Norwich bulletin., 1916-03-07
MYSTIC
District Superintendent Scrivener Holds Fourth Quarterly Conference at
 Methodist Church-Pastor Invited to
 Return For Another Year.

The fourth quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal church was held Saturday evening in the vestry with Distric. Superintendent Rev. G. c. Scrivener of Norwich. presiding. Prayer was offered by Rev. Mir. SCrivener after which the business session took place. Alexander Tay- Tor was appointed secretary of the meeting and the following were con 1irmed and approved as members of | the quarterly conference:
 Herbert Gurnee, superintendent of Sunday school; Bergen I. Greene as | president of the Methodist Brother hood Miss Margaret Decker as | president of Ladies' Aid society and the Junior work. The report of the pastor was read. He spoke first of l the Sunday School work and the su- 1 perintendent. He said he was held in | high esteem, not only by the people | of the church. but of the community | 21 received on probation: three re- i ceived into membership from proba- | ton, two had been received by let | ter; five dismissed by letter and six | deceased.
 The reports of ali the officers of the | church found the affairs of the church | to be in good standing and that the | Sunday school had an average attend ance og 76, nine per cent. gain in a | year.
 The work of the Ladies' Aid so- l ciety was cOmmendable, and the past year has been one of prosperity in the | church.
 | Herbert Gurnee applied for a real | preachers license and after being ex- | amined by the district superintendent and the pastor. the license was grant ed him. It was a unanimous vote of the church to extend MT. DunnaClS an | invitation to return to Mystic for an other year.
 The following officers of the church 1 were appointed and confirmed by the conference stewards, George Keigwin George F.. Grinnell. John Travena, Ira F. Moves. Harry F. Mackenzie, Chas H. Johnson. John r. Moves. J. Elmer | Newbury, Clinton Gurnee, George Y Wallace, Alexander Mac D. Taylor | Herbert GuTnee, William E. Lamphere Ellery BurdiClI. Mrs. Lucy Taylor Margaret Taylor Randall Binn, Ber- gen l. Greene, William StOtt s. s Binn Mackenzie, Joseph Johnson Recording steward. Herbert Gurnee; treasurer, Ira F. Moves; district stew, ard. Harry B. Mackenzie: trier of ap. peals, George E. Grinnell: committed on foreign missions. superintendent O Sunday school, president of Epworti | Mabel Potter, Mrs Ellery Burdick Home missions, superintendent O. Sunday school. president of Epwortf league, Mrs. Henry Schroder. Mrs Ruth Johnson, Mrs. Bergen ]. Greene Sunday School board, Mrs. Lucy Fay. Tor, Miss Lila Douglas. Mrs. Margare Decker. Tracts, Mrs. Jabez Brooks Mrs. Otis Abell, Herbert Gurnee. Edu cation, Bergen l. Greene. M. ElleI Brooks. Mrs. Halsey Packer. Temper ance. Jabez Brooks. Clinton Gurnee Mrs. Thomas Travena. Hospitals, Mrs Robert Nichols, Mrs. Amanda Gled hill, Mrs. Harriet Haven. Freedman Aid and Social education, Harvey B Mackenzie, William Stott. George w
 Neigwin. Church records, Georg, Keigwin, John Travena. Music com mittee, Ira F. Moves. Herbert Gurnee Alexander MacD. Taylor, Miss Netti NJ. Gregor. Estimating ministeria support, George W. Keigwin. Ira F Moves, Alexander MacD. Taylor. Ush CTS. Bergen I. Greene, Herbert Gurnee Raymond Burdick. George Potter, Ed win Berry, Harry B. Mackenzie. Rob ert Greenley. Delegates to L5yma1 association, Ira F. Moves, Herber Gurnee. Alternates, William Stott Alexander Taylor. Committee on pull
 pit supply, Ira F. Moves, George W keigwin.
 Short Paragraphs.
 Rev. c. G. Scrivener district super intendent, of Norwich, has returned t