Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-28
SECRETARY HILE SPEAKS ON GEittsH PRteESr

Every aya1lable place at the tables was occupied by the uisn of the U. the twel5ty- eighth cofisec,itiSe Sunday the. 4Y,e M. C. A: .ssrvad home. cooked 6reakfast to these. fine, fellows, from various, parts of the country. and as usual tue, afair was ,afi exceedinglv ig hanpy one md the boys il. blue. and citation, Ths fdfihfdI wdingn of the '.Y'' ai1xiifarg ,a1id several young la: ! dies did the serving. much t0' the sat Eisfactson Of those who partoolS. tary Ed1ia iii iii made < M I bS:sf S taiF K a and among, other things, he, said, Men, I wafit to. taik to yoW this morning on, a the subject of .."'high' pTtcas" We all feel that the prices of llic, recessi- ties of, life, are nov yary high. and the, same. is true ,of, the luxuries, and these of us Who have families can but | feel the effects of this advance, but others are. paving higher prices. in other realms. sE.E The fellow over there on the. battlenetds are, ,payu.g very. high prices for d. righteoiis cause. A speak I CT at q recent meeting in Boston. told l of his, experience at the battle front in France: lie. looked out upon a for | est of white crosses, each ctoss mark : ing the grave of d noble Frenchrfiari :. there. were fully 300, eco Of them. and the thought came home 10 me, said the | sneaker. that here was the, place. where f France was, crucified. He was also shown the graves of about as many ! Engltslffhen. and he thought here is the. price paid by the, English for a ! world freedom; he also visistq several of our own American 50 diers, badly
 
 I asked them one by one il they were | sorry they. came over fo. France to | fight, and in every. case the emphatic, I answer was no, and the only thinG | they. were sorry for vas tfat the,T I could. not get. into the ashling again. | These men. were all willih-y to pay a 1 very high. price for a rfght4ous cause ! and we greatly honor them for it ] There, are other men who have paid | an awful price for their. folly; I saw
 a man this 1Weels. almost crazy with his cravings for mprnl1fne;. ne shook all ] over, IS he. told me his. story. and 1 thought how sad to see a man 1T. such a; conditiopt be. lad. paid Ylle price oi i character for indulgence ip this ter 1 rible habit, l have seen sailors and l soldiers and civilians sa.s we'll .reeline along our streets, and my heart. was l made to .aeiiA, sf the sigh: the< had sold their character:t they had pa+d .
 very high price for their folly. I have 1 seen men in the npifornn, and in civil ian dress disnased from ,Hnnirity: .theii
 physical -eopditfon, jmpaired probably
 for life They were mastered. by theil
 passions. instead of -being, masters ot them; what price. to ,pay for sin l ful. in1uIgenee, but this. but illustratfs
 the sayings, of scriptpre ;t3at what
 soeyer a man soweth fiat Shan .ht l atfo reapg-.T see in ifsa einatfon fh'
 Christ Walkl2g. lip the. slo1es of Cal
 vary and perIhifttins. cruel men to, naf l Him, to the cross; He made this grea
 sacrifice ana haid this gtnat price tha
 the victims of passion an1 lust nigh be redeemeds, I think of those word
 in song, Was it for crimes, tha,t II have done. He .groapea upon tn | tree: Amazing pity. tr$x-, unknown And love, bey yond degrec,
 I My hope for yoti my ,brctbers is tha l yoIii may follow the leadership of tn Christ of God, and then you will D the kind of men this old world needs