Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-03
RECONSIDERATION FOR SERVICE
Urged By pr. Slough at Union Revval-Plea that Cam paign May Have Grand Effect Here-Services May Be Continued.


 A big collection of flowers, most of them chrysanthemhn1s. but including also asters and carnations, ranged along the front of the platform at the Armory and on the platform steps was a conspicuous feature at the union evangelistic service there Tuesday night. They had been brought in re- sponse to the invitation to provide a floral offering for the shut-in ones of the city and others who are prevented from attending the meetings, and the resps nse had been generous. Today they will be distributed to the list of names tfGt has been handed in, which vii probably. be still further augment ed eeicre neon. Each bunch of flow CTS sent .out will have attached to it a cari bearing a Scripture promise.
 The evening meeting had an attend ance of more than 700, and opened with the usual song service conducted by MT. Spooner and the big chorus. Pray CT was offered by Rev. F. O. Cunning ham. and the soprano solo, Just For Today, was beautifully rendered by Mrs. Archibald Mitchell, Jr
 In the notices Dr. Slough emphasized especially the Flower Day service, this afternoon at 3 o'clock at Park church, when the topic is to be "The Heart of the Rose of New Englandv Thursday afternoon Dr. Slough is to speak at the Greeneville Congregational church, and on Friday afternoon meeting for women only will be held, probably in the Central Baptist chuhch. The cot tage prayer meetings are held as usual, and the usual Armory meetings on Wednesday and Thursday evenings
 Before the sermon Mir. Herring rem dered the baritone solo, Would You Believe, expressivly bringing out the .nm~er <~ff fAs.x rN.. fered a petition in response to ntimer- ous requests for prayer that had been received.
 His sermon was one of strong ap- peal and effectiveness from the text John xviii 40, Now Barabbas was a robber.. This man, tried, convicted and under sentence of death. represents us all as We stand before the court of God. We may not have been liars or rob- bers or outrageous criminals, but we need these days to face the conse- quences of moral responsibility. Where in are those living on in morality and self-sufficiency better off than the staggering drunkard or the liar, when brought before bar of God? We have never robbed or lied because some of us have never been tempted as others have to these sins or we, too, might have gone down in the storm. But since we have sinned in the tempta- ton that has come to us, there is proof positive that we need a Saviour. We stand condemned, not under future condemnation, but present condemna- tion is upon us because of our refusal of Jesus Christ. He that believeth not is condemned already. The sentence has been pronounced and we are await ing it's execution, but between is the offer of pardon through Jesus Christ, and there is not a soul but what can pass out of condemnation to deliver ance through Jesus Christ.
 Dr. Slough then drew a vivid and dramatic picture of Barabbas and Jesus before Pilate and the frenzized mob, when the marvellous mystery of the centuries was enacted and Jesus, the innocent, took the place of Barab- bas, the guilty. the innocent man con- demned and the guilty one released. But this is the mystery of redemption, Bara'bbas synonymous with the sinner, and Jesus, the innocent, taking the place to die for the guilty, that he might bring us to God. He must be sinless or he would need saviour himself.
 Behold! cried John the Baptist, the