Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-23


 Methods of fighting have changed since Jaekson's day and few of the manoeuvers of '61 would be effective on modern battlefield. It is cer- tain, however, that the Southern lead CT has thousands of brothers -arms on the Western front and that they are as ready as he was to disca I'd every method outworn and to seize every new advantage. The spirit of enterprise, initiative and daring is as valuable in trench warfare as in the older forms of open fighting, and is no less in evidence.
 Jackson's tactics are practically. necessary for all of us in a world present one. The sun do move" as Brother Jasper truly observed. It has moved so fast in recent years as to upset the equilibrium of thousands of US. The great war has run a ploughshare through the life of all nations. Hardly single human in- terest in any civilized country has been unaffected. Few social institu- tions familiar to man will ever be the same again as before 1914.
 There have been ages when changes in the contour of this phys ical globe have been so slow as to be hairalts percept26le. The geoIogfst speaks of other ages when changes were extraordinarily rapid. Such were the years when volcanoes 1 belched and mountains were thrown l up, when glaciers crunched their way across the plains, when river beds were gouged out. At such times the process of world making moved on apace. Comparable to such processes in the physical universe have been | those in human affairs during these most recent years What changes have come over the. face of society!
 And he that sat upon the throne saith. Behold, I make all things new Wondrousiy indeed is the Divine Spirit fulfilling that program lin the world. The old order changes, giving place to new. It only remains for us who are in the process to ac- cept the new order and to adjust our Iselyes to it. No one can longer sit tight in his time -honored conventions, when whole world is in convulsion. As never before
 New occasions teach new duties.
 Time makes ancient good uncouth: ! They must upward still and onward I Who would keep abreast of truth. I It Is useless to yearn for the "good
 old times It is worse than useless l it is positively wicked to grumble about the added duties or the increased deprivatiofis of these years
 of war. Every mortal of us must pay part of the price of putting the new front on civilization.
 ,s Among the cheering signs of the times We note an increasing willing ness to make various social readjust . ments. 1n a million American homes [ the household menage has been very , materially sirnplifled Millions oi { Americans are doing forms of worl, they never thought they could do | Thousands of churches brought to- T getfer in cold and coalless. weather I have found out the beauty of united !. effort. Uncounted society fixtures j, have been thrown into the discard II while one main purpose has gripped lis. In word, we have been shaken thoroughly out of our ruts. It is 8 j cheering sign to any who believe that { the human race is marching to a I righteous goal that the wheels oi progress never turn backward. and | that God will see to it that even the wrath of men shall praise Him.
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