Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-05
InCrGasefor SuperannuatedM Ministers
Will Hereafter Receive One Half the Average Salary of
the Conference Resolutions Against Liquor Law
Reports and Addresses by Prominent Men at Paw
tucket.

the Methodist church. and 1t was vot-
ed that the Congregational orders be
recognized as equal to a local elders
orders.
The business session was addressed
by Rev. Ward Platt, D. D., treating OF
the Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension. w. S. Mcintyre
was appointed associate secretary to
the Connecticut Temperance Union by
Bishop Wilson. The Anti-Saloon league
presented a communication asking that
two delegates be appointed by the con-.
ference, and II was referred to the
committee on temperance.
Tt was voted that the report Of the
deaconess board be made the order of
the day for Monday, Immediately after
the reading of the minutes.
Afternoon Session.
The programme. for the afternoon be-
gan at o'clock, with the exercises OF
the anniversary of the Conference
Church Aid society. Rev. H. B. Ridge
way presided at this service and fol-
lowing the devotional exercises came
an address by Charles Mitchell. He
said he desired particularly to speak
to the ministers from the standpoint
of the layman, and the subject Of his
talk would Be, Opportunities. He be-
lieved the Methodist preachers were
measuring UP to their opportunities,
and he thought II was now for the lay
men to do the same, and the RESPONSE
bility was with them.
Rev. George C. EcricYener spoke on
Our Duty to Cultivate Our Own Field.
He said that from the reports which
had been turned into this conference
II was evident to him that most Of the
ministers realized the full responsible
itv of a problem of this character. He
believed, however, that this problem
was Of a most complex character and
this made it diff1cuh.
He declared that there was no field
Of labor in the Methodist church to-
day which called for greater personal
sacrifice than that field covered by the
New England Southern Conference. he
thought that what was needed in this
field was men with backbone and also
money to keep the work going on. Or
top of all this he declared that what
was needed was management.
One evidence Of bad management, ht
declared. had been shown by the Home
/ Missionary board, which cut the ap.
preparation for this conference to $3.50
| when in previous years the appropria
ton had been $500, a sum which h
| thought was little enough for the worl
| which this conference was doing.
| Rev e. M. Anthony Of Jewett Cit
| was the presiding olTlcer for the ser
| vices in observance Of the anniversar!
| OF the board Of conference claimants
/ which began at 8 o'clock. The address
was given by Rev. D c. Clemans, .
| D.. OF Duluth, MINI. He told about tn
| efforts which were being made to Civ
assistance to the superannuated mem
/ bers.
The Evening Session.
The church was well filled for tn
evening session of the conference, al
| though many OF the ciergynen ha
| gone out of town to remain over Sun
! day The meeting was presided owe
by Rev. z. S. Ninde, D. D., of Provi
dence. and the service was the ami
versary of the board OF home mission
| and church extension.
Rev. W. o. Nuzum stated that he be
Iieved the final adjournment Of the con
| ference would come about 0cloc
Monday afternoon and that at o'cloc
those present would have an opportuni
ty to listen to an address by Bisho
Hartzell Of Africa. The speaker OF tn
evening was Rev. Ward Plat. D. D.
The evening session was devoted
the observance OF the anniversary {
home missions and church extension
Rev. E. S. Ninde Of Mathewson Stree
church, Providence, presided. tn
principal address was delivered by Re
Ward Platt, who spoke at great lengt
upon the outstanding and recer
changes in the United States as re
garding race differences.