Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-07
CLOSING BUSINESS OF
THE METHODIST CONFERENCE
Reports of Committees and Election OF
Officers for Various Bodies.

Reports of Committees and Election OF
Officers for Various Bodies.
The closing day Of the Methodist
conference. which has been in session
since last week Tuesday. lasted from
9 o'clock in the morning, Monday. at
Pawtucket, until a few minutes before
in the evening.
Rev. Frank L. Brooks, statistical sec
rotary. read his annual report. OF
which the following Is summary:
Number of probationers 1915, de-
crease of sos; number of full members
%, sos, an increase of 774: number OF
local preachers Sc, a decrease of 3;
number of deaths ST. a decrease OF 8;
number of children baptized 591. de-
crease Of 1928; number of adults bap-
tized. 594, an increase of 26; number
of senior chapters 1856; Epworth league
membership in senior chapters 1913;
number Of junior chapters So, with
membership of 3,173; number churches
201, a decrease of 1; probable valua-
ton of church property $2,079,S4O- an
increase of $55,940: number of parson-
ages 144, an increase Of II probable
value $33S,275, decrease of $245:
amount paid for improvements to
buildings $S6,115. an increase of $39,-
1856; paid on old Indebtedness $11,338,
a decrease of $3.50: number of Sun
day schools, 1876, decrease of 5; num-
Der of officers and teachers, 1853,
decrease of 80; number Of members,
1851, an increase of &c. number of
children on the cradle list 1920, total
30, 1863
Gives Report of Trustees.
DR.. Talbot submitted the annual re-
port of the conference trustees and
nominated Charles Mitchell of New
Bedford to fill the vacancy on the
board.
Rev. H. A. Ridgway, Rev. Walter
Ella, Rev. Eben Tirrell, Rev. H. D. Rob-
inson and Rev. J. L Bartholomew were
elected triers of appeals.
Rev. John S. Bridgford submitted
his report as conference treasurer,
which showed a total of s42,393, in
Guiding subscriptions and collections
during the year.
Rev. Frederick C. Baker. secretary
of the conference stewards, read his
annual report. following which Rev.
Edward NJ. Anthony submitted his re-
port as treasurer. 1t was voted to
ference fund
Rev. E. NJ. Anthonys report of the
conference claimants fund showed
that the income during the year
amounted to sS.249.97, which with the
surplus from 1908, made the total re-
ceipts $10.44S.76. The appropriations
for claimants amounted to s7,8S4; bal
ance on hand S2,901S2.
Rev Ira w. LeBaron of Vineyard
Haven was appointed auditor of the
accounts of the conference treasurer.
Board of Church Aid.
Rev. II. A. Ridgway reported for the
conference board of church aid, in
which the following nominations were
made: President, Costello Lippitt of
Norwich; vice president, Charles
Mitchell of New Bedford; secretary,
W. L Ward of Providence; treasurer,
John S. Bridgford Of Oak Bluffs, ex-
officio members. District Supts. A. ].
Coultas, w. I. Ward and ]. H. New
land; members for three years, Walter
Ella, ]. r. Cooper. John Pearce. H. z.
Anthony z. G. Eldtedge, J, E. C.
Farnham; for two years, w. s. McIn-
tire, Lyman c. Horton, Harold H.
Critchlow, A. A. Brown. l. L. Mitchell
and David Gordon; for one year ].
H. Buckley, W. P. Buck, ]. I. Barthol-
omew, G. R. Pierce, Henry A McEwen
and William NJ. Haskins. The report
recommended an apportionment of
$1,000 for this work, which was adopt
ed
Special attention was called to the
East Greenwich academy, and the
members Of the conference were urged
to use greater energy in the support
of this institution, and recommended
that a special collection be taken on
some Sunday during the year for ed
ucationaI purposes, the same to be di-
vided as follows: Eos East Greenwich
academy rs per cent, for white work
in the south rs per cent.
The report contained the following
nominations, and they were declared
elections: Trustees-Rev. William L
Coultas for two years and Rev. John
H. Newland for one years; board of
visitors to the East Greenwich acad-
envy, Rev w. o. Nuzum, Rev J. w
Annas and Rev E. w. Belcher; to Bos
ton university school of theology. Rev
E. S. Ninde, Rev. Fay r. Hunt; to the
Drew theological seminary, Rev. r. S.
Moore and Rev. r. S. Cushman; to
Woman's College of Baltimore, Rev
Charles A. Stenhouse: to Boston Wes-
leyan association. Rev. Z. P. Phreaner,
George Broadbent.