Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-14
Y. M. c. A. BREAKFASTS
 BEGAN JUST YEAR AGO

About so men in uniform partook of the home cooked breakfast at the local
 y. M. C. A. and as usual the meal was efficiently served by women of the auxiliary and several young ladies. This was the 52d breakfast served by the local " to men in uniform; just one year ago the first breakfast was served, and without a break the Sun day morning meal has been served every Sunday since. and judging by
 the appreciation shown by the fellows
 the popularity of the affair has not diminished with the passing weeks
 The brief address was given by Clar- ence E. Carpenter who held the close attention of his hearers. He said in part;
 It is a great pleasure for me to be given the opportunity to speak to you men this morning, as it makes me feel that 1 am getting closer to Uncle Sam. l am sure that you have been told many. times how the nations of the earth take AmeHca as their ideal and i especially is this true of the smaller nations. You boys represent America and you must defend her honor and be i examples of true Americanism. We 1 Americans believe there are no sol l diers or sailors like our Americans: I
 am reminded of @ story of Henry Ward 1 Beecher who was featuring in Eng
 land at the time of the Civil war to a mob of sympathizers of the Confeder- i acy. Someone in the mob yelled Why ! didn't you lick them in 50 days, as you l said you WOuld?' Beecher replied i We found we had Americans to fight instead of Englishmen" To maintain 1 the position America holds among the nations of the world and live up to all 1 that is expected of us requires con- stant watch on our part. It is the mil lions of poor dOWntrodden people who Fhave before them the picture of free
 America and who almost worship an l American who expect the most of us
 IT. addition to the holding up of the l honor of America, we all must strive
 to live up to the ideals set for us in 1 our homes; there is not a boy here whose mother and father do not expect i their boy to be 6 credit to the family land until you are fathers you car never realize how it breaks a fathers | heart 10 hear that his boy has done something 10 disgrace the home He would athcr hear the neEs that his i boy had been killed fighting for his ] country. It is the home life of Amer l ica that has made the nation what ii i is today. How can we best strengther l the faith which the nations and th5 ! home have in us? Can we do better than go for an example and possible explanation of our success to one O the greatest men of our time, Genera Foch? There was no day during tho
 war that he didn't spend an hour or his knees iu prayer, morning ar( might, and during that hour many times ten thousand guns were roaring at his word while he knelt in humble suDplication in some quiet Iittl, church. Millions of 4nen, generals. ar.
 tilIery, cavalry. engineers and tanks fought absolutely as he commanded while he quietly prayed. Faith il Jesus Christ and prayer will win tn, fight. Never be ashamed or afraid t ido the right; never let a day go b! Ewithout doing something worth while
 lift the other fellow Un. don't lot hin drag you down, don't destroy or weak on by any kind of abuse the body Goc has given you. Conscience is so senst tive that you need no one to tell vol
 when you have done wrong; conscienc
 is a good thermometer. In closing le me leave with you this message o scripture. Take heed watch au'
 pray, for ye know not when the Mas
 ter of the house cOmeth. lest comini suddenly he find you sleeping"
 The speaker was loudly aDplauded.