Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-18
AM REORGANIZATION MESSAGE
 TO PARK CHURCH WOMEN

r The October meeting Of the Hom
 Missionary Society of Park Congre i afternoon at the parish house. 4Theri
 was a large attendance. many worne, Of other denonlina tions being presen
 to listen to the interesting inforu1a 1 talk given on Christian AInericaniza- tien by Mrs. Clarke TilIinghast Q. Canastota,s New York. Mrs TiEinghast. who came as rep tresentRtiTe sef the counsel sos womer | for home missions, brought cIeal ard vibrant message of the needs o1 larger Americanization,- and our duty as a n.tion to the alien peoples who are coming to this country in such Am s.iea. just what our forefathcrs sought--a greater chance and oppor- tunity for their children. sat Christian Anerfcanizat|s7 may be defined by the one wor1, IIlasmuch: These foreigners come to us brin gin 2 so many things. longing for welcome in a strange country whose cust toms they do mot know. What welcome do
 we give their eager hearts? How
 many of them. do we invite into our
 When we look at our country and
 flag, our body polite who stops to re-
 aifze that in this Christian natioQs out
 of its hundred million or people there
 are only forty million who have been touched. with the rest. yet outside the
 pale?s po4you wonder some of these strangers do not understand our laws
 since they have no one to teach them Christian living? No wonder that the I. ". W. and the Bolsilevil,i flourish among such ignorance. That is why so many of our young men and women have signed up; for social service; they have heard the call and want to bring
 If we were cast in strange land, we. American women. without knowl, edge of it's ways and requiren1e ents.. we would then realize something of the lost feeling these foreigners experi- ence when out of their absolute ig- norance- they come to our shores. .a-
 It's the womers opportunity az
 stewards Of the manifest mercies Of God. to reach out and help these jess fortunate sisters. ~fIt's not money. but service. that the Lord wants Of US. And the whole thing comes back to the tirne-o1d question. what are you going to Co for your reighbor? It's worth while trying just for the experi- cnce for yourself. and doubtless there are many alien women in the city Of Norwich, vino need a hefoing hand. God has put Us women into the 'twen-I T tie:h century with the greatest oppor- ti1nity since Christ died-for just suclii times as these and such experiences, and we must not fail down on our job. If some of you do not care for mis- sfons. or an opportunity to carrsa on the yl-OrtlS g WOrRs then. LODE 2r iL IEOIa the standpoint Of what it is going to do for our nepublics wor mood and motherhood are the zreste T. things. in the world. and we are askHd to carry the rnesssge throughout the. '-Inlted States and even the world, bscause: "Ins snluch as we do it unto the 1east Of these. we have done, it unto God: ! After t',c. meeting adjourned. many. took. a1-|ntage of the opportunity tc greet Mrs rillinshast. who ,ass3 the. daughter Of Rev. J. D. Herr: fog wears pastor of the Central Ba z,tist churchf5 has many .frieRds in Norwich. s:s,etl N
 On Fridas morning 2 horne CT, naissnn. sss,s. of the society. for whom q deIiefons luncheon was served at l, o'elocE, about fifty being present.: 5 : Mrs. TiIIinsnast's interestip< taIE suggested to many of those. interesteA. fn the maintenance of a Girls Com inun.ty Club in Norwich that. this Is 8 very practical way of doing o,iiparts as a4.city :. towards .Ar.estranizat ton; Such a club. which admits girls, Of all: creeds.. races and occupations: is a. valuable asset to. a town. which has