Connecticut western news., 1917-03-22
CAMPAIGN BEGUN
Mems Meeting Next Sunday Afternoon
 at 3:3O O'clock.


 The union evangelistic services com. menced yesterday as announced. Miss Lord arrived in town Saturday evening and conferred with the pastors of the three churches regarding the details of the campaign.
 Sunday morning 1t was expected that the evangelist would speak in Pilgrim church but because of the fact that Rev. L. E. Travis was suffering from bad throat that prevented him rom Methodist church.
 She took as her text the words from Mat 3:l0, Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in nay house, and prove me now here with, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open upon the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to contain it.
 Her talk was along the line of the giving of one's self to the work of the church; he spoke particularly of the need of gap men, who were ready tor any duty that no part of the work should be hindered. She closed the meeting with an altar service, at which many joined in service of consecra- tion.
 In the evening the other churches were closed so the Methodist church was full from the front seat to the rear of the lecture room. The chorus choir, numbering 35, leading in the singing of favorite hymns from the Methodist Sunday School Hymnsl, 8 supply of which has been procured for use in the meetings.
 All three of the pastors assisted in the opening exercises, but MT. Gillette said in introducing Miss Lord, that from now on, the meetings were to be under her direction, the pastors would be her willing assistants, and he called on those present to sustain and support her in every way possible.
 In making the announcement for the week MT. Crichton said there would be meetings every night at 7:30 o'clock, except Monday and Saturday evenings Choral Society members should not for get their obligations to the rehearsals, but everybody else was expected to be at the church Tuesday night.
 In place of the scripture lesson Tues day night, Miss Lord asked all those who would, to come with promise to repeat from Gods word. She said she wished it distinctly understood that in her meetings there would be no attempt at religious excitement, no claptrap, but rather the serious presentation of the Gospel truths. She proposed to visit the homes of the community wherever she could be of any service.
 She took for the basis of her talk the words from Ezek 22 80, Men Wanted" the kind she empasized as needed were dependable men, gap men, "sure enough religion men," There were three evils to combat which men of this kind were needed, diregard of Gods book, disregard of the Lords day, disregard of Gods laws. With many apt illustrations she brought the truths home to her hearers who were impressed with her earnestness.
 Miss Lord comes to Canaan from similar campaign at New Canaan. The Advel tiser of that place thus speaks of her work there and it results:
 The two weeks of special Gospel services. conducted by Miss May B. Lord evangelist, in the Methodist church here, closed last Sunday. The attendance was large throughout reach ing 8 climax on Sunady evening with an audience which overhowed the main floor of the church and nearly filled the gallery.
 The general feeling on the part of the people of the Methodist church is that much good has been done to the church and community by these special services. This feeling is shared by many outside of that church. There has been a religious quickening of the conscience, a reformation of life, a deepening of spiritual interest that will prove of lasting benefit. Miss Lord personally has commanded entire con- fideIce as an earnest Christian worker of remarkable unselfishness and devo. tion. Above all she has exalted Christ. A number will unite with the church as a result of the meetings, while others already members of various churches have come to have a new ap preciationsof what the Chr '0tian life mean.
 HUSBANDS.