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With a view to reviving the lack of in-
“in theNorwalk Y. l. C. A.. the
“district convention of the First Dis-
.htofthe Young lion's Christian as.
aodationwfilonoecticut was called to
hoatbtle. last Saturday and Sunday.
The principal business of tho emanation
wattnnsamd ‘at the motion Saturday
afternoon. in the Norwalk lethodiat
church, when able papers on Y. I. C. A.
subjects were read by minent wor-
kers, followed by ten minn discussions.

Theasaaionwaspreaided o rbyC. W.
Dietrich, «if the Stamford “association.
' chairmen of the executive committee of
the first district. F. D. Stanley, secre-
tary of tho Dsnbury association, was

‘ clerk of the session. The credentials of
i the following delegates were received
1 and accepted:

' Dahhury, F. D. Stanley, J. C. Beers,

Pg. 11. Owen, H. W. flawley, C. K. Gil-

8tamford. J. W. Jackson. C. W,
Dietrich. ii. I“. Sherwood, W. F. Water-
bury. a. s. Weed, n. o. Beckham.

Bridgeport, W. H. Chopin, W. A.
Smith. J. W. Cook.

loridem A. E. Wilcox.

New lllford. B. S. Irwin.

New Haven, E. T. Batm. -

. Norwolk was represented by A. B.
Bill.preoident of the Norwalk associa-
tion, Acting Secretary Charles lcPher-
son W. J. Leland, J. W. Richardson.

i.” Selleck, Willie Selleck, Victor

Bullock, Fletcher Vnnlioceear, W. H.

Hunter, John Hunter and W. N. Bah.

Several members of the Ladiea'Auxiliary
. were also present.

Afternoon Session.

The erosion opened with singing, fol-
lowed by prayer by J. C. Beers, of Don-
bnry, and a Bible reading by C. K. (lil-
lette, also of Dsnbury. Then came the
reading of papers interspersed with sing-
ing, H. F. Sherwood, of Stamford, pre-
siding at the piano.

In “The Possibilities of the Junior Dc.
partmsnt," W. ll. Chopin. assistant sec
rmryof the Bridgeport Y. l. C. A.,
dinwed the place and demand of a
junior department, which, be said. was

- really a training school for the church
and the aswointion. He gave some good

, ldcaacf entertaining features that could
be introduced into a boys' room to render
lta plnooof amusement and not a loaf-
ing place. lie said the primoneed of the
day was consecrated men, and asked how
could they be gotten better than through

the Y. B. C. A.

F. D. Stanley's paper on "Best lethods
of Increasing and lsintainlng Our
lembership," gave same of the methods
employed to get new members into the

, association. and how to keep them
interested ,in the work. He said the
main factor in getting young men into
the smociation was its social features,
hacked by the physical. mental and

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

spiritual training outplayed.
A. E. Wilcox, secretary of the Meriden
V association, formerly of Norwslli.

' presented a timely subject for discussion
' in his paper upon “The lode! Comlttee-
Iran." He was warmly received by the
lorwalk people. The model committee-
man, he said, was a great help to every
‘ association. No matter in what depart-
mmit he happened to be, you could
‘ always depend upon him to aid you even
if it was out of his line. He spoke of
the qualities that go to make up such a
‘ man. and the aid he could give.
lrs. W. E. Disbrow, of Bridgeport.
7 pvs an entertaining talk upon "The co-
operation of Women in Y. If. C. A.
Work,” referring to the aid the Ladies’
Auxiliary could render an association,
upsclally in beautifying their rooms and
adding to the social features,beskics visit
; ing the sick and looking after the needy.
‘ ‘ She favored a convention of the different
auxilary societies once a year. She gave
several examples of the lsdlrs’ work in
" ,. the Bridgeport association.
‘ “The Work of theCorrssponding lem-
‘ _ be" was outlined by Wilber a. Smith,
of Wm, who told what the duties
of that member are; in brief, that he rep-
rmsatsd the work in towns not fortunate
senses to have an association, and when
a young man went out into the world hs
gave him letters of introduction and
wrotethsassooiatlcnefthetown ho was
going to. placing him under their cars to
look after.
. Wings brief talk upon this subject.
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The convention reassembled at it“
sloth. Thsrowassshortproisessrvlca,
A. presiding at the piano.
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wheamcw

voted by the delegates in presenting the
benefits and claims of the Young Ian’s
Christian association to the congregations
at the lethodist, Congregational and
Baptist churches. The services of the
day commenced at the asalcislion parlors
at 9:15 o‘clock, when a briif preparatory
service. led by I". D. S‘ley, cf Danbury,
was held. The delegates then repaired
to the churches where they were to
speak. The members of the Methodist
church were addressed by E. T. Bates
and A. E. Wilcox. Owing to the illness
of the Rev. A. H. Wyatt, the pastor. lr.
Bates oponed the services, and then in-
troduced lr. Wll x. who spoke upon
thowork of the c mob and association
being closely ide tilled, and the relation
of the association to young men. 'He re-
ferred to the lack of interest in the local
organization. To improve this ' every
Christian man, young orold. should be a
member. The association was a feature
that Norwalk could notfiaiford to lose.
and it should be moi ‘
followed with a lit“! nyio’w of Y. it. c
A. work, giving statistical Information
of the growth of the associations in the
country, and the broad field they had to
work in. In 1800 there were but ninety-
fonr associations, with 15,000 members
and one building. Today there are 1,897
associations, 770 in cities, 4“ in colleges.
ninety-eight railroad men’s organizations,
eleven German, forty-three colored and
thirty-five Indian associations. having
300 buildings valued ntjlii,000,000, and a
membership of 300,000. This state has
seventy-four corresponding members in
towns not having Y. M. C. A. associa-
tions, and twenty-live associations in
other towns and cillrh.

the services, and W. H. Ssllmon, of Yale
“Ten Years of Personal Experience In the
Sallmon is an entartsiinng speaker. and
gregation.

by the choir.

gave way to C. W. Deitrich, of Stamford,

 
 
 
 

problosrwiw handlsd by J.B.Jaokoon. borscftbseunvsntloo for the, interest
of atamford.Wilbsr A. Smith. of Bridge- lnapirod by their shit.
port. prossnlsd the physical pbasaof the ThematspsskorwosJ.C. Bows.prssiv
work. followed by J. W. Cook, secretory dsntcf the Dsnbutpassociatlcn, whose
of thoBrldgsportassociatlcn. who spoke sored Ila congregoleo'matallttiopnm
upon thsilntallsctnal advantages, while and spirit would soon patthoilorwaik
thaspiritaaledaetofthswcrkwoshasd-
led by A. B. Wilcox. The closing ro-
marks were made by It. Dietrich.
session ended with the blessing. pro-
nounced by I. 1'. Dates. state momtory.
and inflow of

omoelstlm upon its fast. Ba said there
was money in Norwolk that could'bohad
fortbeosklng. Bethsn toldaveryanc-
careful plan inaugurated by the Iodlss'
Auxiliary of his city.thatof‘taklngtsn
cents, or over. subscription. and that
theirsflcrts had raised for the amocia-
ticn last yver, over .150.

J. E. Jackson, of Stamford. spoke
upon "The Advantages of Y. l.C A.
lrmbsrshlpf’ Wilher A Smith. of
Bridgeport, took for-his topic “The Y.
I. C. A. asflren from aBusinoss lion's
Stnndpolnt." and C. W. Dietrich, of
Stamford, dwelled upon “The Associa-
tion’s Work as econ by a Secretary."
while Rev. F E Robbins handled the
subject from a pastor's standpoint. Bo
deplored the lack of enterprise onthe
part of Norwalk people in supporting
the Y. M. C. A. A. E. Wilcox, of leri-
den made a few closing remarks. "Bleat
bs the‘Tie thatBin " was then sung by
the congregation, the men getting into
the aisles and forming a cirrcle by join-
ingqhands, The bemdiction was pro-
nounced by lr. Robbins. During the
service a collection to help defray the ex
pensso of the convention was taken.

AGAINST IB. (300K.
Judge Dew-o loaders a Decision in the
“Io-bier" Case.

in the Stamford City Court, this morn-
ing, J udgs Downs rendered a decision in
the famous “Rambler" seizure case. He
said:

"As i have heretofore stated in
ruling upon the admissibility of evidence
in my view of the law, the unlawful
designation to an individual of a natural
oyster or clam bod. does not impair the
right of the public t ) take shell fish there-
from; hence there remains but a single
question to he decided, we: Were these
grounds not oyster or clear grounds at
the time of the designation under which
Mr. Cook claims titli-Z- Upon this sub.
ject a large number of witnesses have
testified, but a decided preponderancy of
the testimony has been to the effect that
these grounds were not beds for both oys-
ters and clams; this being so, it follows
that the designations to Mr. Cook were
void, and that the ‘Ramhier' was not
doing an illegal act by dredging on
them."

Thecounsel for nearly all the pinion
interested were present. it was decided
to take an appeal. but to what court was
not determined. The case was adjourn-
ed to next week Tuesday, to allow time
to figure up the costs. At tbllt time the
notice of appeal will also be filed.

This case is the last of a long series of
litigations growing out of the effort of
Oliver Cook to get some of the most
valuable oyster and clam grounds in
Long Island Sound. From his first start
in 1870, the oyelermen known as‘ 'natnrni
growtbers" have clsimed the grounds to
be natural beds upon whichthey have the
right of public ilsliery, and under the
oyster law ka could not take
it away from them. As early or
l882, Cook attempted to prevent by in-
junction the oystermen from going on
the grounds. They continued to fish
there; Cook's stakes and buoys were torn
up as fasths be put them down; collisions
sometimes occurred and violence was
used. One man’s arm was broken by, be-
ing struck by on car. Cock instituted
a number of criminal prosecutions
and caused the arrest of a considerable
number of oysterlnen, but they did not
want to keep oil the fishermen. Within
the past year be sued fifteen of them for
taking oysters from the grounds and
caused their arrest; they refused to give
bond and offered to go to jail. but as the
coat of their board then would then fall
on him. be consented to their being dis-
charged on their own recognizance.

The lost proceeding on his part was the
seizure of the oyster boat, the Rambler,
belonging to if. P. lorgan, of South
Norwalk. on the ground that the boat
was unlawfully dredging for oysters on
the ground, under atatolaw. The trial
went to the Stamfoi‘d city court Br.
lorgan retained Colonel Frost
as counsel and some of
the . oyaurmen interested em-
ployed Judge John El. Perry. of Bridge-
port. ll'orty witnesses were in atten-
dance for the oystermen, and about a
dean for lr. Cook. The trial took two
weeks and resulted in the decision above
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At the First Congregational church_
W. A. Smith, of Stamford, presided over

University, delivered an address upon

Work." His remarks were mostly cen-
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held the clues attention of the large eon.
Special music was rendered

At the Baptist church the pastor, Rev.
F. E. Robbins, after the opening oervicor.

who spoke on “The Need of Special Work
in Behalf of Young len." He gave as
one of the reasons for the need of this
special work that only five per cent. of
the young men of the country were
church members. only three per cent.
took an active part in church work, only
fifteen per cent. attended regularly.
while seventy-five per cent. never attend-
ed church. I“. 1). Stanley spoke briefly
on the "Adaptation of the Work of the
Y. H. (3. A. to Young lea." and in con-
clusion made some encouraging remarks
in behalf of the Norwalk association.
The congregation was large and attentive,
and the music of a spirited and appropri-
ate character. ,
Afternoon Inns lutlngo.

The men’s mass meeting at the Nor-
walk Baptist church, in the afternoon,
was conducted by C. W. Deitrich, of
Stamford, who sang several solos and di-
liverod an address. [is was assisted by
W. H. Sollmon.ef Yale University. A
testimony meeting followed the service,
when two young men rose for prayers.
Accompaniment for the singing was ren-
cored on the piano and comet. About
1.50 were present. At the boys’ meeting
in the association parlors, Mr. Wilcox
had a familiar talk with them upon bc~
ing Y. M C. ‘A. boys and joining the
junior department of the association.

Union larvloe.

The convention closed with a union
service, last night. at the Norwalk Con-
gregational church. There wu music
by the church choir. and Rev. F. E. Bob-
hins, pastor of the Norwalk Baptist
church, presided in the absence of the
Rev. T. K. Noble. After the meeting
formally opened. State Secretary E. T.
Bates thanked the people of Norwalk
for their hospitality. stating that the
principal object of the meeting wasto
arouse a new interest and inspire new
enthusiasm in Y. l. C. A. work in Nor-
walk. Betben calledon in. silent.- ib-
present to discuss the work from various 07!“?
standpolnn. ed that it had been a natural bod

President A. B. Bill. of the Norwalk
association, told of the hard struggle the
association has bad theoast two yeari.
Forthsaakeofsconomy‘thsy had tried
to gstslcng without aegenorol smrstsry.
buttheboardcf directors had decided
thattboylnlgbtaswollclcsothair doors
sstogocnin the way they aro new.
They bad. can last resort, made another
societies-museum,“ uranium-rm of
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llflc Bell was again crowded. Satur-
day atoning. by the parents and friends
of thepupils of the Union sohoohond
thoexesllont programme prmontd was
tlicrcutily enjoyed. The opsretta,
Whimling Chorus, Blacksmith Chorus
and Indian club drill, which were given
Fridsy evening, were repeated in fully
aspraioeworthy a manner and with as
great success as stranded their previous
prmrntotion. In addition, there was a
Dumb Bell Ddll, under the direction of
Professor Beydrics. with Joseph linx'
wsilor accompanist. The participants
were llclen ilonner, Lulu Danton. Carrie
Trowbridge, Lillian Bray. Florence
Clark, Hattie locker, lnry Ryan, Dora
Heine, Verena Heine, Battier Home and
Alice Smith.

Frederick Ormonde, the boy violinist of
Sismford,showedlho artistat the first
note, and both his compositions, espec-
ially the variations in "Blue Belhof Scot-
land,” were glean artistic and sympa-
thetic interpretation. The audience

was del ted with both selections. and
manif its pleasure and appreciation
by most emphatic applause.

Thel’ronklin klndsrgnrtners sang a
catchy Jack Frost song, having been
trained bytheirteacber, l'ms Campbell.
The following wereinthocborus: Sadie
Coleman, Gertie Coleman. lamie la-
loney. lnmle lcriarity, lartha Bev-

tram, Madalino Tyler, lnrion Nash. Ella

Titus, label Richardson, Henry loeller,
Joseph Colegrove, George Frederich,

Leonard Burr, Welter Dreyfusa, Freddie

Kuch. Floyd Collin, Charles Pickering,
Sherman Connor, Leonard Robina and
Orovm Light. ‘1

The Tennis Drill, by girls from the
Franklin street school, was a very preitv

feature. A court was laid out on the

stage, about which the players marched.

keeping in perfect line. They were Etta
lin ie - Neuendroif, Belle
Ferris, Linieldtazblean, Anna Conner,

Bolt, Kittie WII‘
llamaon. Daisy Wadhame. lay Williams,
Edna Baker, Toma Shepherd. Anna loo
Allister, Ella Binm, Anna Taylor and
were
faithfully drilled by lb Emma B.
Smith. and the accompanist was lies

Tniltuadge,

lary Robins. 0i

Florence lclahon. The pupils

Bracken;

In therod Night larch, given by
members of the kindergarten department
of the Concord etrbet school. the follow-
lrene De-

Benton,
Emma lambs-rt. Emma Smilh,Annlo
Smith, Alice Fitch and Sofie Asher.
The committee was li- Edythc 8.
Get“, lies Bertha l. Adams, lino
lilckermnn and hire. I. H.

ing little people participated:
fault. Viola Byxbee. label

Anna
lltchell.

TheBarBell Drill by girls from the
Concord street schod. was very grace-
fully executed, and reflected much credit
on Professor Beydrick.who arranged it.
The participants were linnie Schaub,
Anna Richardson, Lottie stio, Bertha
locker, Lola locker, Edna Jennings,
Pauline Diver. liens Miller, Eva Wil-

liams and Annie Hollands.

A dance was given by Herbert Tilly,
who worencomleal costume.and exhibit.
ed considerable agility. He was hearti-

ly applauded.

"ifeuben and Cynthia" was sweetly
sung by Otto Vogler and larguerilo
Williams, who wore Quaker costumes.

They made quite a hit.

The programme concluded with the
cantata, "Dairymsld'a Supper," which
was enacted very successfully by all
thosewhotcokpart. Thodueto by the
farmer and his wife. and Phyllis and
Covydnn. were very pretty, the chorus
was well balanced and sung well, while
the singing by the milk cans. pump and
chalk was excellent. The drill by tho
dalrymaido was well executed. The

characters were taken as follows: Form
or, Raymond comatock; farmer's wife

Humotl.8mlth: Phyllis, Alice Byxbeei
Corydoo, Charles Graves; milk cons. Jos-
sphLlnxwoilsr, Percy Koywortb, Chor-
lm Thins. Frank Crow; chalk. Olin
Youngs; pump. Waldo Parsons; dairy-
Inside. Altos Byxbeo, Irma Dibble, Daisy

Dhbrew, Alice Day, Alice Droyfuss

Grace Dickarmon, Lillie Fresh, Edna
in all the litigation covering the past immobflleo O'Connell, Beads Rood,
twelve years which has clearly decided mug Holly, Katie Connors, more law-
4 '0 ”0 "ill"! 0|". “5 son. ClonAmnndssn. Jrnnlo Howard,

Bomoofthowitnsaseatostil- noble lather; milkmsn, Borneo Key-
. Alfred Cntbiil. Bomsr Crow,
continuously for forty-live years. lr. m. We, charter Graves, Frank
Cook mom that It ». nil-IN Memento-rm. IngsnoO'Con-

Philly. Howard Tilly.

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Iva Judson. Ulllo‘Asohor. hills Cowper-
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rs. Iehelars larch 'lhreoghtle Village.“ .
snarl-ego Allegiance-to room-g asst ‘
was Uafnrleden the law Im/
dresses Babbling with Patriotism.

Saturday was sooth! notable byl- ’ V "
the history of Rowsytcn, the not brim .
tbededlcotionof thenowochocl hocsa,
About one hundred scholars gathered at
a}; k in the afternoon atGuidor'a
cor ”await the arrival of the Arumb
icon lechanica from South Nofwalk.
About forty-live mombarsof the order
went down on the trolley cars, and the
line of march was formed soon after
their arrival. Howard Stevens. asgrand
marshal, led the school children, fol-
lowed by the band and the American
lechanica. Upon their arrival on the
grounds the scholars were drawn up in .
line to await the unfurling of the flag.
which was a new one presented by Lin-
coln Council, 0. U. A. l. of South lor-
walk.

The exercises commencd with along
by the schodl, entitled, "America." Rev.
J. H. Slater then oflored prayer. The
children recited "Union and Liberty.”
while thoflsg was being unfurled. Pun.
cipsl F. 8. Baldwin, after a few re-
who “MGM- ”Wm 0‘ ‘
Bridgeport. who delivered an 3“” A» ,
speech. The drum corps
“Bally ’and the Flag. Boys.” _ er
whichthe anemic. adjourned tools
school honey. where supper was served
by the Isles. .

The exercises in the evening opened
with a song by a quartette, composed of '
learn. Bathaway, Crockett and lorri-
nm Brother. Rev. B. O. Sherwood, of
South Norwalk, then offered prayer.
Roy. J. H. Sister made some excellent
remarks. followed by Rev. Mr. Sherwood.
The qunrtotte sang. "Little Red School
House" in an excellent manner. Principal
Baldwin then introduced John H. Light.
of South Norwalk. who, in an carom
speech, urged the education of the chil-
dren upon the parents. Fred Force rea-
dered a solo. accompanied on the organ
by hire. E. W. Godfrey. The exercises
concluded with on earnest appeal by
PrlnCIpdl led win for too psrentsto visit
the school and see the work done by the
teachers. The committee in charge of
the dedication exercises was Addison F.
Hathaway, James E. Stevens, Alfred
Crockett, Mrs C. H. iluider, lies Cush-
mon and lies Bacon.

The building committee consisted of It.
Thomee, U. W. Brynn, ii. A. 0. Househ-
kei, Sands S:ll.0l and Daniel Wicks.
The grounds cost $2,300, condemnation
proceedings 8300; building, furnishings,
etc, $5.00; making the total cost 08,500.
The building is two stories high. with a
tower, and has two school rooms on sch
floor. with front and rear stairs. Under
the rear flight,etairs lend to the bosoment,
where the heating apparatus, which con-
sists of two York heaters, set to work an
twin healers, is situated. The furnace
room is enclosed with brick and stone
partitions, and there ‘ure two chimneys,
built for ventilating shafts, with a terra
cotta smoke stack built through the cen-
ter. thus insuring good ventilation for
the class rooms. [lot air conduits are
carried up ml each side of the vent.

The lmlls on each ii )or are thirteen
feet wide, on each side of which are the
classrooms, 21:34, with twelvwfoot
ceilings. Each room is well lighted
with four large double windows. In the
lower hail, near the center, divided from
them by a psrtitiou eight feet in height,
are the wardrobes, 4x12 feet, for each
room on first floor, the door opmling
into them from class-rooms. The second
floor is the same no the lirat, except a
room for the teachers in the front end
of the hall.

The rooms are wninscoteil and finish-
ed throughout with North Carolina pine
in natural wood,and the iloors are yellow
pine. The siructnre gives general satisfac—
tion It is well built and once! the but
iquipped school houses in town, and will
meet the requirements of the district for
many years to come.

The site chosen for the school was on a
portion of the Sammie property. and
considerable litigation was gone through
with before It was condemned and be-
came the property of the district.

The grading, excavation for the wall
and collar foundation was done by B.
Thomas; carpenter work, 1.. W. Dcty;
masonry. W. i’. Beers: painting, Cush-
inana Stevens; heaters, W. if. lsoker'
amisbtoblsckboords. seals and ball
were furnished by the United Stai-
School Furniture company. of Budalo.

Plans for the building were made, and
its construction super-intended. by Ar-
chltoct W. 8. Knapp. of South licrwalk.

 

Flora Sherwood and Jennie Farris.

The entire programme was carried out
in the most credimblo manner by all
the participants. and the teachers and
others who assistiul are to bacongmtnlat-
ad on the success which crowned their
eflorta. ‘
The matinee in the afternoon was

well studded, the audience in the main
being composed of pupils of the school.
The programme rendered was made up
of selections given Friday and Saturday
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SUNDAY SERVICES.
A Continuation of to. Ilavlwal sessions}:

the Ilrot lothodiea Church.
The oervrces at the South Borwalk
lethcdht church, yesterday, were a
continuation of the revival meetings, and
were largely attended. The pastor
preached morning and evening. At
the morning service his appeal wasto
parentsand Sunday school teachers. to
the former to have the children attend
the church services, and the Sunday
school teachers to realize the very great
responsibility" that rests upon them. In
theevening the sermon was basedon the
parable of thelcot sheep.,and.wasdevob
ed tothelessouooftheninetyand nine,
theloat sheep and the shepherd. This
sermon was a mooteornest and power-
ful one.iterifects being the manifesta-
tionontbepartof ninewhohenrd ltof
a purpose,» become Christians. The af-
ter meeting was in the main devoted to a
re-consecration of the church members
for a special effort this week. The sing-
ing by the large choir was very inspirlt-
ing, and the special features. a trio
by Mrs. Salter. lira. Randall. and Mrs.
Miller, ands solo by hire. Salter, were
very sweetly not effectively reulereii.
Joseph Hills-r was a most earnest and
capable leader of the Epwortll League
meeting, he” Ill the main audience
room of the church. lit 6 o'clock. A
very large number Were present, and it
most helpful hour was tipt‘ul. Mrs. hi.
i). Randall. read a selection, " Who are
Christi-int?" in a beautiful ani express-
ive manner. and the singing was led by
lro. l. I". Ely, who presided at the
piano. The evangelistic services will
continue this week. Tonight's meeting
will be for young converts, and for the
rest of the week they will be of the
same character of those of last week,i’rof.
Wooden leading the singing. The spec-
ial services will be Thursday and Friday
nights. On Thursday night it is ex-
pected that achorus from Prof. Weeilen's
church in Brooklyn will assist, and on
Friday night the three Methodist
churches of the Norwalks will join in one
grand eervlce. w”...

South Nurwalh Baptist.

The text of the Sabbath morning ser—
mon preached in the South Norwalk
Baptist church by the pastor, the Rev.
R. 0. Sherwood. was according to the
gospel of John xx., 30, ill. [in ssid, in
substance: "in purpose in writing this
gospel, as compared with Matthew, Mark
and Luke, John stands alone. Each of
these writers had a diiferent purpose in
writing his account of Christ‘s life. John
goes deeper and in a measure suppla-
mcnte and completes the work of the
others. showing Jesus as the son of God,
astwellnolhe son of man. representing
him as having the p .iwer to bring men
through himself alone into right relation
to God. The key-word of this gospel of
John is ‘llfe.‘ and the key-velar, is ‘But
those are written that ye may believe
thatJeauo is the Christ. the son of God,
and that believing ye might have life in
his neme.’ Life. that something we all
priseso much, is the outcome of belief.
A brighter. purer, better life than any of
us have yet experienced is but the pro-
duct of belief. A neverfading light shall
brighten our pathway if we but trust in
Chridt, whose light lighteth every one
that cometh unto him. Our lives will be
filled with a radiance that will shine
brighter and brighter onto a perfect day
when we shall be at home and eternal
lifobe ours. And. as we journey here,
thei ht of Christ's love and goodness
may lapel the shadows from some other
lifennd together we and they shall be
received into that oppyr and better hing-
dom.'.' rweetly a propriste music was
the by the chadr'u inltl‘i‘ensmvsntijng
‘pardonabls m lr.Pgberwocd
trounced in the morning that the amount
of the free-will offering contributed at
the roll-call. last Thursday night, was
01% at. Sincethsn someone who was
unable to attend had sent him .10, thus
making $188 24.

death lerwaik Congregational.
Thenkaglvingservicav were held in the
South liorwsl

Congregational church
yesterday. the | '
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