New Britain herald., 1924-02-25

ana they WOulG lnaltn over lne swamp trail to Pennington eight
 miles. to worship. and eight miles
 back in the evening. From the early days, out of those Christian principles, from these parents, great Christian men. like Philip Corbin, like Freder- ick Stanley. like William H. Hart, like
 Mir. Erwin, have really built up here ir the great swamp q great city, mak- ing half of the hardware of the world. They have built it on Christian prin- ciples. One of the men was so con scientious that he wouldn't use a two cent stamp Of the company. That is what has made New Britain. It's this class Of men. getting together twenty four nationalities and all religions, talking on integrity and faith and truth that's going to save this coun- try and save this nation.
 Does it pay?" The other day got a letter from man over here in Plainville. Ii said, through this Bible class l found my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, and I have opened my heart to Him and He has come into my life Out here in this audience this morning three or four hundred men are listening to me whose lives were bruised and broken and who have been brought to Christ through the influence of this Bible class. Here are men listening to me who never prayed n prayer. Now they pray. Not long ago a young woman told me this. She got her cousin 10 come to the Bible class once. That was the first time this man had come 10 a Bible class or church service for thirty years. Just once he came to our class. He hasn't missed a church service in his home town from that day to this, Now he's president of one Of the Bible classes that was formed after this class.
 "He only who knows the number Of the sands upon the sea shore; who knows the number Of the tears in the human eye. He alone knows how many holy emotions, how many heavenly vibrations have been pro- duced and will be produced in the souls of men through the influence Of this great Bible Class in this city. When broken lives are being mended: when those who have lost their grip on God are coming back to God; when men who were blind are beginning to see God, l tell you it is no nse to ask, does if pay?' It pays in mankind; 1t pays in faith, in hope and love. When a man standing on the brink Of eternity ready to go out and meet his God feels that he Is ready to meet God and has a clear conscience, that's [ worth more than the universe. say it pays. I hope you mon will always be to it because 1t does pay, not only in dollars and cents but in mcnd- | ed lives and homes that have been broken"
 Crowd at "Hcrald" Office
 So keen was the interest in the rec | suit Of the contest that when it was on the stage that the official report would be put on the "Herald ! bulletin the crowd gathered in front ] of the Herald" office and the per- | sistent ringing of telephones recalled 1 world series baseball games. At the Mount Vernon class, a parade was held by the uniformed iiremen Of the city and silk flags were given every member man who attended service.
 Al ii.s0 o'clock yesterday morning Inc officers Of the Mount Vernon class acknowledged their defeat in the con- . test. which was for the largest aYer- . age attendance cast of the Mississippi . md telograpbed their congratulations 10 New Britain.