Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-30
FIRST SUNDAY RALLY AT


 : In the large, honelike, lobby of the Young Mems Christian Association Sun l day afternoon at 4 o'clock, the first l Sunday rally in the new building, there was fine company of men, who thoroughly enjoyed the profitable hour The opening exercises consisted of sthe singing of familiar hymns scripture read ing and prayer, and vocal solos Fend- cred by Miss Mary Gray aecompanied by Miss Hazel Banfeld. The music was greatly enjoyed, and these young women have been engaged to furnish the mu- sic next Sunday. The first section of the Passion Play" in moving pictures was shown, portraying inpressively the birth of the Saviour and Shes flight irl- to Egypt, the return to eNazereth, Jesus in the carpenfer shop and his meeting with the learned men in the Temple al Jerusalem. The pictures were true s,to. the story, and very clear in photography. { Between the reels General Secretary Edwin Hili gave brief address. and. among other things he said. was inter- ested to look up the meaning of the word passion, and among other meanings found this one, passion means kind of enthusiastic fondness for anything A mans passion may be a blessing or a cure, to himself or society Here is man who has a passion for power, and there are not few but many, who , seem to have this passion. Napoleon had an abnormal passion for military. power, and my, what power he had in warfare; his determination to wield this power is well shown in the story l when one of his officers saluting him, said the soldiers could not move to a certain position which Napoleon had or :. dered them to take, because the rugged ! Alps prevented them whereupon Napo- : leon is reported to have said, there shall i be no Alps. His passion for power was not helpful but harmful, and while he succeeded for time, finally he failed, and was exiled to lonely Helena, where he died terribly disappointed. The kais- Ter had similar passion for power, and l this passion well nigh conquered the world, but he, too, came to grief and is now living in exile but what havoc his passion has wrought; millions of homes and hearts are lonely, sad and discourag-
 ed this moment because of the passion
 of men who yearned for power
 ] There are men who have a passion
 for political power, and while athere are many politicians who are true to their duty, alas, there are those who oft times fail to do the things they should should not do to retain their political
 power.
 Then there are men who seem to have Ia passion for money, and everything
 else is pushed aside that they may ac. quire wealth; they seem to have en. tered into the thought expressed by 3 Father to his son who was. about, tc
 leave home for the big city. "son, gel Imoney. honestly if you can, but get it. They have not learned the truth of tho passage that "a mans life consistent
 not in the abandance of the things he possesses"
 Thank God there are men who have a great passion for service. and those Iare they who have blessed the world. St Paul was one of these, and he was will ing and glad to suffer perils of all kind'
 that he might, in the name of Christ !, serve his generation, and his passion fo : service is blessing the world still. Luth
 through the years have by their pas sion for service blessed the people of thei time. and in every community toda. there are some who have this same pas
 sion for service, and let US hope tha lthe number may increase. Among al | of those who have had a passion fo
 service, the matchless example, of course l is Jesus Christ, who came into the worl : by the gateway of stable, and went ou : by the way of the cruel cross, and il
 His life, He served and served with l passion that carried Him to His deatf ) and did He not say that t'Ee came no ] to be nainistered unto but to minister, , and if we are to be the kind of citi 5 zens that bless our community we. toe 7 must catch His spirit and instead 0 r having the passion for power or for mak l ing money, we must have the passio
 that cempelis us to serve our fellows