Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-02

Hartford men, both personally and on
behalf of the municipality. His invi-
tation, he said, told him that This
would be a movement towards making
a bigger and better city, and he was
in favor of every forward movement
that had that in view He believed
that the Hartford visitors We're bound
10 succeed. The mayor struck a note
which was taken up by others Of the
speakers during the evening when he
mentioned his advocacy of the swear
ing off from smoking He raised a
laugh when he said that he thought
his advice on the matter must be hav-
ing some effect since this was the first
gathering Of men which ne had ad-
dressed since he was mayor at which
there had been no smoking,
Team Members Presented
Chairman Browning then introduced
each of the team in turn for brief re-
sponses, Leader Herbert being the
first, He emphasized the point thar
this campaign was not going to be all
over in three days, but would be the
beginning of plans which would re
quire five years for their working
out. Professor Davis made reference
to the royal welcome which had been
accorded Them by the people of Nor
Wich, and Rev. Mr.. Kennedy mention
ed that while they had seen little
smoke there were evidences of lots of
fire in the local moment. Rev Mr.
LegS made a pleasing reference to his
former acquaintance with Norwich,
and Judge Marvin mentioned his add
ed interest in coming here since it
was an ancestor of his who built the
Backus hospital
Announcement of the meetings for
Saturday and Sunday were made by
Vice Chairman James L. Case of the
executive committee and after the
singing of Stand Up for Jesus, The
meeting was adjourned with the bene-
! Giction by Rev. Mr.. Legg.
Mass Meeting for Men.
The supper gathering was over just
in time to allow the leaders to step
across the street for the evening meet
ing ut the Central Baptist church at
ia o'clock, where the meeting opened
with he singing Of several hymns led
by double quartette of men. The
congregation of eighty-five men pres
ent poined ehartily in the singing and
heard with approval the Terminate
talks by the leaders which made up
the programme.
Chairman a. 4. Browning presided,
and in introducing the first speaker,
Mr.. Hubert. spoke of the general plan
Of the campaign by which the men
from the national and state centers
were 10 go out to the adjacent towns
| and cities to carry on the campaign
I'M those places.
G. c. Hubert Heard
Mr., Hubert, for the movement in
! general, devoted a few words to an
| explanation of The plan OF spreading
out from the rs national centers to
| sub-centers and then to the individual
| communities, carrying a tremendous
| meaning to the church and to every
member, man or woman. One reason
| why this looks like Gods plan is be-
| cause it unifles the workers, designed
! to do away with what might be term
| ed UNCONVENTIONAL bushwhacking. 1t
| is a movement constructive and not
| destructive, evolutionary and not rev.
| oluti0nary, because it uses the present
| machinery of the church.
The viewpoint programme brings a
| message for the whole man. 1t man
| ifies the old Book and gives the Chrig~
| tlan man his marching orders in the
] battle against evil. III the church to-
! day there are three T1ilon more women
| than men and this movement is de-
| signe0 to get after these men. We
must so, not only halfway, but all the
| way, TO carry the message into fac
| tories, mines, offices and wherever we
| can find the men. We must devise
means of extending our work beyond
| The borders of the church, where the
voice Of the minister man never reach
| This is our job, the mems job, a def
1.1tr .l- I ut .,oI, -. /,
helping the Lord finish his great IN
! finished task,
After the singing of a verse of c
| Thou Almighty King, Leader Hubert
| took charge of the meeting.
Bible Study.
| Professor Davis upon Bible study
| was the next speaker. Bible study is
! ! lanting something, said Professor
| Davis, and is sure to show results
The Bible is cid. but the emphasis is
| new ana men are being tremendously
| affected by this book. Thousands ant
| thousands of men are being brought
| into the church through the touch Of
this book upon their lives. The won
| derfIlly conspicuous thing today is
the attractivcness of this book to mcI
of every sort. Over one thousand stu
| dents in Yale are studying the bool
every week, q, body of future leaders
/ They've asked to have Bible study
classes IN shops of Hartford, in some
of the fire houses, and in the aromry
This book attracts and attaches men
| Connecticut is away behind the time!
IN the matter If adult Bible classes
The Bible is fundamental IN this cam.
paign and unless you feel its power
none Of the calls in the other point:
Of this campaign viii! fail upon fruit.
full soil.
In his ten minutes upon the topit
of Social Service. Judge Marvin de
clared for cooperative effort which
should touch upon matters of gov.
eminent, in seeing that local and stat,
laws are carried out, supplemenlms
the regularly constituted authorities
The church as an organized body ha!
the power to demonstrate the effec
tivenesS of a reform. The church hal
done much towards taking care Of tn,
man who falls among thieves, but lit
tie to clear the road of the thieves
He advised that the men take up tn
work with no thought of their owl
possible unhtness for it but with trus
in the LORD for results.
Boys Work.
Rev, Mr., Kennedy presented tn
topic Of Boys Work. He said that
was the work of the church to give tn
boys a home environment and ais
sometimes the environment that h
does not getfi We have studied scien
tifically the raising of cabbage ant
pigs, but ii is time We gave scientific
study to the raising Of boys We mus