Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-30

According to the annual report of District Superintendent George c. Scrivener to the 76th session of the New England Southern conference, now in session at Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, there are 66 church buildings and ty-eight parsonages in the district. The total membership of these churches is nearly 1000, the Sunday school enrolment numbers B. 431 and the Epworth and Junior Leagues have a membership of ,603.
 The report which was made by Supt. Scrivener at the Wednesday afternoon session of the conference follows in full
 Annual report of the Superin- tendent of Norwich District to the New England Southern Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, March 29, 1916.
 There are sixty church build ing on Norwich District and forty eight parsonages. Six of these build ings are closed, five through inability to maintain services, one through fed eration, one building is used by the Swedish Congregational society.
 This property is valued at $717,0 The membership of these churches in- cluding prObationers is 6,740, enroll ment in Sunday school 5,431, mem berS of EpwOrth and Junior leagues 2603. Fifty preachers have charge of LlLIS WOIh hi IIl1I y -SlA arc 1lSIIlDCIS O1 this conference, eight are local preachers, three are students, two are members of other conference, and one is the daughter of a retired member of this conference.
 The total salary paid these fifty preachers including rent of parsonage aggregates s47,762, the maximum sal airy is $2,1O0, including parsonage, the minimum $50, without a parsonage. One church on the district pays a cash salary ofS1 800 a year, one pays $1, 800 another pays $1,400 and one other S1, 300, of the rest, eight pay from $1,000 to $1,200. twelve pay from $700 to $500, and twenty-five Fay less than $700, and of this number ten pay less than $500 a year.
 To supplement salaries we have re- received this year from the Board of Church Aid $700 and from the Board of Home Missions $200. The total cost of maintaining these churches includ- ing ministerial support and current expenses, amounted in 1915 to $69, ,122.
 To report 8 years work of these ministers, members and money is not an easy task.
 When conference adjourned a year ago Moodus and South Coventry were left to be supplied. Arrangements were made with J. E. Dux xbUry, pastor at East Hampton to preach at Mood us during the summer, and late in the fall George B. Davis was secured as ] permanent supply. After a few Sun | days supplied by B. F. Raynor, the services of w. H. Barber were se- cured for South Coventry and the l work has been we'll cared for through l the year. c. c. Tibbitts has filled the | vacancy at Uncasville, caused by the death of D. w. Adams, and Clark Perry has supplied three months at | Bridgeton since the transfer of c. w. l Harrison.
 l April A the District Superintendent was called to oficiate at the funeral l service of Rev. Elijah F. Smith, who joined this conference on trial in 1870 Brother Smith had been on the re- tired list since 1904. He made his home with his daughter in Gurleyville the funeral was at Willimantic. On September 21st, Rev. J. O. Dodge who also was admitted on trial in 1870 was buried from his home in Norwich Town, Brother Dodge retired from active service in 1895.
 On the evening of October 9th Rev | Dwight w. Adams, died, after a briei illness, in the parsonage at Uncasville where he was serving the second veal 4 of his pastorate. The following Tues. day the Norwich District Ministerial l Association in session at Westerly ad- journed to attend the funeral of thi: much beloved brother.
 1 On November IT, occurred the flu.
 neral service of Mrs. E. M. Anthony
 at Jewett City, and on Monday, De.
 cember 27th. the body of Mrs. Joseph
 Hollingshead was brought to Norwich
 and after a brief service at Trinity
 church, laid to rest in the Yantic cem.
 etery.
 After an illness of nearly two years
 born with fortitude and patience
 Rev. James T. Docking, died Marcl
 23rd and was buried from Grac,
 church, Westerly, March 26th.
 The year has been unusual in tn, Famount Of sickness in the parsonage
 and in the homes of the people | Measles, scarlet fever pneumonia am
 the grip have been epidemic, makin,
 necessary in some towns the closini of schools and churches.
 Three of the children in the par
 sonage at Willimantic have had scar let fever. The wife of the pastor a Danielson has passed through a sever illness. Mrs. Buckley, wife of ou ' pastor at Rockville narrowly escape, } death in a trolley car accident, suf fering a very painful injury. On March 6, 1916, Mrs. Carrie Vol } Deck Rieneck, daughter of John Vo, Deck, a local preacher at Quarryville
 died in the Hartford hospital, failin
 to rally from an operation performe the proceeding day, and two weeks az the wife of Dr. Coote fell on the ic sidewalk in Portland, suffering a pain
 recovering.
 The church at New London lost ! life long member in the death of Fl
 mer c. Barber. He had held success
 fully almost every office in the loca church. and at the time of his deat,
 was the beloved teacher of an adul
 Bible class of more than one hundre members.
 The death of Orrin Converse a |