Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1915, Page 8

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1915 CONGREGATIONS ANTICIPATE EASTER Through Fast Day Services—Union Service in Morning at Church of the Good Shepherd—Park Congregational Church Also Held Morning Service. \ The union service for Fast day was held Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the Church of the Good Shepherd, where there was a congregation of good proportions. After the organ prelude a responsive service was con- ducted by Rev. H. J. Wyckoff of the Second Congregational church and a scripture selection was read by Rev. Dr. J. B. Slocum of tne Central Bap- tist church. The passage referred to the last week in the earthly life of Jesus. The Law of Love. An anthem by the choir was follow- ed by the scripture lesson, read by Rev. F. W. Coleman of Trinity Meth- odist Episcopal church and praver by Rev. E. S, Worcester of Broadway Congresational church. A response by the choir and a hymn by the congre- gation preceded the impressive ser- mon by Rev. Joseph F. Cobb, pastor of the church, who spoke upon the theme, The Law of Love. He spoke from the text John 15: 12- 14: “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man_ lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command ‘you.” On this Good Friday morning, he said, we have in mind, no doubt, the crucifixion of our Lord. We are not, however, to think of it at this time as the shameful and degrading mode of judicial punishment which was in- flicted upon slaves and criminals of the very lowest class in the Roman empire in the time of Jesus, but we Aesire this morning to think rather of * he spirit of Jesus as he met his death { Pon the cross. There never was a man that loved jpore than our Elder Brother, Jesus. s life’s story is a story of love. He 1wu the highest manifestation of pure ove. There was no love so pure, so dis- interested, so unselfish as that of Jesus. Mighty and powerful is the appeal to human hearts that comes from the well known friendship of Damon and Pythias where one was ready to give his life for the other. Grand and magnetic is the portrayal of unbroken friendship between Jon- athan and David, and Ruth and Nao- mi. Touching and pathetic is the re- eital of the unselfish sacrifice of one, to us, unknown man for another in our land at the time of the <Civil war. As over that young man's grave can be read the simple but touching epi- taph, “He died for me,” so when we think of Jesus we may think this same “thought: “He dieq for me.” He had that love which was so great that he vielded it up_that we through Him might live. He is the Redeemer of the world, Three Things to Note. There are three things to note brief- ly in connection with this law of love, namely: First, Jesus did not com- mand or request or expect his follow- ers to do what He Himself did not do, not did He demand the unattain- abie or the impossible. This love was the key to all his actions. He never gave up Toving because He saw that men were so unworthy of His love. He saw in every individual the divine life and had love for each one. Sec- ondly, in this, the 11th commandment, “That ye love one another,” Jesus has shown us how to love. Yet we say: “How can T fulfil the command to love my neighbor or to Jove others? How can I make myself love a man I do not like? FHow can I love one who has said harsh things egainst me? How can I love him who has offended me in some manner? How can I love the man 1_do not know, who does not think as I think? How can I love him who teaches contrary to my bellef? How can I love the man who does what I believe is not right? How can I love the man who insists upon disobeying and violating the laws of justice, morality and spir- ituality? How can I love a multitude of people who have nothing in com- mon with me? How could Jesus love those who opposed him, even those who crucified him? Yet hear him prayinz for the Father's forgiveness for them. Not Impossible. Difficult as it is we have the assur- ance that it can be done. If we re- member who it was that not only ask- ed but commanded this love, we shall note that he asked nothing impossible. I we think of Saints John, Bernard and Framcis we shall note that they had this love and manifested it in their acts. We need to ask ourselves if we endeavor to have the spirit of the Christ in this matter, do we for- give? Do we have the spirit of for- bearance? Do we forgive times with- out number, if necessary? Do we have the same charity toward others that we desire from our Father and PAder Brother for ourselves? If we have we shall learn to love. irdly, we note that the emphatic word is “One_another,” “love one an- other.” Our Lord had announced the commandment “to love thy neighbor as thy self,” with an added emphasis and extendeq grasp. That is, he had ted out that their neighbor in- cluded all, even their enemies. The Message for Today. We need ever to keep in mind also what the requirement is to become friends of Jesus, namely: To keep His commandment, to do as He did, to have love as did He. What then is the direct message for us today? It is this: That the law of life is to love; and the command is very vital, inasmuch as each follower of Christ should have love one to an- other, avoid anger and dissension, spite’ and jealousy, enevy and hate; and have and exercise love. This Jesus did; this he commands you and me and every other individual who knows His name, who believes in Him, to do. “By this shall all men know that ve are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” AT PARK CHURCH. 5y Dr. Howe Spoke from the Text, The Hour Is Come That the Son of Man Should Be Glorified. A Good Friday service was held at Park church on Friday morning. Spe- cial music by the choir included the anthem Fling Wide the Gates, and the tenor and bass duet, Jesus Said, from Stainer’s Crucifixion. The twd organ selections were from Malling’s Seven Last Words on the Cross. Rev, Dr. Howe's sermon was taken from John 12: 23: “The hour is come that the Son of man should be glor- ified.” These words were spoken by our Lord as he turned to face the tragedy of Good Friday. The hand of the clock is on the hour. It is the hour on which His mission_culmin- ates; the hour of tragedy to Himself; the hour of destiny to us; the hour to which all history had been march- ing up; «he hour from which all fu- ture history would derive its signi- ficance, and Jesus wa- awake in every fiber of His being to the crisis. A Two-fold Emotion. He greets the hour with a twofold emotion. The first is a_shudder of horror, an instinctive recoil. The sec- ond is an opposite emotion, that of inflexible purpose to face the crisis and carry out the tragedy to its bit- ter end. Let us_consider these two cross currents. There is His shudder of recoil from the cross; the horror of the pure soul getting into close grips with the black horror of the whole world’s sin; the terror of hav- ing to drain the bitter cup which your sins and those of all men held to His lips. He shuddered at His approach to death, a death so instigated by evil, a death into which evil poured the consequences and awful entail of hu- man sin. His life was along the via dolorosa. It was not the mere act of dying—that black spectre to other men, who dread the enforced decree of physical dissolution, The Greeks called it black death. But there was in our Lord’s thought of His own death a blackness of which the Greek never dreamed. Do not let us forget on this Good Friday that the foulness of the cup which our sins filled to the brim was a nauseating draught to Christ, who bore and bore away the sins of the world. The same sin we commit and forget as we go on our way struck consternation to the soul ©of the world’s Redeemer even in an- ticipation and showed itself on the cross in the words, “My iGod, My God, why hast *Thou forsaken me?” He knew the night and the terror and the destructive power of sin. He knew that if it got its way it would dethrone God and fiing the moral order into chawos, and he knew it would vent all its malignity and all its violence upon Him. And now He was standing at last on the margin of this grapple with the powers of darkness. The hour had come. The Brighter Side. Now let us pass on_to what may seem the brighter side. Was:it, Father, save me from this hour? Rather, for this cause I am come to this hout, to glorify Thy name. I go forward. World service is no easy thing. You cannot yourself undertake great en- prises for the world's betterment with- out confrontine obstacles and disheart- enment suited to appall the stoutest heart. The cross currents set in upon us and ply the heart with arguments for the abandonment of our task, The devil is not going to let you have your way easily in redeeming the world'and pile obstacles mountain high to defy your farther proceeding and un- less your heart is strong, you will falter. This is the history of every great spiritual movement. But all great souls, sustained by the great purpose of their life, go for- ward. This is the secret of power— to know the mission God has en- trusted to us and go forward. We must expect these cross currents and to hear these forbidding voices. We shall know the recoil of even the brave soul. So Jesus shrank, but He gath- ered up His strength and went for- ward. The desperate purpose was taken, the task assumed, the work and will of the Father should be done. He asked no man’s help or interven- tion or pity. He welcomed man’s in- terest in' what He was doing, but he resented human pity. Purchased Eternal Life. His death was voluntary, as it was vicarious, as it was sacrificial as it was propitiatory. as it was redemptive. EASTER SPECIAL 10 per cent Reduction ON ALlL Wines, Liquors and Beers WITH A PURCHASE OF $1.00 AND OVER WE GIVE AWAY 1 NICE BOTTLE PORT WINE Sale began Monday, March 29th Geo. Greenberger & Co. 47-53 FRANKLIN STREET, NORWICH, CONN. Telephone Connection Trolleys Lead All To - Choosing the Easter Suit or Coat at The Boston Store The careful observer of Fifth Avenue fashions has noted “* for the benefit of those who will purchase a suit for { Easter that the military effect is the dominant note in the The shorter skirts demand approved fashions. Of course the effect is greatly mod- ified in many ways, but it still is there and it’s really clever —the style has considerable vigor and distinction. The Suits are built for comfort as well as looks—note the * full circular skirt which is the only thing permissible—and the ankle length adds to the freedom of the wearer. These Boston Store Suits are carefully chosen for quality, and for that distinction which is a portion of the perfect garment, STYLE QUALITY PRICE In These Three Qualifications We Lead DAINTY SILK HOSIERY A Necessity that a great deal of attention be given to the appearance of the feet, hence the ever growing popularity of fine Silk Hose. To meet the many demands we now display hose in black, white and all the colors, in prices as low as 15c the pair and as high as $3.00. PHOENIX SILK HOSE ARE GUARANTEED TO GIVE EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE 75¢c and $1.00 a pair McCALLUM SILK HOSE—THE OF AMERICA BLACK SILK ALL COLORS OUT SIZES .. WOMEN'S SILK BOOT for the money. the colors— 50c A PAIR WOMEN’S SILK LISLE HOSE—black or white in regular sizes— 50c A PAIR; THREE PAIRS F_OR $1.00 OUT SIZES ceaten $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 HOSE—the best to be had Regular made in black, white and all QUALITY HOSE colors. .$1.00 to $3.00 $1.00 and $150 INFANTS' «ee... 39c and 50c AND MISSES’ very fine quality. 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Your hands won't feel too large if you “ADLER'S” GLOVES wear ALL LEATHERS, ALL They don't do it in an obstrusive way either THE bodies to match— ch $1.00 and $1.50 idea of the manu- as if they were a COLORS GUARANTEED AT $1.50 THE PAIR All the latest styles will You should get acquainted with our tie service— daily arrivals from the shops of exclusive manu- facturers keep our display up-to-date and at notch of excellency. versible and DeJoinville weaves and colorings. Get that feeling, it’s a good thing, once in a while to have that satis- NEWEST NECKTIES be found on our racks. top Now displaying Open-end, Re- shapes in all ‘the mnew 25¢ to $1.50 each The Hosiery Problem Settled Definitely Settlea by purchasing your Hose where only the best are carried. of Hose which you buy here and you may have your choice of many styles—Cotton, Lisle, Fibre Silk and Pure Silk Hose in many different weights and colors— 120, 26¢c, 50c, $1.00 A PAIR BLACK SILK HOSE, “McCALLUM” MADE— There’s satisfaction in every pair $100 to $2.00 The Center of Norwich THE dressedness. DON'T UNUSUALLY signing of neckwear, of dainty pieces which are simply tivating. fabrics, of gossamer-like texture, flower-like in their many shapes make a display which far surpasses thing ever before shown. Charming Vestees Daintiest Collars greatest extent. 50c to Business EASTER MILLINE These are the words used by one woman in describing our Easter show of Millinery, and in those two words are contained all of the essen- tials of proper head wear. conform so closely to the prevailing modes that they are instinctively recognized as the correct thing, and so skilfully are they made that they give comfort as well as the appearance of well- SELECT YOUR EASTER HAT NOW The Veil a Necessary Adjunct to the Easter Costume it is a prime necessity and with due realization of its importance we are ready with the largest and prettiest selection of the newer veils and veilings which we have yet shown at this time of the year. The latest novelties are all here—The Tipperary, the San Pan Trellis, Velvet Dot and Embroidered Veils, Hexagon and Filet Meshes—in fact all the clever styles which have recently been developed. see them—they are mighty pretty. All prices from 25c to $1.00 a yard. Separate Drape Veils for the little hats 50c to $1.00 each. THERE’S A VEIL HERE TO MATCH EVERY COSTUME The Daintiness of the Easter Neckwear The developments of recent months, in- deed of the last few weeks in the de- inclide hundreds Made of the sheerest of sheer Boston Store Neckwear Department Shows Them All Laces, sheer Voile and Organdie have been used in the development of these pretty vestees which include both high and low neck effects. Collars of all shapes and designs will be found in this Boston Store dis- play, Princess Lace, Chiffon, Voile and Organdie being used to the See the Newest Creation — “The Exposition Collar” Collar and Cuff Sets in Wonderful Variety Many of these are prettily embroidered by hand. HANDKERCHIEF NOVELTIES, TOO, ARE CAUSING MUCH COM- MENT—Colored Crepe-de-Chine handkerchiefs with colored borders and those which are handsomely hand-embroidered being among the very newest—they’re moderately priced. ] RY These dainty hats DELAY Come in and EFFECTIVE cap- and they any- 25¢ to $3.50 - ~25c to $3.98 $3.75 It purchased the world's chance for eternal life. Had all this tragedy been enacted on His own account it would be meaningless for us and the word Good Friday would be a farce, and a travesty. But that it was a tragedy in which all our hopes root themselves —then it is the supreme event in eternity itself, . And that is the teaching of the passage, Father, glorify Thy name. This is the hour of the supreme man- ifestation of the glory of God. U. 8. COAST ARTILLERYMAN KILLED IN RIOT AT COLON. Three Other American Soldiers Injur- ed—Result of an Argument. Colon, April 2.—Corporal Langdon, of the United States coast artillery, was shot and killed and three other American soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, in a riot here today. The soldiers were engaged in patrol duty in the Tenderloan district. The shooting which resulted in a general fight, was the outgrowth of an agru- ment between a soldier, who is alleg- ed to have been drinking, and a Pan- ama policeman. Many shots were fired by the Pan- ame, police, the civilians and soldiers all being unarmed. Brigadier General Clarence R. Edwards, commander of the American forces in the canal zone, who is here to meet Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the de- partment of the east, tomorrow, imme- diateiy took charge and ordered all soldiers from the streets. A thorough investigation 1is made both by the military and the Panaman authorities. None of the Panama policemen or civillans was injured. The policeman who shot Langdon was arrested by order of the military euthorities and was confined in a guardhouse. It is sald that none of the three soldiers injured is fatal- ly hurt, The shooting occurred near the ball grounds where a team representing the Firth United States Infantry was play- ing the Chistobal nine. Some 2,000 soldiers of the Fifth, Tenth and Twenty-Ninth Infantry regiments who were witnessing the ball game be- came greatly excited upon hearing of the shooting. Some missiles were thrown and several persons were in- jured. The excitement continued un- til army officlals arrived and ordered t;ne men to take trains for their sta. tions. being CALLS FOR FULL REPORT OF SHOOTING OF MONTGOMERY. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice Has Taken Up Case of American Shot at Bermuda. ‘Washington, April 2.—8ir Ceecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador, has called upon the colonial secretary at Hamilton, Bermuda, for full report of the sheoting of George B. Mont- gomrey, of Buffalo, N. Y., by a sentry at Hamilton. The state department had under con- sideration today a mailed report from Willlam Allen, the American vice con- sul, setting forth that the boat in which Mr. Montgomery was sailing was 50 yards outside of the prohibited limit when fired upon by a sentry. A non-commissioned officer and the sen- try both have been ordered to appear before a court martial, the resuit which has not yet been learned. The consular report states that Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery and two other Wwomen companions were sailing to the aquarium in Bermuda, one of the places frequented by sightseers, and had approached the shore near a de- tention camp for German prisoners, merely to tack about. The boatman had ported his helm and swung away from shore when a shot was fired, without warning, the report says. The bullet shattered Mr. Montgomery's right foot. The foot had to be am- putated and Mr. Montgomery is report- ed to be in a serious condition. Regret for the incident already has been expressed by the British ambas- sador, but until a full report is re- ceived, it was stated today, the ex- tent of the reparation which will be made cannot be determined by the British gevernment. Capitalist's Suicide Due to Insomn Honolulu, April 2—Mark P. Rob- inson, capitalist the Fifst National Bank of Hawaii, and vice president of|try. shot and killed himself here today. In a note he indicated that his act was caused by a nervous condition due to Inscmnia. OTHER REASONS FOR ARREST OF SWOBODA. Rumored That British Government Had Reason to Suspect Him. Paris, April 2, 6.40 p. m.—It is ru- mored here tonight that later develop- ments lead t{o the belief that the cause for Swoboda being arrested antedated the fire on La Touraine. The rumor in oficial circles is that the British gov- ernment had reasons to suspect Swo- boda_after certain unacceptable pro- positions by him had led that gov- ernment to investigate Swoboda’s past. As a resul of this investiga- tion, it is stated, the British govern- ment asked France to take Swoboda into custody- when he landed. On as- ccunt of some defect in the papers, however, this could not be dane. 1t is said that the present state of the affalrs indicates that the investi- gation will result in further revela- tions. Quick, Watson, the Needle! ‘The British government has set out to capture Germany’s aniline indus- . Britain dyes, but never surren- ders. —New York Evening Post, SPRING TARGET PRACTICE OF ATLANTIC FLEET In Tangier Sound—Will Spend Week in New York in May. Washington, April 2.—The Atlantic fleet will leave Guantanamo, Cuba, to- morrow for Tangler sound for spring target practice. Secretary Daniels, scon after the arrival of the warships in home waters, will go to Hampton Roads to arrange with Admiral Fletch- er the detalls of the review to be held in New York, according to tentative plans, early in June. It is now expected that the ships will spend a week in the North river, New York, early in May, going later to Newport for exercises in Narragansett bay. At the conclusion of these exer- cises the fleet is expected to return to New York for the review. The wa ships will then leave for the Panam: Pacific exposition via the ~Panam: canal, probably passing through the waterway early in July. Two Emblems of Modesty. ‘What could have been more timely and appropriate than Colonel Roose- velt’s appearance at the flower show : on violet day?—New York World. From Atchison, Kas., comes the tale , that a woman returned a bag of salt to her grocer because the “flaver” of | Jthe salt was net good.