The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-13
MILITIAMEN AT
 DIVINE SERVICE Chaplain Lewis of Water bury Breaches to Soldiers
 at St. Paul's.
TRUTH AND FREEDOM.
Subject of Sermon Based on Text From St. Johns
 Gospel.

 It was a military night last evening at St. Paurs church. All the lpcal cora- panies of the state militia in their handsome new dress uniforms were present to the number of about 400 and tho chaplain of the regiment, the Rev. John H. Lewis of St. Johns church. Waterbury, who is just completing hls first year as chaplain of the Second regiment, was the preacher of the even- ing.
 The militiamen assembled at the state armory in Meadow street and thence marched to St. Paurs headed by the band of the regiment Reaching the church they halted while the band rlayed the stirring martial hymn 'sAdeste Fideles." The church choir then marched in singing the procession- al Onward Christian Soldiers and as they passed down the center aisle of the church the militiamen, headed by tho bearers of the national and state stand- ards and by Colonel Geddes and his staff followed them The soldiers oc- cupied the center of the main body oe the church. The battalion was under command of Major John o. Tilson. AS soon as the troops had taken their places the congregation filled the church.
 Rev. MT. Lewis chose as his text St. John viii, 32, 33: If ye continue In my word ye shall know the truth, And the truth shall make ye free He said | in part:
 "The things that led the people ifl Jesus time to their opposition to Him was His steadfast, answering, consist ent loyalty to the truth. They would not have the truth. They worshipped the things that are nnessential and cra- ciAed Him because of His devotion to the truth. Then they went out to live { in their bondage.
 ttThis age. like the one in which He lived, IS, in a sense, artificial. We pay f things of life. We need freedom from the tyranny of things. The struggle to get the truth should be the great aim of life, The occupation of truth getting is one of tremendous import- ance.
 "Religton is the offering of the best man has to the best man knows. That l is the simplest definition I ever saw Of religion, Religion is the supreme aid to freedom
 "Ninety-nine percent. of our lives IS spent in preparation for the crises of E life and we must train and discipline ourselves and be ready for the supreme moments when they come. The ca- pacity to enjoy depends on training and discipline We miss great deal in life if we are not trained and disci- plined The ability to enjoy life is tho mark of a well developed man. God has placed us in this world to enjoy life
 'srhis is my message to you this evening, to avoid the danger of becom- ing enervated by things. We are going too far with the necessities of life which we are discovering. Things arc becoming our masters
 "The man without ambition is to ba pitied. Bu there are two kinds of ans bition, one good and the other bad IT. make the best you can of your life is good ambition. But it is a bad ambi- tion that strives to keep up with the pace set by your neighbor or to sur pass him in the gathering of material wealth.
 An energized, free, Christian young man is great thing. He can do any, thing. But there is terrible danger in I the enslaved youth. We must get free"
 Preceding his sermon Rev. MT. Lewis gave thanks for the preservation of the Grays in their recent railroad acci- dent.
 The service closed with the singing of the recessional hymn, "The Son of l God"
 The troops then formed and marched back to the armqry along Chapel and Church streets.