Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-11
CONGREGATIONAL DELEGATES
 MEET AT TORRINGTON
Forty third Annual Meeting of Gener- al Conference-Reports and Election of Officers.

Forty third Annual Meeting of Gener-
 al Conference-Reports and Election
 of Officers.
 Nearly three hundred delegates were in attendaneent the forty third an- nual meeting of the general conference of the Congregational churches Of Connecticut. which opened in the Cen ter Congregational church in Torring- ton Tuesday morning. The meeting was called to order at Il o'clock by Col. Charles F. Thompson of Hartford. Thomas L. Norton of Lakeviile being chosen as moderator pro tempore.
 Norwich Man Is Scribe.
 George H. Ewing of Norwich was chosen scribe and Robert M. French of Holland, assistant scribe. Rev. c. Fl. Barber of Danieson was selected to act as. scribe pro tempore.
 The following nominating commit tee was chosen: Rev. John Hutchins of Iitchfield. Rev. F. A. Sumner of Milford, and John Calhoun of Crom- well.
 John B. Doolittle, the treasurer, submitted his report. the abstract be- ing as follows: Receipts, balance from 1907 report SAP. total receipts from 311 churches $2,463.70, total s. 50112; disbursements, dues to nation al tOunCll. Sl,OUo.O4, lillAAuACo $400, delivery of same $39.1O, general association expenses $9.19. program mes $12.60, committees $1O.6O, John 5. Doolittle. treasurer, salary. $100; post age. etc, $27.99, returned to Goshen s2.6O. secretarys salary $500. postage $43.94. incidentals $2.05, balance on hand S4S.71, total $2,505.12.
 Per Capita Tax.
 When the report of the finances was called for, MT. Doolittle offered a mo- tion that the per capita tax should re- main the same as for the last two years. i. e. at four cents.
 The statistical secretary submitted the minutes of the last conference which were adopted.
 The commiNee on pastoral service and cooperation and also the state committee on missionary work rem dered reports. Both were accepted. At this juncture the standing com mittee presented the name of eX-Gov. Rollin s. Woodruff for moderator of the meeting. MT. Woodruff was unan- imously chosen moderator and was es- corted to the chair.
 Rev. A. w. Alderman then delivered an address of welcome to the delegates present.
 The committee on Sunday observ- ance and moral legislation reported that it had assisted in the passage of the law regarding the closing hour for saloons and also in passage of law authorizing establishment of re- | formatory both of which laws were | passed at the last session of the leg1S- 1 lature It was stated that some of | the members of the committees con- sidered as unwise the act of the last 1 conference whereby the committee was ! established for the purpose of taking T., nf1 1Or. of l observance. It was recommended tc the conference that committee be appointed at this session to look into 1 the matter thoroughly and report or | the same to the next general confer l ence. The report was accepted, after 1 whc hit was voted that committed ! be appointed as recommended in tho | report just submitted.
 Rev. F. w. Greene of Middletowr | gave the report of the committee or 1 curch unity, recommending:
 | First-That the general conference l appoint an enlarged and representative committee to continue the work now
 begun in accordance with the resolu ton adopted at the last annual meet
 ing of the conference.
 Second-That such committee seel to promote further meetings in diff
 ferent localities with representative
 of other Christian communions. fo
 the consideration of possible ap
 breaches towards the unity of tn
 churches.
 Next Convention at Putnam.
 After the opening service Wednes
 day morning a business meeting wa
 held The conference adopted tn
 recommendations submitted by tn
 committee on church unity; and vote
 to increase the committee on churcl I r1aanwea ataa4Ts
 It was voted to hold the next meet
 ing of the conference at Putnam. Tn
 conference then proceeded to elect of
 ficers and committees for the comin
 year. The moderator scribe and as
 sistant scribe, elected Tuesday, serv
 only during the present meeting.
 Officers Elected. The permanent officers and commit } tees chosen Wednesday morning fol low:
 Registrar. and statistical secretary Rev. Joel S. Ives, Hartford: auditor . William H. Catlin, Meriden. Commit tee on church unity, Rev. Newma Smyth, New Haven; Simeon E. Bald win, New Haven; Rev. Frederick W Greene Middletown; Rev. R. A. Pot 1 ter Hartford; Rev. c. A. Dinsmor' Waterbury; Rev. E. N. Packard, Strat
 ford; Rev. c. H. Maier, New Britain Standing committee. Rev. F. D. Sar gent, Putnam; Rev. +. A. Sumne : Milford; Rev. Joel S. Ives, Hartford T Hon. E. c. Mitchell, New Britain; D 3 F. w. Peck, Litchfield.
 7 Following the election of officer 8 and committees, three papers wer
 read on subjects suggested by tn s John Calvin anniversary, celebrate n during the year. Prof Williston Walk 8 CT of New Haven read a paper on tt s report of the celebration at Genevi : Rev. o. F. Maurer of New Have e spoke on The Permanent Contributio G of John Calvin to Religious and Civ
 Liberty. The principal address of Il . day was made by Judge Simeon . Baldwin of New Haven on the sui e ject, Congregational Polity.
 The subject of the afternoons SC.
 sion was Perm4hent Elements