Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-11
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Providence, April. s-At the opening session this morning of the New Eng land Southern Conference of the Metho-' | diat churches, the following committees were announced: Committee to represent tho conference
 In the effort to locate the general confer ence of 1894 within the bounds of New 1 Eagland-Nyron B. Center, Joseph Coo per, Robert s. Moora, E es+
 Committee looking toward the estab. lishment of an. erphAns' home for Prot estRnt children-Ira w. LeBaron. chair man, together with John W. Annas. G. O. l Ecrivener and Robert L. Roberts. 1 A cordial invitation was presented from
 the First church, Pawtincket R. l., ask ing that the conference meet with them in 1929. The invitation was received !! with aEplanse and accepted by unani- nous vote.
 W. T. Green, in an interesting address,
 represented the work of the Lords Day | Alliance He spoke especially o6 the new Saving Sunday Plan. which enpha- sizes four polnts-1, prayer; 2. enrich ment of church services; 3, legisiation' and 4, constructive community pro grams.
 The order of the day at 10 g. m- was taken up, viz: the admission of tho class Into full membership in the conference. after period of at least two years. The
 following were admitted: Philip A.
 Ahern, Russell W. Bosworth. Nathan B,
 Burton. Augustus E.. Tingley, c. A. Me I Pheeters, Raymond R. Brewer, W. c.
 Early and George A. Schwabaner, The
 address of the bishop on this occasion
 was centered on the idea of the preach ing of Jesus as the greatest model for
 the present day preacher. The bishop : said he was not sure that the words he
 was using were in the dictionary but he
 was impressed that the preaching of
 Jesus contained at least four points of
 excellence viz: a. naturainess: b. clear
 ness; c, personalness. and d. Vttalness.
 The bishop denounced hypocrisy. even it 1t be found in the tone of voice one
 uses Who can think of Jesus using an . unnatural tone in preaching? Some men i; who preach are not the same men when they preach that they arc when do not . preach. The devil has scored a great 1 victory. on you. my brother. If he can get you to nse an unnatural tone when :; You nreach the gospel. ..---- : i He said he saw an outline of a preach ' CTS. sermon on the person 3i Christ as ? follows: |, plaroniatic humanity; 9
 plaromatic divinity: 3, hypostatic union
 This was not a very good. example oi ciearness and stands in striking contrast a with the simple phrases we find in the words oi Jesus
 He referred to the personal qualities oi application so manifest. in the words oi 2 Jesus. He' said the prea cher <h2ala thilil . of the persons in his congregz"en as !er' U sons and s.,oulo often asl; himself "Wil 2 hat. woman who toi:s hard. earning hel :. 'l'ing by washing get something out . Of this to help her to be a better Chris .t2n?'' etc. Jesus knew his lcarecs ant . ,l.i something which they could recog nlzs as touching item personally.
 I Al..-- L -k,,S @R .He
 he quoted from one who spoke of tn'
 portrayal. by on" who said of the. lat'
 I Gilbert Haven, He YVES a good preacher
 sometimes a. little heavy but when h' e rot mad then he was great" What h, b meant was that when Gilbert Haven
 soul was aroused he could move the sou 1. of hii audience.
 e The golden rule was uttered by Con r. .ucius and by Plato at ,least negatirel,
 before Jesus used it. but they did not i'm ol press the world with it. When Jesu d used 1t however we. sec difference
 What Is it? It is one of vitality. Throug l. h!3 livne utterauSe of this. how it ha e ecnoed through the centuries and chang
 cd things generally. s%
 T This was a great address and held tn 'L cudienca for an hour In stiffness and at tertion. .. - ..
 Rev. Levi B. Edwards; D.D.. was in kEOSCceQt 10 lne COn-cEence ana pTOuSH a the fraternal greetings of the -Clcfica 70 Club of Rhode Island of the Pfotestan U Episcopal church in a. brief. address | 10 which the bishop made a suitable reply
 Dr. Hollilgton of Mathewson stree e church. Providence, called the attentio 'o' of the conference to ,aspeculiar law wfic "a has pa assed the legislature of Rhode Is IS and wherein any religious orsanizatio is forbidden to hold property in exces Ia of s15c,oaa within the state with the nc lc bln exception that the Roman Catholi 1e hishop of Rhode Island is permit ted [
 'lold the church property of his dioces m Upon motion, of Dr. Hollington 1t wa ut voted that the conference instruct ii ls trustees to take such action that wi / secure for them if possible that legisls
 tive action which will make 1t possio
 for the trustees of this conference
 continue to hold church property in ha st mony with Methodist discipline.
 ny The report of the committee on educi at ton was read by Rev. Dr.: Robert ] ne Roberts and following that Rev. Dr.. 'lo Francis Cooper, president of East Gree an an wich Academy. spoke in behalf of tn no institution.
 an At the afternoon session, the addre ne was delivered by Rev. George Ma:the " Butcher. Ph. D., vice president and he ne ding professor of history in Wesley: . university. His subject was Some Co ye alterations on Bras of Reconstruction. ,,r At p. m., came the conference vete nis ans jubilee service which was presid lds over by Rev. Joseph B. Ackley. Pray ". was offered by the Rev. K. C.. Bass, ',,s D. There are three of the men n t conference who complete fifty years .,- the ministry, viz: Samuel M. sBsale, E Vi. ..+ ward J. Ayres, and William J Sgni = MT. Beale was unable to attend the co .ts ference this year on account of the ! a.. ness of his wife. MT. .Ayres gave l. SUT ST. address full of pathos, hunor, and ge " will making several alusious to incidea n. in his career. Mr. Smith referred to | ". fact that he joined the conference vi ,,tS 1t met in 1871 in tsa old East Mi i;r n street church. Norwich, presided over .s - the late Bishop James. He .ndulged ',I some ereminiscences and dealt with. 50 ,to 'to. of the historic changes in the conferel e tsd during. the fifty years of his mernh ;. ship.
 .an n The anniversary of the Rural Mir MA M ters Association occurred at 4.15 p. ouL Rev. Horatio. H. Crawford presiding. ',' T address was given by Prof. .M. A. Ds aks. ------------ -------:-------- lers :. e. 4a