Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-15
WHAT IS \ CHRISTIAN?
Evangelist Slough Armory Says He is One Who Puts God First and Foremost in fiis Life -- Should Not Love the Wor,d-Faith the Afternoon Topic.

n There was large attendance at the Union evangelistic service at the Arrl- ory on Thursday evening, this taking the place of the usual mid-week ser- vice, in the churches, and the charac- ter of the meeting being planned with special reference to this fact. The meeting was preceded by the usual song service in which both chorus and congregation entered with enthusiasm, under MT. Spooner's leadership. Pray CT was offered by Rev w. T. Thayer of the First Baptist church.
 nr. Slough announced that today's meeting at p. m. would be upon the. tpoic The Threefold Resurrection, and the evening service upon Home Max CTS and Home Breakers. He spoke of the great blessing of the morning hour of prayer, and Rev. P. c. Wright gave the name of Mrs. LaRue Bliven of Cornell street to be added to the list of cottage prayer meetings at o'clock this morning. He also announced that today the meeting would be held with Mrs. Davis on Broadway Cover Dr. Stark's office), instead of with Mrs. William Allen. The hymn Calvary was given sympathetic expression by MT. Herring.
 pr. Stough's Address.
 Dr. Slough made an earnest address upon what it means to be a Christian. The scripture lesson was from the sec ond chapter of the first Epistle of John and the text was Acts 11:26. "The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch" :, Whether it was term of approbrium or of praise we shall nev~ CT know, but it is a significant fact that in this ancient capital city of Asia Minor was gained by men unheralded and unknown the name which has come down through the centuries as that given to all those who have to have such a wide latitude that it is we'll to re-def1ne it. Some people use it as opposed to the term heather, while others make 1t synonymous with church member-as indeed it ought to be. What Is a Christian? Jesus said, Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart and soul and might" This is the first and greatest con- mandment.
 The Greatest Sin.
 Therefore it must follow that the greatest sin Is not to do this. The sinner of sinners is the one who breaks this commandment. Every one does not realize this and might name many oth- treason against God, and like all trea- son is an inclusive crime. It Is the arch sin which God holds in judgment against men. Every man has his god. He serves either one or the other-God or Mammon. St. John describes the threefold worship of the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the vain- glory Of life. Even church members may worship power, money, pleasure or appetite in place of God himself. The Hindu mother throwing her child to the crocodile has been called heath en. But she does it to gain the favor of her god, and may be a Christian compared with many in Norwich who, knowing the right God, deliberately turn away from him and worship Nam mon. pr. Slough would rather take his chances with the woman on the Ganses than with some of them.
 MoraIist Passes for Christian.
 Then, too, the moralist sometimes passes for a Christian. This is beside the mark. He keeps only the second Dor as himself, which is not the essen tial point. The breaking of this first commandment is the cause of all the trouble we are having in our country today God is forgotten and the stand ards of men are not what they should be-
 A Christian is one who puts God first and foremost in his life through the help of His Son.
 
 one who lives soberly, righteously and godly. To live soberly-or holily- means to have the whole inward life of the man under control which is possible through the grace of God. To live rtghteously pertains to the out ward life. The inward and the out ward life always tally. They fit one into the other and are inseparable. Outward acts will betray the inward thought-and desire-for as a. man thinketh in his heart, so is he. This is the crux of the present day. Are all who should, living sober and right eous lives? What do these more than they?" What Is the difference between the Christian and the man of the worl@ in his everyday life? Both may read the Bible, may pray, may go to church, give to the church, may have been baptized, may even belong to the church. The difficulty in converting many is that they do not see the two 1I1 1 ~4