Norwich bulletin., 1910-12-26
THE STORY OF THE NATIVITY
Told in Sermon and Song in the Churches of the City on Christmas Day-Perfect Day Resulted in Large Congregations.

was done Let there be light, and
 there was light. And then in history
 God made his voice to be heard. Ma
 ture is his language and history his
 voice. But there yet remained some
 thing more to be done by which man
 might be brought into intimate unlon
 with God Man may hear, read and
 profit by nature and history but be-
 fore truth can become 6 part of him,
 it must be translated into life. And
 so the next great step was taken and
 translated his language into life, and
 the Word was made flesh and dWelt
 among us as a Man. And that life be-
 came the light of men, it's model and
 perfection. And Christmas day was
 the day on which this incarnation be-
 gan. Take this truth up into your own
 life. Claim for yourselves all the
 truths of nature and history, but. above all, let the incarnate Word Of
 God become a part of your life. And
 share the glory of it with others.
 Trinity Episcopal Church.
 Before d large congregation Sunday
 morning, the church being attractively decorated for Christmas, Rev. J. Eldred Brown preached an inspiring sermon
 on The Christians Peace. the text be- ing The Prince of Peace, Isaiah 9:T, When we consider the nature and history of man. nothing appears more essential to his happiness and progress
 than the need of peace.
 lit is the demand of his iutellectu- al nature.
 2-Peace is demanded by the con- science. Sin brings inner discord. S-Peace is demanded by our reIa- tiOns with God Sin destroys our peace with God. It raises a barrier be- tween man and God.
 4-Peace is demanded by our social relations. Society is an organism and the social organism cannot grow and develop up to any large measure Of it's capabilities unless its various organs not only do their work properly but work in hormany.
 5-Peace is demanded by our inter national relations and needs. 6-Pea ce is demanded by our prob l lems about death and the future. 1 Now on all these counts Christ is 1 the Prince of Peace. Whenever we l feel the need of peace He is able and 1 willing to supply that need. His doctrine about God and the 1 universe and mans relations to both 1 constitutes the most reasonable and satisfying philosophy ever presented 1 to man. By it we find peace of intel I lect
 2-Christ is our peace with God. By l His sacrifice for us He has won our ] pardon and peace. The barrier between
 man and God Is thrown down. S-Christ is the Prince of Peace as | fG9tA' us our SDtlGi nettE. HIS hDEIEll!E 1 of the fatherhOod of God and the brotherhood of man provides the only 1 ultimate solution of our social prob l lems.
 l 4-Christianity is cosmopolitan. II l rises above the narrow patriotism 1 which is so often simply the mask ot ! national esotism and seIfshness and l stands up for it's ideal of a vast. world 1 wide brotherhood. International peace 1 can come about only under the leader 1 ship of Christ.
 ] 5-And. finally. Christ's own resur- 1 rection and His revelations about 1 death and the future are the only 1 sources Of genuine peace to them that 1 are overwhelmed by sorrow and be l reaven1ent
 The musical portion Of the service | was admirably given by the choir un- 1 der the direction of Miss Thompson the offertory, 0 Holy Night, Peaceful 1 Night. being pweetly given.
 ! Trinity Methodist Church. l The decorations at Trinity Episcopa i church Sunday were particularly fol 1 Christmas, consisting Of laurel anC 1 lilies, while there were red bells a | effective points. Particularly well g!vcY
 was the Christmas music. the quartetto 1 being assisted by Mrs. Reuben Potter 1 soprano, and Miss Minnie Townsend 1 violin, in the singing of the anthem l The Babe of Bethlehem. The offertory l solo was sung by Mrs. Crowen in he i characteristic manner and the teno1 l solo by MT. Bailey was well rendered ! Rev. Dr. Kaufman's text was Lukt l ii. IS, and his theme Achievements O. l Bethlehem's Babe. and he said:
 The chief glory of earth's grea l cities has ever been the grandeur O. 1 their greatest men. Athens may stil i boast of her Socrates and Aristotle ! Rome of her Caesar and Cicero; Lon. 1 o1 HI ] of her Lowell and Emerson, but tho 1 glory which gathers about the little ] town of Bethlehem eclipses them all , For the achievements of Him who wa.
 the royal Babe there born have result. ! ed in larger and richer benefits tt ] mankind than have come from all hu. 1 man sources. And, further than this i whatever has been nobiest and best 1T 1 humanity H development during thu l past two thousand years has found it, l Inspiration in that unique life whicF ! attracted the attention of angels auC 1 men at the manager cradle. Could Vt i find all the benef1cent results whicE ! had their origin in the person Of that | wonderful Child-Jesus, we should sec ! earthly deserts transformed into gar. l dens Of blOssoming beauty and fruitful l fields. We should learn not only that l earth had been enriched thereby but l heaven reioiced by the homecoming 1 of countless nyriads of redeemed spir- 1 it's.
 | Strange that God should have choser 1 to become incarnate in such q loWiy 1 way! But the outcome thus far has Vindicated 1t as supremely wise. The Child of that poor manager anC 1 the Christ Of the cruel cross and the crowned King of the universe are the same Being. The dmp1ed hand of the ] sleeping Babe the nail pierced hand 1 of the dying Saviour and the sceptereG l hand of supreme authority. ruling all worlds from the eternal throne. are the same hand. Ii was the divine Babe ot 1 Bethlehem who brought with Him knowledge for the ignorant. wisdom for 1 the foolish. power for the weak hope for the despairing and salvation for the lost Let us make ample room for Him in our hearts and lives.
 First Baptist Church. At the First Baptist church Sunday the Christmas spirit was shown throughout all the services. The church was effectively decorated with green and with the red Christmas bells. Special music was well sung by the regular choir
 Rev. F. c. Cunningham, acting pas tor. delivered a strong sermon upon The Message of Christmas from Gal. iv: 4-6. Te said in part:
 The birth of Christ was no acci- dent. Centuries of prohpecy, prefig- uration and preparation showed it's place of transcendent importance in Gods plan of the ages.