Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-01

Sunday was one of the pivotal days
in the union evangel.stic campaign,
marking the return of DIR. Stoug to
resume conduct of the meetings after
his bereavement in the loss of his son.,
and the two meetings conducted at the
armory were of pronounced power and
outreach. In the afternoon at the ar
mory DR.. Slough addressed a meet
ing for men only at which there was
an attendance of about 500, and in the
evening the building was packed to it's
capacity with a crowd that numbered
about $500.
The afternoon service opened with
the song service. inspiringly led by Mr..
Spooner, and prayer was offered by
Rev. G. II. Ewing. A quartette num-
Der, Abide With Me, was finely sung
by Arthur l.. Herring. Charles r. Car
lyle, William A Lund and A. r. Park
err.
The music for the service was rem
dered by the two pianos, two comets,
a violin and clarinet. and for the Of
fertory a cornet duet by Rev. Il. o.
Cunningham and Harold Carpenter
was heard with great pleasure. Mr..
Herring's baritone solo was a partic-
ularly effective rendering of The Man
of Galilee, sung to the music Of Annie
Laurie
Rev. Mr.. stough's address Of the
afternoon was upon the topic, Chain
ing the Giant, from the text Judges
xvi:21. And they brought him down
to Gaza,r in which he related the trag-
ic story of the death of Samson as
that of g man of the greatest posi-
bilities brought to ruin by the same
temptations that are overthrowing men
today. and the preacher presented the
acceptance of Jesus Christ as per-
sonal Saviours as the only sure escape
and safety.
Big Evening Meeting.
Every seat occupied from front to
rear in the armory at the evening ser
vice made a record breaking attend
ance for a religious gathering. IN this
city. and Mr.. Spooner also had all
available space in the chorus occupied.
Under his leadership they sang with
splendid enthusiasm in the opening
song service.
DIR. Slough made the announcements
for the week. There are to be evening
services at the armory every night but
Monday, Friday and Saturday. There
is to be an afternoon service on Tues
day at 3 o'clock at the First Baptist
church. Tuesday night everyone is
requested to bring to the armory meet
ing one flower or more, as a special
gift, these to be distributed on Wednes-
day by a special committee to all the
shut-in people in the city in homes or
in public institutions. On Friday af-
ternoon there is to be meeting, at
place to be announced later, for women
only, when DIR. Slough will speak on
Mother Ewes Daughters.
James l.. Case, chairman of the
finance committee, was called upon to
make a statement of this side of the
campaign. which he did by saying that
they needed a collection of $500. The
collection was then taken up, which
amounted in cash and pledge cards to
$3.50. While the offering was being
taken Rev. Mr.. Cunningham, Robert
w. Otis and Harold Carpenter delight
ed the big gathering with cornet trio
which was finely played.
DR.. Slough read a number of re-
quests for prayer and offered prayer
before beginning his sermon, which
was from the text John iii. 16, For
God so loved the world that he gave
his only begotten son that whatsoever
believeth in him should not perish but
have everlasting life"
The change of one word in this text,
he said, gave the key to his whole
thought of the evening. God so bee
lieved in the world" touching by the
word believed even a profounder
depth than that of love. It is the one
and only hope for you and me and the
world that God believes in us, in the
soul-possibility of every man and wom-
an, in the ideal and not so much in