Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-30
UniYersaiSt Pastor Breaches To Veterans

ranean. but failed when she lost faith in her gods Ancient Rome, long mistress | of the world, lost her place when her | philosophers began to question her gods. France lost her power in the world when | her people began to penetrate no further into the invisible than the natural life | about her.
 It is a tangible fact that government | may not rise higher than the character 1 of the people While on the other hand the character of the people may lift a governr,ent The gospel has always promoted the best and the highest in hu- man liberty. In all he said Jesus, made little reference to civil government. ex- cept to caution the people to submit to the existing forms. But he laid the foundation for natural life that was bound to have a tremendous influence. We cannot find any definite word in the New TestameE about human slavery. And vet wherever the gospel goes it has the effect to strike the shackles from | mems hands.
 Therefore, with such traditions ana history behind us, it is a matter of deep interest that the manhood of this coun- try should not desire to compete with slave labor, TOT tolerate a country | founded on such basis
 The first and greatest memorial which may live in the hearts of people today i is the conscious fact that the boys of i '61 were acting directly in the best in 1 terests of the prolonged life of the coun- | try which they claimed as theirs.
 In the second place we would remem- l Der the chapter of history made by you which was the local phase of a world wide evolution.
 The latest phase of the evolution of word affairs, is the great war. 1 To me this is the most important de- i velopment of our modern life. It was not recognized then. We do not know just why we do a great many things, or ! just where they lead US until lon- aft erwards, but We know they happened, and later years may reveal the reason.
 America found great many years l ago, that she could not establish any kind of economic life, in one part of her i land if it was antag gonistic to the econ 1 omic life in another part Burr failed to accomplish his dream of a separa te western republic because America in his day seemed smaller than this great con- tinent in the days of our Pilgrim Fath- CTS. The people of the Southland, fail
 ed in the same kind of dream because America seemed still smaller and remote parts could be reached too easily.
 Ii was all a part of the great qles- ] ton that the world is struggling with
 now Your sons were called upon to help
 decide for the 1-orld. only the question
 that you helped America to decide. To
 state it simply it means that people can not hope to live to themselves. alone.
 Cuba is long distance from Us now.
 But we could not be unconscious of her
 distress when the Spaniard desired only
 her 9oId, Africa is a long way from
 us but no part of the world could be
 of bo Io
 cruelty practiced by the Germans upon
 the natives in her possessions. Trade can
 not be developed anywhere without a
 conscious feeling by people everywhere
 of it's effects. The policies of one na-
 ton effect US all. Germany or Eng land or any other cannot hope to crowd
 the rest of us out of things and es-
 cape trouble
 The implications of the great gospel
 message of Jesus Christ are tbe only principles upon which peo2l enav act and hope to escape trouble. 'Co-operation not antagonism is the word for our day However much this is realized still it is
 not settled, but our experiences have : helped and we may still retain our won derful vision that it Is surely coming
 to pass.
 And finally we cannot view with ap- preciation the struggles that are over
 
 ing.
 It is quite fashion to tear down and
 criticise everything as it is. My opinion
 is that we do not need to tear anything down. We do not need to throw away any of our time honored institutions Wf
 do rot need to hurt the sensabiIities of
 people who have grown un under the 2 years of training and custom to view with reverence and confidence our time ! honored affairs of life. It is simply tim, s to reiterate but with a new emphasis th' f discovery before us that the spirit o+ l Jesus his goodwill and service ar, enough. His gospel message has lec Q the world far enough for people to trus : it further It has thrown off the . ehackIes of the black man. It has rid s dled the idea Of the sUDer-man. It ha' s raised to the highest throne the jus e man. and the honest man. It can als' y do as much for every other man. Apar I from the unselfshness and seIf-disciplin . to which we are called today. democrac ,. cannot exist And it's problems whicl l. are peculiar to it alone cannot be solv