11 _
T hirteenth Annual Convention of
the Christian EndeaVor Socie
ties of Connectiont.
h’llilllWiLKS Rllilllllil WELL‘ilIE.
People Of the Good Old Town Stretch Wide
their Hands and throw
0 en their
Homes to Receive the De egates—é—
Armory Ablaze With Streamers of
Blue and Whitchpening Scenes
at the Big Gathering.
(lay decorations. Christian Endea- lten to New London and tin'1 convcn»
tor monograms cvorytshere happy. tion was literally borne Norwalkwmd
hurringl’ng. enthusiastic young pmplo on the wines of song to the good old
committees of this.- thnt and the other. times of “'Mnrcbing Through (term
a universal increase of business and
vity and bustle in the beautiful old
i
gia"nnd‘M11ryland, My Maryland "
accompanying ringing choruseenound-
town of Norwnlkfiull these denote atlas: nrniacs of Norwalk
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NtliiWALK ARIthY—GONVINTIDN “ALL
convention: not only a convention,
but a young peoples convention. A
convention of people who are all
young in spirit; whose activity and
' enthusiasm and hopeful optimism will
keep them young at heart even when
the hair begins to Milton and tilt1
wrinkles of time appear. Not merely
a convention of young people. but.
more significant than all. 11 convention
of Christian young people united by '11
common idcni, bonded together in tho
name of the lowly yot irindiy N11211-
rcno to tight for truth and purity and
all spiritual and lasting good; to 1111111
their aloud and boldly hold 1i11~ir
ground against all private and public
tinrixhtcousnooa 11nd soil—necking 1111-
tii their looked-tor miiicnluln admit
dawn 11nd the kingdoms of the world
shall be the kingdoms of their Lord
and King.
Young people of the Young People's
Society of (thristiah Endeavor of t‘on-
nocticut. with your grand and inanlr~
in: ideals. your enthusiasm and your
youth. your strong purposes and your
healthy and firmly ttnltod (limtlilxir
tion. we welcome you to Norwuik. in
this year of grace. Mill. You will do
us Hood 11nd we are [ind you 11111 1111111».
if their art1 ways in which we can do
it is not inappropriate that Norwnlk
should be the site of the state ionvt-u
tion for. according to State Secretary
Kilburne's records. the first Endeavor
society in the state wan organized in
the chapel of the old Congregational
church in South Norwulh. December
{1. 1882. Idword Beard. president or
The Norwnlk hock company. was tho
founder and first president of thin 11111
cicty. ’l‘lw Nol'u'alk l'nion. which
has! grown up around this center, now
numbers eleven societios. throt1 of
11'l1i11i1..ll111i-iouth Norttulk Baptist.
and the South Norwalk and
Norw'tlk Congregational. board about
one hundred members each. Flour-
ishing 111111i11ti11a 11111 also mtut'i'tcd
with the African Mcthodbst Episcopal
and (minor Baptist churches. \\'111u~
port. Wilton. iiidgaticid. Georgetown.
ilrond River and tillvcrmino are all
reprem-ntcd in the Norwsilt l‘iliou.
Out of this pi‘tmporotni l’nlon. 11111-11
it was decided that Norwalk ahouid
have the convention. tho following
committee 11111-11 appointed to make 111'-
rattuctnontn to receive tht1 hold of 11x-
pectcd ticlextttcit. 'i'bcst- rolitluiitm-s
have worked faithfully and truly in
their various departments:
Music. William J. inland. M111. 1'
any. 11. o restroom.
W lortrsll Union.
you good. 1111 111111 [tad of that tttso. F 11111111111111.1111; buoy 111111111111. 31111.
You may depend upon our sympathy
and ”1111111111111 111 rostrum Not-walk
'91 s 111mm 011111111 more. out 111111
tree. ”moth sends firth tho rinsing
11117. ' WW. autumnal-s of the
10m “to "
it'll throttsh sunset and vents
mmmnmmmmm
mmmmameouis
iistris Warn. it H Taylor.
itininrtotnmcnl. t: to. (3111111. M1111.
iidlon K ill John. Miss Bennie Lyon.
Miss tours immanent-s. Joint Tryout.
Kiss i'srrls li‘Artois. John tirant.
(teem 101111111111. 1!. 3. Who. tits. B
if. fission stat it. a. ttttuhstl.
Motions. Miss Aunts Issiord.
kiss "atolls Win-ow. MM MT
m mmmioommmt
“I, m WW ”Hm
lire. ":11; modicum.
Committee on hell. later 1 Water-
111111.11. 11. Lloyd, George in. Thomp-
nott. H. L. Woolworth. R. H. Taylor.
Enrollment commutes. G. Waitin-
Alison. chairman: firs. Robert W.
Pom. hills b. it. Comatoek. Miss Anna
E. Fitch, lites Edith Robbins. In. it.
Waiter Aiken. Fletcher Van iloosesr.
Minn Alice Day. '
1111111111111 1101111111111, .1. 11. 1111111111111- '
son. chairman; Atlases Hattie Bent»
dict. Laura Doty. Bessie anlmy. Katie
N. Smith. Ethel Hunt.Dr. “.0. Sher-or.
Clarence Patients. Gimme Quinturd.
Reception committee. Henry 0. Unil-
ey. chairman. .
Press commitwe, Arthur 8. Eseltlel.
chairman; Miss Bessie Raymond, sec-
retary; Misses Anna B. Rider, Margar-
et Whitlock. hi. Henrietta Valentine
and William Rider. .
Finance committee, George H. Quin-
tnrd, chairman; A. V. Heath. J. A.
Richardson. Clarence Parsons. Dr. ll.
(3. Sharer. George Hale.
Committee on Junior work. hire. E.
L. Ely. chairman.
ARRiVAL 0i? DELEGATES.
Notwithstanding the incessant
downpour of rain throughout the1
night and the dawn of a dubious day
which iuirtcndctl a falling off in the
anticipated attendance at the
convention. "i‘bc Norwuika wore
a scene of activity this morn,
ing such as is seldom wit-
ncsscd. Delcgutcs here. delegates
.
W .. ,. mil.-
thcrr. delegates cvorywhcrc. 'l‘hi-y
pourcd in from the cast and ihi1 “111st;
every train brought more of titoni; the
South Norwulk depot was a regular
boo-hive. in which thc queen bot-s
W11l‘l' bright-oyt-d. rosy-clinched En
donvor nlnidcua. min-i1 adorned with
badges and 1111ti11111i1111'1i1'ally happy in
1111111111 and action. There were lots of
serious. work~a~1ley bees, too. who
REV. 'i‘. K. NOBLE.
l’untot‘ iv‘irat (‘nngrcuntlonul church.
didn't do much busting. but even
they had "sunshine in their souls to»
day.“ and lot it shine out on tilt1 5th
and the1 1111111111 with 11 delightful in»
purlinltty.
All those visiting dolcuatoa were
111111 at tho ntntiott by incinbern oi tilt1
i't1t't1ltiluil committet1 who wore oanily
1il11tlnttuinhod by their yellow badger
'IIiiii) or forty boy page: were also
in waltiup to guide the stranpern. who
limit“: THOIPION.
Committee on bail.
were converted in West arenas trol~
toys to the Amory. or floatation
that. mammalian-smut»
Itss‘ W 1111s the new on.
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TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2. 1897.
fl
FEV. 1". A.
with banners of welcome and all the
way up to the Armory places of busi-
ness and private residem 111-1 were at-
tractlvely decorated, some in the state
' ‘9
LESTER J. WATERBL'RY.
Committee on hall.
colors. 1111111 and white. others in 1111-
nntional. red. white and blur. With
tings flouting. The Christian i-Indon-
vor monogram was overt-whore in vii-
dcm'o; numbers of tin-n1 \vcro 1111:1~
pended from tho t1'11li11y win-11 alone
(in the iiglttdiand sidri
Wont 11111111111.
of North Main sin-ct lIlt'Ii' attention
was attracted to on old
the forth of 11 1-l1111'1-i1, but min-h tlo-
worrv for wear. it one dressed up
youthfuiiy. Iithf‘i'l'i‘. in honor of the
day, or .1 111111 fitting that tho
Soot
which bi. as tho i- trend on its front
proriniiuml it, “'i'l11~ itiribpiuci- of tin-
Firnt t‘bi'intintl Endeavor Society in
the State." should inm- sotno part
the foetal decorations that tt‘t'i't'
uuiwrsal.
iieautiiul Wool 1111111111» slioivml
good advantage in its any dross 11111i
elicited litany I'KIII‘I'HBIUIIH 11f admira-
tion from tho tinlmr'ai.
Arriving at the Armory. dolomiiut
t'tfilaicrcd and received 1'11r1b-1 of intro
ductlou to their entertainers in ”111
i1
ililiNliY O. iiMidli't'fi
Reception committee.
city. patios IWIM supplied to conduct
"win to their temporary home».
‘i'he Armory 1111111 11 arctic oi hurry
and lively 11.111411111111111. though the 11111
rious voluntitiwa had made 11li proper»
niions in u iiusincsn manner. 1111 that
all want no nittotiihiy 1111 11111111ibic.
But they kept t’tiii‘ilhli and conduit.
and btit for the open hearts and human
with which the townspmplo had roe
limited to the cntorislnmont rommih
tetra 11111111111111 it Would have been
hard indeed to know what to do with
so many unionists.
iii litai'il Mill Witi'i'ic ARRAY.
dorms the 1111111111111. 111111. in from of
the Armory, trait thc titan. "Welcome
to the Thirteenth State t'onrsntion.”
in the state mints. Within. the bait
111a charmingly decorated with 111111
soil 11111111311111.1111. W 11111!
W” ls ' 1
We. ‘1'“ 1‘
Pam Norwsik Methodist Church.
building in
ttlil 1
Nili'wuiki‘onurognilunnl t'lilli't‘ll.'
111‘
in;
SCOFIELD,
wore bi11c1tl1o11omn1litcc on 11111111-
tninnn at and ball. white: the recep-
tion committees, yellow; 1"hoi1. red.
The platform was draped with 11 large
Amoriiun ting; the piano was also
dirt-111.111] in thc National colors. and
thi1 t'bristinn Etidt-nvoror ntonogranl
was crumpir'oolm in the decorations,
.\ inruc gilt "(‘. ii.“ mouotzruitt was
suspended from tho t'clltvt' of tilt1
roiliuiz. finishing IIII‘ dororntituis in
ilit' stat-1 colors. A Monogram hung
in 1111111 widow. and palms Wore group.
111! in front or the platform.
The Einrorlh League displayed
a bunnrr at tho 11111111111111 to tin-
Armory. ti'cit-oniinr: tho ldndcnvorcrs
While badges of protious convontions
xvi-1'11 11111110111111; 11nd servod 1111 an lu~
trodurtiuu, if an i-Indcuv-trct' ever
hoods an introduction to a fe'lltwdin-
doavoror. which is extremely doubt-
ful. ilut f'l’t'li the most timid. catch-
ing shrill of a badge which‘ret'alin the
familiar 1111111111: of 111111111 former con-
vention. ventures tilt1 query."\\'11rc
you at Washington?" “Yes." "0.
Wasn‘t it wonderful!" and strilixhtway
tin- 1111, which would not bear any
. ,
i
i
l
.tiJUCII'l‘ liit'lMRilSilN.
Railroad committee.
11111111 1111i11i11 in tho first pint-1» is bro
1.1111111“! tho twu 1.111i111v11111111 are
|1111111 hell on 11 111111 of rcnlinlttt'out-oa.
1-111 it WP!“ on all tho morning.
‘I‘H'M’y train bringing 111~w dob-111111111,
uho truism-red 111 the Motor}; wont to
their hum-111 and had dinner. and than
rented or explored the city, until it
11.11 “luv to start for tht1 ronvt-utlon
hall for the 2 o'clock mob-111 service.
i'tiit‘ i1) it RAN” ill l‘.
llciurt- thin tinic tilt1 lull choir of
”Iron bundroil voircn were in their
piano 1111 the bit: piotfoi 111 W'hltlt bad
lIlH 11 1 111111 d for tlu lr 111.1-,oililuodntion
lthn the Ill'illiii‘ 1:1"1r1l111 111111111111 will!
lilo 111111ill111'by1111111 tl111i1'111i11111 rang
out 1'11“ and clear and but tin1 bun
tittiln of ill ltgliiru in 11111l1 1-11111111111111111
harmoto 1111 Nomaik seldom horn-11
lint 1111iri11d 1111 tIitlIl' 1101' had to do
all the uorh in 11 thtlutiatt Endeavor
1.111v11otioi1. Rounditnen. to ho sure.
they 111-1 11 wee bit tired. and than the
trader 11111-11. "Now sins. lindenvorers."
IN UNlllW
History of tile Societies
mg the Norwalk Christ "
Endeavor ________l_l_ni0n
ALTIVL inl ELBWEST Will
Each Organization a Valuable Allin
the Work of the Church With whiflh
Connect ed-——Bcnevolences in Horn 1
Foreiwn Missionary Fields Carriediott
by the Young Peopie~Miuisteritt
to the Sick
By Elizabeth i.-Toilcs.
in response to an invitation from
the superintendent of the Sabbath
school. given at the session held the
Sabbath previous. “For all who felt
that they had not been living in the
faithful performance of their Chris-
tian duty. and who desired to do
more earnest work for the Master.” to
meet in the lecture room .on Monday
cvoning. November 27, 1882. at 7:30
o'clock. nearly a hundred persons as-
tit-milled.
After a half-hour prayer meeting.
conducted by Dr. George S. hendall.
the object of the meeting was dis-
cussed. resulting in a vote to appoint
:1 committee of tire to outline, a plan
of t‘hrlstian truth to be presented at a
similar int-tiling to be held on Tues-
1l11y evening of the following week.
The committee appointed consisted of
Messrs. Nelson Dickermau. Edward
1111111! and Marshall 'i‘oiies. Miss Eliza
Plan and Mrs. N. E. Campbell. It
111111 also voted that when the organi-
11.111 ion was perfected that the prayer
meeting should be held on sabbath
evenings in the lecture room at 6
o'clock. for three-quarters of an hour.
At the next meeting. held December
51. after a service of prayer conduhted
by Nelson chkermnu. the report of
tht1 committee on organisation was
adopted.
The foregoing is the history of the
organisation of the Christian Endeav-
or society. which was formed in the
basement of the old Congregational
church on North Main street. it being
the first t‘hrlstian Endeavor society
organised in the state of (‘onuocticuL
'i‘hc tirst oi’llt'crs elected were an fol~
lows: i'l'csidi-nt. Edward llcard; vict-
111'11sid11nt. Marshall ll. ’i‘niics: secre-
inty. Noison llii'liarluutl. (if the forty-
iivc 1'lltti‘lt'l‘ nounbers. five still remain
active 1111-n1l111rs~~tlr. ttcorgc S. K111»
dull. William Ilei‘t‘llt't'. May C). Smith
l"ltli‘i'llt't.‘ M. iloncdlct and Mrs. N. ('.
til‘lu‘vtt.
'l'l11~ Horit'i)‘ 111 [1111-1111111 numbers six—
ty-l‘otir iti'ii\"1‘ and six associate 11111111»
born. 'l‘l111 ”flirt-1'11 are: I’rcaltlt’lli
t‘i.li'11ili'11 Parsons: 1'i1111 pi'i'uitli-ilt. Mri;
l. Milton t'oiun'n; rut-ording secretory.
i1‘lot'111111- ”radii-.1: corrosiumdllm 11111:-
1'1-1111'1'. I.i‘r.‘l.it‘ l. 'l'ollos: ti'rnsuror. iiu'
l11'l‘l Wi-lt'll.
'l‘llia sin-tidy has alwuyn boon north»
in all brunrln-s oi t‘hriuliuu itid‘t'it‘t‘.
H111 Work of the ilovtvr committee
speaks for tho-ii ill tho decorations of
tin 1i111r'1h 1111 inch 8.1l1buth.thcsc
tlomm whom an additional 1111111111111
in 1~1111111111 .11 the till 1 of tho div
1111'1l11~. good ulcer in many of the
tilliil1lliii oi tho ronurmolion. 'i‘ito
111111111- 111 good citirtenship in Norwaik
has 11111111111111 111111111 aid from thin sot-i-
111ty. it always initials an active part in
1hr1 Wink oi tin1 (Hitlscnn intrigue.
M111 i1 111111111111 has been shown in min
nituuu'y sort. 01111 branch to which
«assistant 11 has lit-till niven ll the Hun
tuition intuition in iiprlttgwood.i)11r
till: the past your the misty adopted
lilo plan oi syntonuitlc uivintt. pleda
11111 about mo for minalounry work
or 111111 1111111 in. 111111 already 11111111 1111111
to tho aid of t'hrlntitiu Work in both
home and iuroian holds.
The motto of tho i'hrintiun Endeav-
or mtl’lt‘l)‘ has ulwayn bruit and will
continue to be. "For (turbo. and the
Church."
iii). NtlitWAbK liAi'Tli‘l’l' titlillid'i‘t’
lly t‘ai't'to li'Ai'toiu.
in the \1i11i111'oi lhit‘i‘. 11 lame 1111111-
boi' of young; people were bronchi into
the match When the revival inter
11111 began to tierllilil. and the younn
I'Wlllc found thorn Wtittltl be one ovoa~
inns in tho wet-l1 when there would he
no 111111111111. it occurred to thorn that
they might use thin evening to hold a
meeting entirely by themitoivrl. ho»-l
iitwlnu that they could do"! on ”1‘11
iillt'iiitliflfllilt' a meeting. without tho
presence at the older people in the
church.
0n the linuday previoua to the hrst
mention. word 1111111 named from
mouth to Month to so many young
William roiiltl he soon.
on Monday evoking. February lit.
”197.11 M started for the ehsron. it
and Afllicted.
was necessary to hunt up this
and here the chapel unwed.
titty were present.
Just as everybody was WU L . V
scaled the genial face 0! the,
the late nun-11.11.2111”.
the door. "because he 111111111 flit
away " he said.
No one had been appointed to W
the n11-eting.'i‘he pastor could not ’
prevailed upon to do it. At “It is. ‘2‘.
11111011111111 consented to lead.» W
prayers and testimonies and the ’
ing of familiar hymns. a ,
meeting was held. It was I
that tb11 presence of God Vila than.
pres-111i desired a Young Pooplo‘l
tit-1y and expressed their will,
to help in the work. .
At the close of the prayer ‘ ‘
short business meeting VII hold. 1
(‘ontinued on third page.
" tron .ALi‘.‘
FOR SAI1E~if you was
knife try the it. & 13.. every
forged. So Norwnik H111
Main street.
Fort SALE—Two
Roofing. Root 11 ' '
meat. also Show we.
two ply with cum
truth Iidw. (20.. f 2 ,
37.111 Will M _
1511111151111 one oi
of South Norwsik: _
ful; walk laid. water is 111111:
titled for sewer In elm
ulars of Taylor & Gold“
‘10 Llrr.
'ro 1.111'11111'11-1-111'17111111. 98 81111111
street first floor; motion We
1-1111-s and improvements; rent 22‘.
Apply to Mrs Youuxs. 42 M sab-
1111e.i1msossion at 011013.me It:
”in l 1131' -h‘1unisltctl rooms. m
l11-11i \tith 11511 of bath. with or m- I
.1111 board iii Spring street. corms
Madison sti'm-t. ‘ n! 1"
"111 1.1~:'l'1 :. 111111111 111111111111 door. all
1~11111'111111~111'1-.~', 111 solidi family. Apr
1d) '1! N11. '1‘ ilil‘nril i’iut‘gfiottth Nor-
11'.1ll:. 112 1'
1‘1) Li'l'l'» i’b-nmnt’i 11111111 cotton to
not 1111 Quiutni'd l'iaoo, Nari-walk
tine IIlIiIllit' from trolloy. “out 2110
p.1- nonth until April lat. Bandit-o
oi Il‘.l..li11w~i‘.lihl Main EM 2202*
11.1111. or 1'. ii. 11111111111111. 5 him
ton nti'wi rioutll NurthII
HI I I‘"l 1 LOWt'i' “00? a" “V8 Way": ‘4 1
1.111 rotiomtttltlo. Apply to C. 2. K ‘
John. 27 Marshall St... tinitth NM
ilivttll «to 1V
10 i. 2'i‘ "11111111 No. llil Whit: m
coalnlnbm nino rooms with 1111111111.
and water: also cotton 02 “.01
rooms near West Main Iti‘ost. M
reasonable. Apply 181 Ilaltt M
N11rw11ll1.t‘1mu. 020 IV
To 1.11217 WW ... "m
limo-11 rootnlt. 11 Wool-
nard uvonuu. rent. “I: Mild! flail
block nuituhlo for oiiim. mi. 2123
lirid floor three roinnit. Ml Wood!“
111111111e.rr11nt.lti.tilt Woodward.
'i'ti l.l1’i'l‘~ tine four~rootn apartment,
11111 and floor roar. 93 WNW ‘
niroot; one four room 11111111th
1111111- 1111111. 111 Washington stasis. "It
till; one iint.iii'11i hour over Selim! -
lilltllil'l. Ititiit'ond avenue. rest ”21
Apply at other of the tilt! Wall 0"
1111.113 Washington «treat.
'1‘” I Ill'l'wflltit his «rant honor a
boom avatninialso III m M“
tiuintnrd avonuc. Apply to omit
ttlark. Iii unlnlnrd uvontto. ill It
LGO‘I‘.
l
lltlti’l‘- A pair of sold m M
111111111. with rune. Pitt“! VIII
111111111- 11 suitable mum
name at the oyster M ‘
11. 1111111 s 111111. Watsr W
730940.
1111111111» 11 1111111 1 11.111111111111111.
day afternoon. on new Ii
of l'nnnnottl‘s trim
may have some by
111111 111m 111111 11111111“ m
nay/tits for this all ‘2
Norwalk Chronicler