Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-18
BAPTISTS WILL MEET
 AT QUAKER HILL.

BAPTISTS WILL MEET
 AT QUAKER HILL. Churches of New London Association Send Delegates There in September.
 On July 1, the Baptist churches of the New London association entered upon a new fiscal year and the clerks will compile reports of what has been accomplished in the matter of mem berSf1ip and finance for the past 12 months to be presented to the associa- tion and to the Connecticut Baptist convention.
 The New London association, which includes in its Jurisdiction the church. es between the Thames and the Con- necticut rivers and as far north as Colchester. will hold it's annual meet ing with the Second church at Water ford at Quaker Hill, beginning on the second Wednesday in September and continuing for two days. The pres ent officers of the association are:
 President-Rev. Charles R. McNally of New London.
 Clerk anr treasurer-Rev. J. G. Wahr of Bozrah.
 Assistant clerk-Rev. F. D. Lud- dington of Quaker Hill.
 Association is Incorporated.
 The New London association i~ tn- corporated, having taken the necessary steps to form a corporate body in 1907, in order to be able to administer the Rising legacy The membership is made up of delegates of the church. es, who are elected annually. AS each Baptist church is an independent body the association can exercise no authority or jurisdiction, but it's meetings afford an opportunity for the discussion of matter of interest to the denomination and the presentation of Baptist activities of various kinds. They also have a social value, enabling the delegates from different organi- zations to meet under pleasant auspic- es and in that way prove very en- jOyable.
 It is customary for the church which entertains the association to provide meals for the delegates and those who remain over night are fur nished lodgings in the homes of the people,
 This Years Sermons.
 The programme always includes what is known as the annual sermon and missionary sermon, those who are to preach being designated the year previous. For this year Rev. J. c. Ward has been selected to deliver the annual sermon, with Rev. George Ringrose as alternate. The selection for the missionary sermon Is Rev. Charles R, McNally, with Rev. Joseph A. Elder as alternate.
 It is customary each year to de- vote a part of the time ot young peoples rally, and the women's home and foreign missionary societies also have time allotted to them.
 Each church is expected to send brief letter setting forth it's condition and also a detailed statement of mem bership and finances. Any church that fails to make a report for three years may lose its membership in the association. The following statistics presented last year indicate the rela- tive condition of the churches, as well as their age and membership:
 Statistics of the Churches.
 Bozrah-Constituted 1881, mem- bership. II; church property free from debt $4,SO0; Sunday school en- rollment 53.
 Chesterfield = Constituted 1924: membership, Il; church property free from debt. s1,ooo.
 Colchester borough-Constitute 1886; membership, 4e; church prop erty free from debt, $7,00o; Sunday school enrolment 35.
 Fitehville- e-Constituted, 1887; mem bership, S7, church property free from debt, $2.0os: Sunday school en- rollment 35
 Moodus-Constitute 1s4o; mem bership, A: church property free from debt, s4,5O0.
 Lakes Pond Constituted, 1s4O; membership, 61; church property free from debt, $1,s00
 Lebanon-Constitute 1905; mem bership, 104; church property free from debt, $5,OO0; Sunday school en- rollnlent 26.
 East Lyme - Constituted. 1752; membership, 145; church property free from debt. $7,5OO; Sunday school enrolment 91.
 North Lyme = Constituted. 1S4O; membership 7s; church property free from debt, s3.1OO; Sunday school en- rollment 5S.
 Old Constituted, 1S42; mem bership, 61; church property free from debt, s4,5Oo; Sunday school en- rollment 0.
 Montville Constituted, 1S42; membership, 100; church property free from debt, s7,ooo; Sunday school
 New London, First = Constituted, 1904; membership, 514; church prop erty free from debt, S35,000; Sunday school enrolment, BPS.
 New London, Huntington Street. Constituted, 1849; membership, 404: church property free from debt, $2O.- 900; Sunday school enrolment, 2s3.
 New London, Mentauk avenue Constituted. 1905; membership, S4: church property free from debt, $13,- 1oUS sunday SCHOOL ef1fOllHlSIt, ZOO,
 New London Shiloh-Const1tuted 1894; membership, 75; church prop erty free from debt, $4,700; Sunday school enrolment, 60.
 Niahtic-C Constituted, 1S4S; mem bersIip, 1S4; church property free from debt, s,000: Sunday school en- follfnent, 1Ss.
 Norwich, Central ai-Constituted. 1S46; membership GIT; church property free from debt, $47,701.S5: Sunday school enrolment, Al.
 Norwich, First = Constituted. 1Soo; naembership. 267; church reh property school enrolment, 216,
 Norwich, Mt. Calvary Constituted, 1871; membership. 144s church prep school eRFe1lmeAt, 64.
 Norwich, Third-CeHstituted 1s45; membership, s6i church property free from debt, $64s2; Sunday school en- rollment, se.
 Norwich. Grace Memeriai-Censti-