Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-01
METHODIST CONFERENCE ACCEPTS
INITIATION TO NEW LONDON
(Special 10 The Bulletin

(Specll TO The Bulletin-)
Pawtucket. March 31.-The Friday
morning session of the Methodist New
England Southern Conference was OPEN
ed at $50 o'clock with prayer by Bishop
Hughes.
The report of New Bedford district
was presented by thu superintendent,
Rev. John H. Newland. D. D. It contain
ed among many interesting things, the
following items: There were three we'd
dings and three births in the parsonage
homes. over S46,50O has been raised
for improvements and in payment of
debts. More than S12,50O has been re-
ceived in bequests among the churches.
There have been $50 persons received
into full membership and $50 into pre-
paratory membership during the year
Nineteen churches report an aggregate
increase in the pastors salartes to the
extent of S2,527. This district has re-
ported an increase in the past three and
one-years. the time of DR.. Newland's su-
perintendency, aggregating S12.05O Spe-
cial work in several parts of the dis
trict is carried on among the Portuguese.
Mrs. winifred Greer, wife of Rev. Je-
rome Greer. addressed the conference IN
a very pleasing manner concerning the
work of the Woman's Home Missionary
! Society. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Greer viii
be pleasantly remembered in Norwich
where Mr.. Greer served Norwich Town
and North Main Street churches from
! 1905 to 1917.
| Rev. E Talmage Root. D. D.. rep
resented the work of the Ma sSa chusetts
| Society For the Federation of Churches,
and Miss B. Marion Hope, superintend-
ent of the Fall River Deaconess' Home,
addressed the conference in the interest
af that institution.
The following were. upon motion. re-
| ceived into full membership in the con-
ference, they having served the custom
airy two years on trial: Clifton f. Chase
Adlai T. Schulmaier, Samuel T. Lippin-
colt and William A. Reynolds. they hav
ing answered satisfactorily the usual dis
.ciplinary questions. Following thi
came the great event of the week, viz.
the address of the bishop to the enter
ing class. Bishop Hughes spoke on tn
parental instinct as an essential to
minister's best work For about an hou
he held the conference spenbound list
ening in rapid, but orderly successio,
to both humor and pathos includin
anecdotes from his own life and closin
with a most eloquent and powerful
peroration.
Robert Cushman Of Pawtucket spok
: in behalf of the Near East Relief for or
phan children. A resolution endorsin
this work was adopted
The following were advanced TO tn
! studies of the fourth year: Marion
| Creeger. Philip D. Norwel and Truma
| H. Woodward.
Philip A. Ahern and Roswell W. Bos
worth were advanced to the studies {
the third year.
, Dean James A. Beebe of the Bosto
University School Of Theology was II
! | troduccd and smoke briefly of tha
= school and its work A resolution endcrs
d ! ing the appeal of this school was adoD-
! cd.
The following were elected for ordins
+ ton as local preaeehrs: George IT, Wi
bur Edwin Winters. Theodore Peterson
q Bertrand r Wentworth. Charles
Coulter and Leslie p Vesey.
o Earl z. Story having COMPLETED Il
conference course Of study was uDo
G motion graduated from the s<me an
% elected to elders orders.
= S. Raymond Luthy was erected
Elders orders under the missionary I'll
a and Russell W. Bosworth to Elders O
= ders as a local preacher.
= An invitation to the conference to no
e its next annual session at New Iondo
l. Conn. was presented by Senator Min
b of that place and cordially accepted J
Be- a unanimous vote.