Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-03-30
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
Devotional Services Opened by Bishop
William A. Quayle-WeIeome by
Costello Lippitt.

God is always saying Good morn
ing to u.s.. l think God would like this
company of ministers to say Good
morning to him." said Bishop William
a. Quayle in opening the devotional
services of the conference Wednesday
morning, and then called on those
present to say a word of praise or
experience. The birds sing together;
don't mind if three of you speak at the.
same time. l can hear four of you at
once, and the Lord has better hearing
than a Methodist bishop" When the
hymns dragged a bit in time, Bishop
Quayle swiftly said: Don't sing as if
you were at your own funeral Even
the appointments will not be funereaL
They'll be sendings, but no. to the
graveyard" nipples of laughter min
gled with the songs, testimonies and
exhortations of the bishop.
THE seventh day was the day when
God celebrated because he had gotten
through making the world and some
folks. He made them out of dirt
| red dirt. And he called it Sabbath.
And one day-early in the morning
Christ got through his work of reveal
| ing the earth and remaking the earth,
and that was Sunday. My argument
for Sunday is Christ. He didn't say
| anything about the argument for swap
| ping from Sabbath to Sunday but he
did something. He rose up"
After the roll call of the members of
| the conference, the men transferred
| into the conference were called for
ward and introduced. They were Frank
| Kingdom, not yet appointed; Paul d.
| Minnick, North CohasSet, Mass. Q. v.
! Bigler, Falmouth, Mass: Edward Mas
| cellaro, Italian church, Providence.
Transfers During the Year.
| 1t was announced that the following
| have been transferred from this to
| other conferences during the year:
| Ralph S. Cushman, formerly pastor at
| Danielson; c. Wilson Harrison, pastor
at Gales Ferry several years ago; o.
w. Reynolds, Edison R. Leach. Samuel
! H. Maxwell and o. Leonard Jones.
Costello LipPitt's Welcome.
Costello Lippitt, president Of Trinity
church board of trustees, was intro
| Guced to tn assemblage by Bishop
| Quayle and welcomed the conference
% Norwich. saying:
Il was disappointed in not hearing
my name called a few moments ago.
For many years 1 have regularly at
tended the sessions of this conference
and 1 almost feel as if 1 was a mem
Der. Owing to the fact that we have
been preparing for this occasion for
30 yeats and have been making special
preparations for the past year, think
you may feel assured that you are well
come. All the homes of our church are
open to you, and the homes Of all the
other denominations as we'll All the
do not see anything you would like to
have, just mention it and If we car
get it for you we will do So"
Methodist preachers usually wan
money, Mr.. Lippitt,' said BishoI
Quayle. DO you offer to furnish what
drowned in laughter.
The Communion Service.
: The communion service was in tn,
special charge of Rev. Frederick w
Coleman, pastor of Trinity chyrch, anC
Rev E. S. Ninde of Mathewson stree
3 church. Providence, assisted by tn,
) Revs. Hollingshead, Hodgdon. Hofe
? and Anes.
: Deceased Members of the Conferences
The names of the deceased member
= of the conference were read by tn,
=, secretary, ]. Francis Cooper, while
the congregation stood. They are z
F. Smith, who served pastorates Il
Moodus, Norwich Town and Greene
vile: d. w. Adams, who was formerl.
pastor at Gales Ferry and at Uncas
| vile; s. o. Benton, who in 1874 wa
. pastor at the East Main street church
now united with Trinity church, thi
city, Danielson New London, served q
> presiding elder of Providence distric
: and New Bedford district; and who, a
the time of his death, was recordin
secretary of the Board of Foreign Mis-
g lions Che was secretary OF the confer
+ | ence from 1880 TO 1SUI)S j. ". Dodgt
n who in 1893 was pastor of the Norwic
Town and North Main street churches
~ Francis D. Sargent, whose passionate
for the most part were in Massachu
L sets; J. D. Docking, who until las
year was president Of Rust university
Holly Springs, Miss.
!. Memorial Service.
After PRAYER by the bishop, the Re-
John Pearce of New Bedford, Mass
n opened the memorial service. Afte
:. the singing OF hymn, the 90th Psal1
was read by Rev. Walter ]. Yales {
Fall River and prayer was offered b
e the Rev. Charles A. Stenhouse {
J. Bourne, Mass.
t The obituary of Stephen o. Bento
was read by District Superintendent