Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-29
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| Bible conference day in the union
| eNangelistic campaign began on Thurs
! day with a meeting at the armory at
| 10 a. m, when Rev. DR. West chair
man of the executive committee, was
! in charge. Mr.. Spooner led the song
service and prayer was offered by Rev
| c. Fl. Peck of Hanover. A quiet hour
| was conducted for Is minutes with
| brief remarks by Dr. West and prayers
by Rev. Mr.. Ricketts,, Rev. Dr. Kauf
man and others.s
Rev. Elliot f. Talmadge of Waure
gan. who was a college classmate of
DR.. Slough was the first speaker. He
spoke with great appreciation of a.
short visit of four days that DIR. Slough
made to Wauregan, conducting evan
gelistic services, during which there
were seventeen conversions. He also
spoke with sympathy of Dr. Stough's
sorrow in the loss of his son.
After the solo, Peace, Wonderful
Peace, rendered in Mr.. HeTring's usual
faultless manner, Rev. Clarence NJ
Gallup of the First Baptist church. New
Bedford. Mass, was presented for the
first address by Rev. Mr.. Cunningham.
/ His topic was to be The Value of
Revival to a Church. referring partic-
ularly to the experience of the New
Bedford churches. where DR. Slough
and his associates conducted a remark
able revival last winter.
Rev. Mr.. Gallup testified to the great
uplift to the churches the revival in
| New Bedford had been and urged that
the Norwich churches keep the re-
| vivalists here longer building a struc-
| ture for the meetings if necessary when
! the armory can no longer be had. The
| right atmosphere and the right spirit
| must be found in the churches to en-
| joy the spiritual blessing. and he be-
| lieved that these meetings would be
| more successful the longer they are
1 held
! After a few remarks by Rev Mr..
| Cunningham. the meeting closed with
hymn and the closing prayer by Rev.
J Brewer Boardman Of Waterford.
Afternoon Meeting.
| The afternoon meeting began short
! ~ after , o'clock and continued until
T. with a fair number attending. 1t
! began with a praise and testimony
! service conducted bv Mr. Spooner.
| The first speaker was Henry f. Wash
| burn of Boston. who was introduced
| by Rev Mr.. Cunningham to speak
| upon Some Observations of the
| Greater Boston Revival and the Cam
| bridge Group in Particular" Mr..
( Washburn is a member of a Cam
| bridge church. His observations were
| summed up in his suggestion that
| everybody should be workers and ac-
/ tive in extending the invitation to
| attend the armory meetings so that
| the reach and spread of the revival.
| effort might be extended. Out of this
| campaign. he said. would come just
! what the individual Christians want
| ed.
| Rev. Mr.. Cunningham commended
| this suggestion from Mr.. Washburn,
| saying that he was surprised at the
| numbers Of people who were still in
| the not-yet class as far as attendance
| at the armory went. He urged that
| Mr.. Washburn's suggestion be acted
| upon.
After Mr.. Herring had sung Tell
| Me the Old. Old Story. with fine eX-
| preston, Rev. F. E. Ramsder, pastor
| OF North Congregational church, New
\ Bedford. made an address of vigor
/ and power upon Continuous Evan
! gelsm." Rev. Mr.. Ramsdell was one
| of the leaders in highly successful
4 evangelistic campaign in New Bed
! ford under DR.. Slough, and he alluded
! feelingly to the circumstances under
which he and Rev. Mr.. Gallup came
| here now. so different from what they
| expected, having anticipated coming
| to share in the joys of an intense and
genuine revival with scores and hum
| dreds being converted, but now the
| loved voice of DR.. Slough was absent
! and under tragic circumstances, so it
| was hard to Danish the resultant dis
/ appointment from his heart He gave
unqualified endorsement of Dr. Slough
as an evangelist and told the people
that at no matter what cost they
| ought to have at least two weeks
more of him. 1t would be the most
tragic mistake Of your career. he said,
! if YOU let him go after next Thurs
| day. acknowledging virtual defeat at
| the beginning Of the campaign.
lie came to the defense of evan
| gelistic effort, of which he said there
! had been criticism ever since Paul
was declared drunken. stephen bias
phemous and Paul and Barnabas in
sane. At the present day. he said.
| there is an attitude that criticises spe-
cial evangelistic effort as not well
balanced. sane or logical. and seems
! to consider the personal relation of
| the soul to God as a holy of holes so
sacred that to intrude upon it is pro-
| tanation. Evangelism, he considered,
was simply gospelizing people, the
! spiritual dynamic that can upIift the
| life of the world. II should be pur-
sued regardless of denominationalism
! and he used the amusing illustration
Of the Gospel train. all drawn by the
, same engine and headed for the same
destination. On il the Baptists look
| after the, water supply, the Methodists
| keep up steam in the engine. the Epis-
F; copalians look after the draperies and
| silver fittings of the parlor cars. the
! ngregationalists take up the tickets
| and the Prebyterians are hanging on
: to the brakes to keep the whole thing
! from going into the ditch. For him
, self he said he was committed to a
! continuous and personal evangelism,
and was more and more convinced
! that what the world needs was more
I and not less of Christ, and there must
: nc a stand together against any at
tempt to take the crown from the
I head of Jesus Christ or to lessen the
I power Of His blood.
! The closing address Of the after
/ noon was brief one upon the topic,
! The Passion for Souls" in which
! Rev Mr. Cunningham made the point
/ that this must be an attribute of ev-
cry Christian, pastor or layman. who
( is in fellowship with his Lord and
! Master We need to remember that
I men are lost and bring into this work
| the help Of the Holy Spirit to find
1 the point of. contact. for God never
| made anyone that would not respond
TO the right touch.
! \ cor secratiOn service of prayer and
! song closed the meeting, Rev. Mr..
! Cunningham pronouneing the benedic-
/ ton.
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