Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
THE MAN WHO TALKS

set the. example of love which over
cometh all jealousy and oyercometh
promote love and goedwill-special
doctrines affirmed with enthusiasm and
denied with zeal never have made for
peace. Rowland Hill found the divid-
ing wallis too high, and. while he rec
osnized they represented the fallibility
of man and were not likely to be OBJ
liberated he did wish that they were
kept low enough for Christians to
recognize one another and to shake
hands with ease. The spirit of Christ
permitted no barriers to be built be-
tween the Saviour and his foes. 1t
was because blind prejudice was per-
naitted to do its work that Supreme
Love could be best demonstrated. The
only way to peace lis the frowning
down of everything which leads to
war. The seeds of permanent peace
must be sown in the human heart.
Do you have your doubts? The
Scotchman is famous for his "doots';
and so is the Missourian, who always
says: You'll have to show me-; but
shown. Some one has said: Man was
not made to question but to adore;' !"
but I have my doubts about that. It
is as natural for men to doubt. as to
hope or fear, and they can do either to
advantage or to their own injury. II
doubt is an incentive to search or study
it serves a good purpose; but IL it
acts to excite fear, or to check In
curry or energy, 1t is a peril. The
chronic doubter makes little, advance
either in material or. spiritual matters
There is a wide difference between
doubling aff1mations made by others
and the doubling of ones own ability
to do ITO endure. Men who. doubt
their own ability have nearly surrend-
cred to sloth-they have through the
O. re Al,,d n
brake they better rid themselves of.
Doubt of self amounts in reality to
combating ones own powers, to check
ing ones own aspirations. Oh may
have your doubts, but see that they
are Of good character.
! like to sit down at intervals and
think Of those who have gone before
these who have said: 1Eoodnight' and
may by and by greet US with Good
morning" know they have been de-
Iyered as we are to be delivered, and
a better and brighter life with a
greater knowledge, of truth and a
larger. freedom than, we have ever
known: and that they have not lost
their identity but are entering con-
sciously into all of the states of love
and wisdom they made their own here.
do not recall any saints among them,
for they were all human like myself,
and had their failings and their good
points, and how their faults have
they went home. They still love us
and we still love them, and the sweet
hope speeds from our heart heaven
ward that all is well with them, They
are just On the other side of the veil,
and I am not sure they cannot extend
influence to bless us, for who can UNI
derstapd the loving kindness of the
Lord? Why should T se1fshly- regret
their loss and wiring my heart with
pain when they are the guests Of God ?
There is no Joy in bitterness, but there
is assurance in the love which illumines
two worlds and denies itself to none.
The house cleaning microhe 10
doubtless classed among the useful
small fry, and as a kicker, up of dust
he takes the cake. The vacuum
sweeper has fnterfered,. to some extent,
with the hilarity of his spring and fall
games; but he still keeps the married
men on nettles for many, days and
gives rise to as much profanity as
ever The 1nicrohe that gives oleon1ar-
gerine the taste OF butter and helps
men profit by deceit doesn't, give rise
to hafas many oaths. Since both are
called friendly microbes and are. capa-
bic of reproducing their kind at the
rate of a million a. week there is no
dS1l1SCi GIlrAls IIlSEG VIII GROE'DG d uSEItIl
of them. We can swat5tl9e hy,-bnt the
mtcrobe is too small to swat When
he gets the woman OF the house good
ard strong there is a strong @odor of
ammonia and suds about and the anti
septic campaign runs from attic to cell
lar, while the man of the, house has to
run to the restaurant to- find a. quiet
spot and a. hot meal. It is a healthy
thing for everybody, but the woman of
the house, who at the finish Is likely
to have nervous prostration and a doc
tor. The rnicrobe must be endured
since he cannot be cured.rg ..s%..
Do you know white lie was never
known to refuse to act assusher when
q black lie was about to call. Where
white lies are common the black lie is
no unwelcome guest Deception is
rayed I'M; and little lies often do the
greatest amount of damage since they
go far and no attempt is made to cor
rect them. The white lie is the at
tractiNe agent most employed to rde-
ceive ones self, hence eits really lays
the foundations for every other kind of
deceit. Only fool tries to deceive a
priest, a doctor or a lawyer, and yet
these professions keep secret how
many fools they meet in the walks OF
life, although they, as no others, are
aware what d tangled web these fools
make OF life Ananias only thought he
was telling g. little slie when he made
himself infamous for all time. The
white lies Peter told before the cock
had crowed thrice could not have been
more durable had they been black
Honesty fees the house where white
lies are popular; and what is the house
deprived of honesty? 1t does not make
a very good house of prayer.
Never venture 10 tell anyone what
you would do if you only had
money! It doesn't sound good. Not
having had money you do not know
what you would do with it, Those
who inherit fortunes :. usually show
what unworthy custodians of money
they be. Money. simply means in
creased ability and responsibility
Money seldom makes men better
Fneighbors or citizens II yon feel an
aspiration to show anybody what you
can do 60 to work at 1t now, for it
will take time and energy and fidelity
to accomplish it, whatever It is. .Peo-
pie who do things makes their mark
while they are making their money
They are not waiting for some one to
provide fulcrum for their imagined
energy. Real energy never waits for
some one to- push or pull but expends
itself to attain its purpose. This feel
ing offs what you would do "if,'' isS a
delusion and a snare. You wouldn't
do it! This is patent because those
who wait for opportunity zoftenest get
left. What you do today makes yes