same in
receipts, making for the three years
some $500 used for the work Of the
church.
Mems Club.
A Mems Club of about forty MEM
bers has for some years assumed the
cost of the coal for the church. This
together with some help toward i'm
provements have called forth an ex-
penditure of 5000 a year.
Alpha Club for young men did fine
work for two years but owing to the
removal of several leaders had merged
| its activity with that of the Epworth
| League.
The boys of the church are being
| formed into patrols of Boy Scouts. The
| young ladies have a Queen Esther Cir
| Gle Of ten members that is doing fine
| in Home Mission work, having raised
| some $31 for that purpose this year.
| The younger girls have an organiza-
| ton Of like nature, The White Guards,
which under the leadership of Miss
| Anna Batty, are doing fine work.
Epworth League.
| The Epworth League is an import
| ant factor. 1t maintains a devotional
meeting averaging thirty or more
with an increasing interest on the
| part of the young men and women. II
has a membership Of sixty and aids
! materially in many ways of the
| church.
The Juniors meet Friday afternoon
| with the pastor. Number enrolled
about fifty with an attendance of more
| than half that number. It is an i'm
portant part of our activity.
Sunday School Growth.
The Sunday school as the nursery
of the church has shown some growth
but not in proportion of the Other
parts of the church. The most i'm
portant part, the primary, is seriously
handicapped for the want of room anC
the early finishing of another room
will be the best investment the church
| can make. We have some three hun.
dred on our roll in all departments
Current expenses this year were $147
receipts $171, balance in treasury $23
| Paid for missions and Sunday schoo
work $54. The average attendance
which covers fifty-one Sundays of tn,
iyear is about so per cent. of the en-
rollment aside for the home depart
ment and cradle roll.
| Additions to Membership.
The changes in church membership
indicate our best progress. We havt
received SO into full membership il
the three years; 33 the past year; g
have been received on probation; 3.
adults have been baptized; 25 infant
baptized, and So weddings. The pres
ent membership is 312 resident mem
bers: Ga nonresident, probationers "a
OF the present working membership
Of the church one-half have been en-
rolled in the past three years.
Deaconess Secured.
For three years have been pointin
out new and needy field of activit
for our church which will open a neI
era in its history. A friend has place
at our disposal sufficient funds to in
auGurate a deaconess work for girl
a Y. w. c. A. work for the city Gu
location down town, the facilities w
have and the ease with which the
may be added to open for US a fine Oh
portunIty. A skilled woman has aboU
committed herself to the work and
will be opened in the fall after tn
daconess has spent the summer wit
US, coming here in April to make
study of the field and the necessar
equipment provided. The official boar
unanimously voted to accept the mon
ey on such conditions as will give
free hand for the work. We meet to
morrow night to take final action O
= the case.
Our interest in the city as a citi
zen, father and pastor has extended t
every phase of its moral and spiritus
welfare. The temperance cause, pei
/ nlc1OuS social customs and evils an