Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-28
BIBLE CONFERENCE DAY TODAY
Services will be Held rmory by Evangelists Morhing
Afternoon and Evening tendance Wednesday
Evening Greatly Impressed-Dr. Slough to Return
Sunday.

The attendance at the union evan
gelistic service at the AFmory on We'd
nesday evening was very large-double
song service was led by the chorus I'M
der Mr.. Spooner's direction, and the
extra music for the evening was the
rendering of Just As l Am" by the
choir of the Second Congregational
church, Miss Elsie Brand giving the
solo part Prayers were offered by the
Rev. C. II. Ricketts, and by the Rev. S.
II. Howe, d. d.
Services at Armory Today.
Rev. F. o. Cunningham gave the an
nouncements for today, which is Bible
conference day. and a great day in the
campaign. Besides the usual prayer
meetings at 9 a. M. services will be
held in the Armory at 10 a. m. p. m.
and 7.30 p. m. There will be addresses
by several out of town speakers who
have been connected with DR. Slough
in his other campaigns in various
places. He also spoke of the special
meeting Friday afternoon, on Mother
hood. and the request to wear a white
flower on Friday in honr of mother.
Or. Slough is expected to return in
lime to hold another mems meeting on
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. L. l.. West. D. D., chairman of
the executive committee stated that
several hundred dollars were needed to
defray current expenses, and urged the
filling of the pledge cards given out
and the speedy raising of the amount,
so that the usual collection may be dis
pensed with.
Mr.. Herring's solo for the evening
was I'm the Land of Endless Day."
which was given a fine rendering.
Several requests for prayers were
read and prayer offered by Rev. W. T.
Thayer. The scripture reading was
from the third chapter of the first epis-
tie of John. Four verbs were taken
as the base of the subject chosen by
Rev. Mr.. Cunningham for his address.
Verbs he says. stand for action. Men
may quarrel over the nouns of belief,
but the verbs are positive duties. The
Christian life is in the realm of action.
The first verb considered was the word
am. The best example of the mean
ing of this world is Paul's declaration,
BY the grace of God ! am what l
am. The word grai suggests what
Paul had been-a sinner. Guests had
Transformed the prosecutor into the
apostle and imitatOr Of Christ He is
the prototype of the sinner saved by
grace He says no more than we can
say today. He recognized the fact that
he was a SlTIleE-Indl IluSl AWAY
come first in any experience. Men are
prone to palliate. ignore or cover up
their sins, or compare them with much
greater ones. They must use this word.
l am, with recognition of the fact that
they are sinners-it may be saved by
grace.
The SECOND verb s the word ought.
This is a word which swings like a
gun on a swivel and is liable to hit
anyone-saved or unsaved. Even Jesus
himself bowed before the force of it.
Ought not Christ to have suffered
he said. Ought really means that it
is necessary. The Bible says that men
ought to pray. This does not mean
Christians or ministers only. All men
ought to pray. Prayer is not merely
asking for something 1t is cOmmun-
ion with Cod They should pray be-
cause they have great God from
whom they can draw inexhaustible
supplies of grace and help. Men ought
to obey God. This is not only duty,
but a privilege in the highest sense
leading to beauty and harmony in their
lives. Men ought to behave themselves
i'm the house of God That means that
they should shoulder their own load
in the church and be helpers and work