Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
THE MAN WHO TALKS

What is supremacy? It is being su- pericr, or superlative, or as the masters of the vernacular would say: 'eBeiug out of sight! Nations have
 many suprenaacies but the spirit Of man only has one. There is sp- prenlacy in industry supremacy in commerce, supremacy in arms, but the greatest supremacy ever den1on- strated to man was the cainlness of Christ before Pilate. All other su- prernacies are inferior to that lznowl- edge and self control which comes ot a consciousness in man of his divine heirship The supreTaa cies of man excite jealousy and hatred and bar barous strife; but the supremacy ot the spirit can only breed peace and bring to view that Evening Star of the soul,2 The supremacy Of conflict, peace too often presided over by a tyrant, q peace more imaginary than real
 It seems right that men should not be compeled to work more than eight hours; but it does not seem right that they should be hindered from working twelve hours q, day if they desire to. The spirit which demands short hours for serVitude-or to put it differently which demands equal time for rest and development that Is demanded for labor is cou1mendabie; but many mis- takes have been made in attrnptin to conf1ne all to the same prescribed con- ditions. What may prove q blessing to a part may prove to be most dis dressing to another portion. As gov ernnlsnt is organized some one has to be working every hour in tl1e twen- ty-four; and that large number may enjoy festivities 2, smaller number al- ways has to work the harder. There can be no immunity from work since work is the source of all our pleasures as well as comforts. There is a point at which work may be made slavery and that is what freenen are fighting to avoid; but any regulations which makes men victims of want makes the enslaveulert Of the few much easier.
 There are too many people in life following the lines of least resistance -postporing the things which would better be done at once than delayed. We all put off things that we regard as being difficult or unpleasant. This is one of the worst mistakes in life and one of the most common. There are two things which are crushing the race: Doing too little'' and doing too much. Those who do too little are the lazy and the idle rich; and those who do too much are the poo1 and the driven. Talented physicians tell US over exercise and lack of it are the primary causes of most diseases. In the day's work we should tackle first the thing we least desire to do; and in our character building wc should grapple first with the habit that is doing us most harm. Head way is made by using our energies to some purpose-getting at the busi- ness which is calling Ieudest when 1t calls. If you just get the habit of removing the Enountains, the mole hills will take care of themselves. It is pleasant to slide down hill, but do not do It unless you are sure you have strength to walk up again.
 Make this your symbol, young man or woman, and life will be greatly i'm
 proved for you: e. C. e. There was never q. good luck symbol invented 1 which could compare with these three plain capital letters for efficiency. They stand for common sense, cileerfuiness, never can buy, but Wn:ch persistent endeaVor may acquire. Common sense is the lsnack Of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they should he i done; cheerfulness prompts one to sing where others fret at their work, ard to Thigt1e when others would swear; and courage prompts one fo stand where others would shrink, to l do and dare when others would fec. These are prime moral qualities. They are the overconlers of discourag agements s and the builders-up o2 the mighty. They are back of the author the paint CT, the inventor, the explorer, the trad CT, back of all great organizations and enterprises, and back Of every good thought and government. Courage tells fear to go way back and sit down, and in all great conflicts is more than half the battle. Make the three C's your very own.