Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-14

has US in place where He can do the best thing for us.
 Rev. MT Livingood said that when you pray for a missionary, even IhOuah he. is far away in foreign fields he will feel the result, whether he knows you are praying or not. The missionary is human and needs hu- man sympathy just as mucn as Ollt- CT people need 1t in their work. One of the hardest things that comes to a missionary is the thought that the people at home have forgotten him in prayer. Rev. MT. Livingood urged all to pray for someone ill the for eigp mission field.
 Demonstration Meeting.
 There was q demonstration com mittea meeting by eight or ten of rhoso present, who were supposed to have carried out an every member canvass and who were reporting on the success of their efforts. Follow Ing the transportation the conference adjourned, Rev. R. R. Graham pro- nouncing the benediction.
 Necessary Details Discussed.
 There was an attendance of about g at the evening service which was held in the hall for the benefit oi church officers, heads of various church departments and chairmen of committees. At this session the eV- remember canvass play was view eI from all angles and the discussion proved general one.
 After giving a talk on the duties lf church officers and of the relation oi church officers to the missionary world Rev. C. H. Merrill asked fc. any questions that might arise Nu .uerous questions were asked, as5 to now large the committees appoint e,l,1 h.a val ative to the size of the congregation, whether they should be composed en- tirely of men or be composed of men and women, and also as to the pre- paration of the canvass lists.
 Question About the Date.
 Questions arose as to wh~t CT the suggested date for the simultaneous canvass, which is euruaIy -ol,L, would be a convenient date for the To- cal churches. One or two of the clergymen present thought that 1t churches to enter the plan at the .sarne time as their fiscal years do nor eTd at the same time and there W;.s; some doubt as to whether a large enough number of the churches could be brought into the campaign to warrant a successful venture.
 Size of Committees.
 Another matter that arose for dis CusSiOn waS the matter of getting the church members to act on the com mittees. In answer to one queStian as to how many calls should be al lOtted each team of two committee men, Rev Mir. Merrill suggested tht, { ten or twelve Would be fair sized number Then it was pointed out that in a congregat ton of 600, allowing two to team there would have to be 50 teams making 100 canvassers in all to carry out the above plan. Then again -f one half ot the 500 are not rey,I church goers and contributors these 100 canvassers would have to be sG- lected from the remaining 300, which would be rather large percentage.
 Churches to Decide.
 It was at length moved that the plan be laid before the various churches in the city for their approval or disapprovaI and that the matter be fully decided at a later meeting. In the event of it's being impossible t.: conduct Q simultaneous campaign among the Norwich churches, Rev Mir. Merrill pointed out that eacil church could carry out that plan at its own convenience.
 The meeting adjourned shortly ait CT o'clock and the benediction was pronounced by Rev. c. II. Ewing.
 Sample Results.
 Sample results of the canvass method carried out in other cities are given beloV:
 Greenboro, N. C.
 Year To Foreign Mis- 1909 ..as.us........ ST.304