Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-20
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
 A CLEAN MANHOOD.
Shop Talk by Rev p. c. Wright at
 ThamesVile Cutlery.

The series of shop talks at the local branch of the International Silver com pany under the auspices of the Y. NJ. C. A. was continued on Friday at noon with talk by Rev F. C. Wright upon Clean Manhood. The sOloist for this talk was George A. Turner, whose voice was heard with pleasure in the selections he rendered. Miss Elizabeth Grove was the accompanist.
 Rev. MT. Wright reminded his hear CTS that this was the second talk upon the subject and that it was desirable that We shall think of some of those habits which are common among men and which materially affect not only the individuals who contract them but also the community in which they live and to which they are more or less responsible, and also the offspring which they bring into the world.
 No man lives unto himself. If we form detrimental habits we are re- sponsible in four directions at least: To God who made us to ourselves, to COntempOraneous society, to posteTity. We are responsible to God for the lives we live. We may not with impunity cut ourselves off from that higher and holier realm of life and fasten our selves down 10 the purely animal side of our being
 We are responsible to ourselves also. It might be asked has not a man a right to destroy his life if he chooses? :? Common consent answers No. Society there steps in and says Thou shalt not" This is because we have the deep seated conviction of the value of human life and that a man owes it to himself not to destroy so ruthlessly a precious thing. A mind to do it we believe reveals mental deficiency
 We are responsible to contempora- neous society. A man may live as he chooses pretty much until his manner of living interferes with some other life. When the right of the other life begins his ends This is true, says city ordinances in the matter of keep ing pigs within the city limit Why isn't 1t true in reference to habits which make homes foul, city streets unsafe and unpleasant, the cost of liv- ing higher for poor and yet respect able people2
 We are responsible to our children. And, men, if there is a God, if there is a final day of justice this fact will be most terrific to face. Children come into this world at the will of those who are to be their parents If those parents have of their own volitiOn con- tracted habits which are to condemn to physical weakness, or, worse yet. to condemn to insanity, epilepsy, inebriety those who come into the world. there must be a fearful day of accounting Human thought cannot conceive a worse crime than to bring into being a life and damn it even before birth by results for which we are accountable The facts of science prove without the shadow of a doubt that the habits of men bring about these results.
 And yet we have named no partic- ulsr habit. Perhaps it will be just as forceful to leave them unnamed You know the habits to which men are subject. Any one of them will produce something of some or all ot these results.
 If we have been unfortunate enough to contract any habit that will pro- duce such results, it ought to be the battle of our lives with the help of God to break the habit or die in the at- tempt. We might better die in a noble battle than to live a life of death anC destruction. But. thanks be unto God We shall not fail if we reiv upon Him Any man can conquer his habits.