Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-25
HAD LARGE REPRESENTATION
 AT S. s. INSTITUTE 3s Schools Had Delegates at Meeting at Preston City.

New London County association held
 an institute for district No. 2 at the Baptist church in Preston City Thurs- day afternoon and evening. District | the towns of Norwich, Preston, Gris- wold, Lisbon, Sprague and Voiuntown 1 The meeting was opened at 3.45 witt | a praise and devotional service led by Rev. M. J. B. Fuller of Hanover. Rev A. F. Earnshaw of Mystic, who was l sent by the county as a delegate to the | international Sunday school convention
 at Chicago in June, gave a most inter- esting and full report of that conven- l tion State Secretary Wallace I. Wood | in gave an outline of the plans for the
 state convention to be held in MerideI
 Nov. 4. 5. 6.
 Rev. G. H. Strouse of Norwich spoke l upon the value of the Sunday school Rev. H. J. Wyckoff of Norwich, a member of the state committee of the
 secondary division, spoke upon the i'm portance of the work of that division | The afternoon was closed by a prayer by Rev. J. H. Dennis of Norwich. Evening Session.
 The evening session was opened al I7.15 with prayer and devotional ser lyices led by Rev. F. Robbins of Led
 yard Henry D. Johnson. president ol | the county association, spoke on couTl- | ty and district work. District No. had attained the 12 points of the dis | trict standard and therefore was a ] front line district. The county has thus attained 10 points of the county standard. If 30 per cent. of the schools | in the county are represented at the
 annual county convention which will
 be held in Norwich on Oct. I. the county will have attained the 11th point. Last year it did not attain this point because there were three schools short of 30 per cent. The 12th point is | the home department. Thus far there have been reported 43 home depart
 ments in the county. The county stan dard requires that 40 per cent. of the schools should have home departments and in order to have the 40 per cent the county. must have three more home departments. If this point can be at- l tained, the county will be a front line county.
 Wallace I. Woodfn, state secretary gave an interesting address on the
 subject Responding to the Heavenly Vision, and called the attention to how
 children were influenced by environz ment and heredity.
 The meeting was closed with prayer by Rev. R. B. Harris of Norwich. Of the SS schools in the district. the
 following were represented by the | number of delegates indicated: Nor
 wich-Ffrst Baptist ', Central Baptist ", 1ht. SalValy baptist I. Gface Aie-
 morial Baptist 2, Federated church 1,
 Preston chapel ?. First Congregational
 s. Second Congregational 4. Greenevilie Congregational 5, Broadway Ccngre-
 gational 4, Park Congregational 1,
 Taftville Congregational 8, Norwich
 Town M. E. 3; Preston City Baptist
 and Congregational 25. Griswofd M. E.
 1. Ledyard First Baptist 3, Sprague- -
 Hanover Congregational 1, Baltic M. E..
 |, North Stonin sten Third Baptist ?, Stonington Mystic Congregational i,
 miscellaneous ?. making ST. This was
 the best attendance at any institute held for the last three years.
 On Tuesday Q district institute was towns of East Lynne. Lyme. Old Lyme
 and Waterford. At this institute Il