Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-13
STATE CONVENTION FOR
 7APTIsTs AT MIDDLEToWN
RSV. J. 8. sloeem VIII Be . Speaker
 Upon Topic of Evanseiiem.

The sessions of the Baptist state convention which is to be held at the First Baptist church. Middletown. on October IS. 1s and 20 will begin on Monday arterh6on at two o'clock, when there will be an appointment of a nominating committee, Q welcome to new pastors by b%esident RRiph O. Hartley of South Norwalk. Rev. F. c. Rideovts of Bridgeport will speak on ligious Awakening" At four o'clock there will be tho annual meeting of the board of trustees.
 In tho evening at 7.so o'clock the young peoples convention will be held Rev. A. H. Boutwell, of the Danbury Baptist church is the second vice president of the state organization of Baptist young people. Rev Henry D. Coe, of Briston will deliver an ad- dress on HThe Lure of the Best" and Rev. Charles R. McNulty of New Lon don will speak on '"The Short Circuit" On Tuesday morning at nine o'clock the second session of the young peo- ple's convention will be held. the suo- ject of the devotional service being Our Young People and the One Mil- | Fred Lent of New Haven will speak on Evanselism-whyT and Rev. Hor- ace R Sloat of Waterbury on Evan | gelism-How At 10 o'clock the main | session of the convention will be held. The devotional service will be con- | ducted by Rev. Burt N. Timbie. of Meriden Rev. Edgar Rhuel Hyde of Middletown will extend a welcome to i the convention to which Dr. Edward K. Nicholson of Bridgeport will re- | spond. Rev. A. B. Coats of Hartford will present the report of the board oi | trustees: Charles Edward Prior oi Hartford, the report of the treasurer; Rev. w. F. Rowiey of Willimantic, the | report of the committee to nominate | trustees. The annual sermon will bt delivered by Rev. Byron Ultric Hat field of Deep River.
 l At 1.20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon thu annual meeting of the Wornan's Amer lean Baptist Home Mission society | will be held and there will be an ad- dress by Miss Pabocios of Casuas Porto Rico.
 At 2.s0 o'clock the second session ot the convention will be held. Rev. Hen ry D. Coe of Bristol will conduct tn, devotional service. Rev. Charles A | Brook of New York city representinl the Northern Baptist convention. VII deliver an address and Paul E. SkokaI of Torrington will speak one "Worl art McArthur of Suffleld will address
 the convention on The Russians fl America"
 In the evening at 7.15 o'clock tn
 third session of the convention will b held. with the following addresses:
 Evangelism, Rev. pr. Joel B. Slo
 cum of Norwich:- An Increased Mis-
 sionary Force, Rev. Fred Lent. Nev
 Haven; Endowment of Ministers am
 Missionaries Benefit Board, Rev
 Peter C. Wright of Philadelphia. Pa.
 Six Million Dollars Educational En
 dowment, Rev. William c. Fennel
 Hartford; Six Million Dollars a Yea
 for Missions and Benevolence, Rev. W A. Smith, Suffield.
 Wednesday at e.30 o'clock tn
 ninety sixth annual meeting of tn Connecticut Baptist Educational so ciety will be held. The chief ad , dress will be The Supreme Messag
 of Christianity, by Rev. Arthur Thom as Fowler of Elizabeth, N. J.
 At 1.30 o'clock there will be a meet : ing of the Woman's Baptist Foreigl
 Mission society, with an address b Miss Clara A. Converse of Kanoga wa. Japan. The last session of tn convention will be held at 2.3o o'clock