Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-03
ORDAINED ELDERS and DEACONS
New England Southern Conference Brought Close Sum
day Evening-Long List of Appointments Announced at
Afternoon Session.

The New England Southern Confer
ence in session in this city since last
Tuesday morning was brought to a
close on Sunday evening, one day
earlier than was expected. The ap-
pointments which was scheduled for
announcement this (Monday) morning
were read at the afternoon session in
Trinity NJ E. church on Sunday. Sun
day afternoon Bishop William A
| Quayle, the presiding officer. left town
to attend the funeral of Bishop Ma
| thaniel Luccock Of st. Louis, whose
death was announced in a telegram re-
ceived on Saturday.
The session Sunday morning was
| held in the Broadway congregational
church at 8 o'clock and took the form
| of a Conference Love Feast. Rev.
| Henry D. Robertson. d. D., presided,
| and was assisted by Rev. z. c. Bass,
D.. At 1870 o'clock a sermon was
| delivered by Bishop William A. Quayle
and the singing was led by the choir
| of the Broadway Congregational
| church. The scripture lesson was read
by Rev. E. s. Worcester, pastor Of
| the church. The attendance was very
| large taxing the seating capacity to
its utmost.
Bishop William A. Quayle Sunday
| afternoon ordained the following as
deacons:
Philip H. Lott and V. V. Sawyer:
and as elders: Alwyn J. Atkins. Fred
erick H. Blair. c. v. Bigler, Duncan
F. Dodd, Paul D. Minnick. Earle NJ.
Rugg, NJ. K. Stone, NJ. E. Thomas.
The retired ministers or the confer
ence occupied the platform while the
candidates for ordination stood before
the altar. Behind the candidates
stood the members of the conference
board of examiners. .
| Rev. J. Francis Cooper Of Providence
presented the candidates to the bishop.
| Responses were made by the board of
examiners. The district suprintend-
ents read the lesson from the gospel
and the ordination hymn was repeated
| by the entire number about the altar
rail.
Deacons L. ]. Birnev of the Boston
University School of Theology, chair
, man, Rev. Robert S. Moore of Attic
) Bedford, Mass, Rev. c. E. Delamater.
| F. II. HOchanum, Rev. George A. Grant
of Edgartown, Mass, Rev. F. c. Ba-
keT of Arnold's Mills, r. /, Few. F. w
Coleman Of Norwich, Rev. Joseph
| Cooper of Brockton, Mass, Rev. John
Patterson of Bridgewater. Mass, Rev
NJ s. Kaufman of Central Falls. r. L.
Rev John Geisler of Tolland: Rev. c,
= II. Smith of New London, Rev. John
Newland of Fall River. Mass. aided
in the ceremony Of imposition of hands
To each of those ordained the bishop
spoke special words of inspiration, the
keynote of each address being "Be q
: Man"
: bishop to those newly ordained. Then
he asked the retired ministers to stand
and babe the young men put their eyes
upon them and see men, Gods SOL
t diers.
Y The relatives of the ordained elias.
/, were invited to greet them as they
stood at the front Of the church, theT
, the retired ministers, the board of ex-
J. aminers. sponsors and members OF
i conference formed a line and greeted
q | h. No ov,I
1 Resolutions of Appreciation.
The following resolutions of appre,
= citation were read by Rev. A. E. Legs
| of Danielson:
= Again in the providence of God TIT
> New England Southern Conference hai
; been permitted TO meet in the beau
!! | tiful city of Norwich. It has been
; privilege highly esteemed The asso
Citations formed and the blessings re
: | ceiVed here will inger long as a swee
e memory to brighten the years to come
= Deeply appreciative of the social an,
spiritual benefits generously bestowe
on US, we come to the closing hour
of this conference with the desire I
proclaim publicly our gratitude an
register an expression of our obliga
ton to those who have made our sta
4 here memorable for the good thing
received, Therefore. be 1t
e Resolved, first: That we tender
o the pastor of this church our frater
nal greetings and gratitude for all hi
! iabOrs in the preparation for this con
I ference session; that We include i
IS such greeting the Rev. Edward
r Phreaner, who has so efficiently as
lie sisted the pastor in these preparation
le that We express our thankfulness
a the home-makers of Norwich and il
a vicinity for the welcome so cordial
e given us in their home circles, espeC
d tally to those whose Christian assc
g Citations are not Methodist. IN nam
lie at least: to the official board of TIL
o. church that has planned so we'll fl
our convenience, and to the executiy
Is committee for perfecting those plans
7. to the neighboring churches and Y.
lie c. A, for SO generously opening the
IS doors to our committees. and to I'll
l. Broadway Congregational church. es
r pecially for the use of its fine aud
ly torium for our Sunday service; to II
choirs that have enriched the service
g with their anthems: to the telephoT
lie company and the postal authorities fl
I'd their special arrangements for OF
convenience; that we mention gratefu
" our patient secretaries and treai
e urer, our brother, the publisher of II
re Year Book, the janitor who has locke
H. to our comfort, the young ladies WI
Is have taken care of our mail and q
ne the good friends whose ministries, Pc
gu haps unseen, have rendered our sta
OF a joy and we trust a blessing to al
l.. Resolved, second: That we ha'
heard WIN sorrow Oh lle OedIn OF o.
beloved general superintendent, BishC
a NapthaH LuccocS and do hereby e,
in ! pressh our sympathy to the membe
= of the family so deeply afflicted.
Ja members of his spiritual family Y
IN grieve with them;
IN IN Resolved. third: that we especial
" declare cur gratitude to our below,
-. bishop who has presided over this col
- ference, for his wise administrator
his genial fellowship, his brilliant a,
dresses and for the Christward dire
rs, ton he has given to our thought Al
at feelings. Because of his presence al
A wisdom. we believe we shall go to o
ay work better Christians and more eff
ne cient servants in the kingdom of o
ce Lord.
ell. (Signed)
rs z. A LEGG.
ay AMOS NJ. BRUCE.
JOHN E. BLAK1
IS RESOLUTIONS reprettiDg the TRANSIT