Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-20
NORWICH TOWN

Sunday morning at the First Con gregational church the pastor, Rev. Gurdon Franklin, Bailey, preached. a helpful sermon from the third ehap- ter of Exodus fourth verse. The theme was How God Calls Men to Service.
 There is to be a woman's neighbor- hood prayer meeting Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of Mrs. s. l. Bonney, Huntington lane.
 A small orchestra which is being organized by Norwich Town musicians held it's second rehearsal at the First Congregational parsonage on Elm avenue Monday evening".
 At the lnidweek prayer service of the First Congregational church, to be held Thursday evening in the chapel, the topic will be America as a Servant. This will be followed, by a sess4on of the teacher training elass Henry 4. Gross of Mechanics Falls. Me, who has been the guest of rela : tfves' in Providence since before Christmas, came last week to pass the remainder of the winter at the home of his son-in-law and daughter. MT. aud Mrs. Charles Marsh. of Town street.
 The annual meeting of the First
 
 held recently in the chapel, was called t border by John l., Browning, who presided in the absence of George r. Hyde. Rev. Gurdon Franklin Bailey offered prayer Dwight W. Avery read the call of the meeting also the clerk s ~eport The report of the treasurer, srank s, Avery, showed a balance on hand Philip E. Whaiey was elected chairman of the board of trustees to 11. ton of John L. Browning who disrins the past year 1noveff from Norwich Tcwn The choice of officers for the en suing year testified in re-e1ectinns as follows: Dwight W. Avery. clerk : Frank $. Avery, treasurer; Henry T. Frazier, collector.
 An impressive service was held al the Sheltering Arms Sunday afternoon Rev. Charles H. Ricketts.. pastor o1 the Greeneville Congregation church efIiciated, assisted by the church choir The text used is found in the 12tl 1 chapter of Matthew. 45-46. The theme was The Pearl of Great Price. The 1 chapter referred to has collection oH parables, each an illustratiea of some l Important truth The important trutl in this chapter is that the Kingdom l of heaven Is here and can be obtained 1 if WNnted The three thought; 1 brought out were, first. the pearls p 1 this world are not always ours for tn,
 seeking; although we work for thing and our aspirations are high, yet VI I must not think that everything ",
 seek we will obtain. Second, the naer i ehantman had seen ethers in posses ] sion of this goedlv pearl and he want i ed one: so when he had found ont ] pearl of good price he went and soIt 1 all that he had and bought it. Third ! the one pearl of great price is Jesul 1 Christ This pearl we can ali hay, for the seeking Not all kind of riche
 are ours, many times not health no ! edticatiofa. but the blessings of Got are ours for the asking. Illustration 1 were given of men who went to Call l, forr1ia ard the Klendfke in search 0
 gold and who returned without any l The conclusive thought was that 1 we cannot have the pearls of thi
 world there is one we all can have fo 1 the seeking. The choir Miss Ethe l Hannon. soprano; Mrs. H. L. Richard ! st1vas alto: Robert Gray, tenor. an, 1 William Rush, bass. gave harmoni ously the anthem Just for Today
 Solos given were O Day of Peace i Miss Hannen: Tn the Palace of tn
 King, Mrs. Rfehardseis, Let Jevos
 Peace Reign Every#here Mfr R44sl
 The, church orkapist Miss Betiti
 Kramer, accompanied at the piano.