Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-09-15
Next Convention at Old Lyme.

Old Lyme as the place for the next
convention was reported by the COM
mittee on place and preacher with
Rev. B. ID. Remington to preach the
missionary sermon with Rev. c. r.
McNally as alternate.
Convention Prospects and Plans was
the topic for an address by Rev. A.
B. Coats, DID,, secretary of the state
convention, who spoke of the special
endeavor being made by the state con-
vention to raise the sum of 100000
to suffice for this years budget, paying
off a. small debt and providing for
some new plans.
After an address by Rev. Joseph
Elder upon The Living Word it was
found that the business and discus
sions of the morning had placed the
convention considerably behind it's
schedule, so that Rev. G.. r. Mentally,
who was to have spoken upon The
Basis of Religion, gave way to Rev.
p. G. Wright for the concluding ad-
dress of the morning session upon The
Decisive Hour.
The Decisive Hour.
Speaking of the transition through
which the Jewish nation passed in
coming from the leadership of Moses
to that of Joshua. situation which
gave the nation new leader, new
voice, new tests, and new opportuni-
ties, Rev. MIR. Wright said that every
nation, church and individual comes to
similar crises. In this line he en-
phasized the fact that the history of
the Christian church in America shows
that this is time of such a crisis.
Two decades have changed the situa-
ton in this country as regards church
life. The drift OF young life from the
country to the city, the influx Of for
eigners, and the great material prog
ress of the people of the nation are
factors in this. These things provide
fx,,- oh, I,t1t al
SO an opportunity which should be
grandly seized These people come
from foreign shores to our land to es-
cape distasteful conditions. to realize
a dream. They want to find here diff
ferent political. social and religious
have fled, and it is the church,s OPP
portunity to give it to them. The
great material progress is also not to
be taken as bar to the church, out
to be looked upon rather with optim-
ism as furnishing still greater means
and facilities for spreading the cause
of the Lord
The decisive hour in the nation was
in reality the decisive hour in the in
dividua1 life of the Israelites. 1t is
personal contact that solves the ques-
ton. Our tests and our opportuni-
relations with God. Moses gave
constructive message: Thou shalt
love thy God with all thy heart; thou
shalt obey thy God; and thou shalt
cleave unto him. 1t is your relation
to God and your expression of it that
makes the hour decisive.
Foreign Missionary Society.
After dinner had been served, the
Women's Foreign Missionary society
held it's annual meeting at 1.30 o'clock
and was addressed by Miss Edith Will
cox of Japan, a worker in a girls
school The convention opened for it's
closing session at $50 with a devo-
tional service conducted by Rev. B.
G. Boardmap and several minor items
of unfinished business We're disposed
Of
An inspiring address with text
from the Psalms was given by Rev.
F O. Cunningham upon the subject
A ROYAL Portrait. After a hymn, the
last address of the convention was
given by Rev. w. F. Newton upon
Links in a Chain. The convention ad-
journed it's closing session about four
o'clock.