Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-14
BAPTlS1s OPEN STATE CONVENTION

C.. c. Ambler, Miss Irene Rnl. Mrs. Charles A. Aagberg, Miss Mabel HaE- berg, Mrs: " B. L. cranston, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. E. |. aIessinger. Miss Belle Lumis. Mrs. Floyd May, Mrs. John H. Ford, Miss Nellie Anderson. laz nl;sra FaSnis ss syasmsn n aa.sa Is Asuaa Isa Helen Hamilton, Mrs. Minnie Rebin- son, Miss Helen Storms and Miss Ruth Elliott.
 Educational Society.
 The evening service at the Central tIN ae Goaasetieaf mss M Baptist & 4s Eaass tieras George W. Nicholson of Bridgeport in Ihe chair, and the .sferetaFy, Rev. E. records.
 After the devotional service and praise service in which the church auartette led the singing. the seeFe- Rev. IT. M- Thompson of Hartford gave ten minute historical sketch of the society which is to be printed in the minutes of the ss ceaventien: .r. by P, II. J. Lerrige. M. D.. New York, and Rev. Frank V. Padelford. Besten, secretary Of the board of education of the denomination.
 of the American Baptist Foreign Mis- sion society, whose duty is to pick out desirable candidates for foreign pts- sienary work. He brought q stirring declared that t1ae Christian world is advancing and called upon the church to realize its ambitious goal through the $1o8. .06e, 900 fund. The signifi- cant thing. he said. was not the mon ey but that the campaign means the prodigal outpouring of the life of the rank and file of the denomination. Money must be combined with life in hot &n ar and the men and the money viii go' forth to weri< the modern miracles of God. It is the call Of God to measure up to the greatest Of the times.
 Rev. MT. Padeifcrd spoke upon the aspect of Christianity as a religion of teaching and pointed out how it was the Christian schools and colleges that were furnishing the great evanselizing agencies, the leadership of the Chris tian church and creating the great Christian constituency.
 The centennial offerings were taken up and were reported at s4s1.ss. with pledges. The centennial gift Of the Central church was reported at sso.
 The following officers of the educa- 5,en ps coeIety rsrs elected: ted: rrssssas Rev. II. J. White, Hartford; Rev. I. C. Matthews. New Haven; Rev. H. M Thompson. Hartford: secretary, Rev. B. M- Tirabie. deFidep; treasures, Fred
 
 Starkweatker. Ansonfa: trustees, T. c. Truesdell SufTie'd; Curtis F. Gaed d. ding. Hartford: F. II. Wightnan. Kew Britain; Rec l. N. I,aclley. TIartfo-d; Rev. A. F. Purikiss. Norwich.
 Tuesdays Sessions.
 All of Tuesday will be occupied with the seth annual meeting of the Con- netcieut Baptist convention Of which Rev. John N. Lackey Of Hartford isl rl..esideY1t The first session v-ij1 f1n at fe o'clock. dinner will be served at 12.S0 in the Community house, There will be an afternoon session from ? to 5. Supper at 5.so and an evening session at 7.3o.
 Rev. A r. PurIiss. pastor of the Central Baptist church made the val fipus announcenlents Monday. telling the ministers and delegates of the ar engagements made for them by the church committee in general charge of the local plans The committee is James L: Case, chairman. Shepard B. Palmer, c. D. Moves, Mrs. Allyn L. ] Browll, and Mrs. F. A. Mitchell. Mrs. Brown and Miss Alice NJ. Deane have charge of the registration and inform ation bureau.