Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-27
TO RETIRING SUPERINTENDENTS
Purses Presented Methodist Conference Wantic Rev. A. J. Coutas and Rev. w. I. WardHReports of District Superintendent Review Work of the Year-1s15 Conference to Be Held m Rrockton

[ Bath: secretary and treasurer. Rev. A. L, Rand.
 After passing a vote of thanks to the BeaEu of Trade and the Sorority, Rev. Mf. Nlnde Introduced Prof William North Rice, IsL4D., of Wesleyan uni vessity, whose address was upon The Ethical and Religious Lessons Of Sci- Saae.
 Ttuth tss Prevailing Power. PfefesseF Tssee's talk was not of long aAraHe1l, but was highly instructive. 1 Doth from a scientific and religious staAalsvinf. He had many friends, he said, In the world of scientific men. and the lesson they taught was chat of HNthfalnesS> There Is a good reason why a scientific man Is truthful said the speaker, for his interest fs Ii, the work he Is doing and he Is ready to accept any conclusion to which it may | lead. Other people have D tendency not to be so exact as the men of sci encea but one fact the world pf science can teach the religious world Is that ! it Is only by preaching the truth that ] men can be saved, All work to be per manent In character must be truthful. These remarks were received with hearty applause by the members of the conference present One of the successful open air meet fngs was held on Main street at [ o'clock, and they will be continued
 
 ence.
 Evening Session. The evening session was presided over by Rev. J. N Patterson of Thompsonvflle, and opened with de- votienal services.
 Dr. P. J. Mavetty followed with a brief talk on the Freedn1en'S Aid So- ciety, Its Aims and Purposes, parallel ing somewhat his talk of the after noon.
 Challenge to Christian Education. Rev Mir. Patterson then introduced Rev. ". s. Bovard of MiddIetoFyn, gen. eral secretary of the M F.. Brother hood, whose address was upon the subject of the Challenge of Our Day to Christian Education. Rev. Mir. Boy- ards talk was highly entertaining, couchsd in forcibIs English, and enliv- ened with well chosen illustrations and metaphors.
 He said in part: t'The nations of the world are bound into one great neigh bOrhood by bonds of fellowship, from which relationship have arisen some peculiar features which make an ap- peal to Christian education sIn the first place there are vast areas of EnintereSted youths, thou sands who arc not walked up and will have no full day of life There is no greater service which our educational institutions can do than to find these young people and arouse them to as pira&1ons which will prevent them from ever sleeping again until they have attained their highest efficiency in Iife-
 Our Material Prosperity.
 Another challenge is that of the un- paFaiieIed material prosperity of the country, Some people look upon this condition with horror and say we are going to become worshippers Of the a 5Efaf HAll d nf aan mighty God. I do not So interpret this wonderful aeSHHaaiatioR, It is a ehai- lsage tS Christian education. The only way is faFsFard from big business to the bigger business of character paak- SfaS. TtRe hope for the church of Jesus Christ is that We get busy tFaRSFn9Eing dollar FsiHes into character values.
 All Is Mok Well Mi&h Society.
 At the present time no one can be faa4Esa so rash as to say that all is well JKlth modern SoGiefy. If We observe at ;sl, We must have aiScoSered that there Is g. dIeadflN social unrest abroad, with All akindS of threatening features, There are many followers oE the doctrine tha< Go6 is laX. The greatest IaW-maIljng people in the world arc the Aneri- cans.
 Wh~Sue He1d is not 8 multiplicity --f laws, but of character, and if our educational institutions do not hold the secret Of man power I do not know where to look for it. Life ts not an opportunity for self, but an opportuni- Jg to make & contribution of self.
 Efficiency Day.
 Today Is Efficiency day at the con- ference and there will be a dozen and more addresses upon different phases of church work The Laymen's aSso- ciaGion meets in the church house of the Congregational church at l D. m, and there will be a SUDDar in th6 Ves- try of the Methodist church at 6 o'clock, in addition to the sessions of the conference,