Norwich bulletin., 1922-09-08
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SIX cHrRcHhs CONFERENCE

HELD AT ITS BIRTHPLACE The sixtieth anniversary of the Con. ference of Six Churches. Preston. Plain. field Griswoid. Lisbon Hanover. was oi,. served at its birthplace. the Csriswols Congregational church. Wednesday. Fht church decorations of Eladioli. hvdranr. eas. dahiias and baltonia were very at traetive- Mrs. ]. P. Richardson was tho organist and played the opening volun. tary, also accompanied the soIo;sts. or the platform were seated with Rev Mir Richardson. four new pastors. Rev. W. L. Muthart of Preston City. Rev. Her. bert Wilber. pastor of the Jewett City Methodist church. Rev E. E. Scates. pastor of the Jewett City Baptist church aud Rev. Howard Stephenson. pastor oi the Jewett City Congregational church Rev. Mir. Scates offered the invocation ending with the Lords Prayer. and fol. lowed by the Gloria Hezikiah Lord wal the first pastor of Pachaug church from l120-1Te1. an dtwo of his descendants. Fl. sic and Marie Edmond repeated Psalm 121- George Norman repeated the poem. My Job. written by Paul Dunbar. Aft. CT prayer by Rev. Mir Wilbur thers was vocal solo by Harold F. Geer. oi Griswold
 The resolution committee appointed
 
 Rev. William Prentice of Plainheld ant Mrs. F. H Hiscox of Jewett City. A bountiful dinner was served in the towr | house
 The praise service in the afternoor was led by Stephen Peckham of Norwich. and consisted of the singing of old hymns The final number was God of | Our Fathers. sung by the choir and &C., eompanied by organ. piano and violin. Miss Viva r. Richardson held the con- gregation sJell-bound while she played piano number, Chopin's Ballarde, ia G. Minor. The minutes of the last meet ing were read by the scribe. Rev. W, J. Reynolds read the resolutions which were adopted by separate vote. Support Anti-saloon CampalEn-
 They included resolution to suppor, heartily the campaign for propaganda of the Anti-Saloon League for the en. foreement of law, especially the volstead enforcement act of the 18th arn6ndmeut
 Resolved. that they urge the teacher. in the public, schools the importance 0, obedience to all law, and that the mem bers of the Six Churches teach both bJ precept and example their faith in ths dignity and sacredness of the funda. mental laws N our country.
 Resolutions of sympathy to Rev. Chas Peck for the death of his son. Roge- Peck. a young man of sterling char acter and usefulness and of. great prem, ise
 After the birthday offering was re ceived, came solo by Stephen Peck ham. Secretary w ". -Leete,- D. D. who was to speak at the C. c. B. S.. miss ed hIs train in Boston and was unable (, get to the conference. MT. Richard son explained the meaning Of the let ters. and something of the work of thi Congregational Church Building Society Mrs. George. Briggs of voluntown ssnl 1 a solo.
 RofI Call Showed f5s.
 The roll call showed 15s present. Pres ! ton %, Plainfield IS. Griswold so. Lis bon 14 Hanover IT. Jewett City % am visitors 31.
 Sermon By Rev. ". L. NIuttart.
 The sermon. of the morning was by tn Rev. William L. Muttart. pastor of th Preston City Congregational e.ureh. Hi topic consisted of timely and potent les sons deducted directly from the Parsbl of the Talents. Notable among the les sons taught by the speaker was that farhfulness. together with truth an duty. as applied to the life and wor that must tell for good.
 He told of what a test it was to man true Christians during the war, whe practically the whole world. as repro sented by the allied forces. prayed unis1n that she great conflict mieh cease. Continuing he said that Go seemed to be in a far country. yet T believer could doubt but that God ws in the war. He said that tS1e faithfu ] ness as personified in the lives of sue great men as Walter Scott and Georf Washington, could by the grace of Go bridge the chasms of doubt, fear and il 8 norance.
 Conducted Conference Section. Q Rev. H. T. Arnold and Rev c. ] e Peck, former pastors of the couferenc |. conducted the section Of the afternoc programme. presented under the title l Our Conference: How Remembered ar Q How Prized? Mr. Arnold, who has a tended 200 conference gatherings, vi truly refreshing in his memories whiS ! made the past to live. He spoke of Il . halls of memory, crowded with q fl scenes of long ago. Mir. Peck could sun = mon up scenes and experiences th awakened many pleasant memories of ti partly forgotten past. The nstene heard the story of how Rev. Bennett Northrup. pastor of the Pachaug churI during the Civil war, brought together powerful wartime meeting of pasto from all about this section for the pu pose of prayer for the general welfare the great church of God, when q times were strenuous and the nee were great.
 There were interesting reminiscenc bv Deacon George Meech, of MiddietoT