New Britain herald., 1923-01-15
Conduct Services With Movies
 For First Time in History Here
Hymns, Scriptures and An. nouncements Thrown on Screen at South Congre- gational Church-Cellu- Ibid Story of Bible.

That new form of conducting Fe- ligious worship in churches has been inauguFated by the advent Of the moving picture machine into the pors tals Of the house of worship, was the consensus of opinion of several hun dred people who went to the South Congregational church laA evening despite the storm, to be present the first time in the history of New Brit. ain that a Sunday service has been conducted by this means.
 The service opened with the usual prayer and was followed by music by J. c. Beebe and the vested choir the congregation joining in the singing Of hymns. not out of hymn books, which would appear to be in danger or becoming obsolete, but from words and music Of hymns thrown on the screen.
 Following the hymns, announce ments for the week were shown on the screen. followed by the reading Of the Scripture. the First Psalm. also on the screen. The opening picture was followed by the verbal sermon. another picture of historical interest preceded an educational film and the service closed with a prayer by the pastor. Rev. Dr. George W. c. Hill, the words being thrown on the screen at the same time.
 No Hymnals Used.
 So remarkable did this innovation appear, in all the service not hym- nal being used, there being no ne- cessity for the minister 10 have a large open Bible before him or to carry written memoranda, the story of the Bible worked out before the eyes of the congregation that the feeling was almost unanimous that modern religious services are about to be revolutionized.
 The entire story of Adam and Eve. from the creation of the world, the of the birds of the air. the beasts of the field and the fish of the sea to the creation of man and his helpmeet, were shown. The temp tation by the serpent, the accusation and confession, banishment from the | garden of Eden, all were pictured be- fore the eyes of the spectators.
 Cain and Abel were shown in their chosen vacations, Abel as a tenderer of focks and Cain as the tiller of the soil. The sacrificial offerings, Gains | offense by selecting inferior quality | products for his offerings, his rebuke by God, his jealousy and fight with his brother Abel, the first murder, !, -ain's accusation, his remorse and light to far city, his subsequent ,amily and neghbors. impressed far more indelibly than mere books can 10, the story of the early years of the ,arth's history.
 A natural history picture of pond lnd streams, showing the growth, life md habits of insects which live ; n and about fresh water streams, was hown. II
 The Existence of God. 5,
 Dr. George w. c. Hill took as his , ubject the theme of the first pie lt ure, that of the Creation. He con T eded that no mortal man actually Ii nows there is God, but pointed out !, hat no man ever lived who actual 2 y knew there was no God. "All n bings on this earth point to the fact q hat there is a God" he said. NO lan can produce light. No man. in f II the history of the world has been be to take the tiny acorn and pro- uce that which the acorn produces. killed physicians have restored the cart beats after they have ceased, Ut no man alive has been able to : ut back the breath of life in body nee claimed by death. We marvel at the mind that pro- uces so delicate an instrument as a 'atch, but in this universe in which ' 'e live there is all the evidence of l ome great master mind and soul, as ,ld us-In the beginning God U If we live as though there were no U cd and then suppose at the end of | fe we find that we have been mis- ,ken and there is a God, we've lost ? le game, that's all. ? But suppose i've live as though b lere were God and then find there II no God. In that case we have won II le game. We have created God in q 1T lives and we spread His love to g 1 things"
 Next Sunday evening the first of a ries of pictures in the life of Lin IT ,ln will be shown. In
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