Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-23
EVERY MEMBER CANVASS Planned by Representatives of Six Churches for Sunday Afternoon.

On Sunday afternoon eanyassers representing six local churches will go out two by two with the intention of visiting every one of their reSepectiVe constituents before night Each pair will have a relatively short list, thanks gagged; and the ground also is pretty well prepared for their visit. The United Missionary campaign aroused much interest in this work, and the mems supper particularly convinced many of the practical value of this plan. Much has been said from the various pulpits, also, and the matter has been threshed out in many a com mittee meeting. St. Philips church was nearly full Sunday afternoon, the canvassers from all the churches com ing together there to be coached in their work, to discusse details and to anticipate objections. Meanwhile, the pastors have prepared a letter sign. ed by the six which is to go to all the constituents. With each will be en- closed leaflet telling about the Stimuli taneous Every Member Canvass. and a statement of the amount needed for the coming year by the particular church of which the recipient is an adherent.
 There has been some criticism of this movement, on the ground that
  time when local needs and urgent calls for charity were so, pressing, This, it is said, by those well inform ed, is misunderstanding of the pur- pose of the canvass. In the first place the local church support is provided for at the same time and in the same way as missions, and experience has shown that this form of appeal helps the local church more than any other. In the next place, sue a canvass in- terestS large number of people to take their part of the burden form erly borne by few. And, best of all, the effect of so many persons unit ing, to call upon all the membership in one afternoon, is real uplift to the callers and to the persons who re- cetve them.
 Equal Franchise Meeting Proves In.
 terestine.
 The December meeting of the Put nam Equal Franchise League in Odd Fellows hall on the 18th, was excep- ttonaIly interesting. The evening was devoted to a series of talks on suffrage subjects by members of the Leegue, Mrs. J. ". Bartlett, president. was chairman, and opened the discussion. The next speaker was Mrs. ". l.. Beard who based her wish for equal franchise on the justice of the cause and on the good which the vote would enable women to accomplish. Mrs. Beard commended the dignified and self respecting attitude of American suffragists and expressed the hope that the women in every state in the Union would be enfranchised without resort to sensational methods.
 Mrs. c. D. Arnold spoke of suffrage ITO mthe mothers point of view. Mrs. J. B. Taten1, Jr, discussed temperance and the vote Miss Psyche Webster and Miss Anna Levitt each told of per so1al experiences that showed the need for equal suffrage. Miss 4. E. Cogan answered the time honored ob- lection to suffrage ''Womanss place is in the home" Mrs. E. C.. Morse took for her theme the justice of equal suffrage. Walter J. Bartlett discussed various objections that are advanced against suffrage.
 Alter the programme was complet- ed there was general discussion of the suffrage situation.