Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-05

which was followed with intense APP
probation by his congregation.
Have we stopped to think, he que
led in his opening remarks, that two
great events are happening at once
china and Norwich are waking up. For
ong the old empire of the east has
ain in her slumber, neither enjoying
he great wealth she Possesses nor per-
hitting others to enjoy it. There she
has remained in an uncivilzed state
while other nations have been develop
ing their resources and advancing in
4 civilization unsurpassed by any peri
I'd in the worlds history What good
have her mountains of gold, silver,
copper coal and iron done her or 9TH
ers? What power has her splendid hui
mainly had either for its own enjoy
ment or for the good of the world +?
Use Our Advantages.
So here in Norwich, located more
favorably than many cities of her own
state and other states. She has prae-
tically four rivers running through her
confines to furnish power. She is di-
vided by ranges of hills calculated to
protect her health conditions. She is
favored by finely distributed net
work of trolley lines. Her railroads Of
fer good avenues to all directions. 1t
Is said that one of her lines carries
through her limits more than one hun
dred carloads of a freight in direct
transit from New York to Chicago and
If New York can afford to
ship through Norwich to Chicago, why
cannot Norwich as advantageol1sly use
rNott OF Tho ~ l-nod a
her Midway distributing center near at
hand, whence she can put in through
trains our products. Soon we shall
have a trans Atlantic line docking near
our door. But OF what use are all these
unless we use them? Here
they lie unused; doing us no good, nor
ay one else. [ rejoice in the magnifi-
cent effort which is being made at this
time to bring this new company here.
believe it is going to succeed glori-
ously, and succeed in the best way, too.
1t isn't the result of men of large
wealth getting together and putting
pile against pile. 1t is the result of the
common people putting in often what
they can i'll afford to spend for the
common good. There are people who
would prefer to keep the working peo-
pie out of a community in order to
make 1t a better residence community.
But It takes no long glance at history
tC show that such policy is full of
dearth and death, not only to the COM
munity, but even to the people who
choose to be select. The physical, NOR
al and material strength of any city,
state or nation lies in the number
character and prosperity of her COM
mon people. 1t was the common peo-
pie who made America. 1t was the
common people who saved her in her
internecine strife This element in the
present effort is most hopeful for the
whole situation,
More Than a Business Proposition.
l rejoice in it from its promise in q
business way. 1t may be asked by
some why, being purely g. business
proposition, I should bring it into the
pulpit. There are more reasons than
one. In the first place l believe in a
religion that touches business and d
business that touches religion. If you
do not mix the two you will not have
a very high type of either. In the
next place 1 see in this present move
ment more than a business proposition
There are moral values in both in the
experience of the present and in les
sons for the future. / am therefore
Speaking upon this theme tonight botf
for business and religious reasons. The
best of this movement will not have
been accomplished when the SIS, 00(
has been raised and paid. There are
farther reaching values than even thai
in the community.
For a Wide Awake City.
Let US unfold for a few minutes the
meaning of this campaign:
l. 1t means the turning of our minds
by lot of talk, effort and vision to.
ward a more wide awake city. We are
thinking Of more business, more PEG
pie here in our school life, in our city
life; new blood injected into our So
cial life If this one concern is wha
it's advertising gives US the impress
sio nit is. The style of business it will
carry on here is not the type our par.
ticular forefathers have been carr yinE
on for one or two hundred years. 1t ii
coming here with ideas from an up t.
date and hustling world outside II
other words new impetus will b,
given to our ideas of doing things.
There are moral values as we'll al
business values in that Religion feC
on custom and tradition will die al
well as business. 1t is to be HOPED
our religious plaoidity will get a jar al
well as our business life. There is M
more virtue in .worshipping God in tn,
same way for two hundred years thai
there is in doing business in a certain
method for like length of time.
With Men and Religion.
Coming at this same time, and
trust for the purpose Of awakening
is the Men and Religion Forward
Movement, calculated to arouse men t.
see that they have neglected religion
things too long.
Men, let us catch the note of thi
Men and Religion Movement that
sweeping the country, and go out 70
a more wide awake city in moral an
business matters.
We are thinking of a better city
business-wise. We are talking il
That will have its weight in making
our whole community desire cleane
city in every way. The idea Of improv
ing our city is calling our thoughts.
For the Common Good.
Again, we are thinking about com
mon good and failing to have time t
thing about the meanness of the othe
fellow. There are men working sid
by side in this effort as though the
were neighbors and brothers, VIII
have not liked each other for year
past. 1t is a good deal better moral
to get busy together for the commo
good than to sit in your home OF off1c
talking meanly of the other fellow. A
a result of this campaign men here
after will think a good deal better q
one another than they have in tn
past.
This is a splendid movement to tur
the tide of gossip away from person
allties to something worth while. Per
sonally / wish the women could hav
wave Of excitement to bring a bi
millinery business here. 1t would be
splendid thing morally for our wome
who gather two OF three times weel