Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-15
CHURCHES HAVE UNION
 FAST DAY SERVICE Rev.. C. A. Northrop Preached at Central Baptist on Sway and Trend of Obedience.

At the union Fast day service at the Central Baptist church Friday, morning at eleven o'clock. there was a large attendance, the Second, Broad
 way and Park Congregational. Trinity
 M. E. and Central Baptist uniting. The
 service was conducted by Rev. P. c. Wright, pastor of the church. Pray
 CT was offered by Rev. Dr. s. H. Howe of Park church, while Rev. H. J. Wyckoff of the Second church read the Scriptures. The invocation was by Rev. Frederick W Coleman of the Methodist church.
 During the service several pleasing anthems were sung by the choir of the church. The sermon was preached by
 Rev. Charles A. Northrop. whose text
 was from Hebrews v:8-9. his theme being Sway and Trend of Obedience. One notes with something of sur
 prise, the part that obedience plays in 1 the making of the Saviour, and of the l salvation of the world.
 1 Thoughts of system, principles of l oider, cooperation, Harmonious ad- l sustn,ent,s the reign of law, are famil- l iar enough when we are thinking of | But when we are thinking of grace, we are apt to think away the rigidity l of rules and rulers, and nope to get on 1 toward glory by steps not always dog 1 god by thoughts of duty We would | Et. the supposed heavy yoke of obe- L 'GilCt: lIOul lllC SuOutUGES OI dll those 1 vino are procuring or practiCing the 1 Icing saved. We talk about the love i O. Christ, the faith of the Christian 1 and think we have side tracked obe Glence, not seeing or knowing that 1 they are all one.
 As Wide as the Universe. Now the sway and trend of obedi- l ence is as wide as the universe. In 1 things it is the obedience that holds l them to the ends intended. Men, too, 1 are meant to be under law. Law and obedience are correlative The Son
 of Man-what of him? He too, learn l ed obedience. His chief teacher is | suffering. The fact is, the law of obe- l dience holds good everywhere, from 1 the tiniest molecule up to the Great :, Maker. Everywhere. everything and | everybody. finds itself through obe- dience.
 l The family life postulates obedience 1 means of this spirit. The broken
 family is wrecked on the sands of dis obedience The shattered home life
 has struck against the rocks of 'sThou
 shalt not The delinquent children are those who have not obeyed. Di-
 Vorce is another name for disObedi-
 ences Where the laws of family life
 are kept, salvation has come to thai
 house.
 Obedience the Power for Peace
 Industrial life prospers, and. ben
 efits it's workers in proportion as obe- dience marks the conduct of employer and employed. When each party rec, Ognzes obligation to the other, ant faithfully does that which is due, sal vation has come to that business. Th' ills of civic life tell the story of some bodys disobedience. They have shu their eyes. ears and minds to the pub lie need and the public danger ant , ] the work of social salvation ha1tS. Tn town, city and nation that has life that is being saved. have citizens wh have put off indifference and self seek ing, who are becoming obedient to tn glorious vision of social salvation Obedience to the higher dictates 0 7 1 humanity and brotherhood is the pow CT that is now making for peace O. the earth
 The healthful, moral influence fror
 Christian nations are spreading tn
 ccntagion of goodness in all land:
 1 The moral awakening is because som { one has been trying to keep the com
 mandments. Saved by obedience! : Failure from Disobedience. Our salvation is always endangere
 or greatly hindered when the lov, : and faith, and hope grow cold or ceas t to work. Because of this capacity an T tendency in us for throwing ourselve y out of gear and living to little pur . pose, I am anxious that we should g = about carefully guarding these will f of ours, and see that they are not al - l lowed to do the will of another tha
 God. I want to see the power of Go q unto salvation in these professed be r Iievers in Christ and I would hay e ourselves to see that the failure <