Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-06

Rev. James NJ Potter spoke in the
II. e. church Sunday morning on the
Spirit of Methodism. his text from
Zacariah 4:6 and ST. John 4:21. The
sermon was in the interest of the COM
Mission, now in session in Baltimore,
Md, endeavoring to unite the M. E.
ct urch, South. and the NJ. e. church
North. The disruption occurred over
the question Of slavery many years
ago.
Billy Sunday Meeting Described.
At the Epworth League service at
: O'Clock Sunday evening Rev. Mr..
Potter, conducted the service. This
topic being Why Like Billy Sundays
The speaker recently attended some of
the meetings held in Boston by Billy
Sunday and told in an interesting
evangelist To him, he was a peculiar
agent in the. hands of God. He was
unique, loyal to God, and power
against the. saloons. There was spec
ial music by the church quartette,
Close of Day, and duet, There's No
Love Like Jesus. Brighten the Cor
her Where You Are, one of the hymns
used at the Sunday meetings, was
sung by young girls with full chorus
with good effect. The offering was
taken in bright tin pans and poured
iL to large galvanized tub, after the
same manner that 1t is done at the
Sunday meetings.
Financial Boards Session.
A meeting of the financial board of
the church was held at the close of
b.nevolences.
Conference February End.
The fourth quarterly conference to
be held with the M. E church of this
place. has been fixed for Feb. End, by
the district superintendent Rev. G. c.
Schrivner of Norwich, who presides.
Various Items.
saw-mill and helper, was employed by
Henry w. Hurlbutt at his farm and at
the place of Noyes B. Allyn, last week.
Miss Grace A. Chapman was a guest
Of Mrs. Curtis F. Gates of New Lon
don from Monday until Thursday of
the past week.
Mrs. Horace Sears and son Alfred,
of Boston, who have been guests of
Mrs. Sears sister, Mrs. Delphine Fish.
over the holidays, returned Tuesday.
Mrs. Ethel Hall returned to her
home in the village Tuesday evening,
after spending some time with rela-
tives and friends in Douglas and Web
ster, Mass.
Visited William D. TiIson.
J. Raymond Perkins returned Tues
day evening from a trip to Boston and
Mansfield, where he was the guest of
William D. Tilson, a former principal
of Broadway Grammar school, Nor
wich, over the weekend, and attended
noon. Monday and Tuesday Mr.. Per-
kins visited Northf1eld and Mt: Her
mon school, from which school he was
graduated. Mr. Perkins left Friday to
resume his studies at Wisconsin uni
versity, having spent the holiday va
cation at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Dudley C. Perkins.
Leases Fish Cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. Christianson and son
have taken the cottage of Mrs. Del
phine Fish and moved in Wednesday.
Mr.. Christianson is connected with the
submarine base at the Navy Yard.
Miss Mallory of New Haven con-
nected with the Roxbury Tutoring
school, was business caller in the
village Tuesday.
Miss Alena Lester of Norwich was
u recent caller at the home of Mrs.
Emma Bennett. Mrs. Bennett, who has
been i'll with grip is convalescing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis F. Gates and
little daughter, Marjorie, and Dorothy
Birch, were dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins at their home
New Years day.
Miss Doris Main of Allyns Point
was entertained at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Erich Krause of Norwich
on New Years
Seriously iii.
Friends of Mrs. A. C. Risdon in the
village regret to hear of her serious
illness at her home at The Berkeley,
New York city.
Captain Charles Satterlee returned
Monday to the u. S. S. Tampa, at Key
West, Fla, after spending Christmas
week at the home of his parents.