Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-15
COUNTY BAPTISTS ANNUAL MEETING
Large Gathering Of Delegates Of
Officers and Reports of Committees--Address by
Rev. p C. Wright on "The Decisive Hour"

The 94th annual session of the New
London Baptist association. represent
ing churches of New London county
rivers and as far north as Colchester,
began Wednesday morning in Mont
vile. After the devotional exercises,
Rev. Henry F. Adams, chairman of the
committee on nominations. reported
the nominations of Rev. F. d. Lud-
dington of Quaker Hill as moderator
and Rev. j. G. Ward of Leffingwell as
clerk. The report was accepted.
The annual sermon was delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Adams, who took hts text
from Mark Is: Is, and Luke "a: al. AT
12.15 there was an address by Rev.
Mr.. Ward on a Baptist Ministers
Home. The collection, amounting to
SIS. is to be devoted to such home.
Intermission for dinner, at which
over 200 guests were counted, was fol-
lowed by the annual session of the
Woman's Baptist Home Missionary So
ciety, at which there was an address
by Mrs. Fl. G. Stafford. corresponding
secretary Of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary society. Then followed the ap-
pointment of committees which result
ed as follows:
Resolutions-Rev. J. r. Very. Rich
ard w. Mansfield Rev. L. w. Trink.
Nominating Committee-Rev. C. NJ.
Reed. Rev. Brewer G. Boardman, Rev
Joseph A. Elder.
Committee to Report on the State
of Religion in the Churches-Rev.
Charles r. McNallyss Rev. Joseph r.
Brown and Rev. c. Edward Smith
= Committee on Young Peoples Work
Rev. F. Q. Cunningham and Miss
Isabelle Riley.
Committee on obft4iary-Deacon r.
T. ID
and Rev. Fl. F. Adams.
Committee on s5th Anniversavs--
Rev. c. J. Harding. Rev. c. r. Nc
Naliv and E. D. Caulkins.
Missionary Comnittee-Rev. G. E.
Chappell and Charles A. Ames. for
three years: Rev. H. r. Adams. for
two years to fill vacancy.
A missionary sermon was delivered
by Rev. r. Purvis and an address fol-
lowed by Rev W. E. Witter New
ENGLAND secretary of the American
Baptist Foreign Missionary society.
The History of the Moodus Church was
read by Rev. Mr.. Ward.
Under the auspices of the Y. P. s. C.
E.. with the Montville society's chorus
leading. there was a praise service
r. t. Arnold reported on the condition
of societies in this state. Rev. E. f.
Gates of Ansonia delivered an address
on Your Face.
thursday s SESSION..
For the Thursday meetings of the
convention the church was well filed
from the opening hour Of the morning
session which began at o'clock with
a devotional service led by Rev. c. NJ.
Reed AT 9.15 a business meeting
was held with Moderator Rev. F. d.
Luddington in the chair, and reports
of the treasurer and trustees were
presented and accepted.
These were followed by report Of
committee on state of religion, Rev. c.
r. McNally, of committee on obituar-
les, Rev. r. D. Luddington. of mis-
sionary committee. r. w. Mansfield,
and of committee on midwinter Bible
school conference, Rev. P. G. Wright.
Protest Against Restriction.
Rev. ]. r. Very presented the report
of the resolutions committee, among
which was a resolution protesting
against the restrictions to religious
freedom of teachers in public schools
in the Philippines which the govern
ment is trying to place upon them
by not permitting them to be engaged
in any kind of religious instruction
outside of school.