Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-22
BAPTIST UNION HOLDS
 ITS ANNUAL SESSIONS.
Many Delegates from This Section
 Gathered at Mystic Church.

The Groton Baptist union was in
 annual session at Mystic on Wednes- day and Thursday with many delegate in attendance. The delegates were as follows:
 First Groton)Rev. F. E. Coburn,
 Mrs. F. F. Coburn. Rev. A. J. Chan D. Beckwith, A. z. Brown. Mrs A. 2. Brown, William Clark, Henry Chese- bro.
 First North Stonington-Carey Main. Deacon E. E. Coon, Mrs. E. E. Coon, Clark A. Coon
 Union Mystic-Rev. and Mrs. W. E.. Bates, Deacon Horace Gift, Deacon Elias F. Wilcox, Deacon Jesse H. Will cox,Vernon D. Clark, J. Harold Thorpe. Mrs. Alvin Cutter.
 Second North Stonington-FIora A York, Mrs: Arthur F. Babcock, Frank Miner,
 First stonington-Rev G. B. Mars ton. Mrs. G. B. Marston, Mrs. Helen James Daily, Mrs. James Daily, Rose Studley.
 Union. PIainfeld-Rev. c. sI Night ingale, Mrs Julia NJ. H. Andrews, Mrs
 Preston City-Rev. and Mrs F. w. Tholen, Deacon and Mrs. Appleton Main. Mrs Ecl1ford PendIeton.
 Sterling Hill-Rev. J. w Payne, Deacon Samuel P. Green, Deacon E. E. Freeman, Miss Hattie Gibson, By ron Tyler
 Packerville-Rev. J. W. Higgins, Deacon Geo. Tillinghast, Mrs. Caleb T. Bishop.
 Third. North stonington-Mrs. Le- ander Park, Mrs. Lucian Drury. Mrs. Leonard Main. c. Ernest Gray, Car rol Brown.
 Voluntowr-Rev. J. B. Knowles. Mrs. J. B. Knowles, Mrs John N Lewis. Deacon Charles Anderson, Nor ris Anderson
 Jewett City: Rev. J. A. spfdeiI. Mrs. J. A. Spidell. Deacon L. Phillips. Mrs. Daniel L. Phillips, Mrs. w H. White man, James B. Palmer. Mrs. James B.
 Ledyard: Rev. F. S. Robbins, War ren N. Allen, Viola E. Latham, Mrs F. S. Robbins.
 Groton Heights: Rev. G: R. Atha.
 Noank: Rev. H. Schuyler Foster, Deacons R. P. Sawyer, o. V. Morgan. W. A. Fraser, Frank w Fitch, Waiter P. Rathbun, and Mus. H. s. Foster, Mrs. Charles R. Palmer. Mrs. Betsy Coles, Miss Gertrude L: Brown.
 Third Stonington: Rebecca C. Ross Alice E. Ross, Stiles H. F. Ross.
 Poquonoc Bridge: Pastor o. G. Bud 1tngton, Deacon Charles c. Palmer, Mrs. Charles c. Palmer Mrs. Jennie Stoddard. Mrs. Marcus Trail. Agnes | E. Burrows.
 Among the reports presented were | he following of local interest:
 Union Plainfield-(Rev. c. S. Night | ngale. pastor)-It has been our pur- pose to make the Five-year Program ! guide for our program this year | Carly in the winter the team workers, | or this association, Revs. Foster and l Atha, brought to us the important l message from the Northern Baptist 1 urned to assist our pastor in evan -elistfc services and worked earnestly | nd faithfully here for two weeks. The | esults cannot be estimated During he time of those extra meetings and or weeks afterwards, our pastor was hut in by illness. Naturally this vas a disappointment to Mir AtI1a and he people and trial to Mir. Nightin- ale. We are glad to have our pas or back to listen to the earnest, force ul sermons he breaches from week to veek. Four young members of the unday school have joined the church y ba ptism. and it is expected that oth- rs will follow. Go-to church cam aigus have been conducted with he'd nd blue contests to encourage the ju- iors in church attendance The re- ults have been encouraging, both for hurch and Sunday school. Five mem ollege, and probably two more of our oung people will enter colleke next an. The every member canvass took lace in the spring with about the anne results as last year. A flag was ecently purchased and was raised Tith appropriate exercises. For sixty ight years this church was honored nd blest by having the Rev. J. P. rown numbered among it's members. housh for years he had not lived ere his interest continued keen for lis church and he represented it many mes in this assocation.
 Preston City-(Rev. F. w. Tho1en, are grateful to Almighty ] cd for his goodness and for the many ( essings received during the vast { ear. Our pastor has preached unto i 3 the word" earnestly and faithful 7. IT. the fail our church was visited . v the Associational Missionary com . church in the Five-year 1 During March, our pastor 1 a assiSted hu Rrofher n E Adanns