Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-16

Five weeks of union evangelistio campaign in this city. conducted by Rev. Henry w. Slough, D. D., Rev.
 F Q. Cunningham, D. Lansing Spoon-
 CT and Arthur l.. Herring, came to an
 end Monday night, culminating in a touching and enthusiastic farewell service at the Central Baptist church and a farewell demonstration at the l railroad d pot unheard of heretofore in the history of the church militant | in this city. When the last good byes had been said at the church, big part Of the congregation of about thou-- sand people accompanied Dr. Slough and his three associates to the Con- soiidated road station to see them off on the boat train. Members of the big chorus choir took up the songs that have been favorites during the cam paign, Rev. Mir. Cunningham unlim- bered his sweet toned cornet that has been such a factor in the singing. and Mir. Spooner led the singing as he stood on the car platform, while all waved and shouted goodbye as the train waited and finally moved out.
 The evangelists begin similar carn- paisn in Ashland, Wis, on Thursday.
 The farewell service at the church began at o'clock. at which hour there was hardly seat left vacant and many late corners stood throughout the service. The congregation was on the qui vive with enthusiasm and the ap- pearance of each of the evangelists on |. the platform at the opening of the service was the signal for prolonged applause Mir. Spooner led the big chorus choir in a splendid praise ser vice. in which Mir. Herring and Miss Irene Everett also assisted by singing some of the verses of the hymns while the big choir came in on the chorus.
 The following pastors of the churches uniting in the campaign were seated with the evangelists on the platform: Rev. Dr. L. l.. West of Second Con- gregational church, Rev. pr. s. H. Howe of Park Congregational, Rev. P. c. Wright of Central Baptist, Rev. Dr. M. s. Kaufman of Trinity Meth odist Episcopal, Rev. c. H. Ricketts of Greeneville Congregational, Rev. w. T. Thayer of First Baptist Rev. G. H. Ewing of First Congregational, Rev. Jerome Greer of Norwich Town Meth odist Episcopal. and Rev. J. R. Very of Third Baptist.
 After an offering had been taken, which pr. West announced would go to the evangelist. Dr. Slough arose to give his final message. He said, in part. that it was with a feeling differ ent than he had felt in any other field where he had worked as an evangelist that he eams to this final meeting. Norwich would always be inseparably connected with his own inmost heart life, and there was something about this meeting so different from all oth- CTS that he could not trust himself to attempt to tell it. You know how much it means to me to lay down this work and hand it back to the faithful pastors. can never express all feel in gratitude for what was done for me in the time that I was called away, and I do not know if I should have been able to return at all if it had not been for the prayers, earnest, tender, supplicating and unceasing, offered for me and mine. I feel that the greatest blessing has come to me in these days and more has come to me from Nor wich than have ever given to 1t. From these Norwich meetings I shall leave here a better man and a better minister, with a greater passion for souls than ever before. So that tonight as I say the words goodbye I wish you to know with all my heart that I love you.
 Dr. Slough Endorsed.
 A set of resolutions endorsing Dr. Slough and stating that the Norwich ministers would not hesitate to recom- mend him to any community, was of- fered by Dr. Kaufman and passed amid applause on motion of Colonel Charles w. Gale that they be adopted