Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-26


 spending hsr vacation visiting relatives 1 on Card street, WflimaHtie.
 wnLKEEAETIC CAME GROUND / ANNUAL CAMPFIRE HELD Willimantte Campground Aug. 25.- The fourth morning at the camp. like ali the rest sS far, was bright and cool. Rev. Herbert Gurnee, of Port | land. was the leader at the morning
 watch. His theme was Prayer for
 Knowledge of Divine VIII God has given us brains and 8 will which en- able us to decide ordinary little, mat should consult God to ascertain has wifi.
 The periods of institute instruction vera a5o, Rev E. J. Curry, subject. Barriers Between Nefghbors Home Missions and the Problem of Difference :; s.s5. Rev Joseph Cooper, Methodist Polity; 1928, Dean Beebe an the Para bles; 11.2o, Rev. A. Earl Kernahan, Vacations and Fields. The Junior League meetings are now held a half hour earlier each day. from sac to 11.30.
 Dean Jas. 4. Reebe took up the par ables in Matthew. The parable of the mustard seed shows a great growth 1EOIn tFlNIaI DeSlHEEHS- 90 Q1U ChFist's kingdom begin. Twelve men who had but few years instruction under the Great Teacher, soon after He went away found thousands daily coin- ing into the church. In three eentur- les it became the state church The kfngdem is growing.
 To Chrfstianize life means to put Christian ideals and ethics into all re- iatiens o1 life, business. political and social. In these days in the normal family life. love. rather than conmer- cfalism rules. This Ideal must be ex- banded into busfness, into diplomacy. The parable of the leaven shows that we must change the spirit rather than the fern of society. The soviet govern 1 ment in Russia simply put the masses atop the nobility but look at the result Simply because the spirit of the prole- tariat rules is as hard as they said the nohles had.
 The parable of the sower tells first of all that there is something in the minds Of men that can respond to Christ. Yet there are differences of minds, hard minds. shallow minds, thorny minds filled with ''the cares, i riches and pleasures of life" Beside must struggle against spurious and hy- pocritical members of the kingdom. Fly l pocrisy can not be torn up. 'Let both grow together" said Jesus. We are not to he more drastic than is he
 ] Mfr. KeERahaR iI. speaking on voca- 1 tions and Fields spoke of the tragedy ! of being under the influence of great l privileges in instruction in high ideals, l and then going away to fail7 to use ] them. 4 man can be called to be g 1 civil engineer, ags electrician, a man of commerce. a diplomat a lawyer. as 1 well as a missionary or a minister. Mis- l stonary agrieulturists are very much needed in far off lands So are Chris tiah teachers, deaeonesses. religious
 teachers of children and youth. nurses,
 medical missionaries, educators.
 The afternoon service was held in the grove and Dr. J. V. Bartholomew was again the speaker. Rev. Theodore Pe- l terson, of Moodus. offered prayer. and Rev. John PeaFce, of WilliTnantic, read 1 service The offering was taken.
 Rev DrN Bartholomew took for his text Esther 4:f4, Who knowest but ! thou art come to the kingdom for such ,tin1e as this?' The last seven years have made us think. If the world is to ] be made safe for democracy, how is democracy to be made safe for the 1 world? The people sFill rule but what 1 spirit shah rule the people? Shall il be sordid seIfshness? We ought not tc let the manipulating politicians do our thinking for US. What will the 43s.- oee, ,0so Chinese do when China wakes lup? Only the Christian religion can make China. aemoeratic, for democracy is q product of ChristiaHityf. It is SC 1 with India and Syria. We think some. r.; oil IJyn need But look at rich and cultured Germany spewing out the vi1eness of hell in Europe few years ago. Only Christ and his gospel can make any na- ton what it ought to be. The sermon on the mount is up 10 date. Let us line up fer Jesus Christ.
 At D. m. for recreation occurred the annual baseball game of the Ep-
 worth League institute. held in a field just below the entrance of the grounds ] Rev. R. L. Roberts. Ph. D.. of Nor. Wfeh, was the preacher. Thursday night. Ths preacher this (riday) eve ming will be Rev. Victor v. Sawyer, oi
 Rockville.
 The EpwoKth League Institute camp fire, an annual feature for several sum
 meFs now, was success every way. NJ more beautiful evening has the seasor
 furnished than Wednesday night wheT two hundred or mere went out 9 little
 way from the camp ground to an opeI
 field wherein well built wigwam O
 1 slim trees and branches the fire blaze(
 Eforth in cheery warmth upon the eneir
 cling cS1npahy The picnic lunch wa "dogs," toasted at the end of lions
 sticks in the fire, rolls and coffee
 IPlezsfng exercises, planned by tht
 ifonrth vice president of the Norwich
 District League, Mrs. W. J. Stephens
 Of Vernon, were carried out under tn . direction of its president. Rev. Victor v Sawyer, of Rockville. These consisted Of stories told by Mrs. Richardson, Mar tGrfe Stephens, Rev. R. L. Roberts ant others; senEs, secular and sacred, fe'
 by the ever enthusiastic chorister, Fl nner Smith. and q stirring good nigh : address by Rev A. Earl Kerpahan o BSstsn. As the crowd withdrew to tn l campground, the silver moon, near it
 last quarter, rose over the trees at tn eastern edge of the field, filling tn night with glory. Sparks from tn camp1Te aseeaded toward the heavens az # syrnboifzing the high ideals an
 aspirations beGotten in the hearts 0
 old and young by the quiet beauty c