Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-16
THE MAN WHO TALKS

| About the middle of March, on one of those bright and balmy days, l to it's nest moths wing, which in | its length, breadth and thinness was 1 all out of proportion to the worker. Size seems to count little with an ant and weight only when it exceeds strength. The ant is a brave worker and always persistent in industry What it cannot do alone, 1t gets its mates to cooperate in; and 1t appears to work with good cheer if it does not sing. And that moths wing could not have been relic of last season. It must have been the omen of a March tragedy-an evidence that in this case at least the early bird did not get the worm. but the worm got him. This moth was an early riser-March is not the regular waking time for moths; but the ant did not bother with the ragedy. It knew it's duty and 1t was about it's business.
 The battle of life is a battle royal and how few have ever fought it; and how few know that like charity it be- gins at home The conflict which makes of man a master is not with worldly competitors but with self The man who has never tackled seif-Wno his woeful appetite. does not know what a real combat is. The mastery of self so far as the master IS con cerned is the mastery of the world
 
 sin when they have not overcome self, but it cannot be done. God endowed man with power that he might use it for his own redemption, and If he fails it is up to him not up to ms Heavenly Father
 No one would think of taking 6 lump of ice to light a fire with except chemist who desired to show an audi ence that he understood law which appeared to contradict another law; but there are a few ministers who ex- pect to get hot results from cold-stor- age sermons. Counsel from the heart is all right, but when it comes from the ice box it is not likely, to touch a responsive chord. The economy of en- ergy which prompts cold storage for serrnons is just what makes the whole scheme failure. The concerted thoughts of yesterday are not good enough for the man who is thinking now Preserved truth is all right in it's place, but it doesn't scorch like the burning truth of today What the world needs is true thoughts well presented.
 A man whose heart is in any work is a good man, but the man who is in the work for the money there is. in it may be good or just indifferent The men are altogether too plenty who want to do something for the good or the world for the liberal salary that goes with it. There would not be such a cry to organize for this or that If there wasn't something in it for the or ganizers. A good deal of philanthropic work is born of pure selfishness. All things that work together for good are not as good as they appear to be- The surface of things is very apt to be deceptive. This is why everything should be probed to the bottom.
 When a man eonfesses that he is bad because he was beaten by his par ents when boy he reveals how error leads to degredation. The parent is duty bound to correct his boy, but not to beat him into submission, as some men by cruelty break the spirit of an animal making it submissive, but not gladly responsive to orders. Ruling through fear is never anything less than an abuse of power. A badly beat en boy of unforgiving spirit nourislles wrath and hate, and though 1t may never lead to retaliation upon guardian or parents it bears evil fruit in other directions. That which srrstains @ de. pressing mood is injurious to the soul that which destroys confidence sn man adds constantly to the dangerous element. The irrational in their wrath and disappoin ntment seek ways of get ting even-and as has often been shown tho way of revenge is past finding out.