Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-27

The important accomplishments of the past year in the churches of the Norwich district were shown in the re- port given by District Superintendent Rev. G. G. Scrivner of this city.
 His report was formally presented to the New England Southern confer ence of the Methodist Episcopal church in session at Willimantic on Thursday. It was as follows:
 It hariy seems possible that a year has passed since the Episcopal light ming went forth and awakened from the shock to find myself without church and without a people. wander CT indeed. upon the face of Eastern Connecticut a part of Rhode Island and a little bit of Massachusetts.
 It required some time to get adjust ed to the new conditions and surround ings and quite a little effort to think in terms of district and conference instead of terms of parish and local church However, by the grace of God the kindness of the brethren and the indulgence of the people we have come thus far on the journey and are per nitted to report the years work. the record of preachers and people of Norwich District in so far as such re- cord. can be presented in written form
 Much that has been achieved as well as much that has been attempted must necessarily escape the pen of the statistictaa.
 Field of Small Salaries
 Thank God there is one who seeth not as man seeth and whose judgment of & mans worth and work is not based upon statistical records or dis trict superintendent's reports, When that record Is read before the angels we need not be surprised if the man who is filling the smallest appoint ments, the man whose voice Is never heard on the conference floor, the man rho hos ir1 h rh1 Yrnh year yet is compelled to report de crease in his membership, the man who amid the most adverse conditions is holding his church together and minis tering to the spiritual needs of a com n1unity on 8 salary insufficient to keep himself and family together; say we need not be surprised if this man re- ceiveS the encoHlium of the King, the Well Done" of the Master. And these are the men, not few of them, who are laborers in the vineyard of Nor wich District. God hasten the day when our great church shall awaken to it's obligations rise to it's opportun- ities and face its responsibilities when the stigma of rejroach shall be lifted and no longer shall it be recorded that within the bounds of the New England Southern Conference there are twenty three churches, (not student charges) paying their pastors five hundred dol lars a year or less and twelve of these
 
 Rural New England Needs Strong Men Never can we hope to cope with con- aitions and solve the problem con- fronting the church here in rural New England until we make it possible to appoint our ssreng and efficient men at the centers of our rural communi- ties and keep them there.
 Post Conference Appointments.
 When conference adjourned year Tl,- iefson were left without pastors. E A. Legg was transferred from the Yer mont conference and appointed to Dan- ielson. J. H. Buckey's appointment was changed from Westerly to Rock vile and Lyman G. Horton who haC taken a supernumerary relation was made effective and appointed to West. erly. These post conference appoint ments have proved satisfactory anC successful.
 Student Supply Shifted His Charae
 Two weeks after adjournment tn, ! district superintendent found in mai matter that accumulated at Norwich ; post. card from the student appointed to supply the second year at Sterlinl stating that he had taken work in tn, New England conference. What shal be done with students who expect {, be the future ministers of the churcI 1T they are permitted of their owl free will to jump the fence from on conference to another without any re card for their obligations to the churcl ef to the appointing powers. No won der that churches treated in this wa. protest against having student sup ply
 Paul Miller a student from Wesleyan University was appointed to fill ou the year. In September he transfer red his studies from Wesleyan [ Brown. A gracious revival has brol en out under his minsitry proving tha the Lord can make even the disap pointments of men to praise Him.
 Makes Princely Salary Offer.
 In September N. b Hamilton, Wb was serving his second year at Staf fordVille resigned to enter Ganett Bib iical Institute. Fred Andrews a stu dent from Wesleyan has filled out tn year. Here is a church asking for tn appointment of a married man as pas tor and offering as support the prince ly sum of four hundred dollars 8 yea and parsonage and their request ough to be granted not because of whatthe pay but because of what they need.
 Sale Under Advisement.
 ' No work has been attempted thi year at Colchester and Hopeva1e an at East Woodstock It was voted 2 the fourth quarterly conference to dis continue services for the present Ac cordng to the terms of the will b