Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-12-26
ELABORATE PAGEANT AT
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH

The Birth of Christ, the pageant at the
Central Baptist church Sunday night,
surpassed all expectations. The church
was crowded and from the very begin
ming the audience entered into the spirit
of the pageant, which was deeply re-
ligious.
There were about so participants, three
Phartsees, six shepherds, three wise men
and five angels besides a large company
of pilgrims, The choir concealed in the
chapel sang the Christmas carols with
fine effect.
At the close of the service many said
| that this pageant must become an annual
event in Norwich. There is every likeli-
| hood that it will be given again next
year.
Great credit is due Miss Spencer, who
had charge of the entire pageant from
the beginning, assisted by a very capable
committee.
At the morning service, the pastor
Rev. David Alexander Pitt, DID,
preached to the large congregation on
the topic, Peace on Earth. In part DR..
Pitt spoke as follows, taking his text
from Luke PA: On earth peace among
men in whom He is well pleased:
We use the word Christmas and we
think it always means the same, but
does it? There is that is permanent and
ClldISGI6SS Tie DItSS6Q heavenly past. buI
there are two varying elements in the
Interpretation OF the term. One is the
person who uses it, and the other the
times in which it is used. Christmas
means one thing to a boy of six looking
for toys and candy and a turkey dinner
Christmas to that boy, now an old man
looking for the homecoming of children
; and grandchildren means something
| quite different.
Again Christmas varies with the
times. 1t was difficult to be glad a
Christmas tree and four years ago wher
the whole world seemed to be living in
perpetual Good Friday. Now it is all 81
, different. We are at peace with the
world and we desire to continue a
! peace.
To that end our president has called
, a conference of the nations at Wash
ington. The proposals there made By
our secretary of state surprised tn
world. Almost as much surprised wa
: the world at the way in which the othe
nations responded to our challenge
y Our problems are not all solved vet
> Nor will the millennium have come whel
the conference adjourns, but surely a nev
= spirit has been manifested among tn
| nations and it is the spirit of Christmas
> | the spirit of Christ. The meeting of thi
| conference is the greatest event in 1870
4 years. according to the British premier.
q Nor is this spirit confined to Wash
v lngton and the arms conference Tha
+ same spirit has been at work in Londo
r seeking satisfactory solution of tn
e Irish question.
a -Four years ago IT seemed as If tn
kingdom of the kaiser were in the as
tendency. Today it is the kingdom G
Christ. Four years ago it seemed as
the mailed fist ruled the world; toda
it looks as if righteousness and justic
n and good will were sure to displace tn
5, mailed fist forever. After all our doubt
ing and bungling we are slowly comm
to believe this
W It is easier this year to believe in til
,e spirit of Christmas continued the whol
S year through, and applied to every reall
y of life.
Is We are still far from the goal but "
are on the way to that time when all til
kingdoms of this world will have becon
the kingdom of the Lord and of H
Christ. To the kaiser spirit in all LAND
and in all realms we would say, "B,
hold, how We prevail nothing; 10, tt
=, world is going after Him. This is VIII;
y Christmas in 1921 means to me-