Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-25
MEN AND RELIGION
 FORWARD MOVEMENT
Initial Presentation of This Subject A. L. Billings and Judge Colt Speak.

At the Centfal BdpIlSC Cnurcn Sun-
 day evening two stirring addresses
 were delivered before the union meet
 ing which was the initial presentation
 to the Norwich churches of the Men
 and Religion Forward moement. The speakers were Arthur l.. Billings of
 Hartford, one of the committee of 100
 for Connecticut, and Judge Alfred B.
 Colt of New London. a member of the national committee of 9I.
 A congregation of good proportions filled the church, the central section
 being reserved for men. Ten of the
 pastors of the city occupied the plat form, with the speakers General Sec retary F. R. Starkey of the Y. M. C.. A., and James L. Case, president of
 the local organization, who conducted
 the service. A chorus choir of twenty men led the singing.
 After the opening hymn, the invoca-
 ton was given by Rev. F. W. Coleman of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, and following another hymn, Chairman Case gave a brief explanation of the l mocement and told the people that the decision would rest with them whether Norwich would enter into it. 1 He besought the prayers of the Chris
 tians of Norwich that the manhood of the city might be reached
 Preceding the first address, Rev. H. J. Wyckoff of the Second Congrega- tiona1 church announced the hymn, America, for singing; Rev. J. Eldred Brown of Trinity Episcopal church read the Scripture lesson; Rev. D. $. church led in prayer and another hymn was announced by Rev. Joseph F. Cobb of the Universalist church.
 Beeinnnqs of the Movement. Mir Billings made an intensely earn est presentation of the movement, de
 scribing it's beginnins in several con- ferences of New York men and the | continuation of the plan in the Silver Bay conference in July, 1911, when SIS
 men from 97 cities in the states and provinces went at the Kings business, he said. just as earnestly and enthus- | isatically as if it were their own bus mess. The moement is born of real | need for there are three million less men and boys in the church than girls l and women. It has been felt felat the church was not commanding the re- l spect of men and has not been holding l the boys. The movement is to empha : | size boys work, evangelism, social work, missions and Bible study It I will mean Christian homes, a vitaliz- 1 ing and strengthening of the church, 1 will increase the membership ot the | church and has already enlisted the ! services of the press since 22 maga- zines have promised to publish the news of this movement on the same l basis as they would political or eco l homie news.
 | It is a movement so wide that it | will not stop until it reaches every | corner. Seventy eight cities with 2,11S 1 committeeman have already enlisted, ] and it is to sweep not only America, | but across the seas and the world. l We seem to hear these words: Arise, He calleth you.
 After a solo. Just as I Am, by | George A. Turner MT. Case announced 1 that a further meeting when MT. Bill | ings would explain more of the future | plans would be held this morning at l 1o.30 at the Y. M. c. A. building Christ's Call to Modern Men.
 Judge Colt. who is also president of | the Congregational Brotherhood of 1 America, besides being Connecticut | representatives on the committee ,r,,l of l 97 followed with an address upon The | Call of Jesus Christ to Modern Man, | which he said found expression in the brotherhood feeling of the present age, and he emphasized the five different l points in the programme of the Men and Religion Forward Movement pro- l phesying that the day is coming when l the flags of the nations will be en- l twined in the forward movement and 1 men shall move on, conquering in the l cross of Christ.
 1 A fervent prayer by Rev.S P. c. ! Wright, pastor of the church, followed; /; l the hymn, The, Morning Light Is l Breaking, was announced by Rev c. 1 H. Ricketts of Greeneville Congrega- ! tionaI church, and the benediction by
 Rev. pr. S. H. Howe of Park Congre- | gational church concluded the serv- | ice.
 The Biggest Job in the World.
 'HThe Biggest Job in the World" was | the topic of an interesting talk Sunday afternoon at o'clock by Rev. w. $. | Beard of Willimantic before a meeting | for boys at the Y. M c. A. hall where | tkere was an attendance of about 60
 boys and 15 men. Assistant Secretary J. H. Ely presided, and the singing | was led by Frank l.. Arnold. The l speaker presented to the boys the inn l portance of belief in and the following l of Christ as one of the biggest things l in life.