Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
THE MAN who TALKS


 It is in the dawn of the New Year that nearly every mothers son of us call ourselves to order in self accusa- tory way and say: You are no better than you should be!': and believe it Hut conviction doesn't take deep root and the more good resolutions we make the more pitiful is our plight later on. If good resolutions could have redeemed us, the whole human race would have been saved long ago. It Is easy to think right, but so d1fn- cult 10 do right that we abandon the job. In the way of reform what we propose te do this new day is of much more consequence than what we plan for ourselves for the new year. The kangaroo can go by leaps and bounds, but the Savior knew man could not when he instructed him to say: Give us this day our, daily bread" Day by cay is the divine pace set for us, and those who gauge life by this rule are the ones who progress spiritually, men tally and industrially. Try it.
 # you feel blue, get to feeling bright. Do not let the blues get so thick you can cut them with knife Everybody has the blues, which begin with little discouragementS. It is strange so few people realize that they may be masters Of the situation. Peo- pie are mentally and physically indo- lent who let gloomy forebodings run away with them. What half the world needs today is gimp-and then more gimp! It is discontent and doubt that create snarleyows and grouches. In this world everybody has a fighting chance. There is no use of praying the Lord to help you if you are too ignorant or indolent to help yourself We all need new vibrations now and then to get us out of the ruts we have gotten into. If you do not want to be ss fossil realize and declare q am a force" It is force which creates new conditions.
 There are people who believe that sary for the average human soul, to express himself properly to the Lord. So many people. pray as If they had no conception of God it is not sur prising prayers had to be furnished; but the only ready made prayer which reaches heaven is the one supplied with the personal emotions which should lend it fervor and make it per sonal. If "a grateful thought toward heaven is of itself prayer" the lit orary qualified ton to express ones feelings must take a second place in the category of effectiveness. The per son who is devoutly thankful to God need not labor to clothe his feelings in weak words. God understands ev- cry emotion of the human heart and responds to sincerity. but not to a recitation without it. Too many things are done by rote which should be done under conviction. Too many Ieople pray for provender in prefer cnce to anything else. The greatest prayer is said to be patience.
 It has become a proverb that a lie we'll told is better than the truth needs courage back of it instead of fear. There are various kinds of liars, but the willful liar is far less common than we think. Many people misrep resent because they tell what they think as though it. was what they know Behind many falsehoods I.es an unbridled imagination. Two and two make four, but two suspicious added to two more suspicious seldom can be depended upon to produce a person to lie when the truth would serve him better, and many lies are transparent as air. The worst kind of a lie is a malicious falsehood. and it is surprising how innocent people will be inveigled into spreading it. Somehow we readily believe unbelieva- able things of those against whom we are prejudiced. Some ministers and politicians and editors get mighty care less about the truth if in their opinion it will not help them. One of the easi- est liars is the person who becomes addicted to praising himself It only takes half fact to make a whole 1iel
 The family has been pointed out to have been the first form of the church on earth, the forerunner of the church, because it held the reign of affection and submission to love. It is this com bination which is capable of producing civilization we'll as the church. It has been we'll said that the church GoeS not produce civilization, but that civilization improves the church. Over this. of course, there may be an end- tatious and love to argue. It is the family which makes secure the we'll being of the church and the state. and a, good mother is the security of the family. The worlds indebtedness to mothers is immense. Domestic hap piness is something a prince may en- wy. and it represents the heavenly bliss which survived the fall of Adam. and Eve, although it takes the inno- cence, love and trust of little children to make the picture complete. Woman in this age is claiming equal rights not only based upon her home building but her. ability: and genius in every field of endeavor, and she deserves to get them.
 Young people should cultivate the art of observation. Tn this, world it is quite as important to discern things as to gain wealth. If knowledge is power, discernnnent is more power for it leads the way where books do not. Disappointment tracks the steps of hope, and 4discernment is capable of putting this sleuth off the track and putting one on the highway to success. It requires perception to dis cover what we desired was not best fnr us. and that what did Happen was to our everlasting advantage. Tb the discerning many a keen disap- ro1ntn1ent has later loomed up as a genuine blessing. Things in life are not always what they look like at first. Although the world bows down to money it cannot be denied that vfr- tue and character are of much more consequence. Money cannot change slre character. of those who have it, or offer them any assurance of redemp- ton. Only. those who see straight in