Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-20
RELIGION AND BUSINESS.
Rev. Dr.. Slocun1's Topic in Relation to
 Merchants' Week.

At the Central Baptist church Sun 1 day morning the pastor, Rev Joel B. | Slocu1n. D. D., chose for his subject 1 Religion and Business. in recognition of Merchants week. His text was Pom F: Il. Following is an outline l Of '- S1ocun's remarks:
 T-ne was when rehglon ana pusl- ness were regarded as two distinct de- Isartrnents of lite. Under that regime. 1 which, unhappily, is not entirely thing of the past, when It came 70 question of morals. the answer that argument could prevail against 1t, was this. business is business. We are begirning to see that business is bus1- i ness plus something else. It is that ; something else that we are coming to
 be greatly interested in. The great business world has learned. long ago, that there are vast interests connected | with 1t that cannot be put down into the column of material things. we have discovered that we cannot renee
 life off into sections and put up sign boards, warning the public that this IS Susiness, and that is religion The 1 business that has no religion ecout the premises Is it only for the rubbish
 heap. With equal truth, 1t may De said that the religion that has no bus iress about 1t is unworthy Of conh-
 dence The two things are only two
 phases cf one thing. and that thlng ls life. All of us who are trying to hVe Q WeiI-rouRded, normal lie are con scious that we are in the rntdst or v-orld whose complicated industries are
 based upon the principles or honor that were spoke hand lived by the Car perter Of Nazareth-the Saviour or mankind. All exceptions deserve the failure that awaits them At the beginning of this Merchants week. it Is appropriate that the churcn- es of our city should recognize the | special efforts of our business Peopie. | For the size of the city, Norwich IS 1 coEnn1endably awake as to its mercan- l tile interests and responsibilities l | was greatly impressed recently wit1 | the fine showing of the Norwlch BoSLu l of Trade at its annual banquet II nas ! been my privilege to attend a great i many meetings of that sort, and can | truthfully say that have seldom seen i so splendid 8 company or clean-cot' | substantial men.
 1 N Y. the newspapers started a club 1 of Brooklyn Boosters. presume | they are stfr at it. for 1t takes a heap 1 of boosting to move a metFopoiis- 1 Coming here, e year ago, found that | tha citizens of Norwich believe In i their town, and that with word ana 1n- 1 huence and action they are constant l Iy 1aauifssting their local patriotism l I crave a part with you & m tne Ee,y eo,.y ! c0mrnendable privilege of helping Tor 1 ward in every legitimate way the ma 1 terial prosperity of our city. As a church, we have a mission to the pusl- 1 ness community that lies about our
 doors. That community, in turn, Is I related to us. Our hopes and fears, i our gains and losses, our victories ana | defeats have the basis of a common | svupatI1y. No calamity can fan upon l the city without affecting the church | No amfction can overta.ke the church ! that does not startle the community We are bound up together in Q com 1 mon experience of human kind
 I know that I am taking no Iiber-
 ties that do not belong to me when l
 say to the people of Norwich and 70
 the visitors who win come here this
 week that we as a church believe in
 helping one another, and in encourag-
 ing to the utmost everybody who IS
 engaged in any kind of honorable toll;
 that we believe that tl the order of
 importance, the sovereignty of Jesus
 Christ, in the hearts of men, comes
 first. fhat all o9dr business affairs
 should be conducted in accordance with ! His gospel; that He Is tue only foun- dstioa for the stability of our civic in-
 stitutiaas. our industries. our homes
 aur churches and our individual lives