The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-17
HINSDALE, N. H.
MEETINGS ATTENDED BY 500.
Community Sunday Services BY
Churches and Y. M. C. A.

The Community Sunday in Hinsdale
April Il, held under the auspices of a Il
committee representing the local I
churches, the Cheshire county commit
tee Of the Y. NJ. C. A. cooperating,
was well attended from the early de- |
votional service for men at 10 clock |
until the closing mass meeting at $50 t
in the evening. Fully 500 people were
in attendance at the various meet !
ings.
Mrs c. A. Robertson had charge of
the devotional service, and William 6.
Booth led the singing. Prof. " J.
Campbell, director of the county work
course at the International Y. NJ. {. A.
college at Springfield, Mass, was the
speaker. He spoke on The Habit of
4 Victory and emphasized the fact that
persons achieve success because they
get the habit Of doing big things sue
cessfully.
At 1915 the Methodist, Universal
st and Congregational churches met
in union service in the Congrega-
tionaI church with Prof Campbell as
the speaker. Prof. Campbell took as
! his subject The Challenge Of the
Times. The church, he said, has be-
fore it the biggest opportunity in its
history and to meet this it must learn
to serve as never before and in serving
it must serve the mental and physical
as well as the spiritual sides Of man.
This is especially true in relation to
: youth and young manhood.
The four afternoon meetings were
well attended and full Of interest The
G men Is in Fay hall at clock was
addressed By Prof. Campbell on The
e Man OF the Hour. G. A. Robertson
presided. Ralph Metcalf offered pray
@ cr John Watkins read the scripture
and the singing was led hy ]. VI. Lamt
with j. {. Elliott at the piano. The
girls meeting at the same hour was
held in the Congregational veStry viii
7 Mrs l.. r. Smith OF East Mortified
as the speaker. Jean Gray presided
o Alta Snow read the scripture, Marion
Dickerman offered PRAYER. The sing
4 ing was lead by Gertrude Sprague. SO
n, los were sung by Margaret King ant
Luclla Conley and Misses Booth, Mer
10 rift, Pike and Sawyer rendered quar-
d tet.
At + O'Clock the boys meeting wa.
held in Fay hall with Mark Chamber
=, lain presiding. +, X. Moody, genera
!, 7 secretary of the VI NJ G. A. of Kcene
~ was the speaker and took as his sub
icct, Firsts. Seconds or Scrap. TIL
scripture was gead by Elmer Fuller
PRAYER was offered by Jason Wright
and the singing was led by Rev J. H
- Sargent with J. G. Elliott at the plane
Mr.. Moody told the boys how that j
t. the great mills the goods produced wer
either first class, second class or scral
IN and that our characters were built i
much the same way; that it took bu
:. very slight defect TO change the frs
~ into second. and the MANY manufa,
turers refused to place a second on til
market, hence il was turned serap. !
~ that very small difference between
~ fellow being first, made great de;
!, Eof,a iliaTanif in actutdsNa.hIe to lin
at self or TO the world In the same hon
as the women 5 meeting was addressed h
ng Mrs. L. r. Smith in the Congregation
ycstry with Miss 4. NJ Barrows pr
AS siding. There was scripture reading t
il Miss Charlotte Slate, prayer by Nh
ms j. II. Sargent, and with Mrs Fere
nj son at the piano Miss Elizabeth Bru,
and Miss Madgc Dionc sang Il duet
The final meeting was a mass servi,
IN the congregational church at =;
and was attended by 200 people. Re
. J. II. Sargent presided. J. NJ Ian
led the responsive. u. f. Lorent
county secretary of the Y. NJ. c. 4
n offered prayer. The address of Il
III evening was given by Z. X Moody,
subject being Working with WorkiI
God. A large chorus choir under Il
tho leadership Of William 6. Booth |,
IA the singing and rendered special sele
~, tions.