Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-26
GAVE PAGEANT Ar SEVENTH
 DAY BAPTIST CONFERENCE
Especial to The Bulletin)

Ashaway, R. l., Aug 20.-The Friday session of the Seventh Day Baptist gen eral conference here opened as usual with an early morning worship in charge cf Rev. Harold R. Crandall of DeRugter, N. r., followed by the business session at s.3o o'clock. Miss Ruth L. Phillips of Alfred, N. Y, gave an address on Re- ligious Education, The Hope of New Day, in which she spoke of the problems and the confusions in the world today. We must not only seek to save the world from destruction, but also seek to give 1t an abundant life. She said that the church school inspires the youth of
 our churches for this abundant life and prepares them for religious leadership. 1 This address was followed by the quiet hour of worship and a solo by Miss Mildred Taylor of Ashaway. The inspirational address for the morning
 was given by Rev. Boothe c. Davis of Alfred, N. T., on the Transforming Power of the Cross of Christ" in which
 he said, 'The word of the Cross is the
 Power of Christ for the salvation of men and as such is the enemy of all
 things. He then gave the following four characteristics of Christian; holi- ness, consecration, universal brother hood and the follower of common lead ership and obedience to common law i The afternoon session included the program of the Woman's Board with
 messages from the board by Mrs. Allen B. West, president, of Milton Junction
 Wis, Mrs. Alfred E. Whitford, treasurer
 and Mrs. John H. Babcock, correspond i ing secretary, both of Milton. Wis, the last two reports being read by Mrs
 Wardner Davis of Salem, W. Va. Al three o'clock pageant, The Light Hal
 shined, was presented by the Woman's 1 Executive Board of the General Confer ence on the occasion of the 250th an niversary of the founding of the firsi 1 Seventh Day Baptist church in America This was historical missionary pa geant written by Mrs. Theodore J. Var 1 Horn of Verona, N Y. The outline ol l the pageant was as follows:
 ] Episode I-The Spirit of Missions Sad
 dened, because so little has been done 1T ], evangelizing the world, summons tht years to review the part carried b! ] Seventh Day Baptist. Those taking par
 were as follows: Spirit of Missions
 Mrs. Clayton A. Burdick; Years, 1872
 Mrs John Austin 1722, Mrs. L. K
 Buraiek; 1772, Miss Elizabeth Hiscox 1 1922, Miss Edna Saunders; 1872, Mrs
 Abbie Albin; 1922, Mrs. Adele B. Coon solo, Mrs. Ernest Cole.
 l Episode II--1e22 present the nation l that has been touched by Seventh Da. Baptist missions during the past 72 years The following are the nations: Africa
 Annie Johnson; British Guiana, Ida Su pricka; England, Alice Carr; Germany
 ElHora Ecclestone Holland, Anna Bur dick; Italy Althea Porter United States 1 (Home Missions), Betty Crandan; Ar
 genuine, Verice Cfandall; Palestine, Pear
 Peckham; Java, Barbara Kenyon; Den
 mark, Edna Coon; China, Harriet Su
 prieka; Hungary. Melicent Porter; Unit ed States. Dorothy Rodger. This wa
 followed by solo by Miss Ruth L Phillips of Alfred, N. Y.
 1 Episode III-The Spirit of Mission
 Greatly Cheered by the Vision of Wha
 God Has Wrought Through a Faithfu
 Since Her Flamign Angel Once Nor With Messages of Hope and Cheer t
 Consecrated Hearts. Those taking par were Angel of Truth, Edna Niblock; An
 gei of Hope, Elizabeth Hemphill; Ange I of Prayer, Hilda K. Young; Angel o
 Self Denial, Mrs. Herbert Clark Angel o Faith, Miss Sylvia Lanphear Angel o
 Love, Rachael Barber Herald, Anne,
 Van Horn and Helen Hill aeeompanist
 Albert B. crandaHi chorus of 25 voices