New Britain herald., 1917-04-12

| prosperous ana prOmlSeIul ounOdy l school at Myrtle beach. l II organized a new church in Wa terbury one year ago. It has been 1 joined to South church, constituting . circuit Next year, this new charge
 will take it's own pastor, paying him 1 $1, 200 and house.
 we covered the district last fall
 with ten joint quarterly conferences at convenient centers. At least one third of our more than 1,7O0 official 1 members were present at these ses- sions We promoted our connectional 1 interests and launched the Methodist l church Home of the New Haven dis /; trict for Aged People Twenty-Five thousand dollars are now in hand with more in sight. The trustees will 1 make the Home operative when $15,- 900 more have been added. "Middletown celebrated it's 125th an-
 niversary with an historical pageant l written by the pastor, Rev. w. D..
 Beach, comprising eight scenes begin ming with the Holy club at Oxford and ending with tableaux. illustrating Wesley's slogan. The World is My Parf.h.'
 /, Wesleyan university prospers. The spiritual life of the college is good. due in some degree to the meetings last spring led by Raymond Robbins. President Shanklin thinks that the main factor, however, has been the organization of the college church. membership in which does not involve
 severance of relationships elsewhere. Anotfier factor was the gift of five thousand two hundred dollars by the undergraduates and a few friends among the alumni and faculty, to the prisoners war relief work under the leadership of Dr. Archibald c. Harte, class of 1892. "The deaconess Home and Training school at New Haven was never bet ter equipped nor more efficient than now. A department of rural work has been added utilizing the splendid property and opportunity at Sandy Hook afforded by the bequest of the late Mrs. Emily Bennett of that place.
 ''The camp meeting at P1ainville enjoyed a successful season. The trustees contemplate the installation of complete and modern sewerage system.
 Death has been among us reaping a harvest of sorrow. loss and bereave- ment
 Among those who may be men, toned were: Frank J. Rice, New Haven's ideal mayor; Frank J. Mans field, instrumental in laying the foundations of our Italian work: | Edward Freeman of Forestville. one of the pioneers and trustees of the New Haven District Camp Meeting association; Gilbert Rogers, of Meri- den, district steward and chairman of the committee on appointment. The last named and his wife died within a few hours of each other. R. H.. ! Ensign of Simsbury, trustee and donor of our beautiful church there; IJ. w. Tomlinson, chief pillar of church at Great Hill, and many others. They rest from their labors and their works do follow them.
 l Material advancement, spread tng evangelism, increasing benevoi- ences, a revival of Epworth league in- ! terests, an improvement of Sunday school methods, and the consolation
 of the Gospel have in hopeful measure
 characterized the year.
 '"The Sunday schools are recover.
 ing from the discouraging effects o1
 the infantile paralysis epidemic of
 last summer. Many of our churche! are testing methods for closer rela
 tion between the school and the regu.
 lar worship of the congregation.
 1 We have many problems to solve
 the coordination and subordinatiol
 of many alien organizations adopted
 by our Methodist people; the rura
 and city church; the proper us
 of the junior league; and thu J utilizing of our Connecticut strength
 "It inerancy and the system of an
 nual appointments have initiate,
 against a constructive plan and
 long program for the local charge
 The leaders could not be relied upol
 to remain long enough to carr
 through a program extending beyon
 the next session of the annual con ference when new pastors might b
 appointed not in sympathy with tn plans adopted.
 : First Church, New Haven, ha : adopted the four years program Other churches are taking steps i
 the same direction. A deeper an |. broader perspective and longer out
 look will doubtless contribute to an
 | conserve real constructive worl
 Bishop Wilson inspired and heartene
 us by sermons and addresses at pu ! l camp meeting; the district confer ence, and the Epworth league rall.
 Bishop McDowell will deliver tn 1 Lyman Beecher lectures at Yal, 2 April 1928. This will be the frs l | time a Methodist bishop has thu e been honored since the days of Maj
 thew Simpson.
 Our Methodism will celebrate tn B occasion by reception and fellow h ship meeting in Yale dining hall o r the evening of April 18th.
 - Every pastor and official shoul II be district superintendent long enoug to realize the solitude, lonelinenes
 and isolation of the position. M
 family and greatly missed tn