Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-26

numerable appeals for life of rectitude. | There are impulses toward fair judgments | and fine symDathies which sweep intoler- 1 ance and misunderstanding away. There are dedications to the.comnon good which take mans powers and focus them for unselfish endeavors. There are chaIlenges that call out love for human beings which make men hope for a kind of life in our world of turmoil that is brotherly.
 These intimatiors, enthusiasms sintui- tions, appeals, impulses, challenges are for me the word of God coIay Their home is the heart of man. but their source
 IS God The human mind and the human spirit have not created them. though this
 mind and spirit are the vehicles through
 which, they work. The spirit of. God
 prompts them and sends them on their way through our immediate life.
 This is the way God speaks now and
 here. If you say that such speech is in-
 direct, I say that all great moral and
 spiritual speech is always indirect. We never meet brotherhood face to face, but | weA do meet it in the man who acts in a bretherly fashion. We never meet God face to face, but we do meet Him in the life that yividly acts in a godly way And
 perceive the fact that in these subtle and unacceptable ways God is speaking means that We shall not fear disorder, be-
 cause God purposes a good order; that
 we shall respect those checks that the ln- IVislble Spirit throws out to restrain our
 human Lcense; that we shall consecrate ! our powers to create that human freedom
 without which man or a race is limited
 and enchained. God is a human need.
 But God is not. a human creation. He lives in our world. And the safety of the
 world takes direction from tke belief that
 We draw from Him for power and work
 with Him for Iife's releases from hamper
 ing restraints. There is Divine Voice
 that speaks in subtle ways. The man
 who hears is the man whose powers grow in usefulness. The nation that hears is the nation that has found it's moral des- tiny in terms of moral service. The world that hears is the world that throws away l deadening conservation, because it march es with Gods progress which will not Estop.
 The service was opened with the sing ing of the hymns Love Divine and Al l Hail the Power of Jesus Name, followed
 by the Thanksgiving lesson, read by Rev ? George II. Weich, pastor of the Churcl g of the Good Shepherd A chorus choi l with Charles D. Geer as leader sang tn, l anthem Praise Ye the Father. The gov ?, iernor's Thanksgiving proclamation wa s read by Rev. E. A. Lesg, pastor of Trin ! ity Episcopal church, who also spoke o T the purpose for which the large collection ? that was taken was to- ne used. NIT n Legg spoke of the excellent work of tn ] Salvation Army and the United Workers n between whom the collection is to be di
 vided.
 s For the offertory quartztte. George 0 Turner. Walter Marshland, Mrs. Helen y M. T. Church and. Mrs. Nelson T Crowel t sang Praise ihy Name, Jerusalen e Miss Louise Fuller was the organist $ Other Irnited Sarvices $ Christ church and Trinity church hel
 a. united service at 1OST o'clock O 2 Thanksgiving morning at Trinity churcl - Rev. William F. Williams of Chris a church delivered the sermon.
 l. The GreenevIle Congregational churc > and the Federated church held a unite l. praise service at the latter church O e Thursday evening with Rev. C. II. Rick e etts of the Congregational church as tn l. speaker.