Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-07
URGES REsrEcT TOR LoER.s
 SUFFER- AND LoRn,s D

In sermon at the Sunday. morning. service upon The Lords Supper en, the
 Lords Day" Rev. George H. Strorse
 of the First Baptist church urged upen
 his congregation respect for the day and
 the observance of the Lori's supper
 He spoke in part as foliows:
 We all have our rights and we suaSd them jeaiously. But evidently fhe most beautiful thing about our rights has
 escaped our notice or We are little con- scious of 1t, namely, this; They are ours absolutely ours and We may surrender them when it iA for the sood of others. I rights, thsx are mine and 1 HAY surren5 der thoss 'rights for others T have ia right to eat meat. said Christianity $ greatest .ehasnpion and exponent, "bur if meat make ny Brpthsf tp oii9hd, will cat no meat as long. as tho world stands" Tsats Cisristisnityi 4 lofty type of i6-hr1stiApit9. which to say the least has notS p1efi. ovsrRofEed. r1 any one and to all Rf us who arc syeyIaasShg5 Ily insisting op cur riFh $, M Hfe a'saErs. pion tho csase of ply IiefY today and tell you Iesais Christ had risiifs and just because they were E. He could do ss He pleased with tberp ant He sra- cieuslY chose to waive those rights that 
 and ne. 10 Ee $ Christian Is to catcli the spirit ps Jesus Nov ttiiss is. the ilqnl tfor self-exsminatioa and if we judge ourseiyes We stlalI not be judged. Have
 really made nfe's gygndest discovery Have z dlscoYexed not ohiy the historic
 Jesus bu. have I discoEered the spirit itha spiril that c1rnpleteiy doninated -tfe I historic Christ? Christianity has beer
 variously defined and I an sure ffo dea. l milton sweeps the whole circle of truth i Let Irs add one to the many which have l been given. Christianity is 2 religion IT wa:ch is Founder Had rigats ant otiiArs. Tais is fChristitaity.s sapren1i slorg, Let me suggest eoma Of fh.
 rights of Nhich the modern ChristiaE boasts. We do boast ef o1r rights. W, ;, fragnifT them yXe parade them. we gloa oycr them N-c, issue a challenge ant dare anyone to iafyinge on onr rights.
 attend church when please. 'attent Ithe ecYcpant meeting when please
 go where ind the biggest attraction 0: the Lords Dhy. l dine with tie Lorl
 at His table. when l please. | keep nj, tappointments vttN my Lord KleR it ! inc-- eoayeaient for rae. If I haven lhyta!ng else on the program then
 meet my Letd. How wonderful we are " !ldS 1lIgNSfl4l cE&AtuFcS We presume our ] selves to be. SAatr We ask God for ta thrope some d4y3 D.. we believe wit
 Prof. Hasexel that If God would fur, j things over 10 us, we could manage tn job better than God Is doing isY oh
 ny brethren these things ought not s to be !.
 The Lsrds Day and the Lerd,s suppe
 i!sse been given 10 'rs tos very s;gnifi
 cant reasons. Don't I know when m Lord arose and trtuyp,aedi over death Tie Lords Day observedl by Christian
 for nearly two n,ilienliinfzs and tn Lords Supper for he sane length ( time furntn ne the most convincing an
 satisfying evidence that lcng ago ther l were two tremendous happenings. Jesu d.ed and He rose again. Hsre are tw , fourtains from whicll pilgrims are ir z vhed to drink as they iourney on | Holy City. And what refreshing ": l teis And how ample the suppIyi The, : is tke Lords Day On that first Lord Day the tomb cracked and. the light :, | eternity shope ih And there is the eros ! And fere IS the Lords Supper Thfoua { tie Supper I see the cross, And the
 at the croas there Is q foantaini opent . Ishd the healing waters gtsh forth Tie r at tie cross Gods pardon began to flo
 ll.ss nlaisstc risss. We drink :eds