Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-01-05
NORWICH TOWN

NORWICH Town
Saturday afternoon, at ) O'Clock. the
annual meeting Of tho First congreez-
tional church brought together a good
number Of church members. The pastor
Rev. Gurdon r Bailey, who presided.
opened the meeting with Scripture read
ing and prayer. Following the election
of officers and committees. reports were
read from the various organizations OF
the church. Herbert L Yerrington.j
clerk. gave = detailed account Of events
occurring in 1920. including accessiensi
TO and dismissions from the church
membership, also the loss by death of
several Of its members. The report Of
Clerk Terrington who has filled this Of
fee for the past twenty-five years. was
accepted and he was unanimously re
elected. Henry I. Frazier, treasurer %
church benevolences. presented his re-
port which was accepted. and he likewise
received unanimous reelection.
The work Of the Home Missionary So
ciety as reported by Mrs. Herbert I.
Yerrington, included sewing on varieaa
garments to be sent later TO the ConErs-i
rational Home Missionary society IN
New York. for distribution as IL feels
disposed. Early IN April the society sent
32s.11 TO the Union, and November 10.
;51.Ss, a total OF SIS The apportion-
ment pledged for 1870. The report Of
Miss J. NJ Case, for the Lathrop Memoir
ial Foreign Missionary society. showed
seven meetings during the year. the
meeting places having been the chapel.
johnson Hmoe and the parsonase. At
the June meeting Miss Case was sp-
pointed TO ill out the uneIpired term Of
the late Mrs. Julia /. Potter. A. secre-
tary and treasurer. In September Miss
Marion L. Bailey was appointed 70 take
the place on the Cradle Roll Of Mrs.
George Raymond. who has resigned At
the October meeting a thank Offering Of
$3.50 was received. This society is Al
present studying The Bible and Missions.
having completed The Crusade Of Com
passion for the Healing Of the Nations.
Miss Louise p. Bailey's report Of the
Young Peoples Society Of Christian En-
deavor. for the year ending September
1920, showed a present membership o.
Al active including IL absent and ~ as
sociate of whom four are absent: -four
were added during the year and three
| were lost from membership. making
net gain Of one. The average attend
ance at meetings is Is. Flowers were
furnished for the church Sundays. with
special decorations on Christmas and
Easter The Juniors assisted in deco
rating the church Children's Sunday.
Flowers have been sent to those In III
ness and bereavement Many social ga-
therings were held during the GUNNER
Eight missionary meetings were held in
connection with the regular weekly
injecting A business session Ia held once
month at which time an Offering r.
taken and applied to. the needs Of this
society, the state union and missions
S32.l5 was discussed for missionary
work and for flowers to friends.
As reported by Miss Ruth King. ne
Junior c. z society reorganized during
October as there was such = wide range
IN the ages Of the members The lsad-
er, Miss Susan Hyde, took the younger
members and formed them into an IN
ternedizte society. appointing Miss Bal
ley leader. The money IN tho treasury
S1s2e-was equally divided between ths
Junior and intermediate society, which
comprise very energetic workers aTnonE
the little folks. The Intermediate So
ciety with q membership Of eight, uses
the Christian Endeavor topics at met
lings, and has as It's motto the Golden
Rule hi88 Esther DUR thS sore
tary.
Miss Mary Wattles gave lengthy md
interesting report of the Sunday school
showing It's activity, with average az
tendance Of -. The school has made
contributions TO various religious organ
izations, Missions In China. Near East
Relief Work IN Armenia etc, Aggregat-
The good work accomplished yearly By
Ever Ready circle Of The Kings DHugh-
tiers has been well kept up this year.
Sewing has been done for the SheltertnR
Arms, Backus hospital. Red Cross, Near
East and work for the Rural AsoociA-
ton. Ten has been the usual attend
ance. Music for a Sunday IN the fall
for the Bacl0us hospital was furnished
Tventy-four Maybsskets were hung or
a rainy evening from Bean Hill TO III.
Hospital corner. Easter cards gladden.
ed many Christmas Sunday at tbs
almshouse was a notable one, q beautiful
service, with visits TO those unable e
leave their rooms, gifts for each Of tn
80. Others were remembered at Christ
mas by the circle.
During the year about $50 has beeF
expended. Much good was done m
quiet way which cannot be given in
report, yet the sum total is an asset IN
community. Miss J. @. Bonney - Tn
secretary pro tenn.
The report Of the home Department. o
the Sunday school shows visits made
quarteries regularly distributed. due
collected last month the sum OF SIS
being handed in. Two members hav,
passed away, Mrs Mary Lasthauz an,
Mrs. Burril Lathrop: also one Of th
visitors Mrs. Walter Potter. who took
great interest in the work. One ne,
member has Joined: three others are 81
the list. one to Join the regular schco'
two have Withdrawn for good reason:
The membership is now 20. Miss Bon
ney is superintendent o. :hc home depar,
ment.
During the meeting N memory OF tx
loved members, Rev. and Mrs. J. Q. Bar
rows; Deacon William Randall Lathro
presented the church SIS.
The pagtOr Rev. Gurdon II Rqflel
since coming to this church little owe
a year ago has inSratiated himself in n
hears and love Of his people and wit
all the members OF his family enter
heartily into every movement for the "
lift and betterment ot the WHOLE psrsl
The first eight months Of his pastoral
here. he extended the right hand OF r.
lowship to thirty-nine new members q,
ceived into this church.
FaIrfeld.-Mr. and Mrs. Oliver G. Jer