Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-18
SIX CHURCH CONFERENCE
WAS HELD IN HANOVER

The conference of the six churches Of
Griswold, Hanover, Jewett City. Lisbon,
Plainfieiii and Preston City was held in
Hanover on Wednesday. One hundred
and thirty-nine answered the roll ell,
and enjoyed the splendid program The
decorations Of beautiful ferns, roses and
carnations were greatly admired. Rev.
Roderick Mcleod, pastor of the church,
conducted the opening exercises. The
speaker of the morning read the scrip
ture, and Rev W. L. Muttart of Preston
City offered prayer. The choir sang the
anthem God is a Spirit, by w. S. Ben
nett After the collection was received
Mrs Francis g. Way Of Waterbury sang
as a solo The Lord is My Light, by Obey
Speaks.
Dinner was served in the parish house.
The business meeting opened the after
noon session. The report of the last con-
ference was read by Rev. Mr.. Mcleod for
the clerk The resolutions committee ap-
pointed in the morning was Rev. W. J.
Reynolds OF Lisbon, Rev. W. L. Muttart
of Preston City and W. S. Lee of Han
over The resolutions included thanks
to minister and congregation Of the Han
over church for the generous hospitality
and fellowship. and to the speakers and
choir; also that the churches urge more
rigid enforcement of the prohibition laws,
especially the Volstead act for the sup
preston of the liquor traffic, and that the
state police be urged to regulate the vice
which has taken to wheels and sports
itself upon the puflic highway. and that
the churches cooperate with the Lord s
Day league for the better observance and
enforcement OF Sunday laws, and that as
Individual members each one set better
example of Sunday observance.
The roll call was responded toll
from Paehaug, 10 from Jewett City, %
from Preston City, 8 from Lisbon. from
Plainf1eld, 80 from Hanover, and Al Wis
Itors from other churches
A notice OF the meeting m Park church,
Norwich, on June 7, of the Eastern Con
necticut branch, Wonai7s Board of Mis-
| sions, was read. Rev. H. T. Arnold of
book OF records OF the conference has
been lost and anSattenDt should be made
to find it. The clerk was appointed to
take charge OF the matter and to select
two other persons to assist her. VIC.
Park led rousing praise service.
The sermon of the morning was by
Rev. Douglas Horton of Middietowfl from
| the subject Gods influence on Man.
In the afternoon Mrs. Stephen Trow-
| bridge, a sister OF the speaker Of the
morning, delighted her audience with d
TAX m connection with her work with
the Worlds Sunday School association
She has been in Turkey for a number OF
years. and most recently IN Egypt She
| was able to tell first hand stories and
| facts about the teerfiing Near Eastern
| city of Cairo
No recent mission talk in the confer
enees has surpassed her historic remarks
based on the absolute knowledge which
| she held Instantly available; relative II
| the great subject Of Mohamnedanism
| She spoke Of this because It is the oiiiJ
| religion that supersedes the Christian re-
| ligion, and told Of how the Koran denies
| our most sacred truths. Her knowledge
| of the Moslefn empire and the opera
tons of this great faith down the cen
turtles from the time Of the birth o.
1 Mohanlmed In the year $40 A. D. wa.
complete. Her hearers were instructed
and given light on new subject Il
| hearing of the power Of Mohamrned to
| day in Egypt.
Back of the pulpit in the Hanove
| church hangs an old and valuable can
vas of ancient Jerusalefn Mrs. Trow
bridge was there q year and a half dur
ing the war. The audience was 1nuc1
| interested when the speaker said sh
could almost point out the place wher
she lived.
i In answer to questions at the close
she told of many bales and boxes o
4 goods fer Armenian aid that reache,
them at Jerusalem when the U. g. relic
ship landed at Jaffa.