The Newtown bee., 1903-04-24
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN.
MISS LORD AT THE CON0REGA.
TIONAL CHURCH..
THE SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES ARE
GROWING IN INTEREST AND NUM-
BERs.-SHE WILL SPEAK AGAIN NEXT
SUNDAY EVENING, APRIL 26.

The largest audience that has gath
cred in the Congregational church on a |
Sunday evening in several years came |
together last Sunday evening to hear
Miss May B. Lord. 1t was not out of
curiosity the people came, for the
closest attention was given the speak
er and feeling Of earnestneSS toward
the question of deciding for Christ
was manifest. Some cards distributed
at the close of the meeting found many
signers who were willing to accept the
Saviour Now. A little boy who placed
his name on one of the cards was kept
on the following day from letting his
temper get the better of him and doing
some other naughty things for little
boy to do by tine recollection of that
name which with all the seriousness of
his little soul he had written down.
Feeling is poor motive power tO lead
us to a decision so tremendous in what
it should mean; but when, moved first
by feeling, one settles down and re-
solves to take Jesus as his Master as
thoughtfully as one would decide to
build him a house, it means much to
the life. Let these meetings go on.
Some are now right on the bOrder-line;
may they soon step clear over. Miss
May B. Lord, field worker of the Con-
necticut Sunday School Association,
church again next Sunday evening,
April 26, at 7.3O O'Clock. Andrew
brought Peter to Christ when Chris
uianity just began; in fact, that is the
way in which it did begin. Friend,
will you not try to bring some one to
the meeting next Sunday night?
Miss Lord talk on Sunday evening
was based on the words, Come thou
and all thy family with thee into the
ark" When mans rebellion against
God waxed very strong, God determin-
ed to destroy the wicked from off the
earth. Noah was a righteous man,
not very righteous as we would regard
him; but he lived up to the light he
had, and that was not much. God
wanted to save him, and SO told him
to build an ark. One hundred years
Noah was at his task. How much
ridicule he had to endure all this
while! How much the people laughed
at the foolishness of Noah as that long
time wore on! Then came the word,
Yet seven days and l will send rain
upon the earth.'' Soon the drops be-
gan to fall, and then the rain came
down in torrents. "What, will Noah S
flood really come?"/ the people asked
| Ill UcIIOI. lU WdS UOO 1dlc. M uCu Iuu
had been poked at Noah;s ark because
so many people live" it has been asked
''in so small space with only one
window?' The word does not near
a "window;" it means 'series OF
lights" You remember when the
raven was sent forth. Once a lady
watched little bird flying back and
forth from wall to wall within 3
church. Seeing the door open, the
lady exclaimed: 'Why don't the little
thing fly out the door?" At last it did
How we beat ourselves against this
dark grief and that when the door il
open, the door of refuge into which we
can fly! Oh, burdened one, fly tC
Jesus. He waits to receive you.
"Come thou and all thy family with
thee into the ark" How many are
interested in bringing their children
with them into the ark! Mr. Meade O.
Brooklyn was once speaking in tent
He said: "There are two kinds OF
mills. The one kind grinds grain; the
other kind grinds' here he took
up in his arms bright-faced little boy
who sat on the edge of the platform
"the other kind grinds boys like this
boy?" A man thrust in his head al
the door Of the tent. "Why, that is
my boy" he said. eyes," and repeat
ed Mr. Meade, ''do you want the
whiskey mill to grind your boy ano
turn him out a drunkard?" The next
morning this father was seen empty.
ing out casks and smashing bottles in
front OF his saloon. There was one
mill of the latter class which should
have no opportunity to get hold of that
boy.
In making an earnest appeal to those
present to make decision now to fol
low Jesus Christ, Miss Lord told of a
young man who asked that he might
see minister in Norwich just as be
was going into his church for the Sun
day evening service. The minister
left the congregation in charge of the
choir, and went to the young mans
bedside. He was dying. He was ask
ed to accept Christ. "No," he per-
sisted; cit is too late; but l want you
to tell the other boys not to be 50
foolish as have been and leave the
deciding Of this question to a time like
this"
An earnest prayer that the question
might be settled now was followed by
many registering the determination
to take Jesus as their Saviour. Friends,
| this is not sentiment nor is it sensa
| ton; it is the Gospel of Christ which
| is the power of God unto salvation to
every one that believeth.-[O W.
Barker.
The-Selectmen and town clerk have
notice in another column relative to
the licensing Of dogs. May is draw
ing near and it behooveS all dog owners