Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-09

The fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Greeneville school as- sembled in the school hall few min utes before dismissal time Monday afternoon to listen to a short talk by Mae Breckenridge of the eighth grade. Miss Breckenridge, journeyed to Boston in last Saturdays storm to, receive( from the hands of Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts a silver medal which she recently won in an essay contest conducted by, Boston newspaper. In a very interesting manner she recounted ali her experi-' ences in the Huh, while her school mates paid rapt attention. In addi tion to the medal she received an au- tographed portrait of the, governor, while all her expenses were. paid by the newspaper in question Et
 The sixth lecture on the Plan of the Ages, being given by Rev. R. Daniel Trick at the Federated church, was on the theme, The Promise Pe- riod In this lecture -Mr. Trick went to show that God is taking a new de- parture in the realm of his revelation. He has given the world the basis of government and the. guide in that governmental relation. 7 He has come to the conclusion that the world is bound to go on it's own course and he allows it to work out it's own ~des- tiny The attempt to build the Tower of Babel is the act that determines God to start ar.new line. He is brought about by the call of Abram! From the call of Abraham to the giv- ing of the law under Moses was the period of the promise.~ The promise made in the, garden. The seed of the woman shall bruise the serpentis head is now being developed in human re- lations. -'s -T,- E. f,e C 'ts-y5f..
 His promise given to Abraham takes a variety of forms. It was to | culminate in national greatness. This ! demands a territorial possession, SC the promised land, afd a 1enial heir l so the Son is promised. Through these the greatness was to be work ed out. This promise the morning star of Israel greatness is the hope of the world. Faith in this promise must be tested. This is brought about in the command to o sacrifice Isaac. Abraham stands the test and becomes the father of the faithful This promise was the sustaining | force in the lives of Jacob, Joseph and Moses. It sustained Israel dur. | ing the Egyptian sojourn and captiv. | ity. It led Israel out of captivity ant | through the wilderness to the border of the promised land. That promis, ! is the expectation of Israel today, a. far as she has any faith. : Faith 1T the fulfllment, the fulfilIment of thi l promise is the foundation. of tn, i Church of Jesus Christ today. Tn, 1 jewel of the world rests on the ulti mate realization of the promise O God, the Kingdom of Christ.
 Il a Funeral services for Alexande Johnson were held on Monday. after noon. at 2.30 o'clock from the sfunera parlors of c. A. Gager, Jr., with man, relatives and friends attending. Ther
 were many beautiful floral forms. Tn
 services were conducted by Rev. W
 H. Smith, rector of St. Andrew
 Episcopal church. The bearers wer
 relatives of the deceased. The bod
 was placed in the receiving vault q
 Maplewood cemetery to await buris
 in the Hamilton avenue cemetery a
 the convenience of the family.
 The death of Patrick j. couqhIi
 occurred on Sunday following a lin
 gering illness. MT. Coughlin was bor
 in this place 37 years ago the son (
 Dennis and the late Mary Hanlo
 Coughlin. He was educated in th
 public schools of this city and wa
 graduated from the Norwich Ere
 Academy and later from Niagar University. Most of his life has. bee
 spent in this city. He is survived |
 his father and brother, Hugh
 Coughlin.