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Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
DECORATE BAcKus HOSPITAL
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 The holiday committee of which MS. Walter R.. Camp and Mrs krmund ". Perkins are chairmen, visited the Backus hospital Friday ana decorated the entire front part Of the hospital in the Christmas colors. Never becore has the hospital presented such an attrae tive Christmas appearance and it is greatly appreciated by the patients and the hospital officials. The committee having the work in charge consisted Of Mrs, Edmund W. Perkins, Mrs. walter Camp, chairufen, MrE. P. J, Brophy; Mrs. Prank Farrell, Miss Ruth Hannil- ton, Mrs. E. J. Jones and Mrs. E. W. Cary. The committee was assisted greatly by Frederick and i. Raymohd Camp, sons Of Mr. and Mrs. walter Camp. ,,,f
 The, committee of the board Of lady visitors, consisting of Miss Jane E. Rill, Chairman, Mrs, John D. Hall and Miss Ma7ie ". CarUthers, completed the dec oratiens in the wards and arranged for all. of the individual gifts. which. showed much thought and study. Arrange pnents have also been made by this tcommittee st6 present. to each patient basket of fruit for Christmas,
 :, Dr.. John ", Callahan, A member oi the hospital stan again this year. E. rnembered the hospitsl with hls gift ,ei $25 towSrd the ntrses' chrfstmias. Ths nurses. at the, hospital have decorated the hoor wards il which are the private rooms
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
arusicAL PROGRAM AT
 rUBEKCUI6s4s sAFAroRrUM

Under the auspices of the Connecti- cut Council Catholic, 1Womens the pa tients at the state tuberculosis sanator- ium enjoyed Friday evening a delight ful musical program. Tho program was as follows: #s n 5, Soios: Miss aRosznnaH Peloduin. Ed ward T. Connolly. Miss Margaret. Dris- coH; violin solos. Miss Agnes Bresna. han: bass solo, Horace Corning; s6pra- no solos, Miss, Sadie ,prscoil i; bari tone solos. Henry. La Fontatne. Tn ad- dition to the mnsscal program A comedy entitled Six American 2. Beauties, wa, presented. .. The cat:- Marie. the host ess, May Geary; Harriet and Kate, Lo, retta Gadle, Margaret Drtscoll, scho2 chums; Ann. the sufragt{e, Eeiiie Drisccil; Eleanor and Bess, schop chums, Agnes Bresnahan, Rosanna Pel- oduin. .s.ss,sl-..s@s ,5s 1,s After, the entertainment retreshment: were served by the ladies eonmittee Mrs. D. F. Connors Mrs. J. Edwarf Driscoll Miss. Mary Mckay and Mrs Horace Corning
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
THE LARGER CHRISTMAS TOPIC
 AT TRINITY M. E. cHuRcI

The Larger Christmas was the topic of the Christmas sermon delivered at the morning service at Trinity M. F.. church by Rev. J. Harlow Graham Rev. Mir. Graham took his text from Luks 2:7, No room at the Inn. In part Rev. Mir. Harlow said: ,-.... -
 Custom sets apart this day to. many and varied experiences and expressions of human joys and fellowships Around the firesides memories revive and fam fly friendships deepen. It is day of homecoming and of .horneloving every where. The Christmas tree and the Christmas gift. the Christmas bells and the colored lighting. the hearty greet ings in Christmas cheer all. combine to make or to set forth a Christmas at- mosphere. We think kindly and we feel glad and we pause. to live our best selves with knsfoIk, friends and neigh bors.. .,
 While the Christmas spirit abides, no circumstance can make. life common place; regrets are forgotten and griev- ances against life or it's maladjustmerts are held in abeyance. It is indeed, the glad and tonic season of, the year.
 . But the fact that Christmas Is differ ent is Ns own suggestion for the ex- pansion of 4s spirit into all the year and into all of life.
 The Babe of Bethlehem was born in a manager, How meagre and, bedraggled the historic setting of the stable how much more sprdid even the thought lessness that did not revolt at such Ae-- lect! There was no. room in. the inn | The words have ever. served to recall Roman allousness but their larger office has been to chafienge men to extend the spirit of Christ into ali domains of life !, Christmas is, a ,tri- of home life. Of childhood, of. friends and of neighbors,s What. can match the spontaneous Christmas, lsughter of chil. dren or the baautyi that looks out fT.t, Christmas-gladdene eyes of friends and loved ones7 what sacredness and brightness does Christmas bring in. to the atmosphere of home.r .,o,,
 But when we bring the Christmas. at rosphere .s into the domain of interra. tional diplomacy, which is the triumph, Will t be, shall 1t be. the old order ol the Christ spirie? During thest Christmas days we will read. of tbe tria at Herrin, Illinois. Out of an order. q life fAak bred hatred, suspicious. ant misunder& r&andings came these tnassa. cres. Back H them lay greed ,selfsh ness and kindred .., spirits. .Wfll tn, chrismas spirit z, suppiant .Ae17 Il there room In, the inn of. modern in dustriai life for, the spirit, of this Chris.
 mas day? What does ss the, spirit .6 Christmas, which is the, spirit of tn l Man Of Galilee and e tsie Christ O Calvary. mean m steel strike ysitua tions coal strike cortrqyeryy or, ; ] Near-Esst dipite! snail we furtne invest in the Christmas spirit and thu
 lave the larger Christmas?
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
CHRISTMAS BRINGS TO
 EACH A DIFFERENT MESSAGE

Christmas brings to each of us a differ ent message, said Rev. E. F. Jackson ia his Sunday morning service a. Mi. Cal vary Baptist church. Rev. Mr. Jackson took as his text Luke 2:7-Thcre was no room for them at the inn. Tn part he said:
 Why there was no room for the par- ents of Jesus in the inn at Bethlehcm has been a conjecture. But when we against the Jews at that time, ue khouid console ourselves that it was more preju- dice than Christ's poverty.
 Some supposed that 1t was His poverty which caused the exclusion. The financial inability to meet the demands Of thc inn keeper. The expectation was thai Christ would come as . royal prince and not from humble lineage
 Notwithstanding the cause of ChriS's exclusion. the fact Is that He was ex- cluded- There ars many excuses for ex- cluding Christ from the kea-t
 2, friends, why prejudice Christ? Why reject Him, Who is eternal for the ma terial? Why reject Him who Is all toy? Christmas day brings to each one of us different message. The message to some will be as sweet as that to Mary. But to others a bitter herb. because they nave Ah Iues uOIfli OL Inelr. hearts q wgrls- lX guest. that will not like tc keep com pany with Jesus The worldly guests ex- clude, Christ, and to eass their wicked conscience admit everything worldly They desecrate the Sabbath day for the moving picture hall : they .zciude Christ for the Sunday baseball games; the ex- clude Christ for moonshiua, ard the ball room. and welcome every gate of hell! When, God said Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy, He meant that you should refrain from all worldly pleasure and sinful recreation. But you cannot hear that voice, you have shut the Saw four out, no room for Him. When the Saviour was born, He did not only bring joy, but the shadow Of the cross, which was seen when Mary held out her arms , and the sun at the back of the bale Christ threw a shadow in the shape of the cross. The angels sung a song to the shepherds, 1t was message of reace and good will to all the earth. Have we peace? No, there will be no permanent peace until the King of Psaee be admit l ted to the inn of the hearts of men. The Christmas entertainment which WAS to have been held this C8onday) evening has been postponed indefinitely. according to an announcement made Sunday evening
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT
 TAFrVILLE CONG. CHURCH

The Sunday morning. service at the TaftVille Congregational church was very impressive. Christmas music was sung by a large choir, the prelude. of fertdry and poslude being played by a trio consisting of Miss Nellie HcWie. organ; Miss Alma Fenton, violin, and Miss Dorothy Wood. piano. The solo who sang, In the Manager. Coornbs; and Star & the Orient Shelley. The church was decorated with. evergreens. F.s
 Rev. Edwin G. Crowds preached from the Gospel of St. Luke, second chapter. eleventh verse, taking for his text, "A Saviour Who IS Christ, the Lord" Rev. thought and teaEhing T the artist.
 ..Fere in the very heart of-the Christ mas story, the beautiful birth narrative of Jesus, we have. once the larger truth, the purpose and plan Of His coming. Tie detail Of a. picture always has it's interest, The Sistine Madonna-or the individual pictures by the master hand Of Raphael, and the spirit of lis gen jus is forever inpr ressiye but the group gives the larger conception of the Bought and teaching Of the artist.
 This idea E also true as we look on
 some familiar mountain. Il. has be- come dear By memory and association, iOul t1Ocos 1Oo- Us Pi1SC III OuT dp- prscfation II Te can hold in our thought tie great .rangs of whch t is a part
 1n poetry the same teaching is ours. IT the great poem, .'1n NeTnoFian," ws start with declaration of faith, and
 the opening lines have a fuller mean:
 ing as We know the poem, and We eom< to the conclusion with a larger conee5- u5n. -That God, Who ever lives and loves; one God, ons law, one element and one Tar of divine event. to which the. whole creation moyeS'
 Thus the larger view must give fhs larger concept.on and teaching. So iT the chfistnas story. the sayi6dr Of ou; world IS the great gift made possible by Ae bfr9h of our Lord. Beaufifui <, is the Chffstmas spirit, and all it. ergaf truth and teaching of hnseihsa: ness ws still i've in a world that needs SzYfotf, and the iargef view of thl eofiiSie of. Jesus. helps Us See Ills piace and work in this great plan. God has si1 nfa our is1rld q hsed our indR'
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
r1HiEE r1HiE COMING oF CHRIST

AND ITS PURPOSE
 At the, Mckinley Aye 4 M. F. Zion church Sunday the pastor, Rev Dixon A. Brown preached his Christmas sermon. on Christ,s Advent and its Purposes. His text vas Gal 4:l-5.
 to be forming the habit of looking tipon the great occasion with growing Appreciation for many reasons, said Rev. Mr. Brown. First because the number of then, left to us, In the very nature of the casa, must be. getting smaller. Second. it Is d great opportunity Because 1t gives each Of us unidus chance of adding something to the sum total of human Happiness. me mem ory of the years win not lay up any. bet ter record Of our life than this, that ge helped to make Christmas Tor sofne few at least, joy and giadness and benedic- ' Taifd. For that sttaci9as, love .. God s1- pressed in the advert of the. Saviour into our world. Herein Is the mystery of our reiigion- The apostle with all his learn ing. gifts and inspired powers Of mind. ex- ciaime5. Great is the nyS.ery of godii- ness" This illustrious eveat had long been predicted and promised: the earliest intinatton of divine mercy referred to it. At length, over the favorcd plains of Bethlehem angels hovered. and sung 10 the shepherds. Unto you is born this day, in the city of Davia. Christ the Lord" Our text refers q, that dat with the view to deepen our appreciation Tor the great event connected with 1t. ob- serve the person sent. God sent forth His Son made of woman Angels arc
 sons of God. so are an saints. but christ is the only begotten of tie Father. He had glory with the Fathet .before the
 world was. He was the hrightness oi
 His glory. and the express image or Hts Person. The divine glory had dwe,t in
 the ancient tabernacle and temple. bu; now 1t became embodies-clothed xith our
 humanity-allied by a,most inexplicable | phrssSoiogy of the text. made of a wo-
 mar" SO that He was perfectly frss from l all moral defiement and il1uaa dcpravi. l ff.. Ills holy conception. His timely blrfh ! the phenomenon that guided Inc wise men,
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25

classes Of humanity. These two class ,# r'crzIi:Zo Jesus as a common center In Him they find the goal Vi their de s:rcs and they worship Him in their several ways and according to thzs- means. Their reconciliation 10 a com mon Lord and Saviour is the ground of ihe reconciliation to each other.
 These zen represent the rich and ihc roor. The shepherds being nothing bIt the adoraiinn tho wise men being gold frsnkincense and myTe
 The learned and the ignorant The wise men represent the learning of the East. As rule the shsphsrd is 8 shepherd because he is moi the product of learning.
 These men represent the lew and the Gentile. The two poles of the human race for social conditions.
 The basis of the reconciliation. The conflict has been personal in the senss that the conflict is from within. Only person who is common 10 both can serve as go between for reconciliation Jesus puts Himself forth as this person who can serve for this purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
CHURCHES OBSERVE BIRTH OF
 THE PRINCE or PEACE

vdual dependence on . Saviour, and here in the very spirit of the Christmas season, we are standing beside the empty tomb, and we are bearing through the centuries the song of vie tory.
 This is the larger picture, the true perspective and meaning of the Christ mas gift The unselfish life of Him who went about doing good has its larger fruHage here, and in that truth we can know victory as we honestly try, for the great truth of His completed life Is with us --
 This wonderful fact is the special foundation for our Christmas cheer and the gift spirit and service. The happy faith of childhood is not lost in tho larger picture. His continued presence and help. points out the way, and no. only, points out the way, but comes in- to our humanity with cheer and the whisper of victory. Thou are the way to Thee alone, from sin and death we flee; and he who would the Father seek, must seek Him Lord by Thee"
 The subject for the evening service was The One Unselish Day.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
JESUS ONLY GUARANTEE
 f0k fEKM4SESf PEAcf

As in the other churches of the city featured the Sunday morning service at special music and Christmas sermon the Third Baptist church. The pastor. Rev. R. Daniel Trick preached on Christ, The Person of Peace. His text was John 16:3s. In Ne Ye May Have
 Tie old testament feSressHts Jes6s as the Prince Of Peace, said Rev. Mr. Trick. Continuing he said:
 Jesus eIainsd to have brought and left peace aboHg men. Peaee Msans reconciliation, War n1eans eonhicE The lack Of reconciIiktion Ahd the consciohs- ness Of conflict Is wal: It may be lstSe or small. internal >of. external. tiational tor international. human or .di1ins.
 !, All human basis of harmony have been. exhausted and, still we. have war. social. financial. economic aud racial. We fought. the World war for .peAce. and have had more var since. Simply. be- cause we. have not. recognized that Jesas Is the only basis of peace, ,..,. ....s
 The worlds extreme eonditiops, both recognize Jesus as common object of adofation and at the cradle pour forth their treasures These cqhdltSon1 are Ipefsonlhed in the Wi6e Men and fhe shspAefdA, Thess reBFeseRt tnt tN0
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
RELIGION IS BROTHERHOOD
 SAYS RET- r. RAmTY

The Christmas service at the First Congregational church, was attended by good sized congregation. The pastor. Rev. Gurdon F. Bailey chose for his text Luke 2.1o. Behold. bring you good uding of great joy, which shall be to sll people. .
 Under the theme. There is No Monopoly of Christmas Message. the preacher said: The promise of good will to the world los es none of its value, because it is avail able for all people. He has trained US to share the best things of the world to- gether, the sunlight waters and air our common highways are all open and usablc by rich and poor alike. We can enjoy our intellectua. products better when we share them with our fellows. Those who have private property in great abund- ance firsl that it Is useless n their hands, until they call in others % .ielp them put it into use, in service in the world. Religion is more communlS;ic ic than individual. We have our personal experiences: but religion Is dead until it IS shared We cannot sell 1t. we cannot give it away, religion is brotherhood and brotherhood is sharing with others.
 The speaker closed his sermon with the vision Of Sir Launsal (not what we give. but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare.) Under direc- ton Of Organist Herbert L. Warrington a special musical program was given which included two anthems by the choir. The First Christmas Morn by Newton and Break Forth Into Joy by Greenish. AS ] ohertorY solo, Frederic II. Wyant tenor, beautifully interpreted The Holy Night, by. Adam MT. Wyant has a most pleasing voice with excellent range and the clear ness of his enunciation. enables every word to be hear. The church WAS very srtisically trimmed with evergreen and pine. On the platform and ID front O. ] the pulpit was a solid bank Of green also several Jerusalem cherry trees. The posts were twined with evergreen nnC along the side wall festooned from win,
 dow to window were long ssreams-s ot
 evergreen. the lower half e the yind9yr7 being banked with the same. Mrs Ids
 Beebe was chairman of ;hs decyra:ir. I committee.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
COMING OF CHRIST WAS
 THE GIFT OF GIFTS

There was inc usual large atien5ance at the Christmas service srt thg First Baptist church. Ti.4 pastor. Islv. Ed ward C. Dunbar preached on the :onie. The Gift Of Gifts. His text Was; Co- rinthians g:ls. Thanks Be ia God fos His Cnspcskable Gift"
 ln part Rev. Nr. Dunbar said:
 The writer Of Lulsa's GospeL.I-cs ur d resume of the first Chr.stmas ssrfn0n, The sermon was not preach-d iE temple or cathedral but under the star l.t sky ,f the Holy Land. Although dark "tac GioIy ot the Lord" made it seen zs day. The congregation was a small group uf Elep- herd folk. patiently watching ;heir fiockF. The sermon was. Pear not. foi. behold bring you ;idings of great sry, whicf shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city Uf David Sayious. which is Chris; the Lord. Ard this shall be a sian unto you. Ne fhsE find the babe wrapped in SAGddl:p= clothes lying in manEer.- u.uke c.lp- l2). Following the sermon me heaven ly choir sang the anthem of ;hc s=ts Glory to God ia the Highest and or Earth. Peace. Good will toward men.
 This sermon was the announcement cf the Gift or Gifts. This Gift 0f Gift drought Spiritual iiEh'. Men had been seeking righteousness through law ard | series Of DO Not With tac coming Of 1 the Cnspeakable Gif: came a r,lease from the external and an emnhas.s of the sE- ternal or spiritual. God Was revealed not as Being. ruling the world with a rod of iron from some great moun-at7 or fram ! the holy Of hoiies Of some ancient temple but as a personality having self.cor- sciousness. reason, will, unity, love, and
 spirit He that hath seen fne hs;h seen the Father"
 The Gift Of Gifts bro1ent forgiveness of Gn. We might say with the panthsis'.
 There Is no sin" and think ws are Saiis-
 fled. AFzn we might say. God is unable
 to overcome sin. sin is stronger Ths
 first we know iO be false The scoon1
 breeds pessimisn and hence retrosrea-
 sion. Life must always go forward. Cod
 has given man free choice. IT he ac-
 certs thts Gift of Glftz- he aocsp.s lb-
 erTy which only the foliowerS Of Christ know. Sin comes from abusing God-E.v-
 en liberties. Acceptance of tFe Prince
 Of Peace. however. brings forSiyeness
 And she shall bring forth a son. assd , thus shall call Ills name JesUE. for Bs shall save His people from thsir sins~ The Gift of Gifts brought hope fer ths
 future The belief of that time va. : that when the law should be kept per- fectly by every one. the Messiah would come. This the people kneW was sn , human impossibilhy. therefore no one , tried. What hopeless future? A prom.
 ised Saviour, yet impossible for Him to come The Messiah came witbou. one
 day of perfect law keeping. He cams not as an earthly monarch, but as the Hope Of the Future, as a Saviour of the world. and the Spiritual Ruler Of the
 hearts of men and women. Can we but , help saying in the words of Paul Thanks be to God for His Cnspeakable Gift"
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
BIBLES GIVEN TO
 UNITED CHURCH CHILDREN

At the Sunday morning service al the United Congregational church Bibles were presented to IS boys and girls. Dur ing the service. Mscillyn Ruth. infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jen- kins. was baptized by the pastor. Rev. Alexander H. Abbott, D. D.
 The church decoraiions were entirely of evergreen. Rev. NIT. Abbott preached Christmas sermon on the topic Wisdom Makes Search. The pastors talk to the children was on the topic The Last Month. The special music program was excellentiy given Because of the Christ mas musical vesper service at the Com muni4y house in the afternoon the regular sessions of the church school and the home time meeting were omitted.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
100 CHILDREN AT AERc1ER
 COUNCIL CHRISTMAS TREE

:
 Over 400 kiddies from an sections of Norwich and of all creeds were enter tained Sunday afternoon at the. Christ mas tree party held, under the auspices Of Mercier Council No. 12, Catholic. La dies of Columbus at St. MarY's T. A. B hall. It was the largest party, of It's kind ever held in Norwich by any or ganization. Every child received nu- merous gifts and when Santa Claus had remembered. every child there still re- mained sufficient toys and candy for other children. -~y
 The celebration was opened at O. clock, by Miss Katherine l, Buckley, the chairman, who told several Christmas stories much to the delight of the chiiv aren. Following the, opening stories all Joined in singing Come All Ye Faftn- tuI. ..-- ..s..s .gs ..4-,. yt ss usual, jolly smile and Merry Christnaas To every child he. gave a. lony-pupl Ehese having been provided by Mrs, An. lrew Wholey. The children then played Christmas games. Then all the boyE were formed in 8 line, the girls forming opposite them. ..s.,. ss, .x each boy passed Santa he reoetysd 2 game, a Christmas stocking, balloon kAndy and an orange. The SulS rgseAS khey passed were given dolls, Christma: stockings filled with candy, nuts ant novelties and an orange. 1T, va .. r The success of the, affair was dne t Ee work of the committee in chafge and the kindness of the following, mer chants, who entered the spirit of tht Rfair, aiding in the gathering of tn abundant stock of toys, candy, dolls ste, distributed to the children, Thes' merchants were The Pasnik conpany Porteous & Mitchell, McGrory Bros, Chocolate shoppe, St. !Cislr Cand! Store, Casper Baifey,. Buckley fl, 6rus. Daniel Hinchey. The Norwich police de partment also aided in the plans for thu Eee. .....,.,. .--,.. The hall was beautifully decorate, and the. toys were piled about the brs! Rantly lighted Christmas tFee that oc cupied the center of the stage. .a, . The committee in charge of tn Christmas tree party comprised Ms Katherine L, Buckley, chairman; Mrs Hannah Eirmann, Mrs. John. Murphy Mrs, James Gu!hoyIe,. Mrs. Nellie Mo Hale, Mrs, Joseph Farrell. Mrs. lame Dunn, Mrs. Bernard Coyle,,e and tn Mtsses Sellie Kingsley, Agnes Whte Nary ward, Loretta Be1teneur,. Henriet la Steinkamp and Annie Buckley. .,
 Mrs. Coyle had charge of the must Turing the entertainment.
Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-25
FINED $Seo AMI, COSTS
 oN BoorLEGGfNG CHARGE

In the city. court Saturday morning John Silvia of Tafman streeE vas fined s20O and costs, total Of $2l5.5o, for violation .a the, Nqqor laws. He Hied tc get relatives and friends to pay his fine but was unable to do 50 and went to jail, fs,sKs asasge,ss a.ssf, ,sszs,x.s :,
 Susie Hicks, charged with keeping 2 disorderiy house on Water street was found free from Eut1t and diseharged.
 A. Ferendere of ,AnsoniA. charged with theft os thres boxes of jelly val ned, at so. cents irpm the store of Jo- seph Connof & Sons of Water street, appeared. Bonds were fixed at $50. The case was Continued until December 2s as the man had no, money. # 4
 It Is said Mat tAe- theh Of the jelly was the only loss, discovered. although reports to The, B1iistia Friday night by a member of the firm were to the effect that tha, amount taken was thought to have been much larger.