Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-20
MYSTIC

The Methodist Episcopal church
 was nearly filled with members of the
 church and the citizens and friends of the village gathered to pay a tribute at the memorial service for Rev. Ar thur H. Withee. pastor of the church for two years. Mr. Withee died in Hazardville April - after only having been transferred from Mystic at the conference in April In the center of | the church two peWs were. marked l with white ribbons to indicate that l this was where Mr. Withee taught a 1 Sunday school clas of young ladies 1 while. in Mystic; in these peWs were | seated members of the class he 1 taught. The service opened by a quartet l singing Lead, Kindly Light. The quar- l tette was Mrs. Joseph Johnson. Mrs. 1 Thomas Trevena. Willard W. Keig- win and Benjamin Brown. Rev. Fred 1 Sterling read the Scripture and Dis | trict Superintendent ". H.. Bath of i Norwich, offered prayer. Rev. Jerome 1 Greer pastor of the church. paid a i tribute to Rev. MT. Withee, stating
 that in all his pastoral calls and in
 meeting the people in the village he
 was a good man and that the Metho- | dist church and also the village had 1 lost good pastor and friend.
 James Cooper, president of the Mems club paid a tribute to MT Wi | thee and spoke of the good work he had done in the village, having been
 the means Of getting the honor roll placed in position, being wonderful worker during all the war. oftentimes
 making 2. public speech which people
 were eager to hear. He had taken
 deep interest in the Red Cross. the Service club and the sleeping quar-
 ters for the men in service, and in the
 Mems club. He spoke also of the
 great interest he took in children.
 The quartet sang Rock of Ages.
 Rev. W. H. Bath of Norwich GU
 logized MT. Withec as a Christian ant
 referred to him as one who like Eli I jah. was a man who walked witt | God. He was one who. at any tim and place was willing to sacrifice il order to help the kingdom of God. MT : | Witbee was a. soul-winner and on could not help feel better after bein, in his presence. He referred to tn able way in which he had taken hol' ] of the people at his new place and il the few days he was there. and sai
 that the influence of such ma ! would make the churches and village . where he had served better and. wor
 thfer.
 Tine quartet sang Abide With Mt t after which Rev. Myron Gente> c 2 New London pronounced the benedic Il ton, pr. and Mrs. p. T. HhcGown and NJ ,i and Mrs. Geop.e C. Lane spent Sun Il day in Providence,
 e William Cameron Marshall has re q turned to Providence after a week 1T visit to his uncle. Harry B. Macker : zie.
 =, MT and Mrs Fred Godfrey an II two children have moved to Webste 'l Mass.
 u Mir. and Mrs. George Sherburr E. have moved to their home on Denn ie son avenue. MT. Shcrburne has jul Ill received his release from the nav 9e Mrs. Sherburne has been making h. 'l home with her parents, MT. and MT A. E. Collis.
 MT. and Mrs Evada Chipman, MT ly Clarence Williams and Clinton Fitt g. are visiting in Providence. le Mir. and Mrs. Elisha D. Clarke, Mi I'll Aldeane Claire. Vernon Clarke, Mi 1e Bessie Rathigan and Mir. and MI = Enos NJ Gray. Jr.. have returned fro - Hartford,