Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-05

 worlds Seventy Sunday school con- ventfon in Zurich, Switzerland, last July. While it took all the vacation and two additional weeks granted by the board of directors, it furnished an abundance of Sunday school informa- ton and inspiration, to say nothing of the value of the trip itself.
 Compensation of Officials.
 I should like to express my appre- citation of the incomparable co-opera- tion and hearty support of the execu- tive committee. board of directors and county and district officers. To these people, who have freely given of their time and money, belongs the credit of what degree of success has been achieved. Many of them have given up both business and social engage ments to serve the association. Your president has given much of his time in council, in reviewing letters and manuscript, and has been as jealous of the interests of the association as of those of his own cooperation. The same may be said of the other mem bers of the executive committee in their respective capacities
 Field Work.
 There has been an increasing de- mand for field work. Both your ele- mentary superintendent and general
 
 every Sabbath and have accepted many , invitations from individual schools during the week. It is very satisfying to report that 8 second in vitation has come from a few churches during the year, and that progress in their work was noticeable.
 The Hartford and New London train ing schools, with MT. Boyd as dean. have been reorganized and are now doing very efficient work A number of other community classes have been organized in smaller centers, and a large increase in the number of class es in Sunday school, is shown by re- ports that have come to our office.
 Funds for Years Work.
 MT. Woodin then conducted the cam paign for raising funds to meet the needs of the association in the work of the coming year. Pledges for individ- uals, Sunday schools and classes were distributed and as the various pledges were announced MT. Woodin marked the amount on a blackboard. There was an enthusiastic and general re- sponse to his appeal. several individ- uals pIedging $100 each. the total amount raised being about $1,700.
 Owing to the lateness of the hour, the annual address of President s. H. Williams of Glastonbury was post poned to today Wednesday,.
  Pease of Hartford was read, showing receipts during the year of $6,533.88, expenses of $6,469.14 and a balance of $6474 Liabilities amount to $3,58T.43, including notes for $2.700 and unpaid accounts of $SS7.43
 All Sons of God.
 The third Bible period followed Rev. MT. Potter reading the 9th Psalm and from the 18th chapter of St. Luke. h1 e.t- hood of man and the fact that all men are sons of God. Every man, he said, is part angel and part animal, and that combination leads to a great glorious victory or to dark fearful tragedy Through the experiences of this life we will reach that perfection of character that will live with God, that righteousness and holiness that can be enbosomed in the heart of the Eternal. That man is the child of God is essential to Christianity and to deny this is to deny Him who hung upon the cross. The voice within that con demnS and scourges us is the voice of the animal to the spiritual existence that is essential to Christian life. This life in Gods school of discipline through joy and sorrow through grief and victory brings us home to Him.
 The session came to a close with prayer by Rev. MT. Potter.
 At o'clock Rev. Charles A. Boyd again conducted tour through the exhibit room, explaining the work ex- hibited
 At o'clock there was a banquet for the Sunday school workers at the Wauregan and there was a large at tendance. A fine menu, with the usual fine service of the hotel, pleased the Sunday school workers. There were brief remarks by various persons pres entl