New Britain herald., 1924-01-12

i well. II is one thing 10 meet our fel- low church members at the service of worship once q week or at the semi monthly meeting of one Of tine organi. cations. Brt il is quite another thing to meet those same people in their
 homes. This is one Of the fine op- i portunities and priv ges of the pas
 tor, but l should wish tl at it were more generally enjoyed by the rank and file of the church members. All tho men who have been out on the every member canN ass-and there were % of them this year-know the help and pleasure which they haN, derived in visiting in the homes of the people Of the parish even for the few minutes. It was been SURE Stcd by the men that on some Sunday art "rnoon. perhaps in the early x rinG. there he an "cy"ry memhcr visitation" made by members nf the church in all homes of the parSh that the sole object of getting C CT acqu mt q I may be carried out. It has also been suggested that d tuo, uugn ,,..s,. -t the parish be made in the near fu- ture: in fact the Mems clnb at it's last meeting voted 10 appoint com . mittee to cooperate with the pastor in making such a survey. This would be or inestimablc value in aiding the work Of tn" pastor and all of the al lied organis ations Of the church.
 Another thing that l hope may bc undertaken soon is the revision Of our church membership roll and bringing if strictly up to date. IL Is the desire ot the pastor that as soon as possible letter bc sent to all absentee mem . bers, whose addresses ran be secured. In order to find out cxartly what their present attitude and desire regarding their continued membership with the church really is. It is always an un- desirable thing for any organization tohave on its rolls a lot of so-caIled dead timber"
 One of the recommendations made hy your pastor in his message year ago was tho formation of Boy Scout troop in the church. As yet no such troops has been organized. though it must be confessed that earnest cdorts have been made to secure the right man for scout master. These efforts are being continued. and it is hoped that before long they may be crowned with success, for it is realized that n good Boy Scout troop would b" a splendid addition to the physical and moral welfare Of the boys of this community.
 It is the hopr and expectation Of the pastor to conduct a pastors train ing class during the I.rnten season to consider with the older boys and girls some or the fundamental Chris tian beliefs Of the church. In this he would especially welcome the inter- est and cooperation or the parents.
 During the past few years there has been an increasing desire on the part Of the members Of our churches throughout the country Of "a more Intensive and continued study Of mat ters Of Christian life and ser, ice than is secured through pulpit utteranccs alon" and for fuller" participation ot
 
 ples and methods of work" As means of sat srying this desire many ot the churches are holding what has been called "The Church Training In. siiiutr" or for short simriy The Church Institute" plan by which the members Of the church and con. srogation concentrate their attention for H series from four io ', 'ght weeks upon topics Of importance to the life and welfare of tho church and which tcnd to increase the effectiveness of its service in tho community and to tho world"
 ! am Of tho opinion and by recent votes of Endorsement the Mems club and teachers Of the church school are Of the samC opinion that such "thGrch Institute" with local modi- iicaiions and adaptations. would be a fp"n1td thing for the Stanley Me morial church to put on in the near future, Definite plans for such an institute haNc not yet been made. but they probably would bp something after the following: At 1.15. say on Thursday Crcning for period Of four weeks, all af thos" attending tho institute Rill asso mblc in one or four groups the first composed Of the teachers ot the beginners and prim- ary departments oi the church school; the third group will nc composed of young people who are not church school teachers; and the fourth group will be composed of other adults. mon and women, itpt included in one or the other three groups. This period of discussion would be followed by q g' neral assembly al o'clock Of all the groups in the auditorium which would be addressed by some outside speaker one perhaps representing the