Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16
HOME MAKERS AND BREAKERS
The Influence of the Home is Reflected in the Children Says pr. Slough at Evangelistc Meeting at Armory Strong Elaboration at Afternoon Gathering.

There was another large attend
 ance at the union evangelistic meet
 ing at the Armory on Friday evening. | The full chorus made a fine showing, | and was assisted by a quartette from
 the Central Baptist church-Mrs, Archibald Mitchell, Jr., Mrs. Augustus II. Sullivan, George Turner and James
 L. Case. Harold Carpenter was added | as cornetist. Miss Carpenter was ab- sent and Frederick w. Lester was at 1 the piano during the song service and ! Miss Alice Woodward the remainder of the evening. There was the usual spirited service of song led by MT. Spooner and a beautiful rendering of Seek Ye the Lord, by the quartette,
 and of will the Circle Be Unbroken? by MT. Herring. Prayer was offered
 by Mir. Spooner. Notice was given of a young peoples meeting at 6.30
 m. at the Second Congregational church on Sunday and of an illustrat- ed talk on Railroad Signals, for boys and girls at the armory at p. m. Monday.
 Home Makers and Home Breakers was the subject chosen by Dr. Slough for the evenings address. The Scrip ture text from which it was taken be- ing found in II. Samuel, the 18th chap ter beginning with the 31st verse. This describes the lament of David over the death of Absalom. It is the cry of broken-hearted father when he hears of the death of the son who has been plotting the fathers life and has been in rebellion against him. This un- timely death of the prodigal son has
 filled the fathers old age with sor- row and despair. He has been wait ing for the tidings of the battle and when the fleet runner comes, he asks, not the fate of the Kingdom, but the ft-0v, hf 1anx- hi ncs blinded with tears, he staggers up the stairs to the little room over the city gate, and laments. David stands for great class of people today who. like him, are weeping over prodiGal children.
 Many DesoIate Hearthstones.
 A young man in New York commit ted suicide recently and 246 telegrams and letters were received from parents all over the country asking if it was their son. This gaves only faint idea of the many desolate hearth stones. One hundred thousand men in this country every year are killed by drink and these are all some moth CTS boy. There are crowds of broken hearted mothers and fathers. What are the sources of the influence for evil? David cried, '1s he safe?" He asked it years too late. Absalom lad a heather mother. Dr. Slough spoke of the right foundation of home and warned the girls especially against marrying an unchristian man. It is expressly forbidden in the Bible
 Many do it through ignorance or im- mature judgment and find they have to walk alone with Christ-the man in the world and neutralizing her in- fluence for good. The home is the heart of the nation. This son never rises above or falls below the level of the home. The homes determine the nation. the state and the church, and determine character. All those who are in our penitentiaries, reform schools and the like, were once pure, innocent babes in their mothers arms. It is unspeakably sad to think of this ana then to see what they have be- come. There must be a foundation laid for every superstructure to be built upon and many of these did not have a good foundation. They did not have a good heritage. They were born with the mark of Cain upon them and never had a fair chance. sIs he safe?'' Not unless he has a good start and the right kind of parental authority. God made parents as a disciplining | and culturing force.
 Children Need Training.
 Children need training, or moral | shipwreck results. Obedience is a word which can be written over all | human experiences and is the com mon denominator of them all. It is | the fundamental point of government, | society home, character and religion. l