The New York herald., 1922-06-05
only Swimming the Surface.


'Tf your idea of success. you young
men and women going out into the
orld, is based on lavish payment
for what you do. then let me say you
are only skimming the surface of this
life. 1t is the most pathetic thing about
this world that we have no basis of
value save a cash basis. A civilization
based on material values is invariably
defective one, and there are services
in this world which cannot be paid for.
We give honor to statesmen of certain
ability. but let me tell you that when
civilization Is In peril 1t is the multitude
that saves 1t; the men who fling life
away for an ideal. and these services
can never be repaid"
DR.. Norwood then reviewed the va
rious professions of law, medicine, and
lastly the ministry. and said:
1T Is pity that you must do thes,
wonderful things merely for bare
living. Merely the incentive to so many
Is the material one. That men should
Eave to profit by human suffering to
make their living, to preach the word
of God to collect the funds to make a
living that is most pathetic, is the result
OF a civilization which rosts on a COM
mercialized basis.
'The curse of aimlessness IL some
thing which the rich man or any other
man cannot escape from. SO few people
know what they are looking for in life
Success and wealth do not cure aimless-
ness. which is lfe's greatest tragedy
Those OF you who would become leaders
of the multitude must sense this. and
then set the road before men by which
they are to travel. II is In this point
that religion has failed in that 1t points
e. Al o,,I
lects to teach that real religion must be-
gin right here on earth.
Your work goes on. Man Is the
creator now under God, who has rested.
The creation continues and this world
will reflect what you are and what you
do. Shell torn Europe reflects what the
man of Europe made 1t. Man is now
the creator and the good or evil of the
world depends on the men who make Ii
so. The main point Is that II matters
not what you labor at. but In what
spirit you labor. DO this. know the
multitude. and out OF all your labors.
out of the sorrow and darkness. will
come the reflection of what you are and
have done for humanity"
On International Peace.
Speaking at the morning services az
inc bTO1QNdH ldDtTndtlts WHtTe ne IL
taking the pulpit OF DR.. Charles Edward
Jefferson for six weeks DR.. Norwood
preached to the largest congregation tn
church has held in many weeks. This
generation Is being called upon and
asked whether or not man can rise
higher than the Jungle" was the man
ncr fn which he placed the problem OF
international peace arising from war
before the congregation.
Taking his toxt from the Book OF
Revelations, wherein Christ Is compared
10 the lamb. Or. Norwood applied the
lamb and tho beast characterization to
the everyday lifc Of man and nations.
"rhere is much discussion as to whether
or not the Revelations is history of
tho past or prediction OF the future"
said DR.. Norwood This book has
shaped thought and history and is capa-
BILE OF various lnterpretati tons. The man
ners OF Interpretation differ. but to the
true Christian the message Is one and
the same"
by the peace OF the lamb do not
mean the lamb as IL is most often
thought OF or pictured; as the meek and
inoffensive creature torn by the lion. BY
the lamb mean the characteristics of
wisdom, forbearance, justice and kindli-
ness to all mankind. the characteristics
which made that Lamb OF Calvary. the
strongest man on. Calvary hill rather
than the pathetic suffering Christ VIC