The Newtown bee., 1903-10-16
CIRCULATION
Ten Pages.
LlTCHFIELD COUNTY.
RoxBURY.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

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The services on Sunday were we'll
attended. The morning sermon was
based upon the words of Rev Ill, 20.
"Behold I stand at the door and
knock" etc.
In the evening, the Epworth League
service at 6.45, was led by T. F. Elwell
The topic, .,"Put first things, first,'
Matt. 6: 24-34, was properly empha-
sized. The preaching service followed,
the sermon by the pastor being based
upon Matt. 20: 1928, "Whosoever will
be great among you, let him be your
minister, and whatsoever will be chief
among you, let him be your servant;
Even as the Son of man came not to
be ministered unto, but to minister,
and to give his life ransom for many"
In these words Jesus rebukes the self
seeking Of His disciples and gives to
the world the teaching that true
greatness lies in service. In consider
ing this text, the speaker maintained
three propositions: l. No service or
labor however humble it may seem,
should be despised. The servant girl
or the washer woman, the man who
shovels or the day laborer, all OF these
are just as pleasing in Gods sight, if
they do honest work, as those who
think themselves in higher position
of life. 2. Our service or labor, wher-
ever rendered, should be for others,
in a large sense, if we are seeking true
greatness. 1t is not natural for us to
do this, but history shows us that men
whose names are now regarded as great
men did this very thing. We know
also that men who labor for their en-
ployer without close regard for pres
ent wages, but making his interests
their own, are the men who usually
get promoted. 3. This teaching in
it's highest and fullest sense is dis
tinctively Christian. The philosophy
underlying it all is we'll stated by Mrs
Browning when she writes:
A child's kiss
Set on thy signing lips shall make thee glad !;
poor man served by thee shall make thee
rich;
A sick man served by thee shall make thee
strong.
Thou shalt be served thyself by every sense
Ofsrrvice which thou renderest."
Still it's highest expression is in the
words Of our text and it's only perfect
Illustration is seen in the life of the
Christ, who taught just what He, in
the truest sense, actually did Himself.
II we would be Christians in reality
we must not only teach this but we
must let these principles control us in
life. We can only do this as we love
Jesus Christ and let His spirit become
embodied in our spirits.
At the Sunday school session on
Sunday the following delegates were
elected to represent the Sunday school
at the State convention of the Con-
necticut Sunday School Association, to
be held at Norwich, November 10, II
and IL: T. F. E]well, A. ]. Wider and
@. E. Bromley.
The Epworth League will hold
business meeting after the prayer
me ting, Friday evening of this week,
to elect delegates to the district con-
vention to be held at Hedding Metho-
dist church, New York City, October
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The services next Sunday will be at
usual hours: Preaching, 1915 a. m.
and 7.30 p. NJ; Sunday school, II m;
Epworth League, 6.45 p. m; service at
Warmers Mills schoolhouse, $50 p. m.
A COMING WEDDING.
The chief event of next week will be
the wedding of Miss Stella E. Clark,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs John Clark,
and Lewis G. Northropiof Bridgewater,
at the Episcopal church, on Tuesday,
October 20, at high noon. Many invi
tations have been sent out. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev Walter
Downs Humphrey, rector of the
church. Harry Northrop, cousin of
the groom, will be best man, and Miss
Bertha Yale Platt of New Haven
bridesmaid. George Frost and Miss
Allie Bronson also will stand up with
them. Clayton B. Squires and George
Frost will be ushers, assisted by Henry
NOrthrop. A reception and wedding
breakfast at, the home Of the bride af-