Norwich bulletin., 1909-06-11

A union prayer meeting. combin- ing the churches in the center of the city and those in Greeneville, Norwich Town and on the West Side, was held Thursday evening in the Second Con gregational church, with the different pastors attending and a good sized congregation of the church members. It was called to hear two speakers, Rev. Clarence M. Gallup of the First Baptist church, New Bedford, and Rev. Frank E. Ramsdell of the North Con- gregational church. give an account of a wonderful revival recently in New Bedford, when meetings were held for four weeks under the leadership of Dr. Henry w. Slough. an evangelist.
 Both speakers gave it as their earnest conviction that the churches of Norwich should secure Dr. Slough to conduct similar series of meetings and a meeting of the ministers was cided to present the matter to their churches.
 Dr. L. L.-West presided at the pray CT meeting, and after opening prayer by Deacon B. G. Smith. and two hymns, Rev. P. c. Wright responded to Dr. Vests invitation to explain the purpose of the meeting. This, he said. arose from the feeling of a need of a revival in Norwich and this was an
  ford revival from two men in whom they had confidence.
 Great Work in New Bedford.
 Rev. MT. Ramsdell was first heard from. There was one motive, he said, in bringing the two New Bedford min- isters here, to have Norwich enjoy the same experience as New Bedford had, for Rev. MT. Gallup had it on his heart that hiq hnUhnnd hnnon chnrI1I LnnrU the blessing that had come to New Bedford. To begin with, New Bedford was town of deep-seated, old-time conservatism, where Moody had made one of his most conspicuous failures, but it had a group of scra --ing, out spoken ministers who had won through many hard fights with civic corrup- ton, and when this campaign was ta- ken up there was a manifest interest and unity that showed the hour had come. At the first meeting there had been 5000 people to hear the evan gelist, in two weeks the meetings had outgrown the church and were trans ferred to rink holding 1000 people. There were 5000 on hand for the open- ing night. In hopelessly inmovable, unres ponsive New Bedford 1,300 cards of decision were signed. As an en- dorsement of Dr. Slough, the speaker said he had never yet seen his equal as an evangelist, and from the thirty ministers, city missionaries and Y. M. c. A. workers associated with him in New Bedford, there is yet to be heard the first discordant note. or criticism or condemnation. There could be no greater blessing for Norwich than four weeks of Dr. Slough
 A Great Man Under God.
 Rev. MT. Gallup, we'll known as the son of the late Capt. Loren A. Gallup of this city, followed Rev. MT. Rams dell, devoting his remarks especially to a description of the personality of Dr. Slough. It was stated by Rev. MT. Ramsdell that Dr. Slough had come to New Bedofrd through a rec ommendation made from Cambridge man to Rev. MT. Gallup Referring to Rev. MT. Ramsdell as the leading fighter" in New Bedford, his co-labor- CT in the ministry gave an unquali- fled endorsement of Dr. Slough as an evangelist He had done a work in New Bedford that no one believed possible and had brought one of the greatest blessinS- in his life, said the speaker. He is no denli god, but a great man under God, and he feels that he has work to do in New Eng land. He is . unknax. an attractive and