Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-27
NORWICH NEEDS REVIVAL SAYS PASTOR

mony with the genius of true Ameri- canism and the interests of Christ Kingdom It aust ever be the biggest day in all history for it commemorat- es victory which heaven and earth will never cease celebrating The Lords Day is our G Gibraltar, and when it fails, then America will go with it into decay and weakness.
 l May the Lords people remember the day to keep it holy.
 We need a revival in which the au- thority of Jesus shall be recognized- This revival must begin with God's 8 own people. Christ having bought us with His blood owns us. and thus be- comes King as we'll as Saviour. We recognize his authority when convenientI for us but repudiate 1t too often when self desires to revel in ease and pleasure. We are a. democratic people but the need of authority is certainly evident in these days when there seems to be determined effort on the part of some men to overthrow our government; to create reign of terror and give anarchy the right Of way. But in religion the need Of au- thority is especially evident. And this authority must be final. too. False Christs have arisen who seek to de- pose our Christ from his kfngly throne and they assume His prerogatives But let these false teachers go and die of a cross and rise again and after centuries if they are not forgotten and
 despised by that time, we shall be glad
 to sit ae their feet ahd learn. Until
 then let them bury their faces in
 shame before the spotless purity, the
 divine beauty and the omnipotent
 power that was his both in heaven and
 on earth.
 We need a revival that will enlist
 our youth in a new crusade for Christ
 and the church.
 In the great war old men were not
 ed into service. But now comes in
 ternal strife between the various
 classes in our own country and if the
 church is all we profess it to be, then
 our youth must enlist for Christ or the day is lost. A revival which does not
 enlist the youth to tackle the really
 big and serious problems Of life has
 missed the real point We need the tialities- If this revival will enable them to see their rich possibilities and persuade them to lay themselves on the altar for service. then will our churches be quickened and the youth will take the city for God. You need not look elsewhere for an opportunity to display courage, daring and sacri- hce. Opportunities will be afforded you for going lover the top' again and again You will not only experience the thrill of going over the top. but in your daring plunge to save others. the very best in life will come your way.
 We need revival in which great waves Of Gods wondrous love and stern justice will sweep over the city Gods love is beautiful but there is no more reality to it than there is to his justice. Just as our patience with Germany became finally exhausted and we struck and struck hard so some e day Gods love and patience will have gone to the limit and He too, will strike hard.
 Men are playing today with Gods wondrous love but there will be I no playing with His justice. Oh that a consciousness Of Gods holiness and majesty might settle down upon our city until men would cry out in agony because of sin and fee to God for mercy and pardon. Let the Christia IS of all our churches pray that this re- yival may be not only a surface move ment but deep under-current of mighty tran sforUips power for the glory of God and the advancement of His Kingdom on our city