Norwich bulletin., 1916-02-15
NEW POSTMASTER FOR WESTERLY Y
James A. Farrell to Take Charge of Office Wednesday, Succeeds Charles J. Butler, Republican Ministerial Association Meets-C. E. Pageant Planned Memorial Window to Former Rector of Christ Church.

and served during the two terms of Clancy became postmaster, MT. Butler was continued as assistant. The late Walter Price was next postmaster, and MT. Butler was assistant, during his two terms and half of service, and until MT. Price died. On June 2S, 1910, MT. Butler was appointed post master for a term of four years, his term expiring June 23, 1914 Then there was a change of administration and he was ready to retire, to make room for a democrat. But the postal authorities evidently reluctant to part with his services, finally yielded to political power, over a year and a half after the expiration of his appoint ment. Several months ago, in antici- ation of his retirement from the fed lished coal business with which he is already more or less familiar.
 Following is a list of postmasters who. have served in Westerly since revolutionary times, prior to which the nearest post office was New London: Joshua Babcock, 1876; Rouse Babcock 1794; Paul Rhodes, 1902; Amos Cross, 1S16; Jesse Maxson, 1924: Lemuel Vose 1892; Jesse L. Moss 1841; Lyndon Tay- Tor, 1844; John H. Cross 1S49; George Brown 1853; Enoch B. Pendleton 1861; HuSCIlS D. E>cIlulclOl 1OtOB IT, Rich 1887; Samuel H: Cross 1891; William P. Clancy 1895; Walter Price 1900; succeeded by Charles J. Butler.
 The official roster of the Westerly post office in 1902, Postmaster Prices first term, was as follows: Walter assistant postmaster; Henry Bryant mailing clerk; M. Alice Dove, money order clerk; Thomas F. Lenihan (now assistant postmaster), general utility clerk; John Delavan, Dudley R. Pea body, James Potter, John Allen, Au- gustus 4. Law, Thomas " Clancy, letter carriers; Edward w. Murphy, substitute letter carrier; Arthur H. Clark rural carrier; Homer A. Clark, substitute rural carried. At Watch Hill station: Winslow N. York, clerk in charge; Edward P. Young, money order clerk; Annie F. Barber. clerk; John A. Moore, temporary carrier.
 In 1902, these star routes were sup piled from the Westerly post office: North Stonington, Laurel Glen, Pendle- away, Clark's Falls, Hopkinton, White Rock. Watch Hill. Weelxapaug, Quonocautaug, Perryville. Charlestown, Green Hill and Matunuck.
 At the monthly meeting of the Vest erly Ministerial association held on Monday in the Memorial building, Rev. JOSSplI T 6dSOCh IIldue dll address on Interpretation and Preju- dice, based on a recent address by Professor Eugene E. Ayres, D. D.. leading in a general discussion of the subject, in which all the ministers present expressed their views In the course of the discussion it was brought out that a mind that harbors no prejudices is only an empty mind, and into an empty mind no new thought can be introduced The interpreter of the Bible who never reads his own Aaas into the scriptures is one who has no ideas If nothing is brought to these writings nothing can ha received from them. To ask a man to come to any difficult discipline with cut presupposition or bias. or prejudice is to ask him to come without prepar- Gtion.
 Surely the New Testiment student will bring with him some linguistic ideas more or less correct, some mo- tIons Of human Hature and of life in general, and the moral and religious life in particular. some vague con- ception of first century history and of 'ts antecedents. To require him to come 70 his task without these things would he like asking a workman without
 ools to take to pieces and to recon Flruct some complicated and exquisite piece of machinery. Instruments of precision the student may not possess, but such ideas as he has he will need Conceptions without prescriptions are said to be empty; 1t is certain that perceptions without conceptions are blind mans peculiar prejudices will differentiate him from other men. There is but very little difference be- tween one man and another, but what ther% Is, Is very important, which goes to the root of the matter.
 The Christian Endeavcr Union of the Broad Street Christian church, under the direction of President Alice Ken redy, will present the Christian En- deavor pageant, entitled a Prophecy Fulfilled, or Mrs. Clark's Baby, this evening. It will demonstrate the birth Of Christian Endeavor in Maine in 1881, the work of the Evil Spirit among young people, and also the eel ebration of the thirty-fifth birthday of Christian Endeavor. The cast of characters IS as follows:
 Mother. Gladys Ross; pr. Loving heart. Edward Smith; Mrs. Curiosity, Mrs. Alexander Mitchell; Mrs. Preju- dice. Miss Bessie Babcock; Spirit of Evil, Hampton Carr; An Angel, Mercy Talbot; maid. Edna Foster; Christian Endeavor, Edith Girven; Hawaii, Ruth Brown; Honolulu, Lillian Shell; Cali fornia,- Jane Nudge: Junior, Ann
 Nudge; Christian Sitizenship, Chas, Nudge; Australia, Edna Foster; Quiet Hour. Ethel Clark; South America, Laura Wenyon: prisoner, Clarence Carr; sailor. Webster Greenman: sol l dier, Hampton Carr; Tenth Union l Alexander Mitchell; Africa, Miss Bes- sic Babcock; Europe, Florence Wat l trous; British Isle. Violet Bagley; Weak Christian Endeavor society, Bertha Brown; North America, Elliott Holm; Asia, Mrs. Mampton Carr A quartette composed of Mrs. Alexander Mitchell, Bessie Babcock, Samuel Cir ven and Elliott Martin will sing: Rescue the Perishing, o, Master, Let l Me Walk With Thee. Nearer, My God to Thee. Jesus Savious, Pilot Me, and | The Whole World for Jesus.