Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-08
DIOCESAN CONVENTION
 IN BRIDGEPORT CHURCH.
Episcopal Churches Will Have Dels-
 gates There This Week.

The Episcopal churches of the state will send delegates to Bridgeport on Tuesday for the annual diocesan cvn- vention which will be held at St. Johu's . church beginning at 8 o'clock in. the afternoon. and will continue for two days
 Preceding the convention. confer ences on Sunday school work will oe held Monday and Tuesday.
 The delegates from Trinity church are Charles B. Chapman and Augustus T. Sullivan, with Henry F. Parker and Charles H. Phelps as alternates, and from Christ church Gardiner Greene and F. A. Robinson, with F. c. Turner and F. W. Willy as alternates.
 Diocesan Dinner.
 The diocesan dinner will be held at the Stratfield hotel at ' o'clock Tues day evening. Among the speakers will be Schuyler Merritt of Stamford, a member of the diocesan committee on social service; the Rev. W. Stanley Paurs school. and the Rt. Rev. An thony Mitchell, bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney.
 Wednesdays Prorramme.
 The programme as outlined for Wednesday will be as follows: 7.3e a. ln.-Holy communion in St. Johns church.
 e.VV a. ID. tor the uOul 10 WllCn t1e convention shall adtourn)-Morning prayer; reading of minutes of previ- ous day; opening of the polls for the election of standing committees and deputies to the primary synod of the first province: business session. 1900 m.-Prayers for missions; closing of polls.
 100 p. m.-Luncheons in Casino, State street.
 200 p. m. Cor the hour to which re- cess shall be taken)-Business ses- sion.
 500 p. m.-Supper in Casino. State street.
 Missionary Conference.
 The annual diocesan missionary con- ference will be held Tuesday morning in Trinity church. The programme as announced is as follows: 1900 a. m.-Sunday school auxiliary hour.
 Anthony T. Gesner, professor in the Berkeley Divinity school. (N. B. After this and each of the topics there will be an opportunity for questions and discussion.) (b) Missionary Plays and Pageants, Henry E.. Rees, superintendent of Sunday school, Trinity church, Hart Co The Children of the Foreign Born, How to Reach them. the Rev. J. Chauncey Linsley, rector of Trinity church, Torrington. HOO a. m.-Social service hour. (a) Problems of Rural Work, the Rev. Warren H. Winslow, superintendent of church and rural work, Presby- terian board of home missions, New York.
 (b) Possibilities of Rural Work, the Rev. Otis H. Moore, superintendent of rural work in the Methodist Epis- copal church. North Canton. 12.00 m.--Prayers for missions; wom- ans auxiliary hour. (a) Work in Colleges and Schools, Deaconess Goodwin, Church Missions house, New York.
 Cb) Work of St. Mary's Hall, Shanghai, Mrs. John A. Ely, St. Mary's Hall. Shanghai.
 100 p. m.-Luncheon for delegates .n Trinity parish house.
 Bishop Brewster will preside at the convention and will urge the appoint ment of suffragan bishop. It Is known that there is a considerable -opposii on throughout the state to the election of a suffragan, and it is predicted that the movement may possibly be shelved by the delegates. It is not believed that the question of the division of the diocese, which was defeated a year az, ), will be taken up. The convention will open with the reading by Bishop Brew ster of his annual address. after which a sfort business session will be held,