Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-14
At Christ Episcopal.

At Christ Episcopal.
 FChrist Episcopal church was beau tiful in it's floral decorations for the lilies, while at the front of the chan
 eel the delicate colorings of tulips. daffodiIs. spirea and other flowers were banked against 8 background of green with graceful effect The memo rial font. and the memorial windows around the church, all had their usual
 rich floral decorations and q floral pillow adorned the rail in front of the reetor's seat in the ehancel.
 The thoughtful sermon for the day
 by the rector. Rev. H. R. Graham. was from the text, That I may know the
 power of His resurrection and the feI- lowship of his suffering"
 Under the leadership of the organ
 ist and choir director, the two vested
 choifs, boys and girls, rendered the and in the afternoon at 4 o'clock led
 a carol service for the Sunday school The school members and the congrega- tion filled the body of the churdn, and the offering was for missions. It was taken by classes and amounted to
 S46.94, which is one of the largest
 Easter offerings the school has ever
 given. The school was addressed briefly by the rector before the offering was taken
 At Second Congregational. At the morning service at the Sec ond Congregational church the pastor.
 Rev H. J. Wyckoff, preached upon the theme The Invitations of Jesus to Eternal Life, taking as his text John 10: 10. T came that they may have
 life, and may have 1t abundantly" It is shallow impatienee, he said,
 which sorts everything into two cate
 gories of Yes or No, good or bad, alive or dead; and ah even sshallower con ceit which assumes that with this swift sorting final things have been reached We are not dead, of course not" 1t says to the proffer of life; and can see no point iu this invitation from the Lord of Life. With infinite patience Jesus seeks to open their eyes to the essentials of life: that living is func- tioning in environment, and that in- complete living invites destruction; 1 that life's security is in it's abundance. l and that as this increasing abundance grows toward completeness life takes 1 on the qualities which ally it with the | eternal purposes of God. Not it's Quan- l tity in terms of length, but of solid ! bulk; not quantity of indefinite ex- l tension, but of spiritual texture con- | stitute it eternal Jesus Easter invi- | tation is more than sn. assurance that | the petty round of physical life shall | swing on forever in it's futile little 1 circle: the risen Christ reveals the ! 1 es away with a cheer to ful1n it's di- vine possibilities of abundant life. The special music for the day was | finely rendered by the quartette under 1 the direction of Mrs. George T. Lord and the pulpit was decorated with | palms and Easter lilies in graceful ar- | rangement.
 1 At First Baptist
 The First Baptist church was very l lovely with it's Easter decorations oi 1 palms, ferns with flowers and Easte1 1 lilies. The putted plants given by the 1 Bible school classes were later sent tc | the church sick and shutins.
 l In. his sermon the pastor, Rev. G. H l Strouse, reminded his hearers that 1 Easter was the day when we strike the ! note of joy and gladness for Christ ha, l indeed risen. It IS a note of certaintJ ! and triumph. In no other way thar l by the resurrection of Jesus could WI 1 explain the marvellous triumphs oi l Christianity.
 | The resurrection was the climax 1T | a life where all was truly marvellous It was reasonable and in harmony | with all Christ was and all He said | Christ was King in every sphere dur ing his earthly ministry When ht | mes- death, I would expect Him tt
 manifest the same kindly qualities l And here We are not disappointed He met death and conquered it. WV | hail Him as our risen Lord and be lieve through Him we shall rise ant | live the immortal.
 l The resurrection of Christ is Chris tianitys great dynamic. Timid dis 1 ciplese became bold and courageou!
 apostles after the resurrection. The1 had a resurfected Christ to offer tn,
 world The human race is hungry
 for immortality. The heather phil