Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-13
MEMS SUPPER OPENED MISSIONARY CONFERENCE To Be Held fer. Norwich ChureheS-65
 Men at Supper st Y. M. c. A.

The united missionary conference I promoted by the Federation of Church
 es of Norwich opened at the !. M. C. 1 4. hall on Tuesday evening with a 1 supper for the men, followed by ad- 1 dresses on the general topic The Unit 1 ed Church at Work for the Whole
 World
 ] The opening remarks were made by General Secretary Edwin Hill, who said that the '. N. .. A. was always 1 to the buildine. and in behalf of the
 association he extended a hearty well come to the 65 present.
 Rev. George F. Ewing was then
 heard, and he spoke of the purpose and plans of the conference. Rev. dr. Ewing said the aim of the conference is to set forth the advantages of an 1 every member canvass. In regard to ] the programme to be carried out Wed 1 nesGay-, he announced that at lQ.30 l o'clock a. III. there is to be a. pa stors l round table. Every pastor in Norwich and vicinity is invited to be present at
 this gathering for prayer and discus
 sion of the church finances and benev- oIences. In the afternoon at 2.30 1 o'clock there is to be a public meeting 1 for men and women who arc in any l way interested in the work. Among
 the addresses to be made are Availing
 Kansas. The Whole Church a Mission i aTy Society by Miss Peacock Of West ] erly,. R. I.
 set forth as a demonstration which win be in charge of Rev. Charics C. 1 Ad eTfill and there will be another ex- ! ertise. The Missionary Committee at i V crk, in charge of Dr. r. H. Le1Tigo NJ. D.. of Boston. h the evening there l is to be 8. church officers council. open 1 to all the church and parish officers, l chairnlen Of committees, heads of de- partments, etc. All of these meetings
 are to be held at the Y NJ. C. \.
 building.
 1 Was Missionary in Turkey. i Mr Hill then introduced Rev. F. F. l I<svingood, who spoke very interesting 1 ly of his experiences as a rnissi ionsry i good has but recently returned from 1 the foreign field and has had wide ex- ! DeTicnce in missionary work. He eX- nibited a number of cllTios which he | has brought home with him, including i a clumsy hintlock pistol which is in use in some parts of Turkey today, q
 knife such as is carried by the Turks 1 chop sticks used in China, 8 Japanese | pipe and g. pen used in the far east, and other articles. He also spoke Of 1 wheat crop which is in use in Turkey
 to this day.
 Rev MT. L;vingood started for Fur ] key, where he had been engaged for =. 1 F. 1911, and after touching at England. | went across Europe. down to the Ned 1 iterranean, and thence to Harpoorl, 1 Turkey. In June Of last year he left 1 Egypt. China and Japan and other countries, and arrived home in this country about the last of November. In getting to Harpoort he had to
 travel on horses and mules. as there are no railroads in that part Of the country, and they had to carry all their baggage and food. The speaker i told Of the unpleasant experiences mis- 1 s!onaries have to nut up with when | they so to that country
 1 Good Results of Work
 1 Rev. MT. LivinSood said that while l he was in Turkey he saw many fine men engaged in missionary work and l excellent results are forthcoming. As
 one of the results of this work the l spirit Of that country is surely chang l ing. In spite Of tn war, said Rev. Mir. 1 Livinsood, every American school there started on time and the missionaries are working along very quietly al- 1 though the attendance has sonlewhat l decreased. He spoke of the need of endorsements for the army of mis- sionaries and in closing said that mis- tsionary work is tremendously worth while and that he has faith in its fI- tuPe.
 Described Every Member Canvass. The last speaker of the evening was 1 Dr, R. H. Lerrigo, N. D.. who pre- | scented clearly and distinctly the every member canvass in it's V4rlous phases. Among other things, pr, Lerrigo said tho Iohamnl edan door is giving way and that we are gaining access to those people as never before. Dr. Lerriso's conception of missionary work is not merely the work carried or in foreign countries, but the work carried on right around us. Years ago said pr. Le.riGo. there was 8. rather pessinistic view of foreign mission success, but in
 recent years this view has been entire ly changed. Now it is believed that
 this task will be accomplished and ac-
 complished soon. The great difficulty
 with this work has been that only l
 very small share of the Christians in l
 our Christian churches take any real l
 part in the work. Only one out of l
 every two is bearing his share of the
 expenses of the church, and only one |
 out of every three is taking any real |
 share in the foreign missionary work |
 The plan recommended by Dr. Lerri- |
 go to get rid of this difficulty is to in |
 a.usGrate the every member campaign
 FTs told of what this canvass has done |
 ju other cities, and told what it would !
 do in this city. Wherever the every 1
 member cdnHass has seen carried ont 1