Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-04
EVENING MEETINGS FOR MEN.
Three Speakers Heard at Both Broad
way and Central Baptist Churches.

Sdlurud! evening at bFOduWdg NoH-
gregatlonai church there were about
SO present Tor the special service which
was presided over py George G. Hubert
OF Hartford. Prayer was offered by
Rev. h. 5. Worcester, and the SINGING
was led by Louis A. Wheeler, r W,
Lester being ut the piano
The first speaker was Rev. &. e.
Kennedy, who spoke on The Boys, de-
claring that it is a vital Thing now
as in the past, to know where the boys
and girls are at ali times. Today many
parents 40 not know where their chill
dren are at night. There are three
wishes for a boy, the fathers wish
that ne become good man, the com
munitys wish that he be a useful cltl-
zen, and the church's wish that he be
a Christian man. How can this result
under existing conditions? We must
provide the proper channel for his de-
velopment, and a boy can't grow up
better than his community. ii is pos
sible to shift his ideas, If taken in time,
to a better level, and he must be given
the opportunity to be pure, upright and
faithful, through the idea of loyalty,
service cooperation and sacrifice. be
| honest with him, give Kim religion ne
can translate and talk to him on the
etel, admonished the speaker There
/ is no bad boy bat who can be straight
ened with clean environment, IDEAS
and an opportunity. The burden Is on
! the community, for once place be10re
| the boy the ideal of following The King
and he will not forsake II.
I One phase of the social service, par
ticularly the industrial side, was the
! topic of Judge l.. p. Waldo Marvin. In
! speaking of poverty, which is one OF
/ the most prolific causes of disease and
vice, he said that It Is tCaceable to in
dustrial conditions. The period of COM
| binations has hurt. it having super
seeded the personal relation Of employer
and employed. II is probable that the
majority of the combinations nave
come to stay, and government regula-
/ ton must take the place OF personal
relations in the past. He referred TO
the moral responsibility Of stockhold-
ers in large corporations, where If con-
ditions or methods are not proper the
stockholders should take il up or sell
out. Industrial freedom Is essential
and consistent with the common well
fare
Tine conditions, he said, are probably
not due to the labor unions, as theii
predecessors the guilds were organ
lied centuries ago. There arc gooc
land bad unions, and walking delegates
and unions have suffered from the bao
ones. which should mean an improve
ment as 1t is noted. Unions have
brought about proper tools, sanitary
shops, protection from machines
shorter hours and better wages, judge
Marvin considered that soon there
might be the fixing Of hours and wages
by government regulation or by the co
operation Of the employers and EN-
ployed. and the latter is much better
The working class Is necessary to III
church and should be kept II sEnpa
thy with The church must be perme
ated BY the leaven of q Christian man
hood ana needs a Christian ministry t
interpret the feelings of all classes. Re
feTring to socialism, he said IT seems L
be the religion Of its convert. 1t be
comes necessary for us all TO keep j
touch with God and spread his influ
| ence among the people round aboht us
Speaking on evangelism, Leader .Hn
bert said that every Christian sho6l
as duty anG privilege engage in SOM
form of evangelism. Three thing
Shout be accomplished: Man ought Z
be won to Christ, to Christian seryic
and the church fellowship and attend
ance. Personality is one of the grea
ways of winning men to Christ. and tn
personality Of another is often tn
, means Of accomplishing it. NOLAN
medism flourishes because every No
manned trader is missionary BIZ
that can hardly be said OF traders Il
this country Some time in his III
! every Mormon gives UP two wears G
his life. including expenses. for hi
> church Realize the Importance OF sue
personal service. Every man is boun
> to influence ether men through his &C
! lions. Some say character is caugh
not taught, and II Is caught from 9th
ers MANY men. strangers in the citl
: are longing for friendship, For tn
! lack Of it so many men and women g
wrong Take this capacity Of winnin
|. friends as it is the key that unlock
the hearts of young men.
l. The service closed with PRAYER b
! General Secretary Starkey Of the Y. y
! c. A.
Central Baptist Meetings.
Saturday nights meeting at the Cen
trail Baptist church was held in m
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