Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-22
PROMINENT SPEAKERS FOR
THE MISSIONARY CONFERENCE.
Those Who viii Be Heard Here on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the
Broadway Church and Theater.

The second speaker Of the children's
service In the big missionary confer
ence to be held here Friday Saturday
and Sunday has been secured. he being
Rev. A. Z. Harris OF Meriden. who
with Rev. DR.. Byington, will address
the children's meeting Saturday after
noon at the church.
It will be interesting to know some
thing about the several speakers and
their prominence in religious work, for
which the following facts have been
secured: The first two sptak at the
afternoon service Friday, the next two
Friday evening, with Dr. Byington and
Rev A. ES Harris Saturday afternoon,
Hon. o. =. Austin Saturday evening
and Sunday afternoon. Drs. Nash and
Lloyd also speaking at the afternoon
meeting Sunday. Ri Rev. Frederick
Courtney viii be the Sunday evening
speaker.
Rev. Or. Homer c. stuntz, first as
sistant corresponding secretary Of the
Board Of Foreign Missions Of the
Methodist Episcopal 'hurch. is to open
the Observation-Disclosures missionary
conference He is a born platform
speaker, trained by education and ex-
tended foreign residence in India and
the Philippine Islands. He is a broad
and sympathetic student of world con-
dltions. He thinks easily ia world
terms. Or. Stuntz is a speaker of
power and attractiveness. His topic
Is The Church, It's Mission and Equip
ment.
Rev. Ozora stearns Davis, D. D., OF
New Britain was born in Wheelock,
Vt. He Is a graduate Of Dartmouth
college and Hartford seminary and
received his Pho. from Leipzig. He
was pastor Of d church IN Springfield,
Vt, lS96-9; Newtonville, Mass. 1899
1904. and South church, New Britain,
Conn. 1908. He is president-elect
of Chicago theological seminary at a
salary Of $1,000 a year. He is author
Of books dealing with Congregational
history. He has been specially inter-
ested in the problems created by recent
immigration to New England. His
New Britain church has services for
six or eight different nationalities in
their own language. He made a strik-
ing address on The New New England
at the New England Congregational
con gress. Worcester, last year His
church has 1,14S members and 1862 in
his Sunday school
His topic Is The New Material for
American Citizenship.
Orrin Philip Clifford. .. D.. was born
IN Montague, Mass, and IS a graduate
Of Brown university and Rochester
Theological school. From the latter
lie has held pastorates in Boston Chi
cago. Buffalo and is now settled in
Broolkline. Mass, as pastor Of the First
Baptist church. His sibtect is The
Church and the Labor Problem.
Rev. John Coleman Adams, D. o.,
editor of The Sunday School Helper,
trustee Of the Universalist general
convention. trustee of Tufts college,
and member OF the Authors club. was
born in Maiden. Mass. and IS now pas
tor Of the Church Of the Redeemer
CUniversalist). Hartford, Conn. He is
author Of Short Studies In the Larger
Faith, Christian Types Of Heroism,
The Leisure of God, An Honorable
Youth, The Fatherhood Of God, Hosea
Ballou and the Gospel Renaissance.
Nature Studies in Berkshire. Life OF
William Hamilton Gibson. and editor
of A Treatise on Atonement, by Hosea
Ballou. He VIII speak on Christiani-
TVS Spirit Of Conquest.
Rev. Edwin Halleok Byinaton, con-
tritutor of THE Childrens' Pulpit" in
the Congregationalist founder of the
League Of the Golden Pen" was from
1919 assistant to DR.. Storrs in Brook