Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-05
SPECIAL RELIGIOUS MEETINGS
AT TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH

Al II NJ III I
A series of meetings which premise TO
become Of city-wide Importance has been |
launched at Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church A group Of churches have COM
bined for these meetings. Large plans
are under way to attract the attention OF
the whole city. Chaplain A. Earl Kerna-
han, who was headquarters chaplain Of
the First division during the world war,
and is now pastor of the Daniel Dorches-
ter Memorial Methodist Episcopal church
in Boston. has been secured as the
preacher He is speaker of wide repu-
tation. He is state lecturer for the
Masonic order in Massachusetts, ana Is In
great demand as speaker for the Ameri-
can Legion and Veterans of Foreign
Wars, being a chaplain Of the American
Legion post and a Veteran Of Foreign
Wars post. He is also prominent as a
| kiwanis club after-dinner speaker He
does field work for the Home Missionary
| Board of the Methodist Episcopal church.
| He has more than doubled the member
ship of his own church in 1s months.
Tuesday evening he preached on the
| subject The Changeless Christ Wednes-
day evening he preached upon the sub
Ject Is Gods Word True? very great
interest was manifested as he spoke con-
| vincingly and with much interest. He
said in part:
This is an age Of reason Man more
than ever says Give me a reason for
the hope that is within you" Man has
ceased believing simply because someone
else believes
believe the Bible to be Gods book
because it has stood the test Of the ages
1t has been attacked. Knocked. criticized
throughout time, and that by some very
sharp intellects. You man search all lit.
erature but in vain for literature that
mas had such severe attacks as the Bible
mas had. You cannot destroy it. God is
| In 1t. and you cannot destroy God
My second reason for believing God,
Word to be true: 1t is the only KEY that
unlocks human mystery. 1t is the onl,
book that discloses the enigma of life
AS you grow older your minds are filled
with speculations such as this: 20. tn,
beauty of the world This is a beautifu
world to live in. 1t is a world of flow
! ers. music, and friendships; but on tn.
other hand there Is mingled with all o
this sorrow, disappointments and heart
aches. What does it all mean? WIZ
did my sister die? Why did my hrothe
die? Why is young life snatched ava,
; Just as 1t is entering young manhood o
young womanhood? Why is the sigh
r taken from one and the hearing from an
other? If it is all of life to live VIVA
was in the mind Of the Creator to Great
such a world as this? Could He no
. have made it better without sorrow an
pain In it?" The more I study thes
n questions the more I am lost for an an
. | swer, If am to find that answer 4
: nature. But there is an answer in tn
Bible.
l believe. friends, that God made m
and that God made you. and that in hi
Q world of disorder. sin and sorrow II
6 gave us a book called the Bible. Tn
. book tells you how to get order an
music out of life. Follow its teaching
:. and it VIII unlock Is you all of the my,
: terry of life until your soul is in harmon
e with God.
He gave five reasons for believir
Gods Word to be true: 1, The fulhIlmer
of prophecy. 2, Jesus testified as 10 i
= truthfulness. g. Although It was n,
4 written as a scientific treatise, It is co
], rect wherever it does trespass upon sc
h entific borders. 4, It deals severely wit
v the sins Of the greatest men. 5, Its II
m f1uence upon society.
These meetings are not sectarian
any sense.
= Chaplain Kernahan' will speak at
large mass meeting for men and bows
the Y. NJ. - A. Sunday afternoon at
IL o'clock. HIS subject will be The Uniot
ly American and His Son. He will spe;
til every night with the exception of Satu
Id day for two weeks. closing the night
ne the 18th.