New Britain herald., 1929-11-20
METHODIST CHURCH
 IS g YEARS OLD
Celebration Planned for Sunday
 10 Reopen Auditorium
TITLE GAME ARRANGED
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 Thc 95th anniversary Of the Pru@- poet Methodist Episcopal church will be observed Sunday with special services ard talks. Worshipping ill i the church auditorium will be held for the first time following three months Of extensive repairing ard |Icpaintng. The large hall has been rcdoCorated and the parsoa- aEr rcpaintcd for the occasion.
 Paul E. Sessions is the head of the church property committee and, according 10 the pastor of the parish. has given given 'untirng labor. rn- sjiutod time, and unfailing attention to the humorous important dotails.' Eev. Hubert D. Jones has been tLc pastor or the church for many years and is dcvoting considerable atton- lion to the ensuing anniversary cclc- braUon.
 In celebration of thc 95th anri- Vcrsury Of the founding Of the par ish and of the rcOpening of the audi-
 torium, tEc following program has e been arranged: At 10:45 a. III. on
 sunday, Rev. George Elliott II. D.,
 l.L. h.. editor of the "Methodist , Review" and one Of the foremost : speakers of Mcthodiem, will deliver : a message to the members of the , congregation. An organ prelude has
 been arranged by Edward l.. : Graham.
 At 1;30 n. Tn. the former members
 or thr parish will reunit" with the present members and old friends. A . large number Of invitations have | been sent out and carly responses U indicate the eagcrncss of many ol the "alumni," as Mr. Jones says, tt : Frcturn to their old church home
 Light luEchcs wild be served to out. 2 of-toWn guests and brief rcminis . ccnccs will be given.
 | At P. m. ErceSnG9 from formcl i pastors will be presented either per - soually or by letter. There is q pos 5 sibilitv that one or two of the formc
 church heads may be unable 10 at 5 tend because of important ongag ? mcnts or sickness. Those who ar'
 expected to be present include Rev
 A. II. GoodcnOuRh, D. D., of Ney
 Rochelle, N r., and Rev. l.. II. Dor chester, D. D.. Of Hartford. Letter , from the following persons will b H read: Dr. George r. Mains, Dr. NJ K W. Prince, Dr. W. F. Thompson, an v Bishop Ernest G. Richardson. Word |" 0: cougratulation win be oXtcndc '- by Rev. William D. Beach, who superintendent of the New Have
 district. The augmented choir ( 'r g members will render a selection re accompanied on tho piano by Mis l. Mavis Roe, entitled Song ( of Thanksgiving"
 Tt was 95 years ago, when Bristt
 was but small village, that Re, 2 A. (. WickWire began his associatio . with the Methodist class meeting!
 Mrs. Polly F.. Burwcll, Mrs. Hi
 DarroW, Mrs. Lcander HungcrforC
 and Mrs. Lord Ilill were at thos
 meetings, For nearly a year, in ad ! Gition to the class meetings. thcl
 had been preaching services. and Q | April 23, 1894, Tracy Peek issued I warrant authorizing MT Wickwil ] and 97 other associates to form I Methodist society.
 l The celebration will continue c l Sunday. December 1. with your I peoples rally service in charge Il Miss Lillian r. Scott. director Of r, El 1gious education, at D. m. Re II Carl A. BtrgStrom of Wethcrsllcl =I district president of thc Epwort I league, will deliver the address ,I tn" evening"
 sl On Wednesday. December 1, a dil <l Ter for tn" church members will l 3| served by the Ladies' Aid socict Al Afterwards there wilt be an histo lcal address by C. l.. WoodinE. Ep sOdcs in the past history of q 3I church will be portrayed by grou in uId-fashiou,d costumes and fI sl Oritc hYmns and melodies of form } days will be sung. There will | lricf addresses by Paul B. Sresior W. Kenneth Sessions. Arthur
 Barnes, and Key. Hubert n. Jones.
 The church has grown in mcr
 horship from the original group
 27 until now il has on it's rolls
 total ol l1U0. together with u co
 rospondn&Iy large Sunday schot / The pastor Ia assisted by Mrs, Carr
 M, Reynolds. deaconcss; and M'
 Lillian F. Srou formerly of Im
 iorG. director Of religions cducatiu ut Championship Battle lc- \ report received late this mornIl ch from the managers of the two Toe ,lr football teams stated that the of would br a game for the cl q championship or Bristol ut Mug q field on rhuksgiving morning stal ly- ing at l0;$U o'clock. Quite a flu he has been made over the drcisio lth W hich is now final.
 Lists of playing personnel will