Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-12

plauSe greeted Or. west appeal
Mr.. Herring was heard in the beau-
ed. after which DR.. Slough gave the
following notices: Friday afternoon
in Central Baptist, church. the last
weekday afternoon service, Dr. Slough
speaks upon Stubble or Silver an adj
dress of great Importance; cornet solo
by Rev. r. O.. Cunningham; in the eve
ming, special service for recent con-
verts. address by DIR. StoughA upon
How to Make Success Of the Chris
tian Life Sunday afternoon. mems mass
meeting in Broadway theater, topic.
Dead Men: mass meetings in two of
the churches in the. evening; Monday
evening, the final farewell meeting.
Ten Requests for Prayer.
DR.. Slough then offered prayer aft
err he had read ten requests that had
come in. and then conducted Bible
reading from the 18th chapter Of Acts.
in which he read and commented up
on in a particularly Illuminating way
the story of Paul and Silas put into
prison, where they prayed and sang
praises to God till the Lord heard their
prayers and released them with an
earthquake This brought the inquiry
from the terrified jailer, What shall l
do to be saved?" and PauIs sanswer,
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
DR.. Slough emphasized three points
in belief: First, to believe that He
died for you; second. believe that
Jesus is able to save you, and is the
only one to whom you can entrust
the destinies OF your immortal soul;
and, third. believe that He will forgive
YOU. His forgiveness is waiting and
the onlv reason that he has not for
given YOU long ago is that you have
never asked him. He viii forgive and
keep you until death.
In a short after meeting following
the sermon there were a number VINO
responded to the invitation to profess
Christ. more than fifty testified to an
swers to prayers received during this
revival in the conversion Of friends
and many more stood to indicate that
they knew they were living different
lives through the influence of these re-
vival meetings.
Afternoon Meeting.
The afternoon meeting on Thursday
was held at the Second Congregational
church and was of special character
fitted to the day of rejoicing. which
was the title designated for Thursday,
and it's observance was to be carried
out in forgetfulness of self and remem-
brance of others by doing something
that would make some other life hap
pier and holier.
There was q large congregation at
the church, which was led in a CHEEKY
song service by Mr.. SpOoner, and
prayer was offered by Rev. c. H. Rick
etts. A cornet solo. God Will Take
Care of You, was rendered with tender
expression by Rev. Mr.. Cunningham.
After the notices had been given Mr..
Herring gave the baritone solo Love
Found Way, which he sang in splen-
did voice.
DIR. Slough read for the scripture les
son Psalm 1913, one of praise and re-
joicing appropriate to the day, and
from 1t he. drew the lesson that when
praise is coming from our hearts and
radiating from our souls everything be-
gins to praise God as we exalt his
name. AS an illustration he told the
affecting story of man who had suf-
fered almost complete ossificat ton, but
even then could find reason to thank
God that he had one thumb and one
arm that could move while all the rest
of his body was rigid.
After the sermon Mr.. Spooner led the
congregation in singing There is Sun
shine in My Soul, and DIR. Slough gave
them opportunity to participate in the
service by telling of things for which
they were thankful in connection with
the revival meetings. There were
many who took part.
During the meeting prayers were
asked for Rev. D. w. Cannon of Mt.
Calvary Baptist church, who had been
taken that morning to the state hos
pital because he had suddenly gone
violently insane.
Gifts and Pledges.
The gifts and pledges received at the
Central Baptist church on Wednesday
evening at the suggestion of the evan
gelistic campaign for the celebration
of the day of rejoicing were many and
valuable, and, according to desire have
been taken charge of by the United
Workers. to be distributed by them.
For two or more hours Thursday
morning a company of volunteer la
dies were busy classifying and remov-
ing the gifts to the United Workers
house, where they will be distributed
as need arises. Indeed. many homes
have already been made glad BY the
receipt of these kindly sympathies.
An inventory of things received and
promised is as follows:
Clothing. ia packages (all OF them
containing more than one garment) :
shoes, 20 pairs: fruit and vegetables,
1O1 packa ges; tea and coffee, Al: bread
SO loaves; cereals. "a boxes; sugar, %
packages (ranging from one to twenty
pounos cacn); soap, 70 cakes = crackers
and cookies. 10 lots; baskets of grapes.
IS; beans, IL; dry groceries, 9: rice.
9; flour. s; cake raisins and celery. 2
81 oh; salt, 1 pound: one pie one pound
butter, one dozer eggs, one bushel of
potatoes. one barrel apples. one ton of
coal, one kindling wood bundle. two
packages of literature.
In canned goods there were in num-
Der of packages of vegetables so. jellies
az. fruit ~. soup Is, condensed milk g.
meat and cocoa. 5 each. malt4ti milk
BESIDES all this there were ,$12.O5 in
cash received.
So far as can be judged there were
about seven hundred people directly
concerned in these Gifts and more than
two hundred families are sure to- "a
ceive something from this generous
store.
The chanks Of the United Workers
are due to the managers of the cam
palgn Tor the suggestion Of such dayi
of DrGrfir1l dOino of crcna a,z1