The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-10-09

The second annual convention of tho New England Federation of Mems Bible classes will be held in Providence, Rhode Island, on Sat- urday and Sunday, october 2sth and goth.
 Tho opening session will be held on Saturday afternoon at 2:lb ?. m., october 2Sth, in the Trinity Union M. D. church, Elmwood avenue and Bridgham street, with tho New England Federation of Bridgeport, presiding. The follow. ing program has been planned:
 Song service.
 Devotions, greetings by Rev AL len b. Ciaxton, pastor of entertain Ing church.
 Welcome to city by Honorable James Dunno, mayor Of Provi- dence.
 Welcome to delegates by Earl R. Knight of Providence, president Rhode Island Federation of Mons classes.
 Reports from the New England states by Harry r. Kimbali of Portland, Maine, Frank D. Fiorian of Glastonbury, Conn.,, r. B. Me- Eachron of PittsAcld, Mass. Eion A, Kelley of Auburn, R. l.. T. N. Videto of Burlington, Vermont, and Charles 0. Dahl of Conway, N. II.
 Charles k. Calhoun of Bridge Bible class of that city will give a Ia tiD,,ltHlaN NAHfA RihIR Ciass-the program leadership and orga ganization."
 Henry r. Merrill, leader of class thirteen, Portland, Maine, will speak on "The Bible Class Mes- sage"
 Rev Albert c. Thomas of Fall River will give tho inspirational address of the afternoon.
 After tho close of the afternoon session the delegates VIII parade with Brig. General, Charles T. Glines Of Providence as marshal.
 The banquet will be at the Mar. ragansett hotel at 6:16. The speak, CTS of the evening will be Theodore Francis Green. governor of Rhode Island, and Dr Samuel W. Grafflin of White Plains, N. Y. Dr Grafflin has been leader of Q largo Mems Bible class in White Plains and Is q very popular speaker. Ills sub ject will be "Re-enter the Church | Statesman"
 The following committees will report at the afternoon session.: Nominating committee - Allan R. l.; Chester A. Leach, Portland, l Na NUarpan paCkaF MaFidan Conn; A. U. sternloff, Worcester, Mass; Herbert D. Pappas, Clare mont, N. H.
 Resolution committee - A. H. Smith, chairman, Springfield, Mass; James Case, Norwich. Conn; Henry r. Merrill, Port land, Me-; Harold II. Young, East Providence. R. l.; A. T. Morill, Bennington, Vt.
 Time and place of next conyen- ton committee-Edward L. Palm CT, chairman, Maiden. Mass; A. W. Louks. Fairfield, Conn; T. N. Vi- deto, Burlington, Vt.; Arlington D. | Horton Auburn, R. l.; Charles o. Dahl, Conway, N. H. Last year Connecticut had Q large delegation at Portland, Me-, and indications are that Connecti- cut will be represented by dele gates from Stamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Meriden, Waterbury, Hartford, Norwich, and other | towns.
 The ninth annual convention of the Connecticut federation will be held at Danbury on Saturday after noon and evening November 18th, in the Methodist church on Main street.
 The committee arranging for Danbury convention-Clarence c. Shaffer, Danbury; Henry F. Thom- as, Ansonia; Frank B. Florian, Glastonbury; Charles Doescher and A, w. Louks of Bridgeport; have secured Howard Wade. Kimsey Mems chorus leader with Tom Noonan's Chinatown mission of New York city. The Everyman's Bible class of Bridgeport will conduct an Ideal Mems Bible class session under the leadership of Charles K. Calhoun. The address of the evening will be by Dr Rob- ert McCaul, pastor of Aurora Grota cathedral, Brooklyn. N. Y. Dr Me- Caul Is a regular speaker at the Fulton street and John street noon day service In New York city.
 The state executive committee and the other committees which are as follows:
 Nominating committee-Charles IL. Dennis, Bridgeport; George