Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-30
Religious Garb For Teachers Opposed Methodist Conference Protests in Resolutions New
 land Made Delegate to QuadrenniaI COnference-His-
 torical Association Considered

Resolutions protesting against the teachers in the government Indian schools wearing the ecclesiastical re- galia of religious orders while so en- played were unanimously adopted by the New England Southern Confer ence at Trinity Union church at Prov idence, Friday.
 Action was also taken upon the rec OmmendatiOn of the conference his torian, Rev. Walter Fla, looking to- ward the formation of a conference historical society for the collection and preservation of the records concerning the churches of the conference.
 Because of the election of delegates 10 the quadTennial session of the gen eral conference, which will be held at Minneapolis in May, the interest in Fridays session was more intense than is often the case. Notwfthstand- ing the severe ratnstorm, the attend auce was large, the ministers filling the body of the auditorium set apart for the conference.
 The members of the New England Southern Conference were especially interested in the gathering, as it is understood that there may be an eff fort made at the Minneapolis confer ence to secure the election of Rev Edward $. Ninde, pastor of the Math- oWsOn Street church of Providence, as a bishOp. The meeting of the general conference this year will be especial ly important from the fact that sev- eral matters concerning the number of bishops to be elected will be con- sidered; also the question whether any action will be taken in adopting a diocesan system of assignment o1 bishops.
 The election of delegates by the con- ference is effected without nomination and the balloting contiues until four ciergymen have been chosen to repre- sent the conference in the higher body For several months there has been a growing sentiment in favor of sending the three district superintendents, but there was considerable interest as tC the fourth member of the delegation
 The morning session was opened promptly by Bishop Anderson, who conducted a brief devotional service
 Veterans Answer Roll.
 An impressive feature was the call ing of the list of superannuated preachers and the response made by these veterans in the work of the church as they addressed the confer ence The long roll was headed by Rev Micah J. Talbot, 91, who told briefly of his pastoral work since he jcined this conference in 1S45, when he began with a salary of only S9 a month.
 Letters were read from Rev. J. o, Dodge, Norwich; Rev. J. H. James Rockville, and Rev. G. H. Hastings, Manchester.
 Rev. E. Tallmadge Root, field secre- tary of the Church Federation for Massachusetts and Rhode Island, ad- dressed the conference, telling of the work that is being done by the fed eration in these states and urged more vigorous activity and cooperation or the part of the conference. Rev. E. C. E, Dorion, DD., associate editor Of Zion's Herald. in briei l address announced a dividend of $S9i from the Boston Wesleyan associa- tion to be added to the superannuatt fund.
 Rev. Elliott F. Studley presented tht following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
 Against Religious Garb.
 Whereas, Men and women belong. | ing to religious orders and wearing tht | ecclesiastical regalia of those orders have been irregularly employed by ou1 l government as teachers in the IndiaI | schools, having been so employed without civil service examination, anC l Whereas, Such teaching is neces sarily of a sectarian character, and 1: being paid for by the people of th' United States, in opposition to thu governments policy of the separation | of church and state, and
 Whereas, MT. R. G. Valentine, com missioner of Indian affairs, after ; careful investigation and giving am | pie time, has ornered that teacher wearing distinctive religious garbi