Norwich bulletin., 1918-11-29

 were held on Thursday morning at Il o'clock at the United Congregational church at which the sermon was by Rev. E. A. Legg, the new pastor of Trinity Methodist church.
 After the DoXology, Rev. J. F. Cobb of the Church of the Good Shepherd -eUniversalist) gave the invocation and the choir of the United church rem dered the anthem Unto Thee, o Lord, Do We Give Thanks (Steere). The scripture reading by Rev. Mir. Cobb was followed by prayer by Rev. G. H, Ewing of the First Congregational church, and after a hymn the offertory was taken. This was for the Armeni- ans.
 In the opening words of his sermon Rev MT. Legg quoted a verse from Hegamon's victory poem beginning Out of the depths of defeat thou hast raised us, o Lord" and went on to say that we think this morning of an other morning centuries ago when it seemed that the eclipse of hope had come. But shortly with the new. day came the brightness that dispersed the gloom and darkness and they saw things differently from before. Thus today we see a new Easter in which the promises are second only in in, portance in their message to mankind to that first Easter two thousand years ago. Can there be any greater cause to summon US to prayer and to bow to God in gratitude than we have today? Yet it is a deeper gratitude than the rejoicing of the victor over the vanquished.. We thank God that righteousness has been vindicated, that patiotism is still glowing, that love of country is still passion that will bring men to die, if need be. We thank God, too, that we have come to the close of the worlds most awful catas- trophe with our ideals untarnished. But the future will test whether our gratitude is genuine, for it must reach out into tomorrow or it will be merely selfshness. It calls for the expendi- ture in the future of those same spir itual forces, which we have shown in the past, for self denial. unselfishness, loyalty and devotion, in order that the fruits of our victory may crystal lize m a new humanity. As we have been the ally of these stricken people at the battle front, we must still re- main their friend in peace, and we must also use our spiritual forces for the benefit of our enemies. We must stand by Germany to give them a new government The German people must | is hard, and they and the suc- ceeding generations must pay to the uttermost farthing. The unselfshness with which we entered the war must not now be so used as to be a source of disadvantage to our enemies. Let us be true to our task, let us not fa1ter or hesitate in anything that comes to our hands to do and let us be thankful that this Thanksgiving 1 day brings to the world new ideals, new hopes and new purposes, and that we have been brought to the day when | the Prince of Peace is looked to as the prince of the world and the restorer. After the singing of America by the congregation, the closing prayer and benediction was given by Rev. G. H. Strouse of the First Baptist church. A* St. Andrews Church.
 1 In commemoration of victory in the great war ended by the signing of the l armistice, a special Thanksgiving ser vice was held Thursday morning in St. Andrews Episcopal church. As a 1 landmark in the history of the church, it will be long remembered. The vest : ments and hangings were white, and the altar was tastefully decorated with yellow chrysanthemums presented by Mrs. Everett c. Stanton. The service was essentially one of thanksgiving and an unusually large congregation entered earnestly into the spirit of praise. The Psalms specially chosen 1 for the occasion were 91, 124 and 126 tc which the people responded heart fly. Isaiah 40 was read for the first lesson, and Rev. [: s-17 for the second The war prayers were selected from those published by the diocese since the cessation of hostilities National and thanksgiving hymns were sung
 led by the vested choir. At the close Of the thanksgiving service, there was l a celebration of holy communion which the communicants of the Sun day school attended in a body.
 The subject of the sermon by the
 rector, Rev. W. H. Smith, was De, Tag versus The Day.
 The Rev. MT Smith began by point. ing out how incompatible was tho
 German Der Tag with The Day of tht
 allies. The one meant slavery; the
 other freedom; one, might is right
 the other, right is might; one, mater.
 ialistic atheism; the other, Christian ity. Christianity was too soft creed for material Germany. Their natura
 ally was the Turk with his Moham
 medanism-the religion of power. De- Tag meant the Glorious Day when tn, kaiser would be German Jehovah O
 the earth.
 The Day of the allies is the presen
 day of praise and Thanksgiving be
 cause God has not given the victor,
 to the strong nor the battle to tn
 mighty but has vindicated righteous u ness, freed the oppressed from tn
 yoke of the tyrant,. given victory t
 the cause of justice, and to a war
 stricken world peace and security.
 For forty years the blood thirst l war lords of Prussia have on all occa
 sions of moment secretly drunk 10 tn toast Der Tag-the day when Franc should be subjugated and the prou
 Briton a suppIiatnt on his knees. Tn declaration of war told the ranks c
 gray that The Day had dawned, an once more their glasses were filled t the brim and they drank to the sue cess of Der Tag.
 For four long and painful years, tn allies have been looking forward t The Day. For four long and anxiou years, amid misfortunes and. reverse, yet buoyed up by a never waverin faith that they were fighting in righteous cause and that it's right l eousness would be, vindicated. the have looked forward into the fl1tur not to Der Tag, but to The Day Gods Day. This was never toasted i drunken rerels but without arroganc
 CT pomp, was sought for, .wept fo prayed for, at the throne of God. Thi glorious day has now come, right i1a oyerthrown might, and the death kne a- to slavery has been sounded upon th earth.
 During the first service two bh,