Norwich bulletin., 1919-08-28

severe, or how appreciattve of our rla- 1 tion's life We may be. consider how we shall like to be a citizen of Mcxi- co or China. Untold blessings are ours because we are American citizens. Let no one think that I underestimate our faults, or ignore the many mighty problems we have to work out simply wish to set before you the fact prosperous, most democratic large na- tioh upon this earth. Untold bless 1 il1gs are ours because we are Afneri- cans
 Because our country has done this for us. we owe all we have to her. Our braye boys are going to tho front. Fr.ei,ds and families joint in mourn American citizen owes his life to his country should she need it.
 In like manner we were. independ- eint in morals and religion. We used to live by ourselves. walk behind the own grain. We didn't have much so- cia1 life. We went to our neighbors, and to our church, and if we didn't like people we didn't want to see much ifiess what they did was their bus iness
 In our religions we have different dencminations = Baptist. Methodist, Episcopalian. Presbyscrian, and Con only two denoninat tions-thcse who live for themselves and those who live for God and humanity.
 The first are parasites in society. They take all they can get. keep all community. Every opportunity they have came from their community. but they recognize no debt. But the usual fate of the parasite overfakes them.
 The man. taking everything from his community, giving nothing to 1t, never. enters into the higher life. never catches yision of God and truth and nobility. While the man who Elves himself to his community and nis fA- ton may have more trouble and more effort, bat he has the joy of being alive.
 Our ifndfvidhalistic manner of fife Is system. The earth fs it's center. Everything revoIves around 1t, But things didn't work out well; They had to add here and subtract there, in orr der to bring things into any kind Of harmony. But go soon as the Coper- nican theory was adopted every planet was seen to move with exactfiess and harmony around the sun.
 Individualsna says 'I am the i'm Lord bisss me and my wife. my son John and his wife. us four and no mere" Jesus said: You have lost the that saveth his life shall lose 1t. and he the gospel shall Save it. When a man gives Himself to God. to his town. to his state and nation. to live for right eousness and truth. the glory and the joy of life are his.
 That is why we are here today, De- cause some Of the citizens of this .owh have given themselves and their means for the betterlneTit of this com munity. doubt, however. if this is fully appreciated and the people of this town are making the most of this opportunity provided by others and extending this work.
 Education is the great thing for the young people and this library fur nishcs wonderful opportunities of cd uc5 ton. Men of ignorance. can never settle great problems. The labor prob lem may be settled by education. I can sec no more sense in war between capital and labor than war between na tons. I've respect for the busi- ness man who can see the side of the business man. If the principles of Christ were accepted in this contro- versy there would be less difficulties between labor and capital. Christ should he brought into all OUT life.
 Miss Pettisrew rendered I Am Thy Harp and Little West Wind.
 Following the exercises in the church a dinner was served under a large tent on the church green. The menu served was clam chowder. cold meats, crackers. sandwiches. apple