Norwich bulletin., 1921-04-08
METHODSTS' ANNUAL REPORTS GOOD

pressed his grace confidence in the bishop even in matrimonial matters amid the laughter and applause of the confer ence.
 Dr.Hartman made a rousing speech in which he declared for progress and inde-I pendence as the continued policy in the new editorial management of this historic organ of New England Methodism.
 John A. Bowman was introduced and represented in pleasing little speech the Methodist sanitorium at Attleboro Springs. Mass.
 Rev. Dr.. J. A. Lacount spoke repre- senting the Deaconess hospital in Boston. Conference Claimants
 The anniversary of the board of con | ference claimants was held Wednesday | afternoon at three o'clock Rev. J. H. Buckley presided. Prayer was offered by Rev. John McVay. An interesting state I ment was made concerning the work of
 creating the fund which will produce an income to provide for the retired preach l CTS of future time and for their vii | dows. This statement was made by Rev. Dr. Edward c. Bass the venerable agent l of this fund. The address of the after noon was given by the Rev. Chas. R. | Oaten of the Chicago office of this board.
 The address emphasized the important mission of the minister, the sacrifices it l demands, and the injustices which fall 1 to this profession as among the reasons l why the church should provide adequate 1 ly for the minister in the time of his old age and retirement from the active ser l vice.
 Federation of Churches
 The anniversary of the federation of churches was held at p. m. Rev. Louis | M. F1ocken presided. The speaker was
 the Rev. E. A. Talmadge Root of the
 Mass Federation of churches. Rev.
 George D. Stanley offered the prayer. J. c. Macpherson Pfesides
 The anniversary of the board of edu-
 cation was held at 7:30 p.m: James c.
 Macpherson of Norwich presiding. Rev.
 E, A. Legg of Norwich offered praper.
 Two selections were rendered by the quartette The speaker of the evening
 was the Rev Theodore S. Henderson, D.
 D. of Detroit, Michigan, where he is the
 resident bishop. Bishop Henderson is of
 the evangelistic type and it was because
 of his strength along these Hines that he
 was probably placed on the Episcopal
 board of education should eercise ovel
 the religious life of the student. He be- lieves that to improve the quality of the ministry is to increase the quantity. He urged that the object of a sermon is of vastly more importance than its subject
 The ministry of today needs a great cen
 tral purpose and that purpose needs to be , the redemptive quality of Christ. He
 strongly affirmed that the student body in
 our schools of learning know what is the supreme purpose of any minister whC . comes in touch with them and pressed
 home the fact that it is the minister
 privilege to have that supreme purpose
 the same as what is manifest in Christ
 This message must win the students heart and some of them will be drawn tt I | the ministry.
 . Personals
 Among the important men in the con ference organization, is Rev. Frederick c
 Baker publisher of the Annual Confer ence Minutes and also secretary ana treasurer of the board of conference
 stewards which controls the disposition of the funds for the retired minister: . and for their widows and dependen
 children.
 n MT. Baker was formerly the pastor O f the old North Main street clIurcl f (Greeneville). MT. Baker spent fou | years in Norwich at the very beginning ,o n his ministry, two years at the churcl , l mentioned and two years with tn . church at Norwich Town. Some Bulle
 tin readers will remember him as pas tor of tlleg church at Moosup, 1S95-97 Mrs. Baker was a Norwich girl-a de e voted teacher in the Sunday school of tn : North Main street church for severa Q years before her marriage. MT. Baker . present pastorate at, Whitman Mass, = | one of the happiest of his long ministry
 IlDuring the past year the salary has ad I l vanced S1o0, there has been a consider / able increase in the membership and h if looks with pleasure upon the prospect ( p Continued on Page Ten)