Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-27
REDEMPTION OPEN TO ALL
Rev. F. O. Cunningham Interested Large Audience and Many were Moved by His Words-Death of Dr.. Stough's Son-EvangeIist Returns Sunday to Contin- ue Work Until Next Thursday.

Those attending the Tuesday meet ings of the union evangelist campaign were saddened to have the news an- nounced to them of the death of pr. Stough's Il year old son, which oc- cured about l o'clock Tuesday morn- ing at his home in Wheaton, Ill. Ex- pressions of sympathy were general for the bereaved evangelist, who was called home last week from the cam paign here. At the afternoon meeting, where Dr. Stough's telegram announc- ing the death of his son was first read, return telegram of sympathy was sent to Dr. and Mrs. Slough. In the evening the chorus choir at the armory arranged to send a bouquet of flowers and telegram expressing sympathy.
 It has been decided to continue the meetings into next week, until Thurs day, and perhaps longer, as Dr. Slough has sent word that he will return here after the funeral of his boy. which is on Thursday. Dr. Slough will be here for the Sunday meetings.
 Evening Service.
 There were from 500 to 600 in at- tendance at the service at the armory on Tuesday evening. Mir. Spooner led the usual song service of the first half hour during which prayer was of fered by Rev. W. T. Thayer. Rev. MT. Cunningham gave notice of the cot tage prayer meeting at g a. m. and the service at the 3 p. m. at the Central Baptist church, beside the regular service at the Armory this evening.
 Death of pr. stoush's Son.
 MT. Spooner made the announce ment of pr. Stough's bereavement. the telegram received by him reading: William with Christ. This morning. FIInaral rThftrudau JNf11 rot,rrr, day. A special service of prayer was held in sympathy for Dr. Slough and prayers offered by Rev. Dr. Kauf- man, Rev. MT. Ricketts, MT. Herring, Mayor Lippitt, J. L. Case and J. Fl. Larrabee, the service closing with an appropriate selection by the choir. This was followed by MT. Herring's solo, But l Know, giving the keynote to the evenings address upon the sub ject of Redemption. The Scripture reading was the prophecy of Isaiah concerning Christ, in which was the text, Isaiah 53:6, "Ali we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all"
 This chapter seems more like his- tory than prophecy, yet it was writ ten long before the time of Christ, to whom it refers. It uses the same simile found so often in the Bible and having divine sanction as an accurate descrlption-that of comparing men with sheep.
 Rev. MT. Cunningham then pointed out the several ways in which men resemble this animal. Sheep are gre garious. So are men. They are always getting together in large cities. There are more people in New York city than in any but three of the United States. Sheep are helpless creatures, more so than any other an- imal. A dog, cat or pigeon can find it way home, but a lost sheep never can. It is an eloquent type of a lost man, who cannot reach home without Gods help. It can only bleat out it's agony and hopelessness like the man whom the centrifugal action of sin has driven from God-the center. Sheep are extremely silly. What one does the rest will do, whether to go through a glass window or fall into well. They are no more so thaa the small boy who skated on ice he knew to be unsafe because the other boys did it. It is just as silly for men to do things simply because some one else did 1t. A sheep is an animated machine on four legs for converting grass into wool Like some men, he is always looking dOwn-not up; he has no aspirations. Sheep are timid. One sheep dying in a flock will put all the others into a panic. They are