Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-10
CONGREGATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
HEARS INTERESTING SPEAKERS


 The first regular meeting of tne'1 Brotherhood of the United Congrega- tional church was held Monday evening at the Community House, with about 100 members present. At 6.30 o'clock a delightful supper was served by the Philathea class, Miss Elsie Adams. president, following which President Nathan A. Gibbs opened the meeting. E B. P. Bishop, chairman of the Bibie1 study committee, spoke the plans of his committee for the coming year. and then called upon Rev. A. H. Abbott to outline the program. Rev. MT. Abbott stated that Dr. J. H. Selden had agreed to lead the Bible study class during the year, in a course of from four to six talks on the subject, How Christianity Got Into Its Big Swing in the First Three Centuries of Our Era It was voted that the s150 appropriat- ed for the new piano be turned over to w. F. Lester, as the piano had already been secured. The s15o was the con tribution of the Brotherhood, which with other sums appropriated by other church societies was to purchase the piano.
 Dr. Hugh B. Campbell, chairman of the literary committee, was asked about the lecture course this coming season. Five new members were added to his committee to aid in outlining the course ] for the season.
 l Joseph French then reported for the social committee, telling of the two { outings held by the Brotherhood dur ing the summer, in June the other i'll September at Happyland. Hes-. also stated that at the next meeting of the Brotherhood the speaker of the evening would be MT. Everett, of the Southern I New England Telephone company of
 New Haven, a prominent and interesting speaker.
 Two new members were taken into 7 the Brotherhood, Whitney M. Verguson ' and Charles Colt, and were extended the right hand of fellowship.
 The next event on the program was 2 B talk on Fire Prevention by Walter F } Lester, who explained the working O l his business, enlivening his pleasing tall l with humorous stories The talk was SC } lected by MT. Lester as Monday wal
 known nationwide as Fire Prevention ! Day.
 a The principal speaker of the evenin: s was Carl w. Brown. who gave a mos T interesting explanation of Electricity ol e the Farm. Going back about sever
 years ago to the invention of the frs l, lighting plant, MT. Brown traced tn C history of the making and selling of tn II pldnLS 10 tIl0 preSonL Qdy. IL IS nO. l, possible, said MT. Brown, for ever.
 farmhouse to have aE the coSg genience
 of city home and the installation ,
 lighting plants has meant the saving 0 t many dollars to those who have install t ed them on their farms. Not only, ar a they useful to the farmer, he said, bu t there are now hundreds of lightir y plants installed on boats, in factories n stores and many whole towns are light l. ed by huge lighting outfits. h Charts were used to illustrate the say Il ings made by use of the lighting plan T and at the close of his talk a reel C
 motion pictures on the same subjec
 was shown, beginning with farm wher r. the people were working under old cor at ditions that meant hard work for ever. Y l one,> ending with the same farm with d lighting plant installed, where all COT S. yeniences known to the city home wei ss being used, and time saving devices cal l. ing the housework for the women ar t. the farm work for the men. d At the close of the talk question z were asked by members which MT. Bro7
 answered and the meeting adjourned.