Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-06
WORK FOR NORWICH CHURCHES
Plans Laid Out By Men and Religion Committee Fold Line of Service-Work For Federation Individual Churches.
Evangelism.

Purpese-To press upon each un churched man in Norwich the claims of Christ upon his life: to enlist in this programme all the men of every church using all manner of sane and effective methods.
 Plan-Workers' groups to be organ ized at once in all churches for study of methods, study of field and prosecu- tion of plans for local church, inter church and city-wide personal evan gelism.
 Suggestions, Establish a mission or branch church for unchurched for eign born people; 3, Promote occasion al institutes for training in principles and methods of personal evangelism: : 3, Making occasional canvass of men in boarding houses for purpose of in viting them to attend the church of their choice.
 Community Extension.
 Organize a community extension committee, the same to constitute the branch of the religious work commit tee of the Young Mems Christian as sociation now promoting religious meetings in factories.
 Promote summer work. such as gos- pei wagon or auto gospel tent work, etc.
 Bible Study.
 For the local churches and Sunday schools, Increased emphasis on the devotional use of the Bible in family life: (a) through emphasis in the pulit, (b) through the Sunday school teachers, Co through Bible readings adopted by each church. ?, That Bible classes for boys oi 12 years and over be organized in l each church in harmony with the in ternational standard.
 3, Organization in each church of mems classes: (a) organized in har- mony with the International standard | (b) with committee organization adopted to the Men and Religion pro- | gramme of work.
 1, Bible study committee connect | ed with each church brotherhood. 3 A goal for increase in membership ir 1 all departments of the Sunday school: 6, Cultivation of a strong evangelistiC 1 spirit and the adoption of definite plans for the winning of men and boys to the Christian faith. 7 Organization | of a training class in each church. 8 | Adoption of the international six-p point standard of service
 For Inter church Work, A feder. ation of adult Bible classes: (a) Com. mittee on. the different phases of thu Men and Religion programme of work Suggesting lines of activity to indi. vidual adult classes. (b) Arrang, conference of Bible study leaders, c. l Survey opportunities for 1. Extension Bible classes. 2. Social service. ca | Institute an annual visitation. (e Develop library of books in a centra l locality. Q) Provide a central clas, for the development of present anC prospective teachers.
 Missions.
 The appointment of a missionar, | committee in every church. Througl this committee, on which there may b. representatives of the several depart ments of the church, unify and co-or dinate the missionary plans and activi ties of the official board, men and wo mems organizations, the Sunday schoo and the Young Peoples societies, an, extend them to reach every member.
 Systematic edueation-(a) FreQuen presentation in public by minister and laymen; (b) The occasional us of the midweek meeting; Co Missiol study classes where feasible; (d) Gre ation of a missionary atmosphere, an instruction by the use of maps. pic lures, curia and kindred objects; (e Utilize the opening or closing exer cises of the Sunday school; give mis sionary interpretation to the regula Bible lesson; emphasizing the mission ary character of Christianity: advo cate the use of the missionary les sons in the graded series, and tur the attention of the boys to interest ing missionary biography; (f) Circl late the literature (books, magazine and pa1nphlets) of the various denorni national and nterdenominations boards.
 The development of intercessor prayers for missions in private an public worship, and the effort to se cure volunteers for special missio service.
 The provision for an annual every member canvass for subscriptions i every church. and the adoption of weekly offering for missions. Th methods herein described. whereve they have been tried have proved dis tinctly successful.