Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-29
Rally Day Exercises for Sunday School at Congregational Church-Address
 es by Edwin Hill and Miss Gordon.

The annual Rally day service of the Greeneville Congregational Sunday school was held in the school rooms Sunday at F o'clock. taking the place of the regular session. The attendance at the service was large and ali pres- ent manifested much interest and ap- preciation in the nicely arranged pro- gramme, The school room was very prettily decorated with fall flowers and autumn leaves
 Supt. o. W, Carpenter called the gathering to order and the following programme was then rendered: Hymn, Marshal Ge Hosts of God, school, Miss Janette Purdon, pianist; prayer Rev, C. II, Ricketts; welcome, Supt Q. W. Carpenter; recitation, Rally Day Song, Raymond Harris; violin solo, Miss Elizabeth Lane, accompanied by Miss Mary Grayi recitation. primary class; recitation, The Kings Business, four girls, Misses Marion Blackledge, Helen VanDyne, Winifred Zahn and Marguer- lte Suthill; Rally day address Edwin Hill, general secretary of the '. I c. A; hymn, Onward, Christian Soldiers. Young Peoples chorus. Miss Letitia Kramer, accOnpanist; reading, Miss Lillian Karkutt; vocal selection. Miss Mary Rogers, accompanied by Miss Nellie HOWie; solo, Fear Ye Not 0 Israel Archibald GiIchrist; offering; closing hymn, God Bless Our Sunday School; schO0li benedictiOn, Rev. Mr. Ricketts.
 MT Hill was introduced by Superin- tenuent Carpenter and he addressed the school saying he was delighted to be in their midst and that it gave him great joy to look into the bright and happy faces before him. He is a great believer in family gatherings but does not put much faith in parents who say to their children GO to Sunday school but 1t gives him joy to hear them say Come to Sunday school In letter to his son a noted writer said; Study to show myself approved unto God. a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (I Timothy, 2:15.)
 His advice was to study the weak places in your character, study the places where you are most likely to fail and supply these places from the word of God. Teachers, study your pupils; come in close contact with them. their habits, the circumstances surrounding their lives, that you may be better able to administer to them. Study the Word. To the boy of today the Bible seems dry and uninteresting. There is a story of Q dying man who said to his attendant: Bring me the Book" When the attendant inquired what book, he answered: There is but one bOok-the Bible"
 The only way to get acquainted with a book is to get acquainted with the author. Get acquainted with God and His book will become interesting.
 We cannot be popular with every one, but the popularity we should seek should be popularity with God. When the boy Jesus was found in the temple teaching the wise men by his parents who had made a long search for him, he answered their question as to why he had caused them so much anxiety by saying: Know ye not that l must be about my Fathers business?' That was his motto throughout his life, and it should be our motto also.
 MT. Hill continued: Before I left the middle west to come east to take up my work in this city, I visited with my family Abraham LinColn's home walked on the same floors that he did and sat in the same chairs that he sat in. But what impressed me most. as our guide showed us about, was the programme which he held at the time he was shot in the theatre. I noticed several dark spots on the programme and upon inquiry was told that they were stains from the life blood of that great martyr of our country who died for US. We should be impressed and dwell much on the sacrifice that Jesus made for us by giving his life that we should be saved.
 Following the reading by Miss Kar- kutt. Miss Caroline Gordon, mis- sionaTy who has worked in the south and one of the oldest members of the school, voluntarily addressed the gath ering. She said it was over 40 years since she had attended Sunday school in that school, but she had always kept up her interest in it's work She said it thrilled her with joy every time she read of how much good the