New Britain herald., 1926-03-22
SLIPS OFF S7EEPLE
 TO ROOF OF CHURCH
Bricklayer Has Thrilling ESperi.
 enCe While Making Repairs
CHRISTIANITY lMPOTENT
Minister states World Gives It No Chancc-Buildings on Town Lot Sold--Torcstcrs' Quarterly Meet inc-NIcaslcs Breaks Out Again.

ing-NIcaslcs Breaks Out Again.
 The aerial ladder of the nr" de- partmant was required 10 rescue Rowland Winters of New Britain when he fell from the stccplo on 10 the roof of the Church of Our Saviour Saturday and was knocked unconscious, Winters, who is cn- ployed by the McAlpin Construction Co.,. was engaged in making repairs 10 the steoplo of thr church, and slipped and tumbled to the roof he- ! low.
 How long he lay unconscious is not known, but ho Was finally sight i cd by two Of his fellow workers who ] cspied his feet hanging over tho edge Of the roof. pr. George r. Cook was sent for, but the nncon- scious man could noF ba reached. A telephone call brought the fro de partments aerial laddcr and James Boswell, the driver, climbed 10 the roof to rescue Winters. Taking him on his shoulder, he started down again. Just then Winters revived partially and thr shed out instinc- tivoiy. nearly carrying both Boswcl and himself to tho ground, Tho frcman managed 10 hold him 1T spite of his struggles and hrough him safely 10 earth once more. Winters was taken 10 the Ncv Britain General hospital and 'X | amined by Dr, George Dunn. l
 was feared at first that he had { fractured polyis, but later oNamina ton showed this was not tn" caso ! IL is thought, however. that he ha ruptured kidney lIo was rc ported 10 he resting comfortably 10 day and doing fairly v"l
 Cannot stop war"
 Declaring that Christianity coul, . stop war if given au opportunity . but asserting tho humanity will no gire it Inc ntoGrl rhancr. Ec> Charles II. Norh''nu. pastor of th Advent Christian church. spokc las
 night on tho puretion. "ran Chris = 'ianity Prevent War;" His sermon S in part. was @s follows.
 . War is as old as history irsel
 In the primitive stages clans W"r
 formed without present day rpui1
 mont. The man who could Witll th
 fIercest blow became leader Of h
 clan, It was at this time th;
 tyranny began. The chief clemen II for war wnrc greed. lust chivalr T desire for conquest, and desire ! predominant" oyer others. The
 predominate today,
 The World War was caused 1 n Gcrnany's desire for ronquest. Tn Il was the 20th century bahcl comir II together for democracy. Even q
 neutral countries trrmb!cd at Gc
 ,many'S cruel methods of tlchtin e Amorira's share was deciding ia Q tor. Woodrow Wilson stood as it prophet to guide and inspire I ,t had q mind farther 1lyauco1 thf IS tho majority Of people. His lnsi t- was to establish great p"ac" th iE III lillSi' llills l'Il. lll I'''ls, Ut I'd Germany placed spies who destroy lc cities and scandalouSly mGrlrr
 men, women and children who h. i'd nothing 'o do with tho war. Go n many said that even though $ lt know they were doing an niusti H. they would come back and ma at amends. In comparison with carli m wars. it was il mnrdorous scandal. r" Are these Christian? No, th to are decidedly not. Ii not, can Chr
 tianity prevent th"mH What
 Christianity? lt is the prrcepts a
 doctrines of Christ. Th, sr are co .o taincd in tle two commands N Christ: U) 'Thou shelf love [ ."' Lord thy God with all thy hc2' CT and (2l Thou shalt love thy n,i2 IT. hor as thyseIf.' If Christianity is aX triumph everyone must believe
 Gol
 "n eve hear much spoken Of oG, world court and universal peace. h. is good thing to take thrs' dras 'n- measures tO prrv'nt q war snch ply the great war just past. Until
 love God first and our n"jghhors s lsn ond all effort will fail.
 mi 9Th" Bible speaks Of mkcwal Ich ness in tho last days The nation ev- tho present timc are certainly il
 lukcwarm condition. And again
 says that in tho last days th'g> Sl nS be wars and rumors Of wars. Tn
 is q great deal of unrest today. F.
 nation Is looking upon the of \ with a hostile eye for fear Of V \ The whole world needs to ho ' to Christ. War will continue Il \ Christ establishes world peace
 becomes it's dictator.
 War will exist because Christi
 fly does not have Chanc". 'h 2. tianity could prevent war but
 world will not give it a chance.