Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-29
Ponular in College.
LOCAL DELEGATES TELL
 OF CONSERVATION CONGRESS
Union Service Held at Broadway Con sresatonal Churoh-Reports Were Brief But interesting.

Broadway church was comfortably filled on Sunday evening at the union service to hear the reports of the eX- ecutiye committee of the Men and Re ligiOn movement, and the delegates to the Conservation congress in New York last week. Amos A. Browning chairman of the committee, was in charge of the meeting.
 Rev J. Eldred Brown read the Scrip lures and Rev. E. <. Worcester offered prayer. There was a brief statement | by Chairman Browning on the signi- fcance of the movement, after which ] Secretary Frank H. FOss was heard 1 in an interesting statement on What l Has Been Done in Norwich. He re- ferred to the kindly feeling in the diff 1 ferent meetings and the warmth and zeal in the work.
 1 The congress was the topic on which l James L. Case spoke, and he said that l the enthrOning of Jesus Christ in the i lives of men and boys of North Amer l ica was the object of the meeting He 1 spoke of the splendid meetings and re- l ferred particularly to the excellent mu- | sic.
 1 Place and Personnel gave L. o. Smith | the opportunity to state that there were 453 cities represented by the 1,500 1 delegates and they were there not for 1 gain or profit. but to consider how 1 Christian effort could be made more | efficient ill the salvatihon of men. All 1 should be interested in Bible study, work for boys, social service missions ] and evangelism It is the men behind 1 the movement which assure its sue | cess.
 Speaking on Social Service, Rev. P. ! ~ gr-I,4 @1,-
 we must be ministeTed unto but we must minister. Christianity affects not
 only the lives but tte society in which
 we live. He referred to the average
 wages earned in different lines of work and said that when a normal family l cannot live on the wages earned, it | opens the door for poverty, crime and | the social evil for which we as men 1 are responsible. When help are not l given enough to live on, it is time the ! people took a hand. The Christian manhood has relation to gambling, and 1 social religion to be practical should | have a censor on plays and picture i films The social evil is at the bot tom of>the corruption of the city gov ernment and the police forces where it exicts. A premium has been put on the social evil by secrecy. Secrecy among men is the cause for the claim that the house of prostitution is nec- l essary. The great majority of the prostitutes are young women, 5000 oi | whom are said 10 be required to fill the ranks in Chicago every year. What is the relation of the prostitutes ir Norwich to your police department and city government? Do you know If the houses of Norwich can bf searched and raided every week, ana
 not only women but men taken ant
 given the law, they will not have d. large d place In Norwich as today, Rev. c. Il, Ewing, speaking on Nils
 sionary Refreshments. told of tn,
 prominent speakers on that phase O. the congress and of the l1sseus whiei
 each one gave.
 Christian Unity was the topic of F R. Starkey' 8 tiye-mlnute paper. iI
 which he said the congress was (
 demonstration of the need, practicabil
 ity and possibility of Christian unity
 We must press forward for large
 conquests for Christ and the church
 B. P. Bishop spoke on What of tn,
 Future. Men have given of time ant
 experience for the movement and ; deep impression has been made; i
 has been a great success and mucl
 has been accomplished. The door O opportunity has been opened to tn,
 churches. We know better how to 2,
 after the boy and to take Up the othe points, Each church should organiz
 along the lines suggested and shout,
 learn of the boys and take care c
 them, The bFetherheeds are given duty. There is 2 eail to tho unite,
 churches and it is grand to knew ther
 is q unity: The gFees Reed is te ge ] together. Would that lhe men seuit all get together fer civic righteous
 ness, morality, highest aad best in ed
 ueatieB, and have Rea represent iii
 city in office freHl fitness rather thai
 selfish motives There is call t the individual as well as the federate,
 church,
 IH eiesHs, Chairman Browning stat