Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-05-24
GRATITUDE FOR SUCCESS
IN FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN
Thanksgiving Service at Y. M. c. A.
Total Receipts Up to 1890.

Gratitude was the subject of the talk
given by General Secretary Edwin
Hill at the mems meeting in the Y. NJ.
C. "A. bAuilding on Sunday afternoon
at $50 o'clock. The Y. NJ. c. A. or
chestra furnished music for the meet
ing, which took the form of a thanks
giving service for the success of the
financial campaign conducted last
week, in which approximately $4,320
was raised. Prayer was offered by
Kiblin and Mr.. Hill read the s4th
Psalm.
Speaking of God in nature Secretary
Hill said we should be grateful as we
look out on a beautiful day and see
the bright sun and we should renlem-
Der that Christ is called the son of
righteousness. AS the sun makes the
day bright so Christ will make us
happy. AS we look up into the sky
on a moonlight night we should re-
member those words THE heavens de-
clare the glory of God the armament
upon the roses, beholding their beauty
and enjoying their sweet perfume we
should call to mind that Christ was
| called the Rose of Sharon.
The sweet perfume of His life and
character makes our lives pure and
enables US to do service for Him. AS
we look upon the lily we should re-
member that Christ was called the
| Lily of the Valley. AS we hear the
sweet notes of the birds we should
remember that back Of their perfect
harmony is God. Though there are
myrfads of birds, as numberless az
the sands, not one of them falls with
out the notice of the Master.
We should be grateful more thar
ever for our country, the only greal
nation at peace today. We shou&
| thank God for the leaders of our coun
! ND will In xxyo11 To coll MINI
| those significant words of Presiden
Wilson in his inaugural address: '"Thi!
| is not a day of triumph; this is da!
| of dedication"
| We should be thankful for on,
| churches, made possible by many roya
men of God, who have been willing t.
die as martyrs to the cause. When w
i enter the church's sacred portals w
1 should remember that God is there
| We should be thankful for our home
with all of their sacred influences ant
| there is something wrong with an.
man who has a home, to whom tina
home is not the dearest spot On earth
| We should be grateful for on
friends. 1 pity the man who has NJ
friends. While the best of all friend
is Christ, yet we could not get on il
| the world without the sweet friend
ships which we enjoy.
| We should be especially Thankful
| today for the way God has led US il
| the past week in our strenuous cam
paign for funds with which to carr!
on the work of the Y NJ. c. A. and
we do thank God for every dollar tina
has been pledged, and for every indi
viduaI who has made a pledge. W.
should regard this money as a SACRED
trust and use it during the conine
year to do valuable service for thu
King of Kings. We should be CRATE
| full. more and more, that God is will
us in our daily tasks and that He vii
help US. He will help us solve oul
problems and surmount our Difficult
| ties and when we feel discouraged Wa
should remember that Christ is By
our side saying to us, 10. am will
you always" We are sometimes lee
| to ask the question, Does Jesus care
and the answer is found in these sug-
gestive words of the hymn, o yes
| He cares 1 know He cares. His hear
| is touched with my grief. When the
days are weary, the long nights dreaFy
l know he cares.
| The five teams in the financial cam,
paign carried on last week put IL
some time on Saturday in an effor-
to raise the sum total to $4,000 and
succeeded in raising it to a, total o.
approximately $4.320. AS some whC
it is expected will make pledges are
at present out of town the coTnple.
ton of the work will be delayed for {
| few days, but the total will without
doubt be brought up to the desiref
| mark