Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-13

;tar.ians We are with 2 -TcEseaEce, for eettlne- ours ives and ruShings ort pe1s- l aael to st tifa w-rld right. Jesus said first he right. begin wiCh yourself and l God Cone to nle. Follow me. aFia@ right personal adjlst:n -nts and t.5'n serve the world. When yoI arc rieat witt. God you ,yiH h His serY;t7t -lo every man. Tho priority of inGiFidGaiis9a is the truth aSser,cl here. Noa1 @a:ne n the Bo:k Of Life. tilis is the frsi busi-. ness we have on hand.
 And this is lifes supreme distinction | spiritual status spiritual character. -t1id this brings us all to 8 common lere} savant and servant, wise and unHise. Igenius and unlettered. We cannot all be pedestaled here rich or distinguished, We are not all born to the par9ie; We cannot live in BelgraYia or have our palace at Baiae or sit in the seats of the mighty, but we can all have our names, cut into the thick granite thst tpreserves the record VSe have made. The great history is not written by the plumed captains whose heads emerge from the undistinguished multitude. The campaAgn is won by the undistingushed the inarticula+e in the ranks. The nation Is not governed by the few credentiale6 leaders But the push and momentum i | the leaders would do well to lend ar ear But the record is kept somewhere The future historian records and here i! the supreme assurance of the wo1th O all true life unknown but well known Forgotton here, overlooked, crowded ou ? of thought, their names are written il S Heaven How full the world is of tn g inarticulate but the pen of the. Record = CT is busy behind the arras Who wer s the people who filled the ranks of tn d ancient or modern sainthood, who wer = they who came out of Egypt, who found n ed ancient commonwealths? Who wer
 the faithful in the dark days of history e who were the torch-bearers who .-kep h Gods light burning thu the black night : of the earths stormy revolution? Wh q went up to the great -feasts. and laid thei n humble offerings on. the altar of religion tt who were the hidden souls that refuse It the knee to the ancient BaaIs who ~er D, the patriots that returned from the cal .- tivity and reunited the severed arterie Is of the, ancient faith? Who were u ,s loyal followers of Jesus, who were u Id 12o in the upper room or the 5000 pei l. itents at Pentecost, who carried u ts Gospel to the Mediterranean peoples, fa e. ing everywhere a ghastly heathenisn re Who spread Christianity over three col l.
 the faith of Europe and brought bas the primitive faith? Who built the Cat
 edrals? Who. were the Puritans. VI
 were the Pilgrims and their successo
 who pledged this mighty nation to Gt
 in it's very cradle? We have long fo
 gotten but their james are written
 Heaven. Who were the faithful few vi
 keep the lights burning and carry the
 great breadths of Christian service
 communities and Christian countries al
 do not shrink from plunging into |
 heart of the worlds dark heathenisn
 They may be unknown but their nam
 are written in Heaven. The names :
 the faithful unto death are preserve
 Napoleon had medal struck for
 soldiers to wear to commemorate
 victory bearing the inscription T "
 there" A like decoration awaits t
 faithful. Alexander offered all his spo
 of war to have his name carved on |
 temple of Ephesus but was refuse
 There is something better for us
 But here is a warning, some names E
 not be found. the Revelator assures
 X vacant space is noted on the wall
 West FoiAt am3ng the names of [
 great. It was the space for the name
 Benedict Arnold. Our names may
 represented by vacancy. Those nam