Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-08-23

Opening address and the officers make
annual reports President c. B. Clarke
/ VIII deliver the missionary sermon.
In the evening there will be ad-
dresses on Home Missions by ]. II
| Hurley, Foreign Mission by Rev. d
II. Davis, Address the Joint Commit
tee by d. E. Ellsworth. Three short
addresses, Our Needs by Rev. L. F
r. G. Severance.
Sunday evening Miss Anna NJ. West
| will be coEsecrateG to missionary
| work. The special conservation serv-
ice will include. besides instrumental
and vocal music: Scripture reading
President w. c. Dalend of Milton col
iege; address. The Cali to the Foreign
Field, by President William L. Clarke;
sermon, by President Booth Davis of
Alfred university; statement, Miss
| Anna NJ. West; greeting on behalf of
| Woman's board. Mrs. o. U. Whitford;
prayer of conservation, Rev. A. E.
Main. dean of Alfred Theological sem
mary
Monday morning the ss,pbath sehoo!
board will hold session., Prof. Else F..
Randolph presiding. The exercises
will include: Annual report of board
CT trustees: Field Notes and Observa-
tons by Rev. Walter L. Greene, field
secretary; Special Difficulties of Small
Sabbath Schools and How to Meet
Them by Rev. Herbert c. Van Horn;
school, by Rev George 3. Shaw; The
Sabbath School the Chief Source of
Supply for Church Membership by
Rev. William L. Burdick; Jesus as an
Educator, by Rev. A. ]. G. Bond.
MONDAY afternoon the Association
Of -iaf., ay-6 :e4y will l,01I
business and religious conference.
DR.. K. S. Maxson CT Syracuse, n. ",
will give an address on The Proper
Care of Children in the Light of
Growth and Development: DIR. Sans
l.. Maxson of Utica. n. Y, Strength
enpg the Weak Places; The Children
Who Are Handicapped, by Dr. Henry
Utter of Westerly.
In the evening there will be a serv-
ice of song. Scripture reading, bust
ness session: closing PRAYER service.
and final adjournment.
For serving dinner and supper to
the delegates for each day of the con-
ference elaborate preparations for good
service have been made The first
floor of the large Segar mill build
ing has been secured as the dining
hall aRa The commissary and decora
ton committees of the local church
hundred persons, the tables being
placed lengthwise. The table arrange
ments and the serving of meals will
be looked after by members of the
church The bill of fare will differ
each day and special effort has been
made to have this feature of the con-
ference satisfying in every detail. One
end of the large room has been set
apart for the kitchen which is sup
piled with modern equipment. which
includes steamirg plant. the steam
being supplied by boiler placed out
mense dining hall has been supplied
with electric lights and the side walls
are covered with flags and bunting in
red, white and blue. while the two
rows of posts are entwined with like
ma teral, and the lines of shafting are
concealed by bouShs of rhododendron.
The tables will be decorated with cut
flowers under the direction of a COM
mttee of church members and every
thing possible will be done for the
comfort and pleasure of the visiting
delegates.
The offic ars of the conference are:
Samuel H. Davis of Westerly, presi-
dent: A. S. Babcock of Rockville. r.
l.. recording secretary; Rev. T. J. Van
HON of Albion, Wis, sponding
secretary; Rev. William c. Whitford
of Alfred, \. Y, treasurer.
In respect to the memory Of Court
land G. Stanton, the stores and other
places of business were closed during
the funeral service Tuesday morning, |
even the banks closing doors. The
service was conducted at the residence
of Mr. Stanton by Rev. F. C. A. Jones, |
pastor of Calvary Baptist church, who
paid deserved tribute to the deceased. |
There was a large assem- lage of
friends including the Franklin lodge |
of Masofls. At the conclusion of the |
eulogy and prayer of Rev. Mr.. Jones' |
the funeral and commfttal service ac- |
cording to the Ma sonic ritual We're |
by Worshipful Master |
George A. Broughton and Chaplain |
William II. Sanford with responses |
by the lodge members. |
The body was. taken to the Forest |
Hill crematory on the train leaving /
Westerly at 1.151. accompanied by |
members of the family. The bearers
from the house to the railway station |
We're John B. Brown, Abel P. Randall, |
John Holland and Edwin A. Lewis. /
The remains will be returned to West t
erly on the SIG train Wednesday aft I
ernoon and buried in the family plot |
in River Bend cemetery.
Thomas Allen. alias "Skete,' who !
escaped from the Pawcatuck lookup