Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-05

The New England Southern confer
| enoe of the Methodist Episcopal church
| at its session Saturday in Pawtucket
unanimously passed a resolution pro-
| testing against the passage of the bill
! introduced into the Rhode Island legis
| lature by Representative Lewis calling
I for a vote on the license question only
| by petition and not each year as under
! the law at present.
| The report of the board of deaconeRs
work caused some stir. especially that
| portion referring to the division OF
| collections made for the support Of
| HOSPITALS outside Of this conference
one OF the clauses desired to prevent
| the Fall River and New Bedford dis
| tricts from being visited by other than
| local representatives and sought to
| have ali collections for hospitals out
side divided 50 that the Deaconess
| home in this conference would receive
some said they did not believe this
to be fair, declaring that outside hos
| pitals whlch stood ready to aid in times
| of distress should be recognized. Rev.
9fr. Critchelow asserted that when such
/ collections went to the Boston hospital.
instead Of being used exclusively for
| that hospital, 1t was placed in the
treasury and used to support all man
ner of enterprises in that conference.
The report was sent back to the board
for reconsideration.
Praises Secretary.
The session was called to order at ?
O'Clock by Bishop Wilson. The read
ing Of the journal followed Blsnop
Wilson took occasion to publicly COM
mend Rev. J. Francis Cooper, secretary
of the conference, for his correct re-
ports of the sessions.
II was voted that Brother Walter Ella
be continued as conference historian
- = l. let rlfa
was concurred in. The 2Sd question:
who Are the Superannuated Preach
ers?" was then taken UP. The names
OF the following clergymen were then
called: Rev. Messrs. w. P. Hyde. J. H
Sherman, F. D. Sargent. A E. Hall, E
L. Hyde. E. T. smith, M. }; IaIpot, T.
H Walter, J. O. Adams, J. S. Thomas,
G. H Hastings, A. w Kingsley. NJ. 7.
Braley J. o. Thompson, G. H. LAmson,
> ]. O. Dodge, c. N. Hinckley, Joseph
Hollingshead, G. w. Elmer, K y. Dy-
son. James Bran. Rev. ]. S. Thomas
made an address and Rev. Joseph Hol-
lingshead spoke for the first time be-
fore the conference. He has been q
member Of the conference fifty years.
The conference was then lea in prayer
by Rev. A. J. Coultas.
Sympathy for Sick Members.
On the suggestion of Rev. Walter
r Ella Of Pascoag g. committee Of two was
! appointed to convey the sympathies OF
= the conference to Rev. G. H. Ever. who
{ is Ill at his home.
: Rev. A. J. Coultas called attention to
the death of Rev. B. F. Simon, who was
= transferred to the East Maine confer
Z ence, and who had served % years
Z with this conference. Under the laws
. of the church Mrs. Simon is dependent
5 upon this conference; and on ths mo
Z ton of Dr. Coultas Il was voted thai
T the conference show its desire to look
, after Mrs. Simon by applying to The
East Maine conference for her transfer
TO this conference.
At the suggestion Of DR.. Talbot, m
stead Of a committee to visit Mr.. Ever
. | It was voted that communication bt
sent to him and the other member!
reported i'll, expressing the sympathie:
Of the conference.
= License Resolution.
Rev. J. Fl. Buckley Of Central Fails
! then introduced the following resolu'
! ton:
2 RESOLVED, That we protest agalns
the passage Of the bill introduced II
q the Rhode Island legislature on Apri
II by Representative Lewis, which
, would relmpose on us the burdens o
the petition as condition Of havinl
. the privilege of voting on the licens
j ton, and which also affords TO III
liquor traffic the opportunity to prac
X tice their methods of blacklisting. in
5 timidauion and appeal TO legal techni
l. calities in order to prevent the fire.
9 operation Of even this restricted forn
9 of local option, and
9 Resolved, That since the suprem
d court has declared the law without tn
= proviso to be a consistent law, an
since IL is the same as the law whicl
has prevailed in Massachusetts for
quarter Of a century. we demand tina
II e be LEFT unchanged"
8 Mr.. Buckley asked that this resolu
# ton be passed and It was voted TO
2 unanimously.
= Rev. ]. e Fisher of Pascoag told tn
!. conference that he was about TO leav
e Cor the hospital and requested tn
" prayers Of the members.
II Deaconess Work.
The annual report on the deacones
work was then made by Rev. H. f
Critchelow of Middletown. In this re
port II was recommended that the col
lections for the hospital outside Of tn
} conference should be divided with th
l. Deaconess home, and this portion {
e. the report was objected to. 1t wa
l. moved by Rev. John Oldham that TIL
re portion be stricken out, and there wa
st much discussion over the matter. M
h Critchelow stated that gifts and CO.
l. lections were given to the Boston hos
= pita1 and that this money was put I'M
.. a general fund to support the who
movement outside instead Of the hos
pital alone.
az 1t was moved that the report be RI
l. committed to the deaconess board II
: reconsideration and this motion we
a passed by a close vote, despite the IA
~ that Mr.. Critchelow stated that
1" would prove Of no avail
DR.. Clemens Speaks.
Bishop Wilson then introduced 2
Clemens OF the Northern Minneso-
q, conference, the head Of the newly CT,
ated board in the interests Of the 81
perannuated. He spoke at muC
length on the work done in this liz
by the general conference. He sail
"A standard is being set and v
should work Up to It. Now when
man has seen 35 years Of actual Sc
vice in the preaching line and retire
he is entitled to one-half of the ave
nd age salary OF the conference. In tn
conference I understand that the ave
as age salary is $40. so that the cobfe
ence claimants should draw 1870 p
In year for his support. AS a matter
fact, however, the maximum amou
10 paid to the superannuated in this col
r. ference is but s275.
at can be seen, therefore, that q
If intention is to raise the standard. Tt
church has seen fit, therefore, to gi
ny the veterans of the church their dt
and It win be held on May 16, VIII,
w the collections will be devoted to the
support"
Bishop Wilson announced the tran
fer of Roy McCluskey to this confe
se ence. and it was voted that he
H. elected to deacon's orders.