Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06

The decorations on the platform were
a bowl of carnations and primula.
given by Mrs. A. A. Young, and red
and white carnations.
The services were conducted by Rev.
Albert Donnell, pastor of the church.
F. S. Leonard was at the organ. Afr
| ter the opening hymns the Scripture
lesson was read by H. d. Rollasou.
pastor-elect at Hanover. Rev. Samuel
Thatcher, pastor of the Methodist
| church, offered prayer. The choir
| sang an anthem, While Thee 1 Seek,
| John IaFontaine and Theodore A.
| Robinson.
Sermon by Lisbon Pastor.
The sermon was by the Rev. w. ].
| Reynolds of Lisbon. The subject was
| The Evangelism of the World. The
| text was Go We into all the world and
preach the gospel of the kingdom. The
redemption of the human race is not
the ideal of philosophy but the ideal of
| religion, but if no religion save the re-
| ligion of Jesus Christ. 1t seems SUI
| perfiuous to speak of the Bible as the
guide to Christian living. The Bible
| was not written to show how a So
ciety should be constituted, but to give
power, and life to society. You never
can run a machine until you give it
| power and the power which moves a
| society is life.
| Jesus says, 1 am come not to change
| the laws nor customs of society, but
1 am come to give life. I am a ply
sician sent to heal the sick and the
halt and the blind.
There is no authority beyond the
words of Jesus. The Book of Life is
not a book of religious individualism.
The Bible knows nothing of solitary
religion. What is the social teaching
| of Jesus? How shall the disciple of
Jesus regard the vexing and perplex-
| ing problems of modern life? Ply
| steal life is the most wonderful pos
session man can possibly have.
Jesus answers our question by
| showing US his character, and also by
his teaching in the parable of the
| tares. In this parable the emphasis is
| not in the tareS, but the good seed.
Christ said the field is the world.
| Nothing but a redeemed world can
satisfy the mind and heart of Jesus.
Today the church is seeking to follow
the method of Jesus, who went about
| all the cities and villages, teaching,
preaching and healing.
1 want no one to get the idea that
| I believe the social ethics of Jesus
| would save or does save men in mass.
1t was only when the disciples had
learned the great truths of His mis-
sion that Jesus sent them into the
world.
christ's Commands.
His first command was, Come, fol-
low, learn. His last command. Go.
teach, disciple all men. The church
of Christ has a legitimate part to play
in what is known as the new philan-
thropy in the new relations of indus
try: 1t takes more than the leaden
instincts of would-be reformers to
make the golden age Of the world.
conseerated Personality.
What is the motive power which
Jesus introduces into the world of So
ciety? There is no scheme by which
| the world is to be saved but by the
consecrated personality of men and
women. With the new expansion of
the field of the church, is there not
laid on Christian people a new de-
mand for consecrated capacity fit to
occupy that field?
In all denominations is it recognized
that today men for the Christian min
istry should be trained that they may
| be delivered from precipitate judg-
ments-leaders fit to give counsel tc
the modern world? Today our COM
pick civilization needs. as never be-
fore, passion, sympathy, sacrifices
These the church must possess, and
in addition have sanity, wisdom and
power of Interpretation if she would
demonstrate her right to lead.
. Dinner Served.
After the morning session dinner
was served in the vestry by the La
dies society, under the direction OF
|
Rev. J. w. Payne invoked the divine
} blessing.
The table decorations were of daffo.
dis given by Mrs. T. 3. Keen anC
pussy willows given by Miss Isabe
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session opened witt
q hymn and prayer offered by Rev
} Luther NJ. keneston of Preston.
Elected Scribe.
Mr.. Keneston was elected scribe o
the conference.
A vote of thanks was given tn
church and ladies for their hospitality
Mrs: +. s. Leonard sang the solo Abid
With Me, by Spence.
Rev. c. h. Ricketts, Heard.
The first discussion in the afternoo,
was opened by Rev. C. H, Ricketts, O
Greeneville. The subject was VIVA
: may our churches do to conserve tbs
! good that may come to them, or coun
teract evils that may threaten then
from the approaching Billy Sunda;
: Campaign in Boston?
He spoke first of three factors Il
Billy Sundays favor: First, his amaz
ing personality; second, his wonderful
versatility, and, third, the courage o
his convictions. On the first subJec
he said he had not won converts by hi
distortion Of syntax or slang or pc
culiar acts, or by mere eccentricity
r If Philadelphia people had wanted t
be entertained they could have gon
somewhere else than to his meetings
One must account for his phenomena
success because he was touched by di
' vine fire. God has always selecte.
3 weak things to confound the mighty,
D Under the second head he told of hoy
: he conducted a meeting In a million
aires palace and then, on the sam
day, in the sIums, saying II is no ordi
nary man who could SO wonderful,
address two such widely varied ser
| vices,
i Under the third head he said that n
breaches sin. He said that God hate
sin with perfect hatred now as rnucl
as in the time of Jonathan Edwards
He gave a definition of sin which n
once heard: Sin Is the hand closed
, | fist clenched, arm uplifted-and the OBJ
ject God Almlghty's face.
Had Preached Sin,
s He thanked God that Billy Sunda,
. had said some things. For 1t seemed Z
him as IL most ministers had forgotte,
, to preadh about sin.
: Then, on the other hand, was hi
J impossible theology, apparent aVaFio
and lack of Christian charity, If h
did not have these defects he Woui
9 be the biggest evangelist since tn
Apostle Paul.
The results Of his campaign are rus
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