Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-05
SOULS DEEPEST INTUITION


 The souls deepest intuition is to find God. declared Rev. Dr. S. Howe in his morning sermon at Park Congregational church Sunday, and having found Him all things are changed. When we are linked up with God we are at all the sources of power. His task becomes ours and His strength we shall be built up into strength and power.
 Dr. Howe's text was Psalm S4; My heart and my flesh cry our for the liv- ing God. He spoke in part as follows;
 Despite the Gaims of modern we go back to the old ideals. The standards of genuine sainthood have not been retired. We may ridicule their scientific know ledge but their moral and spiritual yis- ion, never. Religion was no plaything in those stormy, revolutionary ages they fought their way by inches into the spiritual ether. They had to get their grip on reality at fearful cost-of course they were churchmen. Tey travelled far to spiritual shrines facing dust and storm, to bow at their sacred altars Feasts and the national ritual laid compelling hand upon them. But it was not the outward forms of worship that were coercive. Forms were net ultimate. ; They wanted that whereunto ceremony leads. They wanted God-the living God i They acquired the art or true worsnlp. They were seekers for God and that made sainthood great. Worship attaining it's end when it leads to God My heart and my soul crieth out for the living God. We are dwarfs and stiff Journalists | till we find God This is the souls deepest intuition The name of God is ! wrought into the constitution sf the soul as the name of Phidias in the shield ] of Minerva. It is cut deep in the re- generate soul. Nothing satisfies now but God. The sparrow finds enough in it's earthly perch, but eagle must have it's mountain aerie and it's sunward flight. The bird finds it's groove and flies in rapture. The fish sails his little slcop through the salted seas. The spider weaves his web in any dusty corner and is satisfied. But this law breaks with man. He cries out for the infinite the worshipper wants God. And his passion changes everything. The val ley of Baca becomes a well. Find God and all is changed-sin and sorrow and pain and death change of color The night may be dark and the stars coud but when the nightingale sings all the world is fairyland. Find God and the Cosmos is new. N
 When we are at Fountain of Strength and linked up with God we have all the sources of power. We go from strength to strength. We start in religious life from strength. A new fountain of life is opened up: renewal, readjustment and rearticulaticn in a great order, pardon acquittal and the spiritual antidote tc all evil. From this we start, and armed like Bunyan's Pilgrim for conflict, we sci out incipient conquerors and overcom- CTS. Each conquerer temptation, passing into endorsements of power. We ge strength by using strength. We are in : icampaign that ends after all defeats ir victory The soldier equipped must wi1 all his decorations. God does not per feet men by miracle which would de prive us of cooperation but by the out Eput of power bestowed.
 Strength is nourished in many ways First. By the word, the truth. Her cules was fed on the marrow of lions The spiritual man must be devourer O truth All great souls must be yoraciou feeders upcn truth. They must b. Bible-fed. Second By prayer. w hear God in His Word, and He mus hear our voices in petition. We mus ask for what we get and when we d. the universe resolves itself into a re eponsive sensorium. Third. We mus be obedient Duty must have com polling voice-and be followed as guiding star. Methodicity in doing righ things must be the law of life. Fourth Service We must put intothe world life that radiates helpfulness. We mus be dependable for cooperation with Hir who is here to save a world. His tas is ours-go in His strength and " shall be built up into strength and pow CT.