Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-25
RALLY DAY AT FIRST BAPTIST
Mayor Allyn Brown Addressed Sunday School Purpose and Service-Dplomas Presented Graduates in Begin ners, Primary and Junior Departments-Prizes Award ed Winners of Original Letter Contest

love. Put your microscope on Jesus, show me a flaw. He hasn't a parallel
 In history. Around this mighty Per- 1 sonality, I ask you to rally and for each one of us. he will at last turn de- feat into victory.
 1 A Righteous Cause. | Then l ask you to rally around a righteous cause. Humanity is climb 1 ing upward for something better The | Golden Age has not yet dawned. Our 1 talk is to assist in this upward climb. | Linking up with this cause makes it easier for another to do so and en- | courages those already at work This l world is lost without Jesus There is l no power to redeem but the blood of 1 Jesus. woman who needed a great 1 Savior was advised by a minister to l try education. culture, the improve ment of the species. If the minister | had tried nothing more, he was not | in a position to recommend Jesus To serve our fellowmen should be our de- l light. They want not husks but l bread. Let us not offer them only ed ucation which is good, but let us give 1 them Jesus which is the best. We want every man and woman, l boy and girl here this morning to have 8 part in humanity's uplife. And in this service will come to your life's su- preme joy.
 And now I ask you to rally around l the Certainty of a great Conquest The Balkan states have been kept guess 1 tng. It has taken them a long time to decide. You need not hesitate this morning, God has decreed that right should win. The greatest battle rag ed today is in the moral world. Your success or defeat in a business trans action is nothing to be compared to success or defeat in the moral wcSId What is Marathon or Sedan, Phillip pi or Afbela, Saratoga. or Gettsburg. to the great battles for truth arH jus tice in the moral world.
 To Darkest Africa. Go with me to Burma and let me describe the fight Judson had with Buddisn1 Then go with me to China and I'll describe Morrison's fight with South Sea Islands and I'll describe Patterson's fight with Cannabalism. Then VII go to darkest Africa and I'll show you how Livingston tough pa ganism until the shakes of the slave were broken and the glorious light of Jesus had made rent in the dark ness and walled cities of the foulest crime and sin were undermined by the shot and shell of the Christian truth.
 And I saw the heaven opened: and behold, white horse, and he that sat thereon called Faithful and True. and in righteoisless he doth judgment and his eyes are flame of fire and upon his head are many diareTns; and
  knoweth but he himself. And he is arrayed in a garment sprinkied with blood; and his name is called the Word of God. And the armies which are in Heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and pure. And out Of his mouth proceeded 2 sharp sword that with it he should smite the nations; and he elall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepTess of the ferceness of the wrath of God, the Al mighty. And he hath on his garment and or his thigh a name written, 1 King of Kings, and Lord Of Lords"
 Jesus is the most stricking Person 1 ality. The cause of humanitFs up- life the nohlist on earth. The Con- l you say Will you join our forces? Do it now.
 Mayor Addressed Sunday School.
 The Sunday school hour was one of l much interest. Following the Cfening | exercises, the superintendent, Stephen | s. Pecllham introduced Mayor Allyn | l.. Brown.
 Mr. Brown said he would speak as a member of a sister church, the Cen tral Baptist. from which he brought greetings
 Speaking briefly, Mayor Brown in- trodueed two thoughts:
 First. a definite purpose. Purpose is very important in our life either as an individual of in a group. As in diViduals you must to succeed or to exceu in life, have a definite purpose. In q group fixed purpose must be had to make success.
 Service was the second thought. Chr.st's great purpose in life was ser vice and Christ's life was an ideal life of service.
 Mayor Brown suggested a good mot to: Service, and a definite purpose.
 For the first time graduating exer- cises with diplomas were held in the school Rev. MT. Strouse presented di- plomas to members of the beginners, | primary and junior departments who advanced to higher classes. A num- Der of the programme which was in charge of Mrs. Robert Otis, was the reading of the prize stories. read by the writers, all members of the junior department.
 Miss Laura Peckham read her story upon the Life of Jesus, and was awarded the girls prize. The boys prize was won by Raymond Royce, who wrote upon How Jesus Won Oth- CTS to Him. Miss Marion Royce read the story in the absence of Raymond because of illness. Both papers were and showed care and study on the part of the writers
 The Sunday school orchestra played several selections all making the Ral- Iy Day for 1916. an enjoyable one, with 8 promise for a successful coming year.