New Britain herald., 1927-01-10
URGES MEN TO GO
 TO OWN CHURCHES
Rev. (. H. Schneck Delivers Sunday Address to Bible Glass

Sveryman's Bible class was at its best when men went from that or ganization to their own churches, according to Rev. G. H. Schneck, of the German Baptist church, who spoke to the Bible class yesterday morning. Rev. MT. Schneck spoke on "The Marrow Way" and pointed out that 1t is often more advisable to select a narrow path to follow life than a broad one.
 He took his text from Matthew [; 14: Marrow is the way which leadeth unto life".
 The address was as follows:
 There is a great deal said today about broad mindedness and mar row mlndedness,
 Both are an issue of education, of training, culture and refinement. In every day life however, these terms the ethical standards a man or a woman has. There a man who secs no narrow boundaries in what he considers as permissible is hailed the broad minded man. Thus the truly broad minded man i5 regarded quite often as narrow minded by those of rather vague moral ideal.
 The "German language has no exact equivalent for the English words broad minded and marrow minded. It expresses these con- captions by terms which correspond to the English words "big hearted ness" and small heartedness." We have here as so often in human Ian guages the difference between two racial traits. The Anglo-SaNon starts with an analysis of liberty and per sonal rights; the Teutonic mind be- gins with the disposition of the heart, with conscience and with sympathy for the right of the other man. Some narrow minded men are big hearted and sympathetic; some very broad minded men have no scruple what ever about their lack of fellow-feel- ing.
 Jesus who reveals to us the great heart of God and the love of our Heavenly Father says: Marrow is the way that leadeth unto life. Men to-day hesitate to accept this or to believe it. For what is life? Life Is self expression - they tell HIS. And self expression is for many unrestrained amusement and diversion. Therefore let us push aside the barriers and limitations which make lifc's pathways narrow! Does not nature herself remind us that all progress goes from the nar- row into breadth and wideness? Watch the little brook as it pushes the border-lines of the banks on its side further and further apart and grows into a river and into the broad stream, flowing into the unlimited stream? Yes, but watch also the railroad track on the side of the river. It reaches it's definite goal and Is of service just because it keeps the train on the narrow and straight track.
 Time of Tragic Inconsistency
 "The adventurous youth is fascin- ated by the prospect not to be hem med in In this conception of life as self-eXpression. We live in time of a tragic inconsistency. We train specialists and experts. we prefer in all walks of life the expert who is trained expressly in one branch of knowledge and skill and has gone narrow way to accomplish this, but in issues of conduct we do not. consider the narrow road as essen tial for perfection. Of course we do not mean to say that we will not stumble and fall and do wrong on the narrow way, but surely it is easier to rise again on the narrow way Tho prophets call the Saviour's call is now as ever: The narrow way for the coming day.
 'We all wish to be strong men, strong in body, mind and soul. But the strong man roots on a small narrow spot; he roots deeply on a circle equal to his life's duties. The Son of man himself rooted in mar row surroundings, in small coun- ! try, among the lowly. The strong man admits his limits and comedies that liberty is possible only where there are Limitations. The strong man knows that to widen life does not always mean to deepen it. The strong man does not push aside re- strtctions. but pushes ahead to