New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-11-16

Is willing 10 obey the laws OF his
country: because, as President Coo.
lidge has said: This nation has nc
greater menace than continual dis.
regard for authority and continual
disregard for law
And yet sometimes ] think that
part OF the failure of our nation &c
make the strides that she should
have made Is due TO the feeling In
so many circles that II Is law that
counts rather than individual action
It is one thing TO pass a law. and II
Is still another thing TO try 10 en-.
force It In communities where they
do not want 1t enforced; and It |,
still another thing TO attain the end
desired by law, While do not take
away any credit for any OF our great
laws; nevertheless, do say that we
can never solve the problems OF leg.
islation. These problems can only
be solved as more and more men
attune themselves 10 the divine hnr-
monies. It's question of individual
action.
You men who are active IN your
individual churches are serving your
community 10 the highest degree.
You men who are not so interested
In your churches are not making
such a valuable contribution 10 your
community because, where church
life Is weak there crime Is rampant.
Where religion has no affect upon
men in public life, or upon men In
Industry, or upon men of all walks,
there you find merely the letter OF
the law, not the spirit.
What this nation needs, as the
president himself pointed out TO his
own church, is n religion which will
motivate human lives, not merely
something that on Sunday they as
sent to, but something that carries
them out to the real work during
the week.
Where you find strong church,
there you find inspiration, and It is
inspiration which, after all, makes
possible the perspiration TO accom-
plish the social and economic i'd
vances.
"Out in Herrin, H., you remember
how that town was in the newspa-
pers: Massacres, race riots, mobs,
strikers and strike-brcakers, the taxi
ing Of human life. How did they
solve the trouble? They did 1t by
calling In an evangelist, merely an
everyday lay preachers, who told
the men OF all races and crceds that
the simple truths were so self-evi-
dent and asked them to follow God
in their daily life.
"Oh, one Of the sad things is tho
fact that all the great truths have
been so clearly defined throughout
the ages. Each succeeding genera
ton has left chart showing all the
reefs and shoals upon which the
barks Of human life have been
wrecked, and yet each coming gen
GRAFTON pays no attention, or little
attention, to those charts and pro-
Ceeds 10 wreck more human lives on
those same old reefs and shoals.
They fail to see that the only thing
that really counts in life is an at
oneness with God; the same anxiety
that Lincoln had that he should be
on the Lords side.
During the war there were men,
any number of men, good, bad and
Indifferent, who, when their coun-
try needed them. were ready 10 give
UP their lives. How sad it is that in
peace more men arc not willing TO
live for their country"
There were 259 men present, tho
Red army having 100 the White
army 80 and the Blue army 100.
Prayer and scripture reading was by
e. G.. Connolly, vicn-president.
It was announced that Rev. Or.
John J.. Davis will speak at White
army banquet TO be. held a week
from tomorrow evening. II will he
Ladies Night" and all three armies
are cooperating to help put over the
banquet.
Tho officers Of the Blue army. In
Guiding the newly appointed captains
and other members interested will
meet ut the office Of Adiutant e. G.
Palmer in the city hall building this
evening.
Next Sunday will he Masonic Sun
day when members OF the various
Masonic groups in the city will at
tend. Rev. Samuel A. Tiske ofsBer-
lin will be the speaker.