Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-18

support as they should, by Gods help
this man win lead to great and glori-
Gus victory, Personally. ] believe in
DR.. Slough and his methods. and that
providentially he is here to aid in
bringing mighty blessing to our city.
This revival ought to mean to Nor
wich:
IA closer fellowship and truer har-
mony among the different denomina-
tions. and as a consequence larger in
fluence for good.
2-Increased Spiritual power in all
our churches. enabling them to ac-
complish more effectually their true
mission to the community.
3-Greater efficiency OH the part of
ministers. The warm, vital, Christly
support of his membership cannot fail
to prove a stirring inspiration to any
pastor who yearns after the largest
possible usefulness.
At should mean the elevating and
purifying of our social life. As people
drift away from Christ and grow in
different to their spiritual welfare,
they easily yield to indulgences which
are anita gonstic to noble social ideals.
st ought to mean the toning up
of the moral sense of all our people,
so that this would be a cleaner, safer
place for building homes and rearing
families.
Cit should improve substantially
and notably the manhood of Norwich.
Doubtless a good proportion of Nor
witch men will compare favorably With
those of any other city. Yet it is
equally evident that the average is
far below what it. might be. A spirit
ual awakening such as we are expect
ing it is believed will bring many men
out of sinful lives into Christian man
hood
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civic betterment. Restore faith in
God and then Will follow new sense
of obligation TO faithfulness in office
and honor in citizenship.
Sin this same direction and for
similar reason. a revival here ought
to mean greater fidelity in all the re-
lations of life-domestic. social. COM
mercial political and spiritual. 1t
ought to make men and women truer
to themselves, to their fellow beings
and to God Add to these temporal
advantages the eternal benefits which
are promised every true child of
Christs kingdom aud we find that
eternity alone can reveal all the bless
ings which ought to spring from such
a revival as ours. May God move ev-
cry Christian i'll Norwich to support
the campaign.
Service for Men.
Sunday, the union eVangelistic cam
paign in this city entered upon its
second week. Saturday was a day
of rest for the workers. except for
meeting in the evening at, the Central
Baptist church when DIR. Slough was
in conference with the personal work
ers. but on Sunday two services were
held in the armory with marked pow
err and impressiveness upon big audi
ences. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock
an audience of 500 men listened with
the closest attention to DIR. Stoughs
thrilling address upon Winds and
Whirlwinds, and in the evening the
place was completely filed with one of
the greatest audiences known in this
city at religious meeting, about $500
men and women hearing the eVangel-
list in a persuasive sermon on Repent
ance.
At the opening of the afternoon
meeting a song service led by mems
chorus, conducted by II. Lansing
Spooner, and lifted to enthusiasm by
the silver-t toned cornet of Rev. +. o.
Cunningham. was an inspiring feature.
Roy Phillips and Joseph S. Adams
were at the pianos.
His honor, Mayor Costello Lippitt
presided, by invitation. and after the
song service announced Arthur L.
Herring for the baritone solo, The
Holy City. This won the tribute of
enthusiastic applause from the big as
semblage. Rev. c. II. Ricketts, chair.
man of the committee on mems work
was presented by Mayor Lippitt. and
responded with a brief but earnest
expression of confidence of the bless
ing to come from these meetings.
In expressing a welcome to the evan
gelists, Mayor Lippitt said that he had
been called upon and had welcomed to
this city many different kinds of or
CARNATIONS, but never any body of
men with greater appreciation than he
did these ambassadors of God, who
had come with the purpose of the bet
terment of the city. He presented DIR.
Slough, who acknowledged the court
esy of the mayor in presiding at the
meeting and took occasion to remark
that he had not come here as a pro-
pagandist for any sect or denomina-
tion, but he wanted all men to be
Christians and better Catholics or bet
ter. Protestants for these meetings.
The following announcements of the
meetings for the week We're given:
Meetings every evening except Satur-
day at the armory: Monday. p m,
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