Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-25


 form in the Central Baptist church Sunday morning was consistent and dfgnifted. Many were present to enjoy
 the anthems as rendered by the choir and the soprano solo by Mrs. Nelson 1 T. Crowell which was sung with mag nificent effect
 Rev P. c. Wright took as his sub 5ect, A Saviour Born, and emphasized the fact and told of scenes at the time l Christ came. Few spiritually minded 1 conceived q little of the meaning of the birth of a saviour, but majority understood him as a political deliverer. preciate his Sd Saviourhood is the power | to appropriate and interpret him. He l spoke of the fact that within 70 years after Jerusalem fell sin was cribbing at the vitals of the Jewish life and the l nation went to ruin. The trouble with l the world is sin.
 l We are apt to deal with selfish prob | lems poverty social evils and drink trying to find the cause and relation l shiu, whereas the fact is that all exist l because of wickedness of the human heart. They will always exist as long as sin is in the human heart. What we need is a saviour The greatest need of every age is a saviour and we rejoice today that a saviour is born. There is joy today because of what Jesus brought to the world. He l brought not only life and immortal ity, hut a blessing through transfor- nation of human lives. increased valu- atfon of the worth of human life and human liberty and human justice. The message of Jesus was not politically revolutionary. It was revolutionary in the spirit of man. In Jesus Christ, God began to deal effectively with con- sciences of men.
 The hope of the world lies in the gospel. God is working out his plans through Christ Jesus is Gods SUI preme act for the realization of his eternal purposes in the human race 
 sa Viour through whom the human fam fly will be delievered from sin and all it's consequences. morally. socially and politically.
 Second Congregational Church.
 Many were ill attendance at the Sun day morning service at the Second Congregational church, which was ap- pronriately decorated for the season. Under the direction of Mrs. George T. Lord and with the capable assistance of Miss Fuller at the organ, the spe- cial musical programme was finely given.
 Rev Herbert J. Wyckon preached the sermon in blank verse, the prepa- ration of which required much time and effort His topic was Love Never Faileth, Loves Permanence. He re- ferred to the gifts which the wise men brought, frartkfncense, typinfying faith, myrrh as life's bittersweet, for hope and gold in unchanging quality like love which never faileth.
 At Park Church
 At Park church there were the usual graceful decorations of evergreen. An excellent programme of Christmas music was a feature of the service. the onertory solo by MT. Learned being especially fine. The prelude was trio for violin, cello and organ by Miss helen B. Royce MT. Learned and Miss Taft.
 pr. Howe's Christmas sermon was
 
 that he was in the house" There was always this ferment of interest where ever Jesus was and there the multi UudeS always gathered Some people center of interest but crowds do not run after us. The personality, the man her of handling the same interests, marks the difference between the novice and the master. Of them all. no one has so compelled the attention of the world as Jesus, none have shaped its history to so great extent. He stirred 1t even before his coming Long in advance, the prophets and lawgivers were on the lookout for the dawn of his approach, and this ex- pectatiOn had spread even to heathen peoples. We are ourselves singing it today. It was no trivial affair to carry trough so many ages-his approach to his world house. It has been an impulse to start others-masters in pen, brush, chisel or violin. His ap-
  will also be noised about. It will show in quickened pace, wider vision, sense of responsibility This is true in the home, in the church and in the world at large. Christ is the maker of homes-there are none in heather lands. He has made place for him self all over the world. on the frontier. | in distant lands. He is bringing about l S1 eat changes at the present moment and we shall see even greater things.
 Broadway Congree ationai Church.
 Prettily decorated with Chris mas l greens was the platform in Broadway | church Sunday, hemlock. ground pine | and poinsettia being attractively ar l ranged.
 A Man a Refuge was the topic of | Rev. E. s. Worcester Sunday morning. | his text being Isaiah 32:2 And a man | shall be as a hiding place from the | as streams of water in a dry place, as | the shade of a great rock in a weary i land.
 He said: Social regeneration is de- pendent on personal character. Princes shall rule in justice-the fool shall no more be called noble-a man shall be 1 as a covert from the tempest, and as streams of water in a dry place" In genuine manllneSS is the worlds refuge from it's conflicts, it's refreshing in it's oarrenness. Just laws are good, but of | little profit without just men to ad- minister and to obey them. Eairer sys- -eillS are Heedeur ana mOret a Sp1rIt Of orotherly fairness to animate them. Let true man arise even now and how eagerly we follow him,
 Whence, then, comes manhood? Christianity, which makes so much of character for men, finds its dependence not simply in a principle or force but n Gods character and personality We nave q living God to come t0-and. lest here be any question, we have a Christ 1 who was found in fashion as a man. u his home on Central avenue for ew days.
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