Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-18
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Rerlx ta Mr. Ceatea.

MT. Editor: After reading some of Gil- bert Coates questions in regard to Sun day obseryances will say, first of all he handled them in masterly fashion. His arguments were fine. l admire his skill and ability in presenting them. but I will say this, that having been born and reared in the same town, that Mir. Coates ancestors were, and knowing them personally in years gone by as Cody, righteous and sober men, should like to ask him, if I may, what their training was that made them the fine old charac- ters they were? Splendid men and women of the old stock, we do not find the people now as they were then. Their religious
 training is sadly neglected today. Their Sundays are given to self indulgences and pleasure, and money making and joy
 riding. Not many Sundays ago I hap
 pened to go past a moving picture thea
 tre. One of the finest pictures ever put
 on a screen was to be put on that night and ten-piece orchestra was to fur
 nish music. know about this as had
 previously seen the picture and heard the
 orchestra. The police were keeping the
 crowd back to the best Of their ability, but it was some task. Nearby was a
 church and a few struggling people were entering. There was good music, an ex-
 cellent speaker, and the service was fine,
 but there were scarcely 50 people in the congregation. Yet the man was trying to save souls, and still they, the crowd Or majority, would "take a chance" of losing their souls for the sake of fine picture and some splendid music by the orchestra.
 Mir Coates arguments are good, no question about them. but the present gen. eration are not men of his stamp. If they were these rules and regulations i would not be necessary The well edu- cated and refined class are usually able ] to live up to their own ideals. But the 1 ignorant, uneducated and illiterate must ! be taught, and how are we going to teach them unless they are brought to see the wonderful gifts and love Of the Creator | And if no one day is given up to the re- 1 ngious training of these people then they
 must go without. There are Christian
 missionaries needed right here in the state l of Connecticut among the rich and poor, ithe high and the low, and the need is IgFeat.
 l Seek ye first the Kiagdcm of God I and His righteousness" and this is a law, that scarcely anyone knows is in exist ience and the last thing that is thought of in their daily life "tIe that saveth majority are thinking of and planning for working for a few earthly joys and pleasures few dollars and cents, earned ''by doing the other fellow before he does you" following the advice of the tilievist old father who advised his son ito gel money honestly if he could but any way get it." Arguments are all right. The evil one uses them to good advantage and so do others But the day will come and according to the 1iglt we have beer lgiven to see with, we shah be judged
 tAS @f, nA ole shaf1 he reap.' believe in good clear wholesome sports, ball games, moving lpictures, horseracing, card playing ant
 dancing, all in their season. But let n : Remember the Sabbath day and keep holy"
 < READER.
 1 PhoentxviIie, March 1s. 1921