Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-05-03

, London: The Place of the Study e4ass,
Rev Joseph f.. Elder, New London;
The Ministry of the Prayer Meeting,
r. w. Mansfield, New London; Young
Atha, Groton. The last named took
the place Of Rev. Mr.. Wright, who had
been assigned to this topic.
The meeting4 adjourned just before
o'clock, and at 6.15 a supper with an
inviting menu of salads and beef loaf
was served by a committee of the
Young Peoples union of the church.
Mrs. H. g. Aurelio was chairman, as.
sisted by Mrs. Edward s. Purvis, hrs.
]. H. Davis, Mrs. N. Eugene Smith,
of mattresses. The supper was served
in Bushnell chapel,
The Abundant Life.
The evening session began at 7.s0
with song and devotional service
conducted by Rev. E. w. Potter of
Jewett City. A collection for general
expenses was taken. State President
MgNally presided and introduced Rev.
W. G. Fennell of Hartford as the
Life.
Rev. Dr. Fenneil spoke impressive1y
upon the topic. saying that Jesus help
ed us to realize the ideal of the album
dant life. which we can do by walking
in his way and abiding by his rules.
But in order to realize the abundant.
life it is requisite to recognize the
whole range of lifes activities. Too
many of us live only on one side, over
doing the social, the physical. the in
tellectual or the religious. Then life
becomes like fiat wheel. a drag on
the whole. We want the rounded life,
using its whole circumference and
using 1t all the time. All parts of the
life. must also be kept in harmony
that the highest interests may be- real
0ad fhnx, oh o,,1 van TIA f@<.
great work of which we are part.
When you feel the bigness of the thing
you're in. the world plan. you will
have no time left to daily and play for
yourself alone, and so shall you make
the world greater and better than when
it came to you. Then it will be that
the harmony of the whole Will make
the glory and the beauty that every
life longs for.
The Main Point.
State President Rev Mr.. McNally
summed Up the lessons of the day in
the thought of young people and evan
gelism. 1t il a true and faithful say
ing that Jesus Christ came into the
world to save sinners. This is the
main business the end of all Christian
activity the goal towards which all
work must tend To this end and to
this work we are appointed. and young
people are especially called to this be-
those who come into the kingdom.
Young people will succeed in this work
where preachers will fail, and the indi-
vidual work for the individual will
count For that the young people must
train all the time and the great re-
sponsibility for the work is on the
leaders.
After a vote of thanks to the enter
taining church. proposed by Rev. Mr..
Adams. and the singing of Blest Be
the Tie That Binds the meeting ad-
journed with the benediction by the
state president.
Conference at stonineton.
A conference along similar lines il
to be held on Thursday at the Ston-
ington Baptist church, which will be
attended by the state president, and
will have afternoon and evening ses-
sions In the afternoon the speakers
are to be Rev. Mr.. Rankin Of Noank,
Rev. Mr.. Atha of Groton, Rev. O. L.
Buddington of Poquonnoc and w. A.
Fraser of Noank. In the evening the
address Is to be by Rev. N. A. Merritt
Jr-, of New Brunswick, N. J.