Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-10
HOW TO KEEP WARM
A TIMELY TOPIC.
Used by Rev II. J. Wyckoff in His
Talk at Crescent Fire Arms Co.

For the tiftb in the series of shop
taIk. at the c. escent Firearms CON-
pAny under the auspices of the y. NJ.
{: A., held Oh Monday. Rev. H. J
WyckOff, she 81 eaker, chose for his
subject the timeiy topic of How to BE
Warm.
Flo said i'll part:
From the physical point Of view,
this has been our chief problem for
the past three or four days, varying
III it's intensity with the quality of the
equipment win which we have. sought
to solve it, and the conditions under
which it has troubled US.
This is also a vital problem;' for
warmth is essential to life itself, The
terrible chill of the corpse is the surest
sign of the absence of physical life.
Life unft Ids only under warmth, which
like a sL..ny radiance in the spring
reaches 0owI to the buried seed anu
Quickcns IL.
Is there not in these facts a signiti-
canoe bearing on the preservation OF
that other form of life in man which
we call the spiritual ife-the life oil
the soul, or real personality? l think
there is, and | shall attempt in haiI
dozen brief illustrations which rightly
interpreted concern both body and
soul to show how to be warm.
First, one must put on suitable gar
ments. For the soul there are many
rich and SNOWY garments, like decency,
and morality, and good resolutions,
and pledges of betterment; but all
these lack the real and enduring and
comforting warmth Of true religion.
Second, to be warm, one must not
depend alone on clothinfi; for even in
wool and fur garments it is possible to
freeze to death. The thing to do is to
keep moving. Exercise is large fac
tor in the problem of keeping the
body from growing cold. 1t is equally
true that soul heaped high with viz
tues of the noblest sort may be struck
with the chill of death unless it stirs
into fame, as one swings a smoldef-
ing torch, the gifts of power and ac-
tivity for good that are sleeping within
itself.
Third. note the natural instincts -oi
animals in a blizzard they huddle to-
gether for mutual warmth. Obey that
instinct. and you will feel the chill
leaving your cold body as you draw
rear to your fellow who is cold. Try
drawing near to others chilled by
their griefs and hurts and burdens OF
soul and see if your own soul does moi
grow warm as you offer the protection
and comfort you possess to the com
ron need.
Fourth, if the sun is shining, gel
into its rays. Don't stand around or
| the north side of the house and COM
plain that you are cold. Get out o.
| the shadows and into the sunshine, an(
the shivers will cease from your limbs
| Neither can you expect your soul t
| be warm if you hug the darkness and
abide in the shadows. Leave your ole
! griefs. abandon your sins, and step GU
| into the light of the Divine teaching
concerning the meaning of life, anC
| the beauty Of truth, and feel thu
cheering vigpr of the only rays tina
can ever warm the soul.
Fifth, if there is a fire, go near it
| The stove isn't likely to come across
! the room to you; you will have to q
| to it. And you will be benefited by tn
warmth the stove diffuses just in pro
| portion to your nearness to it. Ant
| right here L want to say very plainl!
| that every one OF us ought to draw
near the source of spiritual warmth
| for the sake of the comfort of on
souls. We ought to turn to our owl
| churches, whatever our creed or form
Of belief, and draw near to Him il
! whose Behalf the church universe
| speaks-God.
And, lastly, if man cannot -kee-
warm in the frigid. zone; he ought t
| change his residence and go farthe
| south, where under tropical condition
he may hope to be warm all the time
And that, men. is just what you an
1 will have to do if we expect GU
| spiritual life to maintain a livabl
temperature. We cannot hope for thi
| by an occasional drawing near to Coo
by living partly in sunshine and partl
in the shadow, by sharing in the spiri
| Of brotherhood for an hour and the
withdrawing into the old selflshness. b
few moments Of activity, followed b
| hours of incidence, by wearing shodd
garments; we must move with all W
| possess out of the far country and g
back home to our own fatherland
we are to be warm.
Mrs. /. o. Potter rendered solos. &C
companying herself on the violin. Sh
was also accompanied on the portabl
organ by Miss Elizabeth Grove.