Putnam patriot., 1918-01-18

t--~-zz.ss2 ssJ church has in some degree awakened to the great opportunity for world wide service With this opportunity comes at times reasons of discourage ment with what has been accomplish ed but we trust that a review along the various lines of service may have note of encouragement.
 We were glad to welcome on Jan. ? MT. and Mrs. Spencer H. Child to our membership, thus returning to this church of their first love after an absence of a number of years. It was with great regret that on the same date letters of dismission were grant ed to Mr and Mrs Harvey to unite with the Congregational church In Putnam. Jan 14th a very severe rain storm prevented any morning service The evening was more fa- vorable and a number of men con nected with the Putnam church came and gave an account of the success of the every member canvass in their chorch.
 The illness of the pastor prevented service on Feb. 4. Feb. 12 Lincoln service was held and special contri- bptions taken for the A. M. A. Something was told of the work Of this organization and envelopes dls= tributed in Sunday school for con tributions through the month MT; and Mrs. Hamilton Holt were granted letters of dismission to the Church of the Tabernacle in New York City on March IS.
 At the March communion Eliza beth Harrison was received into our .L.,, Week was observed beginning April 1. when a teachers meeting and ser . vice was held at the parsonage, and Friday very interesting service was held in the chapel with a good num- Der present who were favored by spe- cial music given by Miss Riggs of Mt. Holyoke College.
 The sermon and whole service on Easter Sunday were especially help fui. The leading thought that Christ had opened the gates of death. In the evening the Thank offering ser vice for the Ladies' Home Mission Union was held with Mrs. William Child as leader.
 A visiting home missionary, Rev Mr Henry of Plentywood, Montana, gave very instructive address, tell me wildly something of the trials, successes and perplexities of the work M that far away field of labor.
 On April IT Mrs. Juliette Gallup passed away at the age of 9l years Her home had been in Woodstock for 25 years. She came from Providence, xniting with this church in 1885. Her suiet, unobstrusive life and constant attendance at all the services of the church, until the weaknesses of age da for hnr friends. Her readiness to share in all bhe benevolences of the church is an example of a worthy Christian life.
 Miss Florence Dean was received into our fellowship at the May Com munion and her mother, Mrs. Frances Dean. by letter The County Confer ence of Churches held in Westminster was not attended by the delegates of this church.
 The yearly memorial service for our soldier dead was held May 27, It was very rainy day, so the program for service in the cemetery was nee essarily omitted. The church service was made very helpful by the pres ence of large choir of older singers, who sang some of the grand old hymns The sermon was most timely upon the Lure of the Good based up- on the words in John l, Would that we be with me where l am." The long list of veterans of the Revolutionary and Civil wars was read. followed by the decoration of their graves by the children.
 On June in the absence of our pastor, his place was taken by MT. Minio, who with his wife were staying in town for the purpose of religious
 la, +ha JiraZ+iNn of tho Connecticut Bible Society. An out line of the work was given of some of the methods used to reach the scat tered unchurched people of the state.
 This church and c. E. Society ac- cepted an invitation to attend union service in Congregational church in Putnam under direction of Danielson Union, held in the evening.
 June 10 was observed as Children's Sunday. Three babies were baptized children of Mir and Mrs. Spaldlng, Mir. and Mrs. Williams, and MT. and Mrs. William Child. A prepared pro gram was used, the subject, The Early Pilgrims" Several noted char aeters of the first corners to Plymouth were represented in costume, and brief sketch of the settlement of that town given.
 June IT was observed as Academy Sunday and vIll be remembered as very rainy day. In consequence the usual lar -e congregation was aot present. Rev. Albert Sire of the Baptist church, Putnam, conducted the service. The subject of his ser mon was the words of Paul to Timo- thy that on his return to Rome to bring his cloak and the parchments also from Troas.
 This application was very striking and impressive for the young gradu- ates. that the combination of the phy- sical and spiritual was needful to make the real development of charac- ter.
 The year 1917 marks a striking epoch in the history of the world. It has reached us here, even this ancient
 June 24 the baby daughter of Mir. ar