Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-03-26
FAST DAY SERMONS BY TWO PASTORS

:, The crucihxioa and its significance
was the Ntheme Of the sermon delivered
Friday evening at the Community house
Ply Rev. Peter c. Wright Of New York
fofne rly pastor Of the Central Baptist
church, this city. The Fast Day SER
vice was held under the auspices Of the
Young Mems Christian Association with
General Secretary Edwin Hill presid-
ing. A male chorus led by Charles D.
Geer, featured the singing. william HUI
Der presided at the organ.
The sc Hoture lesson was read by Rev.
George h. WEIGH. pastor Of the Church
Of. the Good Shepherd, UniversaIst Rev.
Mr.. WEIGH also offered prayer.
There were several reasons why It
was thought best by the z. M. c. A. to
hold this service, said Secretary Hill.
First of all it was because we felt the
need Of some service this evening and it
is. also in accord with the Governor =
Fast Day. proclamation. Mr. Hill then
introduced Rev. Mr. Wright.
1 think this is an occasion when every
one Of usSyould be more content to sit
silent and think than to speak, said Rev.
Mr.. Wright. 1t is great thing for us
to stop a while and think seriously OIL
the cruciixion, he continued.
The trouble is we overlook, slight and
turn away from those things that do not
bring certain element of HOPE. 1 am
:invinced that the wave Of crime is
deeper seated in our thinking than we
realize and that the cure for it is more
/ lifficult than we think. The life of the
world fellows its thinking. We are not
following out truth to its legitimate con-
clusion
l have chosen to speak to you tonight
Of one or two central. themes of the
crucifixion. ASH think of the crucifxiou
Of Christ the, sinfulness Of it inpresses
me | am confident it is good thing
FOR us to think Of the meanness and
wickednese Of the cruciixion When we
come to Calvary, sin stands out in its
whole hcrrid manner. They had given
Jesus no fair trial and they knew it. The
sinfuinessl Of which the human heart is
capable is all brought ont there. Sir
became at Calvary a desperate reality
II you went to reveal impurity then
bring it into close contact with purity
We ought not to fail to think of what
sin is in its possibilities
The second theme that inpresses me
In, the crucihIicn is the redeeming ef.
fort OF God in the sacrifice of Christ, The
cross Of Christ vas Gods redemptiy,
work. A man is a new man in Christ
Jesus because Of the redemptive work al
calvary. Bring a human life face 70
face with the shedding Of the blood OF
Jesus Christ on Calvary and you touch
the depths that respond You get 2
| response and a conversion. A man Is
a new creature in Christ Jesus.
At Park Church.
| At Park Congregational church a Fas
day service was held at IL o'clock Frida,
morning with an eloquent sermon by tn,
pastor, Rev. DR.. S. H. Howe, who spok,
| from the text John Is: %, What 1 hay,
written 1 have written.
/. This was the speech Of Plate. one o
| the leading actors Of the tragedy of Goo,
Friday. said Rev. DR.. Howe. He was tn
one Roman holding high governmental
office who looked upon the face of Jesu
i Christ. The world may forget every othe
Roman name, but it viii never forge
Pontius PLATE. He is surest Of immor
I tality. He stood in "a presence of. Jesu
Christ, and no man can stand in Cha
presence without being revealed and i'm
mortalized. Every mans attitude tcvar,
Jesus Christ is determinative Of destiny
We approve or condemn men by their re
lationship to Jesus Christ.
The preacher went on to sneak Of tn
dtacult situation which PLATE as tn
Roman governor Of the turbulent prov