Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-11

The sunset service of the aged, held in the afternoon at the Central Bap- tist church. and the contribution of articles to eat and to wear, which were received at the evening service, made Wednesday, inore than ordinary day in the union evangelistic campaign. Both were carried out with pronounced success, and the workers who had been interested felt fully rewarded for all their efforts, which had resulted in reaching out into new fields with the influence of the campaign.
 In the afternoon for the sunset ser- vice, the women's work committee Mrs. Frank A. Roath, chairman-was in charge, and the church held large audience of women, while in the cen ter. in seats reserved for them, were the aged people for whom special plans had been carried out to enable them to attend. A number of automobiles of- fered by the owners had been pressed into the service to bring those not able to get there without conveyance, and for a number who rode it was their first experience in one of these luxuri- ous modern conveyances. Among the machines in use were those of A. J. Dawley, Mrs C. E. Havens, Charles E. Meech, Calvin H. Frisbie, H. F. Daw- ley, Henry F. Parker and George H. Loring They brought the shut-in aged ones from all parts of the city one man of over 80 coming from Yam tic, and the oldest one in attendance being woman of 91. eBaming smiles and warm handclasps greeted the aged ones upon arriving at the church. will ing hands assisted them out of the automobiles and up the steps to their
 seats in the church. where their evi-
 dent appreciation of the service and
 .~T-< 4las..-- enough of their gratitude, and ample
 reward for those who assisted. One old man told Dr. Slough that he hadn't heard a word that had been said, but it was evident that he thought the ser vice worth while.
 Altogether there were about thirty who were brought to church in. the autos, while nearly as many more Of the aged were present with their friends or members of their families
 Some were brought also in carriages. The ushers were young women from the different churches, while the cho- rus choir was seated in the side sec tion of seats. and all the ministers were on the platform to emphasize the welcome to those present. Among the old songs which MT. Spooner had the chorus sing were There Is Happy Land, Rock of Ages, and Nearer My
 
 was favored by MT. Herring. who sang
 with rare feeling and in fine voice the solo. The Home of the Soul.
 | Dr. Slough expressed his gratitude ! to Mrs. Roath and her assistants for | their work. He led the congregation
 in repeating in unison The Shepherd Psalm. the 23d, and then addressed them a helpful and cheering message
 from the story of the aged Anna, the prophecies, and Simeon, who saw the presentation of the child Jesus in the ! temple by his parents. They suggest | ed the privileges and blessings Of a | long life of devotion to God.
 Big Response in Gifts.
 For the evening service it had been announced that admission would be by | ticket, which should be some articles | to eat or to wear. The response to this was so generous that the space in | the vestibule of the church was soon 1 filled up, and the articles had to be
 taken to the prayer meeting room. The