Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 19, 1920, Page 9

voswesnssat [Peeamgpenasasasns mmsasamammaEE—— NORWICH UNIVERSALISTS CELEBRATE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHURCH | ning t6 the Word that nobody had going through mary and secondary meaning, M dis- covered that the réet idea of the word in forms Is happiness, and that a fe- Sénd -csr K. A. H' ou but after }or before, the less he might gay, then .and that yo n had found it out Now is répresents, for his comstituenc vely carefully. He for thoss whom' he 4 himsel? alene, but n maight be happy in his speech and not say much; and that the hadpler that T was one of nature's feliefiat- pastor with great fn- n & man is supposed to speak to others #e must go light, he must tread upposed to speak not for previous 18001 licitate ome another 100 the gifterent denominations—was cluteh one another by the,throat, speak. ing theologically. The words “Baptist,” ‘Catholic,” were ich all dissenters hurl the truth. 3achusetts whose ortho. have remaried glve free grace to men i {purpose of beatinz the Merwodis cording to Fecords, however, for th t s very unlikely that the rank an file of men in the pas many them as well as the ministers and the- ological professo d. Back in the eighti Tha T quently have learned more of reai Chris- tianity in the last 150 years than in the The manner in whith they ueed to re- ars ago—i. e Metho- “uongregation,.l ist,” simply wrath, and tried to A certain #ome of them realiy understood of thess fine theological distinctioa, but T have an {dea that they understood , American Board. held ons of its annual meetings m Jesus but she had not cunteu il ll “too great.a sacrifice. Newnar did’ Jesus count it so. There is a wc:mh ot later experhnc* of mne which testify to this great fact of| . costly saérifice for them; Wherein thel. sacrifice is not too grea ingly undértaken and no' regrét came fg sharc their tHots, as in later yeéars they searched in retrospect those things which stood out, written In larzé letiers|” lacrogs the pages of their lives, reminding| them of wiat they had done. We are hére today to celebrate “tie one hundredth annjversary of the found-{ ing of the First Universalist Society in|. Norwich. It is not my purpose to trace the exact course of the history of this soclety, Men come and they have: zoné )Mlms- ters have moved across the poges of history ond haveé disapearéd. They mve s contributed someéthing, someé of them lit- the Harris are mmh lfi”orur- upon whom t.h- churelr may depend. And there are others whose connect! has been shorter only becanse the (:\m- ily life bas been numbered in fewer; .3 Years. e Jr. and Mrg. Geo re ere ven ily survived for, perhaps,” four genera-1 tlons. The name of +Spalding hes long been known with um While storés of others, among Mn '.he Dflhm the Potiers, the Greenes, 5 xratimde and keénest respect for thei of their duty, teach| n-mnmy 10 great succéss and the kind ox life that leaves its mark, as long as ere shall stand in this city. the visible evldgm:e of their {aith in the great Uni- versals. i tle some of them much, to the life of the society. Some have beén here many years, Gthers served for a short time. With few excéptions and those in the very earliest history they inspired confl- among the people of 1835, and their fam- thv with othérs worthy of our deep;d h i interesting to note that the ave- yem 1. four years: while at to» begm- ning enouglt - noney could be obtzined but for @ few months prezching at dénce by an earnest, painstaking, careful| time, the one hundredth yeas ilence he needs to have all the diploms. |Springfleld. Mass. At the time the QUES- | 13 plameless devofion to their duty, out the of the pastorate ¢ of an ambassedor. Put wien he tion of probation after death was raging | pn.y established and maintained, a high- cebb :mr (wanty consecutive years of udacious enough as in tholm‘isem m; like an ‘epidemic of tg—p?doig jr):a Clun- frods, GermaRl sad Gkl L. Toky ance to speak for others who have not|gregationalists were divided .into (WO | ore 't Jeaders, varying only gccordin b !‘mm this I conclude that you have ¢d him to be their representativo helcamps. The question was taken up In the | % ot ST Vilente. TheW Tave REV. GEORGE H. WELCH always been and still are a people. whose needs to have all the tast and diplomacy | newspapers and on the street. Two 8a¥ |pien heard in Norwich Universalist min- (Pastor Universalist Church) désire 1. to. work in as full accori and of o female socfety leader. But'I Wowldn't Jishorers were discussing the question | issers” whose intellectual abilities class ; eonwlai.e harmony as it i3.possible for ere todey if 1 did not know myliwhen one was overheard to say: “What| @ ¥ of gints. John Murray w8a hére v g s g er ministers—the trond of ihew|o these ministers mean about prohibl- |one hundred and forty-eight years ago.lany depths of manncod, in any man, hel This church has So conscientiusly and 5 tind thoughts—and the liberality - of theif|tion after death An’t it bad enough to congregations. Auty aesigned to me today is geally happy one. But if Relieve Neuritis | ow ably younger it for me—when they found it Congregationalist to bring into in ,‘. te And for that reason the 1 had attempted this thing on initiative In 1770, when I was than. I am now. ©are would have been very little felicity out | ersalist church the congratulations of denominations, 100 years ago would @ler death?* This shows how little lay mind grappled these abstruse ques: tions which nobody really knew any thing about. made this remark: of Baptists which are = other. I belong to one of them, a of me I cannot remember which!" have it here without trying to get it aj:» the Premier Lioyd George lately “There are two sects vorn to hate each and therefore hate the other, but for the life truth, when after a debate in Which he|De embraced. came out seeond best, heé said of Murray|it, -for thig reason. ld}lwz; “he was the worst fish I ever han- Have you ever made a statement € Eihanan Winchester visited here betore! “1ich You ‘have uttered as but a hait the year 1800. early life. Hosea Ballou-2nd; Whittemore others form an array, - tracism of every other of the churches of Christ; it ends §'s hundredth year, in {riendship with them, which while it may not be fully ascertained, finds some vise ible indication,in the union Thanksgiviag service to be held on Thursday of next wcek in which we are invited to partici A great power in our|truth, or perhaps not of -the real truth at all, which you intended to correct la- and{ tar2 ! Have you ever jn a spirit of jest which have held|defendea something which you really bes | ot But we all rejoice that such erality | you steady. lieved to ‘be indefensible? And as soon W“h charity for all; with malice to- have been the signing of his own death [y.iones to the aze of dead nightmares, | 'Then there afe the names of Browne | g vou have uttersd fit. have felt come|Ward none; and the great heart of the Do net €t the FKeart ror upset arrant. When I realize what a chan . We have caught | Willams, Johnson, Jenkins, Who. Won |pelled -by something which vou cannot]Christ mr-Mn' guard over the portal of the stomach the spirit of God has wrought in Master's spirit their way into the hearts of the people, mp free s GHES CO., Bofton 18, Mass, heart ple bottle | hearts of men in-so short a time I feel | {nat we have come mearer to the great of our common Tord, and, conse- to subo and to put all mon beliefs. Every hout an exception, esus Christ king; M— PROVERB—As we journey through life let us live / 25 I 1’?' \ Thanksgiving is near at hand—a day obssrved in every § New England home, in a spirit of thankfulness for ths good fortune that has been ours and the many blessings § that have been bestowed upon our homes and the Nation § at large. Foremost in the minds of every housemfe, on this occasion, is Thanksgiving Linens. We are particular- 1 ly wrell equipped to supply all your riceds for the Thanks- § giving dinner. FINE IMPORTED LINENS In fine Linens—Cloths, Napkins and Fancy Linens, we are ready to serve you. We show all the best grades of Irish and Scotch Linens, many of them our own direct importation. These fine imported Linens, have a place in the estimation of womeén that noth- ing eclsz can fill. They combine beauty, durability and value. We invite you to call and see our show- " ing of Fine Linens, ¢ THESE ARE SPECIAL VALUES 72-inch Satin Finish Fable Damask, assorted pat- (cma. regular value $2.00—Special price a yard. .. $1.49 v 66-inch,-All Linen, Impottéd Table Damask, good serviceable quality, regular value $3.00—Special price a yard 100 yards of 70-inch, frisli Lingh Table Damask, in short lengths (ctricfl“ all linen), regular vque §3. )O—Specnl price a yard 50 dozen Napkins, all hemmed.and ready for use 235 dozen Napkins, all hemmed and réady for use, regular value $3.50—Special price a dozen $2.49 HAND-MADE MADEIRA LINENS 50 dozen G-inch real hand-made Madeira Doylies, assorted patterns, regular value 37%c and 30c— Special price each . bl it in ek s 23 thirteen-piece Lunchéon Sets, real hand-made Madelra, assorted patterns, regular value $10.00 B2 e e e 5595 $1.95 10c Madeira Linens at Half Price In connection with howing of lhuhpv:‘.g Lmem,wemtkcav::;écnlofi:fmgofnull ian Filet and Madeira Linens at LESS THAN PRICES. This includes Centers, all genuine work of art. Women who ful hnd-work Linens should A miheua.pomthsee striving to bring His better eitizens of the Feeling_this very deeply. the heariy ‘groetings of m: cters and their chu Redponss by Unlversalist Pastor The respor address trospect” ‘were made by Re Weich .pastor of the -Churct Shepherd. Rev. Mr. Welch's material and an address s text has to do with the encounte of the woman in the house of Simon th Leper. They had accused h waste and extravagance in costly alabaster 6intment on the head ol Cuticura Soap —— Imparts The Velvet Touch ezt Tuleom Be.svorywhere, Forswmrles T oot Dept k. Maan.atass. is invisible kingdom with power—to make men and women fit for this Kingdom of God hy making them state. T bring to you brothér min- “Tn Re- George H. Good was as fol-| define to defend that thing to the very. end just because someone had attacked y8u on that point? Now if you have ever experienced that you' will understand perhaps why the founders of this church remained stead- our dreams' one hundred years hence, muy & much be said of the character of our stewardship, 25 we may say of the stewardship of cur fathers, and lo! the kingdom of God shall not seem so far away. However, it is pot only the fact of our }lhus that we celébrate. There is the a:rh nnd the idealism Which they per. there to remain forever énshrined, a tes- timony to the manhdod of these mien, their zeal, their spiritual life. I spedk of those of whom you have spoken. - Your memory will supply what- ever 1 ought to have said. There are famiiies also. Many hdve come and some have goné. Some of them were - identified with its very be ginnings and their descendants still earry on_tie work they so wel]l began. For the sake of purely sectarfan and doctrinal appeal, that will draw people to a certain standard it is quite certdin that the tendency of religious affalrs is While on thé other hand if you never have occasion to defend .a. thing which you know is the truth, it will soon lose its first place in your life and vou will turn. to. other interests. That is the difference in that gepera- tion 2nd this. We bemoan the-indiffer- ence of our people. How often have we wished that we could find the good old member of former days who would stand by, and though his soul was tried to the|€TS remember, and perhaps even as close uttermost, the end would still find mm {riends, we never saw. “One gepgration steadfast. eomev.h and anothér goeth. Well the reason for the difference is| Many physical changes have hat you are mever called upon to defend|place. The world has been largely yourself. Or if you are, you feel incom-|{éd in this time. Europe is mnot.zo o] ma you evér stop to think 6f what the span of a hundred years means? A single century? At least three genera- tions. have come and are nearly gone, while the boyhood and the girihood of the fourth is here. People whom our fathers or our moth- LA hich I say he was driven to|peginning with the enmity and soc!zll o8~ 2 ) is to grow to- st show not only its faitn but In.other words if a church something, not only beiieving ; if there is a visible evidence|, , it is quite likely, that it shall ble evidence of taken petent and pass it by with the amrunn from America as ft used to be that it doesn't do any good anyhow Francisco is 2 matter of but a few d e on gion, you can't Al s e R Lo i farmer 1 anyone else and he can't convince you. | brought his farm many miles nearer Another thing which has a certain ef-|city by the use of hiz »utomobile. on the church member now is get the news of every \ rt of the world 5 we arc nof so surelapiarent unity of the sevoral churches|almost as soon as it hajpens e who :ficlu:io“g::pende?i , many (hings cesentlal 83 &0 expression| Thefe seems to be a great prineiple of i . he dec-1of chur 5 - - slowl o laration of acceptance of the faith which|® m o s MWl “_;?:j’;““- it- that church professes, as they were in great principle of a comple BLROuE eners om iyl e the things which God has made. In other words. A complete concord jnature is already realized by e the mes works are altruistic nes and perhaps toof at draw are of a pure noint is the the suppre n of those things that have heretofore worked to keep us apart. Wwas any vigor, any stamina, -11 WATER STREET f THE e — New Perfection OIL HEATERS ONE TO A CUSTOMER Schwartz Bros., i “The Big Store With the Little Prices” EVERYBODY TAKE NOTICE OF THIS AD THE LATEST SILK AND WOOL MIXTURE STOCKINGS FOR WOMEN That is perhaps the reason why so many families come to a church and 50| established by zll the mechanical many go from it. Names of families ap-| vices of which man is capable, seem pear on our Looks for a time, some of|have united to m great degree unity of the world as hem @ generation; others for several|of many men ‘of power -m'l insight, d a few are to be found | that in this realm of men's th g to the end. It is ation to record those| |y this prin: cord. It is a striking fact that we ast representatives of two fan have at Therefore, the last hundred vye to- 8 seen o great change in this. vement| striving todey to place the emp! ic hundred years age. on those things that are going We read t the mame of Davidjthat we arsa common laborers Tracy, who was one of the number form-| yard of the world, and worki ing the first {same great end gathering in the was the w vest; instead of trying to place th phasis upon the fact, not zealows laborers but th the job in different w ‘Wasn't that about wh ed to in those early & The emphasis was laid upo And if you wili stop to thinl chiurch has no doctrine. one thing to which we hold us‘lsxhdu and that is the fact of salvation for the | on the \\ul'rlln;’ - raising funds and erecting the first church; that old wooden structure, with high above the he choir stationed theé rear of the room; is asked tha the people during the period of }arose and turned to face the cho.f. » has remarked that they turned their backs on the minister for a few minutes {of rest, perhaps to regain. their courage| $5.98 For the Rest of This Week th : 2 ! ringt » as a prominent name in devotion to (06| nowm Moy o g Chory pulplt. while method. Here it is worthy of remark, that one | of the great and decis forces for the building of the soclety was the personall Integrity, earnestness, and upright caas- acter of theearly builders. Mr. Albertson: was,a man in whom no: fault conld be found. “Scrupulous and conscientious; it was his' meat day and night to do that which would bring ns reproach, either upon him, er his fawm. iy .or.he church of his choice. works? Bightylve years have now come and| has brought to pass. are'dimly receding-into the past, but ine| man who has faith b0 shall be eaved, famliy of Théodoré Foster Albertson (ad|but the man who - ““ws his faith by well. 28 the descendants 'of his.brother) | works. Tbat i ihe dictum of the relig- o new thaology. jyou were insisting on then Is rap! coming to pass and the gospel of Jame: finds 2 new place in the world, and is it saying too much for your effort in wich to say that you have helped on in An immeasurable degree, that NORWICH, CONN. — © 7 ©—Inall the leading shades. - We Are Murderers Of High Prices Ladies’ and Children’s Coats, half the prices they were in the boom. Don’t let anybody tell you different. Come in and give us an offer on any Coat or Dress we have in stock WE MEAN TO SELL—PRICES NO OBJECT. PASNIK CO. Sell For Less NORWICH—WILLIMANTIC—DANIELSON—NEXT SPRING IN WESTERLY - 10 CHICKEN DINNERS TO 10 POOR FAMILIES ON THANKSGIVING DAY, BY THE PASNIK COMPANY — LEAVE YOUR NAME TGDAY. ot We i ¥ called to every church, attracted some- times by such debates, sometimes by a Dut that day has gene by. The thing Nor-; demand | that men shall show their faith by their; the New Haven parish. That is the great thing that time It is not alone the s C lsE ! Banished By Hyom The germs of catarrh do not the same atmosphere with antisepuie: mei (pronounce it High-d-me.y Breathe Hyomel and relief from oh- tarrh, coughs, sore throag or -dn Qul come in two minutes. Breathé Hyomet and Orefnhdgcxllrlhinl hawking in the muht fi Quickly disappear. Breathe Hvomei nd kill the cutarrh germs; heal the in the discharge of - nap crusts from forming in the nose.. Breathe Hyomel for s r&fi. each day and rid yourself bleB catarrh. i reathe Hyomel — give it ¥ satisfied, pasterate. during the ome hundred. 'i2l, and then, if you are met l) ou can have your money Kym‘ i= sold by Lee druggists everywhere. Cs. fous world of today. Then there have beef other changes and you have helped them on. Prohil tion as a complete program for (he United States has lately come to pass. it is significant that upom your reo- ords of the early fifties, I‘ do mot recall the exact year, is recorded the vols that water shodld be substityted for the wine of the communion table. Universalists of this country were first in Ssisting that men should be fefnperste. Thst the .wine of the communion table would nel in any measurée Nelp any man Who wha: trying to put the appetite of drink Be- hind bim. The Unitersalist has from thi “Srst committed itself to a bellef in the werth of all souls”before God” ‘The chsrch early went on record agalnst Ihy-’ and Father Jonés the second ministet of the Gioucester church writing in his nal of April 11, 1813 ‘sttenc- Ing funeral of Gloster-Dalten & Afri. can supposed to be ninety years oid. Sald Gloster Dalton was an honsst, induistr! ous man -nd belonged to the Independ- k Society many vears. Ht ‘ n: e and brought awsy there are o It is significant that I have been t#ld .l of 2 colored man who was at one time a member received into full fellowshiy I'i{n vyou in ghis church. It is so sfort time since the mineteeatn l.lm'nume'\l went into effect t you re- day of the full emanel- en of America. the first to advockts this We were the first to ordala a we- man to our mi ry! One of our col- leges was the second in the country to OLr '*huw‘l were accepted into equal an equal vote with men, church and the busf- together ‘ \\ th God overhead af- most sincere desires that te- e =hall be able to meet the maost nds of life but separa:§ we not what, except that His enés not be realized we hold. It came ught ftt U Pl “to be as good @8 our fathers we must be better. They derstandings, the sileéng open opposition® the sheer of ive, the lies of the unscrupd- b f to remain steadfast amd_attentive to the .“.."J'le There is no.dogma or doctrine in e of the timorous. Come here today before ||o" vioee e simma tiing 1ol B i was 4 dctrne In_tho . . The nime of Tracy is = name that m:l s iy ouc thing: your"ifeit BEHIVE| the entire lot is sold out. ||ciue e oo a2 pame tat Faslic you witl b saved: was the mess l | & l . 3 down there at! the corner of Main and | 10 the problems of our You save $1-50 on [“,;hflov-. second In respect to term of| Gl Strests 3 § were calmly | the r;mhm*x- of their time, We arvioa e ncord Jn respect to ter ffthat you wers soing to bs-asved anyway. | must still be plomecss.s Heater alld alsc Coal Abertson, (he ret Jay surcs| ARt (he Jove of God and the messuge of | "W have the faith of the future Jest tandent of the Sunday school (director) | Girisc WOUld somehow find & way, that|as they heid the faith of the futnre” b'fl G o D Sy sctielital | Would work with the world. el 1848, clety: was j§ rganized. The first o But it was dificult stways to bé calm. e wata Sath X ev. W then iatroduced Rew. was forme a_gdistinct organizat Many times vou were ca upon to de-| Rev. Mr. We n 1838 _‘du” organ fend that faith .in God by resort to de-| Theodore Flasher, D.D, state super- to this day, to the dismay and de-|Date founded on the:Scripture. | intepdent of the Universalist chme..: spair ‘of many of us not born to- tte| Then it was that large numbers were! CORNEcticut, Who delivered a timely ad- dress on the topic Connecticut and the Crusade. I extend my best wighes and heartisst congratulations to the Universaliet socle- [ty of Norwich, said Rev. Flashe¥, and I bring to you greetings from e | Connecticut Universalimt convention at & recent meeting at which resclutions of | congratulations were passed. Dr. Flasber then read a congratulatory letter from Without hope we should not be able te continue long, safd Dr. Flasher. That i the work of this chureh, to préach the gospel of hope, 10 bring to the peopls & message that God cares. It iy becaule care for our.fellow man thst gives | them the power of continuance thréugh darkness and despalr. It is because We care that we are's church. You hear the statément, R doesn’t mattér so much What you believe as long as you lead a good life. It doss (Continued On Last Pags.) BIG ULCER ~_ALL HEALED “Now | Can Wak." Says Mrs. " says Peterson of ale. Buffal “One that I would rather have thaa & | thousand doliars. everything i thl & ‘Bearied “Here is znother létter that “Money isn't world. There is many a rich man who wouild give all he has o8 ecarth to be able to produce a remedy with such mighty healing power Peterson's Ointment, to _sell at druggists’ for 35 cents a large Jox” Read this letter, wr.tten . 1918, by Mre. Albert Southcott of Mé- dina, N. Y. It seems like 3 miracle, but it is true, every word of it 1 know it because I get similar lets s almost every-day from people wheo n.u used my olntment for old soPes eczema and piles. Is it any wonder I am hlpvy’ Peterson Olntment Co, Buffalé, Y.: “Dear Sirs:— “I was an untold sufferer from an running sore and ulcers. 1 had tri most everyth ng withoul any relief from pain. A friend told me of yout wonderful ointment and the first bo .0k sway the pain that bad not lef! mn befcre in years, and. after usi Just nine dollars’ worth of the salve am cured. The ulcer was 9 inches by 1 inches, is all healed and I ean walk r, never will 1 he witheut Peterson’s again. “You may use this to recommend your ointment if you wish. e..n say enough 1o pra se it. Yours trul Mrs. Albert Southcott, )loxuna N. Y2 ail orders filled 8 fas m"‘l. FerraSlaeme,