Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
SPECIAL AFTERNOON SESSION.
District Superintendent G. c. seriv-
ener Presents Annual Report-Re-
ports of Other Districts Heard.

The special afternoon business ses-
sion opened with a devotional session,
Rev. w. H. Allen of North Attleboro,
Mass leading in prayer.
The Rev. John Geisler of Tolland
presented to the conference a gavel
made from wood taken from a pulpit
! used by Bishop Francis Asbury and
Jene Lee in the church of Tolland,
Conn. which was either the first or a
contemporary of the first Methodist
church is now being used as a hay
now. Bishop Quayle advised taking
steps to repurchase the old church.
P. d. MinniclI of North Cohasset,
Mass, was admitted to full member
| ship in the conference. A. F. Leigh,
of Chilmark Mass. was continued on
| trial
Report of Norwich District.
District Superintendent George G.
fsCcrivener presented his report, which
appears in full on page II.
| Committee on Applications.
The following were appointed a COM
mittee on applications to address the
! conference: Rev. William ]. Smith, of
North Grosvenordale. Royal w. Brown,
of New Bedford, Mass. and NJ. s.
| Kaufman, of Central Falls, r. /.
Urged Sunday School Campaign.
! Rev. J. n. Trenery, d. D., represent
ing the board of Sunday schools, urged
| a campaign for larger Sunday schools
and better ones. Admitting that the
through the Sunday school. he safd
that in Methodist Sunday schools of
this country there were $500, 900 chill
dren who should be won to the
church and to Christ
| Providence District Report.
The report of Providence district
was presented by Superintendent ].
| TOnnar n n
Bishop QuayIe resigned the chair to
Rev. A. ]. Coultas. who conducted the
Deaconess anniversary service.
Rev. ]. H. Newland. of Fall River
Mass. presented the annual report of
the DeaconeSs board and nominated
the following as members Of the board:
For three years. Rev. A ]. Coultas. OF
| New Bedford. Mrs. George z. Shaw OF
East Providence, r. l.. and Rev. George
J G. Scrivener. of Norwich; for two
years, Mrs. R. L. Roberts, of Taunton
Mass
Review of Deaconesses' Work.
Miss B. Marion Hope, superintendent
of the Fall River Deaconess- nome
gave a survey of the character of the
work OF the deaconesses and asked thai
the pulpits be opened for presentation
of the needs OF the work.
Have Six Millions Invested.
, Tho principal speaker the alter.
noon was MISS Alice w. ROBERTSON
, principal the Training School Fol
: Christian Science, Boston, Mass 1--WE
; have $4,000, 900 invested in property Of
. lour Deaconesses work." she said, "anC
5 we contribute thousands dollars
) year to the support o this work. Full
I ly two thirds Of our Methodist hospi
/ tails were organized and are conducted
2 by deaconesses." Church schools
: work or immigrants, community ser
= vice, were some phases o the deacon
/ ess opportunity on which Miss Rob
\ ertson laid emphasis.
Demand For Trained Workers.
I'VE are acing this problem. We ar
not linking up enough trained womei
: or our church's work Like ever
Z other principal. I am receiving call
all the time rom pastors who wan
trained workers and we can't suppl,
,. their needs. The time has come O
- us to consider the expansion OF GU
7 work so it will become a power O
n young women in Methodism." Mis-
4 Robinson has inaugurated specia
y courses and classes which are train
4 ing the candidates or deaconess worl
Miss Robertson urged that opportuni
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