Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-16


 ture was read by Mrs. J. c. Gallup of Moosup. Rev. w. H. Bath of Norwich the district superintendent, offered an earnest prayer.
 Be Still and Know That I Am God" was rendered by Miss Lenore Ellwood of New London.
 The speaker of the morning was Dr. J. Benson Baker. district superintendent from India He began by telling of the | new life which has been put into all mis- | sion fields by the great centenary contri- | buttons.
 Dr. Baker has been 16 years in India i and described some of the cities and vil- | lages he had visited and the heathenish | forms of their Hindoo worship. He also graphically narrated instances of how | Christianity cleans up those filthy heather houses and makes people of in | telligence and morality. The delegate | from India to the general conference in l Des Moines, la, who opened the great meeting with prayer, was 30 years ago 1 a dirty, low caste boy, whom 2 mission ary's wife taught to read
 Dr. Baker emphatically gave the lie to | reports which have been circulated that l British rule in India is oppressive. From years of residence in that country he strongly confirmed the beneficial results of Britain's oversight, splendid roads,
  tice for all
 An offering for the cause was taken at the close. Among those on the platform were Mrs. Costello Lippitt of Norwich, president of the camp ground auxiliary of | the W. F. NJ. S.; Mrs. J. c. Gallup of l Moosup, secretary of the Eastern Nor wich district of the W. F. M. S.; and
 Mrs Jane E. Read, president of the camp ground auxiliary of the W. H. M. S
 
 o'clock meeting in the tabernacle held
 by the Woman's Home Missionary society
 was largely attended to listen to an elo-
 quent address by Mrs. Mary Ingrahan
 Thirkield, daughter of the late BishoE
 Gilbert Haven and wife of Bishop Will 1 bur P Thirkield, who soon goes to hi.
 assigned field, Mexico. The W. H. M S. president of Norwich l | district Mrs Stephen Prentiss, of Nev o London, introduced the speaker. ? The conference president, Mrs. Waite ? P. Buck, of New London, tread the scrip i ture and the district superintendent prayed
 D Miss Grace Pin1er of Attleboro, Mass gave pleasing solo. Mrs. Thirkield, wh' ? is the national president of the Woman
 Home Missionary society, spoke of how , from the time of Susannah Wesley unti now, the heart of woman has alway
 nerved the arm of man in every impor tant religious movement of Methodisn Q At present both mems and women's mis Z sionary societies ar engaged, heart ant [ hand, in bringing the lost to Christ Q Women are waking up their new dutie 2 and privileges in matters religious, socia U and political.
 0I She rapidly sketehed the mission worI ) the W. Fl. M. S. is accomplishing in Port o Rico among the negroes and Indians, tn immigrants, etc.
 0 An offering for the work was taken {
 fine violin duet was rendered by tn young violinists, Roberta Bitgood of Ney
 London and Clayton Richard of Vernon c Miss Marjorie Stephens accompanied o V the organ. X At 4 o'clock the annual missionar meeting of the children was held in tn s tabernacle. Dr. Baker and Mrs Thirkiel s addressed the children and a number c T older ones were pleased as we'll with tn s interesting words descriptive of missio y work both at home and abroad. = The evening service was Joint meet l. ing of the two societies and was a6 O dressed by Rev Roger Guptil, a mission a l ary from Africa.
 $ About the Grove. q Rev. William Crawford, pastor of tt if NorWlch Town M. E. church, Is at tE 'N Norwich Town house on Church circle a The piazza of the Mantle house c e Wesley circle has been repaired an t, painted, greatly improving the appeal l. ance of the cottage, most of the eigl L. rooms of which are occupied. e Pinehurst, the large cottage on Have h avenue belonging to Costello Lippitt n Norwich, is attractive in a new coat , d paint.
 George Palmer and Frank Allen, vi T. live on the grounds have been occupie e during the spring and summer repairir T. and painting cottages.
 h Rev. and Mrs. R. D. Dyson and daugl ,d ter, Miss Helen. are spending the summ m at their cottage on Haven avenue h Mrs. Coote, widow of Dr. James Coot i'd formerly pastor of Trinity Methodi