Putnam patriot., 1930-08-21

an enjoyable violin solo. then came greetings and remarks from former pastors and friends.
 Former Pastors Send Greetings
 Rev. Stephen Livingston and Rev. William B. Chase were unable to be present and sent letters which were read by Rev. E. s. Lyon, the present pastor. Rev. Mir. Williams, Wauregan, spoke very entertainingly about the local Iuterdenominational Clergy Eel lowship. He said it was the happiest group of ministers he had ever seen all of them good fellows. He said MT Lyon is to lead the group next year In closing he said he hoped the spirit of the Thompson church in the past two hundred years would continue m the future.
 Mir. Lanphear of the Windham County Ministers Association spoke next. He said he felt much at home in Thompson, as he was born, and as he said "bred and buttered near here. In ending he spoke Of a sermon he once heard, the only words of which he remembered were "Go on go onl go onl" and that was his message to the church.
 References to Miss Larned
 It was pleasant to hear the many affectionate references made by the speakers to Miss Ellen D. Larned and what she has been to the church. All felt how much the service would have meant to her. Rev. George Cummings. a former pastor, spoke beautifully of those now gone. who were here in his day. He also spoke with much feeling of the kindness shown to him and his wife when they came to Thompson. It was his tirst parish. all his children were born here. his eldest son being at one time the only baby in the village. He spoke Inf their first Christmas in Thompson, and how Mrs. John Doane loaded the baby with Christmas gifts. He laughingly referred to the few mar riages in the church during his pastor ate and compared it to heaven where there is no marrying or giving m mar riage." It would take too much space to tell of all the good things that were said. Rev. A. V. C. P. HuiZinga smoke feelingly of the fine deacons of the church in his day, Deacon George Crosby and Deacon Josiah Dike.
 Rev. Root Speaks
 Rev. F.. I. Root was very eloquent. He compared the individual religion of the past with the social religion of today, he said we are now m a transition stage but he Is convinced that the church will triumph m the end. Rev Frank Fuller of Putnam, who supplied the pulpit some months when the church was without pastor was very amusing He said "lf the neople liked him as we'll as he liked them. and had called him. and he could have done SO, he would have lowed to come to Thompson" He dwelt on the kindness of the people and the harmony that prevailed in the parish, said they must have the two bears, bear and forbear, and that now they had added a Lyon to their menagerie. He also paid the congregation a compliment, saying they were good listeners.
 Present Pastors Father Speaks
 Rev. A. c. Lyon, father of Rev. E. s. Lyon spoke beautifully of his son he said 1t was the first time they i,ai svoa=:: ...:.. zAs ==ass platform He told of one occasion when the son preached in the morning and the father in the evening; the father text was "I will give you gold instead of brass, and silver instead of iron.
 At the end of the service all went into the ladies parlor where q re- ception was held, during which de- Iightful music was given by a string trio, consisting of Martha Ashworth, violin; Alice LeBoeuf, cello; Blanche Gustafson. piano.
 Those Present
 Among the out of town people were Rev. Mir. Linton of Woodstock Rev. Mir. Hawkes. of Abingdon, Rev Mir. Soderherg of North Crosvencr- dale. Rev. Mir. Hodges of Putnam