Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-16
BAPTIST RESOLUTIONS ON LEAGUE
 0F NATIONS AND LYNCH LAW

| morning session and dinner was serv- | ed by the ladies of the church in the Community house on Church street.
 Afternoon Session. The afternoon session began at O. 1 Rev. George R. Atha of Groton.
 Laymen's Committee Report. When the business was taken III Secretary A. B. Coats read the reporf of the laymen's committee by James l.. Case of this city upon the effort in raising of sso.000. the states quota of the Baptist National Victory fund The Baptists of. the state fell short of their quota by about s24,ooo The sum of s46,0 was raised to May 1sf and since then s20.190.4s has been pledged, making a total of $s6 2ss 4s, Of this amount $s3,S3573 still re- mains unpaid.
 Rev. H. J. White of Hartford spoke 1 for what he called. not ''pitiIess pub licity." but stimulating publicity" in that did or did not give to this fund included in this report The report v>s adopted with the suggestion that this full list be added to the report if
 Rev. P. C. Wright of Hartford pre- sented the reports of const;tu. iona1 amendments of the con-enticn ,.hich are to lie over to be voted upon next year Ine arnendmentS haG heen pre- pared by Judge John Coates of New Britain.
 Women's Work.
 Shortly after o'clock the meeting was turned over to the joint session of the Womans America Baptist Home and Foreign Missionary soc.e- ties. with Mrs. T B. Ken. of Putnam. president of the foreign mission SO ciety. and Miss Mary F1. Howard of Hartford. president Of me hone mis- sionary socieN. conducting the p-c- gramme
 After scripture readin, by Mrs. C. W Gale and prayer py Mrs. A. r. Fur Kiss. both of the Genital church. Miss Fanny l.. Twiss of Merid an. recording secretary of foreign missionary so- meeting.
 Missionary Fron, Japan.
 Miss Helen Monroe. a missionary in Japan. spoke of that work and called upon her hearers to think what they could do there. She digressed for a controversy and declared that Japan was surely going to give Shantung back to China and when she did she would be doing as fine a thing as the | nlted States did when she paid back the indemnity to China. Miss Monroe went on to speak of the missionary opportunities among the hundreds of thousands of Japanese children who have never heard Of a God who loves and guides and saves Miss Monroe spoke also of the schools for boys and girls, the Bible men and women who travel through the country. the Sun day schools and the preaching ser vices.
 She showed post cards of Japanese scenes and prayer board taken from a Japanese temple as she commented upon the question whether the Japan csc worshipped idols. and she called as meant when the Lord said Go ye into the uttermost parts of the earth"
 Miss May Huston from the Home Missionary Society at Boston gave an address upon 'Woman's part in the new denOminational pregra mme She spoke of the missionary education of the church. as one element of the wo- mems work and of the way this was being done through organiza tions for all the ages. from babies up. every or ganization having definite mission ary object in which it is intimately in- terested. Miss Huston gave several incidents to show how related home missionary and foreign missionary foreigners who mad come under Christian influence in America and upon their return to their home coun- tries were powerful factors for Chris tianity there.
 Jubilee Fund.
 Mrs. J. D. Rough of New London gave an outline of the plans for the 50th anniversary of the organization of the Womens American Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, which is to be held in about a year and a half. The jubilee will be celebrated by the raising a fund of s365. 900, on the basis of 5000 for every day of the jubilee year. New EngIands share is $7200 and Connecticut's share $12.00e. This states money will be used to build a woman's hospital at Paimure. India, and the drive is to be completed by the first week in November.
 Tn her report as state secretary. Mrs. J. B. Kent stated that the entire con tributions to foreign missions in the year had been s13.216. an increase of 1000 over he preceding year. The apportionment for this year is $S2.0o0 for, Connecticut.
 Mrs. w. T. Thayer of Hartford. who came into the office of state director on the first of October. spoke briefly of her anticipated work. giving the slogan of loyalty and cooperation.
 The four missionaries at work gave their reports. Miss Bertha E.. Bridge man for three years among Italians in Miss Anna E. Gage for two years among the Italians of Hartford, Miss Margaret s. Ward at work among the Italians in New Haven. and Miss Edith F. Tidmus, a graduate of he Chicago training. who has just en-
  erbury.
 Miss Mary l.. Howard = advocated The Reading Contest which is a ,ourse in home mission reading and .mpha sized the Women's home mis- ;ion programme for the year on 1 Christian Americanization. Rev. MT. Boggs. a missionary from | 1odwul, near Palmure, India, a re- 1 'ion of Mohammedans and Indians, vas given five minutes at this time | nd spoke earnestly of the great field | hat this territory offered.
 The meeting adjourned shortly af- CT 5 o'clock. The following were among the dele ates and visitors registered: R. Maplesden. Suffield; Mir. and Mrs Iorace B. Sloat. Waterbury; Isaac w. seed, Waterbury; Edith S. Tidmus. Mrs A. J. Ward, Miss .ldora Bailey, Mrs G. F. Brown. Mrs. ieorge A. Pratt. New Haven; John V. Barnes. Bridgeport; Loren Gunner,