New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-12-01

committee to arrange an elaborate
program and to invite all the former
pastors back to help celebrate the
happy event. but this plan was aban-
doned.
The regular morning worship will
be held at the church tomorrow and
appropriate music for the occasion has
been arranged by the organist, Pro-
fessor Joseph c. Beebe. An anniver-
sary sermon will be delivered by the
pastor, Rev. DR.. George w. G. Hill on
'The Root and the Tree" Vespers
will be held at 4:3O o'clock in the af-
ternoon which will be Interesting and
inspiring. A program of old anthems
and hymns sung SO years ago will be
given by the church and choir.
On Wednesday afternoon Professor
Beebe, assisted by Herbert E. An
derson on the violin, will give an an
niversary organ recital. On Wednes-
day evening the anniversary reception
for the members and friends of all the
English speaking churches of the city
will take place. The reception will be
held from 1880 until 8 o'clock. At
$3.50 o'clock, fellowship exercises will
be held at which greetings will be CIV
en- by the ministers of the various
churches. The pastors from the First
church, Stanley Memorial church,
First Baptist church, st. Marks Ep1s-
copal church and Trinity Methodist
church have been invited to deliver
short addresses.
Upon the completion of the program
an inspection of the church will be in
order. There will be an exhibition in
the Chinese school room of interesting
documents, books and pictures con-
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A complete collection of old anthems
and hymn books will be displayed. The
extensive repairs, which have just
been completed under the direction Of
the society committee assisted by H.
D. Clifford, will be examined.
Several anniversary gifts have al
ready been announced including new
Offering plates, the donation of Dea-
con s. Talcott and beautiful Bible
| markers, the gift of William Wien
! gartner.
A neat memorial folder with pic
ture of the South church and a history
of it's growth, containing eight pages,
will be distributed to the members
at the church tomorrow morning.
society Organized May 8, 1912.
| The South church is an outgrowth
! of the First church, which in it's early
| history was situated where the Small
ley Park Is today. Desiring to have
| a place of worship in the southern
part of the city, dissatisfied with the
| theological teachings and urged on by
the war spirit which prevailed at the
time, a body Of prominent men Of
( the church met on May 8, 1912, and
| organized the South Congregational
society. On June % of the same year
| it was voted to call a meeting of the
! Hartford South association to COM
! plete arrangements for the formation
Of the new church. On July Of
| the same year the church was fully
organized and on July the first
business meeting was held. Among
! the men prominent in forming the
| new church were Henry Stanley,
! Henry North, l.. Nathan Peck and
Oliver Stanley.
Rev. Samuel A. Rockwell was
called as the first minister and the
| ordination was momentous occasion.
! Horace Bushnell, who was nationally
| known for his Congregationalism de-
llvered the sermon Rev. Mr.. Rock
! we'll remained at the head of the
| church for fifteen and one-half years.
| Starting with a membership of i2O
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