Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-17
CONFERENCE
 TO OPEN MARCH ga.
Program Aaneuneed fer ths 7Tth An= Rual Gathering Scheduled .fer Presi- feHee.

Fhs fifth sessisR af the New Ensiasd seutherR conference sf Mstheaist churches win be hsid in Aathe#seR srs street se, sstaureh, Providence essinnins Bishop Edwin H: Hughes. D: B.. LL. D., has been assigHed ts preside over the sessians of the eaHfsFeace, which will extend thFepgR tfs pasrainE Of meEts of ciergyasn fer tas next year will be made at the final session: A preliminary session %ili be held ea March 2f, at which time exaaaina- liens will be held; There will be a meeting of the conference beard of stewards and of the board of examin- . CTS, and in the evening 9 reception te the members of the conference by the Providence City Reorganization union.
 Tine opening session eff. the seafsr- eaCe will come at am. eH March 2S, when there will be holy communion, feilewed by the organization of the conference and the memorial service. In the afternoon there will be a busi- ness sess.eH at e'eseck: The ami rersary of the general deaceaess beard, with Rev. Andrew ]: Ceultas presiding, will be held at a.s6- ?: m:- Miss B. MaFien HeRs. superintendent of the Fall River hsFae. will give a review of the Wers, and Hsv. D. W. Howell. D. beard, will make aa address: In the evening there wiH be tive anniversaries observed, the Board of Hene Missions, with Rev. William I.'aWard presiding spending secretary of the beard. fer the speaker, and that ef tine Beard of Tereign Missions. over which Rev. M: s: Kaufman will preside. and Rev. Frank Masea Nerth will speak:
 On Thursday Chaplain Charles af CaariteH will lead the devotional eer- vice at s.la and the business sessien will begin at e:iH a. m: At i.6d the board ef managers ef the Preachers Aid sseiety will meet and at s.66 Reb- dress ea The Poetry eff James Russell Lowell. William H. Bath will pre= side. At a.45 e'eieeiE Pref. Henry F. Fowler, Pin. D.. will speak eH The Bible Superintendent Ceultas will preside,
 At 5.a0 e'eieck the sehoelmea's baH- quet will be served, with Rev. ByreH E, Center presiding. President William 4. Shankiin ef Wesleyan university will speak, and the East Greenwich Academy Girls auartette will sing. Tn the evening ". E. Newton will pre- side over the anniversary of the beard of Sunday scheeis; at which Rev: L.- 0. Hartman, D, D., superintendent ef the. foreign department sf the beard will speak eh MsthedisH4s Sunday School Movement. and Ief1n H. Buckley will preside ever the beard of cenfeEencs claimants, at which Bishep Charles
  speak. St. PauPs choir will sing,
 On the 50tlf the devotional service will be led by Pref. Albert Q. Knudsen, Pin, D., and the usual business session will occupy the morning. At 1.36 the Preachers, Aid society will meet for the transaction of business and the election of officers. The annual meet z Ing ef the Layinea's association will feIiow, with Benjahin Thurston pre- siding and Bishop Hughes as the speaker.
 The woman'a Home Missionary se- ciety will meet at f.4s o'clock and Rev. c. M. Panunzio of the First Italian Methodist church Of Boston will speak on A Stranger in a Strange Land, Mrs. W. P. Buck will preside. The womar's Foreign Missionary society will hold It's session immediately after this with Mrs. W. H. Thurber in the chair, Rev. Marcus D. Buell., D, D., will speak on Phoebe and Priscilla. At 4.so o'clock there will be a lecture by Bishop Hughes in Manning hall on The Bible In Relation to Wealth. This will be under the auspices Of tho Provi- dencs Biblical institute. In the sven. ing at o'clock hs will give . ieeture in the church on Children of the Manse.
 On March s1 Prof. Bueii wili lead the deyotional service and the business session will take the morning. The anniversary Of the board of education will be held at 2.so o'clock, with an address by Jonn c. Burg of New York g. W. Irwin will preside. From 3.so to