New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-11
Bids for New First Church Buildings
VIII Be Called for Early In Summer

E. Williams: pianist, Mias Frances
p. Parker. Junior department. su-
perintendent. Mrs. Robert Pattison;
assistant superintendent. Miss Mar
jorie Gibney: secretary Miss Frances
I. Norton: pianist. Miss Margaret
Traver. intermediate department.
superintendent, Mrs. A. d. Helm
niger; secretary, Ernest l.. Hoyle;
pianist, Mrs. Flavia Lemay: senior
young peoples department.: acting
superintendent. Rev. A. D. Helm
niger. Adult department, superin-
tendent. Edward G. Bradley.
Directors of united week day
church schools: For one year. Mrs
Philip B. Stanley; for two years
George f. Atwater.
Directors of New Britain Council
of Religious Education: For one
year. Mrs. Joseph H. Latham; for
two years, Donald E. Leavitt.
Troop committee. troop I. Boy
Scouts: For one year, Bliss W.
Clark, chairman: for two years. Max
Unkelbach; for three years, Ralph
Howe.
Troop committee. troop .. Girl
Scouts: For one year, Mrs. George
+. Curtis, chairman; for two years
Mrs Arthur w Sampson: for three
years, Mrs Edward A. Holstein.
Counsellors to Young Peoples So
city: Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss W. Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. Morton H. Gibney, Mr.
and Mrs Herbert s. Woods, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hubert.
Two new deacons we're elected, D.
B. I.itchfield and Robert T. Frisbee
A portion of the report by Rev
Theodore A. Greene was as follows:
Church membership (January 9TH
1920. 1897; church services held in
1925. IS; average attendance (Sun-
day mornings. 81: sermons and
addresses by pastor. 1923; baptism'
performed by pastor. 80; marriages
solemnized by pastor, II; funerals
conducted by pastor, ri; calls made
by the pastor. s42.
tJanuary first to December 31st
1929
Certain other matters are worth,
of special mention in the record oil
1928. Among these interests are the
second series of Lenten discussions
on modern religious books. the sec.
ond Union series of mid-week lee
lures in November, led this year b.
Professor Lucius c. Porter Of the
Harvard Picking Institute on "China
Today The total attendance a
the Union Palm Sunday and Hol,
Week services held in this church If
1928 was twelve hundred ant
cighty-three. Further signs of pro
eress are found in the organization
of Scnior-Y oung Peoples depart
ment in the Sunday church school
the marked growth in primary ant
junior departments as we'll as tn
Young Peoples societies. Our new
| board OF ushers is rendering excel
/ lent service. and this year We ar
able to report an every membe
canvass handled to date entirely b,
mail. At present writing four hun
dred and seventy-six subscribers ar
listed as giving to both home ex
renses and benevolences and "
hope to be able to meet our in
creased budget for 1929.
Church Clerks Report
The total membership OF thi
church on December 3lst. 1927 va
1851. of whom 56l were males an
500 females. During the year ther
have been added. on confession G
faith 80. by letter 10. making tn
total number received during tn
year 81. There have been removed
by letter IS. by request 2. by dealt
10. making the total number re
moved during the year 30. TIL
total membership on December ais
1928 was 1888, Of whom 574 wer