Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-17
BAPTISTS IN NEW
 LONDON FOR CONVENTION
Rev. Joel B. SIocum. D. D., Placed on
 the Nomination Committee.

The annual convention of the Bap- lists of Connecticut opened at the First Baptist church in New London at o'clock Monday afternoon Cler- gymen and delegates of that denomi- nation began to arrive early Monday morning and the number increased materially as the noon trains came in. By Tuesday the attendance will reach several hundred.
 The thlrty-fourth anniversary of the Baptist ministers of the state was observed at 2 o'clock Monday after noon with Rev. w. D. Swaffield of Qanlelson in the chair and Rev. Earle w. DarroW of West Hartford as secre- tary. One hundred out of the 200 Bap- tlst ministers of the commonwealth were in attendance.
 The nominating committee reported Rev. Joel B. Slocum D. D.. and Rev H. B. Sloat as a committee on the Ministers Home society, of which Dr. Matteson is secretary. Other nomina- tfons will be reported later. New min isters coming into the state and vel comed by Chairman Swaffield were Rev. James McGee, Rev. Harvey FrinI1, Rev. c. H. Merchant, Rev. E. B. Cross, Rev. Carl Roth, Rev. J. B. Knowles, Rev. c. $. Nightingale. Rev. Charles A. Parker, Rev. W. B. Reed. Rev. F. w. Klein. Rev. Henry M. Scott, Rev F. W. Tholen. Rev. Alfred Engdahl, Rev. Kenneth c. MacArthur Rev. Frank E. | Manderson, Rev. c. ". Turner, Rev. George H. Chambers. Rev. J. Harry Thompson, Rev. C. L. Fisher, D. D., Rev. Lawrence c. Gates, Rev. B. H Clark. Rev. A. E. Stone Rev. E. H. Longman and Rev. P s. Anderson. The afternoon official program was as follows:
 Praise service.
 Appointment of nominating commit tee.
 Report of changes in the ministry. Welcome to new pastor, by President w. D. Swafheld. DanieIson.
 Essayists: CD Rev. A. H. Boutwell,, @ Rev. Percy F. Wolfenden, Water ford; subject. Some Current Tenden- cies in Christianity. (3) Rev. E. A. Blake, Ph. D.. Brooklyn subject, The Preacher and His Education. or Edu- cation Outside the College Walls. 300 D. m.-InformaI reception to ' ministers wives and widows. In church parlor.
 400 p. m.-Annual meeting of the 1 board of trustees of the Connecticut Baptist convention.
 Rev. A. G. Brooks. secretary of the Judson memorial fund, opened the af- ternOon program with a, pleasing ren- dition of the solo, Just for Today. President Swaff7eld read the Thirty
 'urth Psalm. Rev. G. H. Strouse of Norwich led in prayer. The assem- blaze then united in singing Love Di- vine, All Love EXcelIing. A nominat- ing committee was then selected con- sistinf of Rev. Dr. White of Hartford, and Revs. Hatfield and Marsden
 Ordinations for the past year were Rev. w B. Oaklney, over Calvary Baptist church. and Rev. A. W. Bur don over Third Baptist church, Nor wich. The following have died: ReVs. H. Lockshart, L. B. Curtis and A. C. Thompson. President Swaff1eld ad- dressed the new pastors who were seated in a row in the front of the auditorium. A welcome was cordially extended.
 After the nominating committee re- ported. Rev. A. H. Boutwell, of Dan- bury read an essay on Sermons For People. Not all sermons are for peo- pie, he said. Many are for show, which in the words of Beech, are in- spired by the devil. It may be the joy of utterance which inspires. It may be love of scripture. But the Bible is only instrumental; doctrine is only instrumental to an end
 Ecclesiasticism is in danger of be- ing exalted but the people neglected. To elevate humanity should be the aim of the preacher.
 Rev. E. A. Blake of Brooklyn, N. Y, whose subject was The Preacher and His Education gave extracts of his own experiences in the third person. writing, even for the press. His por- trayal of the value of boys clubs to the minister was feIcitously made. His essay met with general approval and was a valuable index of the clergy mans ministerial ability and common sense.
 Rev. c. R. McNally of New London was elected president and Rev. Earle w. Darrow of East Hartford secretary. After hearing a report from Rev. Nicholas Dulitz and Rev w. T. Thay- CT of Wallingford of the action of the Wallingford town authorities in re- questing members of the Hungarian Baptist church not to hold street meetings, a committee was appointed which brought in resolutions advising the Hungarian Baptist to meet as far as possible from the Hungarian Re- formed Church and also stating the intention of the Baptists to keep with in the law but to stand for all the rights to which they were entitled.
 At the evening session the Rev. John N. Lackey of Hartford made the prin-