Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-04
SECOND DAY SERVICES.
Three Speakers at the Central Baptist
Church Gave Fine Addresses With
Much Profit.


The services in the second day of
the men and religion campaign were
opened Saturday morning in Bushnell
chapel of the Central Baptist church,
G. c. Hubert leading, G. A Turner,
Rev. r. 0. Cunningham and Rev. f.
W. Coleman assisting IN the service
and singing.
Prayer as an Agency in the Kingdom
was the topic Of Rev. c. c. Kennedy
who said that it is the power and
spirit of God that convert men as His
way of working on earth is through
ordinary men who need to be trained
for Gods service.
God is always near and will hear
and answer prayers. Christ was a
man among men but he is also with
God. He went into the wilderness
with God and then came back and
worked with him. We should learn
how to pray to God and pray to Him
to provide a way out of our Difficult
ties instead of telling Him what to
do. Though our efforts are small they
an cunt to a great deal when summed
UP. God is working with us and
through him we are able to succeed.
At the open conference on points Of
weakness In work for boyseand men it
was stated that there is an intense en-
grOssment in others things, failure to
understand boy nature, lack Of def
mite purpose in the work. tendency
to construct q big machine and then
not have power enough to operate it,
lack of cordially between man and
man, waiting for some one to suggest
something to US working for men and
boys rather than working with them.
An unwillingness to use the church
for club work, lack of interest on the
part Of the church in the men and
boys, rather than working to prepare
oneself by to work by prayer, study
or reading, failure of ministers to give
laymen something to do, tendency to
sacrifice depth for breadth.
The points of strength brought out
were our belief that we can do some
thing, willingness on the part OF the
workers now enlisted, responsiveness
to definite suggestions, unusual num-
Der IF men and boys, realization OF
what they need, insistent urging Of
the needs, wise and efficient working
force in Y NJ. c. A. wise, sound and
able preaching from the pulpits, or
CARNATIONS in the Sunday schools,
good moral sentiment in the commun-
ity increased spirit -co-operated in
business as well as religious life, IN
limited supply Of raw material to
work upon, dealing with ell men. boy,
workers, boy scouts, and Knights of
King Arthur.
In the main. man is willing to ac-
cept the word of God as authority.
When it was stated that there are
about 1000 Italians in the city, it was
believed that they could be reached
through a mission.
Professor Davis Heard.
Speaking on The Bible in Action,
Prof. George E. Davis said it is filled
both with life and action and it is the
confidence we feel in it that gives
US the motive power in this movement
under way Men who have been at
the top and bottom of life wrote the
book, they were not dreamers We
must read the book and not depend
upon what other books say about it,
for we grow only as we assimilate.
He spoke of the extent of the move
ment and told Of the spread of Bible
study through the efforts of individ-
uals. Men are waiting to be brought
to church 1t is not because they are
not interested that they do not attend
church, but they are waiting for you
10 invite them. Go out and get them.
Shop Talks.
There were two shop talks, Rev.
c. c. Kennedy speaking at the cut
lery, where Rev. F, o. Cunningham
gave cornet solos, and Rev. A, e. Legg
spoke at the McCrum- Howell plant,
where Mrs G. 4. Lord. accompanied
by Miss Grove. sang.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon at two o'clock,
at the Central Baptist church serv-
ices were resumed, beginning with a
prayer and praise service, conducted
by Leader Hubert. At 2.15 Judge
Marvin spoke upon the topic, The In
ter-Church Responsibility, covering
this subject along the lines of fed
Grated work by the churches of the
city as the best means of presenting
the most effective front for the de-
velopment of the most telling Chris
tian work in the five-point pro-
igramme.
IN responding to the topic, Men and
Religion in the Local church, Albert
r LeEg said the application of the
Kipling quotation, the strength Of the
wolf is the strength of the pack and
the strength of the pack is the
strength Of the wolf. to the Men and
Religion movement. means that the
work done in an individual church de-
ponds upon the work done through the
combined churches of the community
and also that the work Of the feder-
ated churches depends upon the work
in the individual church.
The movement aims not to interpret
doctrines Of the church, but simply 10
present a programme fer their appli-
cation to the life of the time Ii is q
cali for laymen The minister is 10