Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-21
SHOP TAI, ON LAME MEN.
Given by Rev. c. H. Ricketts at Rich
 mond Radiator Plant.

Rev. c. H. Rieketts spoke at the shop talk of the series conducted by the Y. M. c. A. that was held at the plant of the Richmond Radiator com pany Monday noon. During the ser vice Miss Elsie Brand, accompanied by Miss Fuller rendered I'm Pilgrim (Johnson) and Come Unto Me (Coe- nan)- Rev. Mir. Ricketts took for his topic Lame Men and said,
 One morning Jesus was walking by the sea of Galilee when he met a great from wide area, having with them the sick blind. dumb, maimed and many others and Jesus healed them. Humanity is much the same now as il was in the olden days and in every crowd you will find the lame, blind, maiIned and others. If man with a great reputation as a miracle worker should come to Norwich he would be besieged by the multitude. But why should they bring the sick to a spe- cialist? Why cannot l. who has the spirit of Christ in my heart, why can not l heal them? This question has perp1exed me many times. There is no evidence that Christ was learned in the art of medicine and he is not known to have made a scientific diag- nosfs of a case. How did Christ heal them? Was it not by the exercise of spiritual power? That, we have this power to a certain extent is beyond question. If we have this power at all why cannot we use it to a logical is sue? People tell us there is no longer a need of direct healing, as we have question still remains: If spiritual power could once cure physical disease why not now, and is there any author ity for believing that this power has been taken from the world?
 However, the fact still remains thaf go wherever you will and you will find the sick, the lame, the blind and the mained. and they are not cured. Doe Tor, md hos Ta1e hl1 lifted 1n ment of lameness out of the depths O1 savagery but they have not tapped the root of disease.
 It is a sad fact that lameness is not always confined to the body, and is not always in the knee or hip. Some times it is higher up, even in the era nium. Lameness of the brain is far more serious than tender knees or aided in many ways, but there are no crutches for a weak head.
 All men are not equally bright and competent, and when you are ready to sheer at some fncapable workman just remember that there may possibly be someone higher up who has reason to sheer at your halting, linping work. Our world would soon be white if everybody should give up sneering at and criticizing somebody else and in stead should try to heln him. There is nothing that an American work shop needs more than spirit of friendiiness and helpfulness.
 Man also 1imps in his morals. and here is a place where all of us are more or less weak. I do not mean that we all get drunk on Saturday nights, but there are many ways of smith the moral law in the face Do you have raspy and ungentIe thoughts of your neighbor, or are inclined to say things to his back that you would not say to his face? Have you been on the square in all your deals with oth- CTS and have you done your full duty to your family, church. country and to your God? Possibly we are all of us living in. glass houses and are some what lame.
 Somebody who once knew God and who found help and strength in the church has turned his back on Him and has thrown down the help from the church. Somebody has lost faith in God and has let sin slip into his life Have you? The duty is great and the opportunity rich for you and I to bring our sick, lame. blind and nlaimed fel- lows to the Lord Immanue1 as He walks along the shore of the sacred sea.