Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-09

when he made his annual report on Thursday at the meeting of the New i England SnuthHrn Conference at Ply l mouth, Mass. The district came close to raising it's assigned quota of $62, 214, as the church save a. total of 51,- | 746. The entire centenary fund called 1 for a pro rata giving of 10 cents a 1 week so that the Norwich district ex-l Deeded the denomination pro rata. Rev. MT. Bath made his report on the Norwich district in part as fol- lows: :. Norwich district embraces all Con- necticut east of the Connecticut river plus five churches in Rhode Island and two in Massachusetts. There are 47 preachers. so preaching places, e2 quarterly conferences. The commit nities are mostly rural and small in dustriaf, with only two cities of 3e. eco population. No more sincere, earnest, faithful men can be found than man this district. And no finer spirit than that in their churches. For the joy of fellowship and service with the preachers; the fine devotion of the 4aity; the cordial hospitality of many: homes, a fine test Of the impressions made by those who precede me, and for a year of unbroken health. I am devoutiy thankful.
 Pastorate Changes.
 Early in June, Paul D. Minnick came to Hazardviile to. i'll the yacan- cy created by the death of A. H. Withee. L. MacLennan. a local preacher in Moosup, served the Steri-, ing. church the latter part of the year. Upon the departure of w. B. Nelson for "A frica R Dixon, a student in etne Hartfora Theological Seminary, was placed in charge of Vernon and East Hartford
 Gifts and Requests,
 k Crystal Lake receives SloA by the gift of Charles Carter; Trinity church Of Norwich. s490 by the will ef- Mrs.
 Merritt and $1ee by the will of Mrs. Rix. Rockville Sunday School Libra ' ", s2eO by the will of Miss Mary Highland; MifIvi1le, $2ee by the will of Mrs. Marietta Southwick; Jewekt City, s1Ob0 by the gift of Dr. John P. Gornan; Biirnside. 5000 by the will of Miss Rose Riley and $i0e6 by the will of HaHailtop Ferbes: East Glastoribury, s1poD hy the will of Miss Clara Hurlbut; South Manchester l 5000 by the will of Mrs, E. T. Car
 Tier; Niantic. $1sS6, by the will of { Mrs Susan K Luce; apping, SIG, ,ooe T 1 town by the viii of Mrs Ida Kinnie l property valued at more than $16od after the death of a relative; Gales Ferry, by tie gift of Latham Smith and Haftford NeWbury- mezeighth ei an acre of ground for garden: New London by the will of Miss Sarah I l Starr, small cottage at Willimantis Camp EroHHd and $s1.ee-a total ., more than s1ss0oe.
 l Pkepsrty. x
 Griswold, church .repairs. s13s; Etaffordviile, minor improvements I tic, saoo; East Gsast6n Sa58 1 Gales Ferry, parsonage iFapforeH1ents s250: Westerly, new walks. s2e0. ans paid a note of si50; East Hampton electric organ blower S25e; Jewet City, electric lights in the parsonag1 and improvements on the church lss26oj Stafford Springs, electric light sl in church and parsonage improYa, ii menfs, S548; Norwich Town, parsen
 age improvements and piano for yes '1 try, $3Ss; Wrapping, electric lights i
 church and parsonage; and eertai < FepaiEs, $500 - also diseharEed an in ;l debtedness of $209 from last year M0psup, church tainted and e]ectri T | Improvements and new piano, ss5e 1 Sterling. church painted and new fur -.t haee 4netalled; e87s; AtfawnagaI | proHerty painted and improved by th Il Attawangan Company Puenam re -1 shinglips and re5decorating churcl $123s. .33; Rockville, new recreatio ? hall. $500. and sae0 paid on old in , debtedness; Vernon shinglfhg, paini Il ing aIid repasring the church. sset Uncassiile, parsonage eompIetel 3 renovated, $500. Ii Thompsonviile has disposed of cel 7 tain real estate for sse25. to be hel 5 by the cpnference trustees and IT come only used. z Il Norwich, Trinity, has sold it's ei l parsonage and purchased a beautif :. and commodious house in the be . residential section of the city. entai ing an Indebtedness of s225e. IT trustees have since been offered $10i v mere than they paid for the pIopert ,. Dissatisfied with an arrangement I e1 which the town had a part ownel ], ship in their church property, u ,, trustees at Marlboro bought out Il q interest of the town for sFl2-25-
 On August first, our people in Ne
 London farewelled the. church
 which Methedists had wprshipped f !. 64 years, and have since been wo : shipping n the r. M c. 4. Pial
 have been approved and work on u . new building is fKpecte6 to begin ii
 mediateiy. The church biliiding car . Raagn in October netfed ssD .0ee & ' pledges with an additional gift Of lal < valued at s10,8ee by Palmer Brot y CTS. This church realized the cente
 ary goal and. at the present "a 7 promises I50 membersnip aecessi5 ee by June first
 [. Subscriptions.
 II Pledges to, East Greenwich Aca
 enny, Conference Claimants Fund a
 the Centenary. according to the I ports received, are heinz regulal
 met in nest of the churches.
 Nearly all the churches in ffae d N trict have adopted the Every Meml | Canvass, and 1t works wherever giy \ fair Chance. Practically eve Sehurch closes the year with all bi paid and a balance in the treasury. o saIaries.
 Ministerial support is vital. No cl. g of men has felt such economic pr,
 sure. livery body has been prodte, q ing except the prophet, it sometfn to time Is not Frank yanderlip. or nv PierpOnt Morgan, but the wife of .n. average minister" Unless the au; es. tity of support goes up, the quality l,s the minister wifi go down. Not t]
 the salary basis determines the c k- But the church that estimates rd lowest terms the worth of his sery 'ct will not appeal to the heroic in
 best young men. In some cfurc ;s+ there must be new, standard of g .sS ing. In some oyer churches comm =. 5ties Methodism should have