Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-07
BAPTIST CONVENTION AT WESTERLY
aptst Convention at Westerly, Fifty Annual Meet ing Ends Thursday-Four Men of Automobile Party Damage Dunn's Corners Schoohouse = Forty-two Ad ditiona Names Certified Yesterday By Exemption Board Mrs. Ann M Maxsonf Dead at 95-Tree Limb Falls on Automobile Driven By H. D. Buckley of Norwich:

At the 5Sth annual meeting Of the Narra gansett Baptist association. held in the First Baptist church, Westerly. with Rev. s. B. Chapman moderator. these officers were elected: Rev. w. A. Talty Of Wakefield, moderator; Rev. F. J. Caterer of Perryville, vice mod orator; Harry s. Dixon of .Wickford, clerk; Clarence c. Gleason of East appointed Rev. w. W. Hackett and Deacons c. B. Reynolds and William H. Greene a. committee oa place and preachers for the mex. annual meeting. votions were led by Rev. F. Stewart
 Kinley, pastor of the church. and the | annual sermon was preached by Rev. Dr.. Hackett. In the afternoon the
 Mitchell, and Rev John Stewart gave l an address on the work of the state convention. This was followed by a military service led by Major Hadlai
 A. Hull of New London. who made a vigorous address on the general war | situation. Rev. Edward Simpson, sec
 retary. of the Rhode Island Anti Saloon league spoke on Conservation of Sup
 plies. and President George D. Horr an address on Moral and Spiritual | Ideals. The evening session opened | with devotional exercises led by Rev. F. J. Caterer of Perryville. Rev James H. Franklin, foreign secretary | of the American Baptist Missionary society, was booked for an address on The Kingdom of God and the Present World Situation, but he failed to ap- pear and Rev. Dr. Snow of Natick substituted.
 The devotions on Thursday morning were led by Rev. F. K. Hackett and the session was devoted entirely to busi- ness. The reports Of the Urea surers of the association and of the relief fund l were submitted and approved. Rev. F. J. Caterer of Perryville was chosen to deliver the annual sermon and Rev. $. B. Chapman selected as alternate. Elections were made to the perma- : nent council as follows: Rev. w. A.
 Talty. Deacon C.. B Reynolds, four years; Rev. W. w. Hackett, D. D.,
 Rev F. J. Caterer, three years; Rev. two years; Deacon william H. Greene.
 James Mccall. one year.
 Stand'rg Committee-Rev. W. w. Hackett, D. D.. Rev. H. A. Roberts. C.. W. Kinney, Thomas H. Peabody. and Mrs. Clark.
 Committee on Obi+uaries-Revs. G. W. Kinney, c. H.sPalmer, H. A. Rob erts, Dr. G: B. Peck and Miss Phil lips.
 State of Religion-Revs. W. L.. Woods, A. H. Adams. -Jr.. r K Hack
 ett, and Deacon William H. Greene and Committee of Arrangements- officers and Dr.. c. B. Reynolds and Thomas H. Peabody.
 State Apportionate Cor,mittee-Dr. c. B. Reynolds. c. c. Gleason and Silas
 R. Richmond.
 It was voted to hold the next annual
 meeting on the third Thursday and
 the following Friday of September.
 1918.
 At the final session Thursday after
 noon at o'clock there was a meeting
 society with al. address by Dr. Cath
 crime Mabie of Africa. Mrs. B. w. Peck presided. This was followed by a meeting of the Woman's Home socie- address was by Miss Charlotte French, missionary among Italians in New Haven. The convention adjourned at o'clock with prayer.
 Three of foar low breeds, presumably under the influence of strong drink, maliciously threw rocks against the building and smashed the windows of the schoolhouse at Dunns Corners shortly before o'clock Thursday morning. They came in an automo- bile. drove into the school premises and pelted rocks at short range, breaking the glass in the door at the main en- trance and nearly every pa;ie of glass in the building. The rocks went through the windows and shades and building The Westerly policemen are doing their level best to get on to the trail of he offenders.
 Judging from the tracks Of the tires, the automobile in which these rowdies rode was of tfe smaller type. It was evident that the toughs had been at Pleasan View and removed the traffic guide from that resort and brought it to Dunn's Corners.
 Sheffield Greene, wiio lives opposite the sc,loolhouse, was awakened by the sound of the breaking glass, and he arose just in time to see the men de- part in an automobile but on account of the darkness he could no. make out