Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-08
GENERAL CONGREGATIONAL
 CONFERENCE IN NEW HAVEN
To Be Held at First Church Three Days Next Week-What the Pro- gramme Offers.

The fOrty-sixth annual meeting of the general conference of Congrega- tiOnal churches of Connecticut, which will bring together members of the denomination from all parts of the state, will be held at the First church, New Haven, next week Tuesday, We'd nesday and Thursday. The conference will open Tuesday at II a. m. The Rev. Oscar E. Maurer, pastor of the church, and Mayor Frank J. Rice will make addresses of welcome. Reports will be made by the treasurer, the statistical secretary and the several standing committees The theme of the afternoon, at o'clock, will be Congregationalists and the Church Catholic Rev. Frederick w. Greene of Middletown will speak on The Con- necticut Federation, and Lev. Dr. New man Smyth of New Haven on The Committee on Church Unity. At six o'clock there will be a dinner in the Cente. church house and an illustrated talk. Seeing New Haven County with Automobile and Camera, will be given | by Rev. Sherrod Soule of Hartford and Rev. David L. Yale of Enfield. At s o'clock Rev. Robert E. Brown of Wa terbury will preach on The Diversity of Gifts.
 The Second Day.
 | Wednesday morning at ten o'clock | the conference will consider the sub | ject, Congregationalists and Religious ! Education. Prof. Edward P. St. John | of the Hartford school of religious ped agogy will speak on The Educational Aim of the Church. Rev. Dr. Benja- min S. Winchester, secretary of the | Congregational Sunday School and | Publishing society, will make an ad- dress on The Problem of the Sunday | School Teacher. Rev Orville A. Petty of New Haven vii lspeak on Experi- ences in Handling Graded Lessons Frederick c. Bidwell of Bloomfield president of the Connecticut Christian Endeavor union, will make on Chris tian Endeavor as an Educational Agen- cy. Rev. Rodney w. Roundey of Hart ford will speak on Congregationalists and Christian Endeavor.
 Wednesday afternoon the report oi the commission of nineteen will bt presented by Prof. WiIliston Walker ol Yale university, Rev Dr. Rockwell Harmon Potter of Hartford and Johr H. Perry of Westport. There will bt a discussion of the report. The Broth erhood dinner will be served at Center church house at o'clock Wednesday Mrs. Maurer will entertain at dinner the women attending the conference.
 Wednesday evening Rev. Dr. Ashe Anderson, secretary of the NatiOna council will speak on Problems, Prin ciples, Prospects.
 The Closing Session.
 Thursday morning at o'clock tn closing session will be held. The worl of the Missionary society of Connecti cut will be considered. The subject O Ministerial Pensions will have two sul topics Rev. Robert E. Carter of Wash ington will speak on Based on Service and Rev. Dr. Rockwell Harmon POtte of Hartford on Based on 1ndividua Need. A discussion will follow Rev Adolf Yukl of Willington will speal on Our Bohemian Brethren, Rev. Mar ion H. Jones of Staffordville on Socia Needs in Small Communities. Rev SherrOd SOule of Hartford, superinten dent of the Missionary society of Con necticut. will speak on Lighted Lamp and Buckled Belts.