Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-03
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE RALLY
afternoon and Evening Sessions At Central Bapdst
Church Several Addresses BY Out Of Town Speakers.

A Baptist Young Peoples rally under
the auspices OF the state organization
was held on Tuesday at the Central
Baptist church with afternoon and
evening sessions. The afternoon ses-
sion, which had an attendance of about
20, was opened at o'clock with a. de-
votiona1 exercise conducted by Rev.
II. B. Rankin of Noank, with Miss
Brown of Noank presiding at the pi-
ano. Prayer was offered by Rev. J.. f.
Elder of New London.
Young Peoples Societies.
Rev. Charles r. McNally of New
London. state president. took the chair.
expressing his regret that Rev. p. c.
Wright, pastor of the church, who was
to have presided, was detained at home
with quinsy sore throat
Rev. Mr.. McNally's address upon the
subject What Shall We Do With Our
Young Peoples Societies followed the
devotional exercises. He spoke of a
number of responses he had received
from pastors about the state whose
answers to some of his inquiries indi-
Gated that they believed it almost a
hopeless task to attempt to lead the
societies into q real feeling of brother
hood, although in former days of the
Young Peoples movement the state or
ganfzation had been a vital factor in
the state. From this condition he said
there seemed a basis for thu inquiry
which his topic suggested. He spoke
of the immense statistical showing
made by the National Christian En-
deavor society as to membership and
other details. but said this might or
might not indicats the vitality of the
organization, and he asked If the av-
erage Christian Endeavor society was
devoted merely to the maintenance of
a prayer meeting. There is nothing
but good to be said of the prayer
meeting, but is that all there is to the
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church is making a large place for the
boys peculiar mental and spiritual
needs and also enlisting the men
through the brotherhoods, but there is
an age between which seems to be un-
touched by either of these. In this age
is included the membership of the
young peoples societies. and here we
have failed in part to adequately rec
ognize the needs of the young mind at
this period We must make the young
people feel that they have come into a
definite place in the work Of the king
dom of God We must recognize the
expressive character Of the young mind
and let them have the management of
their organizations with freedom and
spontaniety. There is a deep need of a
rehabilitation of the society along the
line of definite work. If we ara to
maintain them with yigor and power.
we have got to get down to something
solid making them real agencies for
the upbuilding of the church life. In
this connection the speaker recon-
mended more attention being given to
the educational work which the ma
tional organization puts out.
This Period Demands Activity.
This period of life, he said, peculiar
ly demands activity, and you have got
to put the young man and the young
woman to work. He said he believed
that the average Endeavor society was
maintaining a prayer meeting. but was
not organized for definite work. It
must find its ultimate expression in the
evangelistic idea. which is the real
heart and soul of, all church success.
Here is a field in which the young can
reach the young as no other can
Methods Of Work.
This was followed by conference on
Methods of Work, in which some very
helpful suggestions along different
lines were brought out by the speak
ers and commented upon by those
present The topics were treated as
follows: Social Aspects of Young Peo-
pies Work Rev. H. F. Adams, New