Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-03
ORDAINED ELDERS
AND DEACONS
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is alive and we'll and is today the
greatest citizen of the universe.
News of Bishop Luccock's Death.
Announcing the receipt of a tele-
gram announcing the death of Bishop
Napthale LuccoclS of st. Louis, Bishop
Quayle led the conference in prayer
Rev. E. NJ. Anthony Of Jewett City
read the report of the conference board
of stewards.
Receipts from Bishop Quayle's lee
ture Friday evening for benefit OF the
conference claimants funds. were an
nounced as S26S.40.
p. H. Lott was elected to orders as
local deacon.
Edward c, Perkins. medical mis-
Passion Week Self Denial Movement.
urged support of this cause.
Rev. :. NJ. Beale made the report for
the Conference Historical Society.
The Foreign Mission Committee re-
port was presented by Rev. w. o. Nu-
yum.
Afternoon Session Saturday.
The afternoon session of the confer
ence was opened at o'clock, Rev. An
drew J. Coultas of New Bedford, Mass,
presiding.
The morning journal was approved.
| Rev Dwight B. Nelson Of Oster-
Vile. Mass, presented the report on
/ Bible work.
The report of the committee on the
| Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
was made by Rev. John Thomson of
| Noluntown.
Rev. G. r. Delamater of Hockanum
gave the Federation of Churches re-
port.
After the report of the committee on
| temperance by Rev. Elliott I. Studley
of Manchester, the Rev. Clarence True
| Wilson of Topeka, Kansas. told of the
worldwide progress Of the prohibit
\ ton movement.
| II. H. Spooner. secretary of the Con-
necticut Temperance Union, briefly adj
dressed the conference on the work in
this state.
The Adams sisters sang a selection
during the session.
Temperance Society's Officers.
The following officers of the confer
enCe Temperance society We're elected:
President, Rev. W. :. McIntire of New
Bedford: vice president, Rev. Oscar J
Aldrich of AIiddleborO, Mass: seCre-
tary, Rev. J. c. Hofer of East Hart.
ford, CT.
A memorial asking the general con.
ference TO permit annual conference u
include local preachers who have serv.
ed 10 years as pastors in the lists o.
claimants on conference fund.
Want Women Preachers.
| The conference, on recommendation
rejected the proposal to memorabilia
the general committee to grant licnsc:
to preach to women.
Rv. f. c. Bass urged that the RICH
OF competent women to enter the pas
torate be not denied and moved tina
the resolution be approved then. Rev
w. s. McIntire Of New Bedford. Rev
Elliott f. Studley of Manchester, Rev
T. /. Bartholomew, New Bedford, Rev
c. T. Hatch of Stoughton. Mass. F. L
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| A. Grant of Edgartown. Mass. spoE
in favor of DIR. Boss motion which wa
| opposed by Rev. H. H. CritChlOw o
| | Burnside, Rev. Francis II. Spear o
, Warren, r. /, Rev. James Coote q
= Portland opposed the motion. TIL
: motion was adopted by a Vote OF "a I
) IS.
; A memorial calling for a close co
2 ordination of the general deaCones
t board with certain other board!
l through which young women may b
= influenced toward deaconesS work.
DR.. Coultas called Rev. L. G. Horto
Of Westerly. r. l., to the chair Will
] ne made the report for the trustees {
: the conference.
Resolutions pledgfng Methodist sup
: port to Billy Sundays coming cam
f paigrs in Boston and Providence, wer
passed.
DR.. Coultas. reporting for the com
mittee on reunion of the New Englan
s and the New England Southern Cor
o | ference, asked that the entire matte
a he dropped and the committee dis
r charged.
n A letter from the Interdenomina
d | tional Association of EvlnEelists, cor
?, graduating the conference on its evar
T | gclistic spirit and Offering assistant
in special services was read.
e DR.. z. c. Bass presented the cor
q ference claimants fund report. tt
Il treasurer and statistician's repO
= were approved.
= Adjournment was taken at 5.45 a
ter a collection for the ianitor W;
@ taken.