Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-01
THE MAN WHO TALKS

come up to their expectations are usu-
 ally the ones who they feel confident will. I am getting where I believe | there is such a thing as being a. Some great writers could never be-
 come efficient in spelling or mathe-
 matics. Some men in the world war
 in no way physically injured suffered nerve shocks or mental effects. which
 were more alarming than physical wounds. Close relation with our fel-
 low man with a good heart and good | intentions leads to the conclusion that on the whole he seldom rises above the plane of disappointment to others, not because he doesn't come up to our
 ideal, but because he does not measure satisfactorily by the rule of common honesty.
 The late Theodore Rooseveft's two gospels for reformers were the gospel
 of morality and the gospel of efficiency.
 He believed men should act right and
 fill the bill He sensed as few men do
 the damage done by influence and pretense He knew that trying to | make a square peg fit a round hole was
 a waste of energy, time and money
 The critic with him found no favor unless he was an actor-unless one
 knew how to do, he did not know
 enough to criticize. He believed these were the gospels to preach for life, the
 preacher being careful to live up to
 them and to be a good example of
 them. He was aware that industry,
 commercialism and government suf- fered from nothing more than inn
 morality and incapacity. He was great because he tried to be good example. 1 Cowardice in 6 nation as well as in
 an individual is regarded as the un-
 pardonable sin-this falling down
 when one should stand up.- It is at
 the bottom of a great deal of dishon- esty, especially when we shrink from 1 the promptines Of a good conscience. | There is no better place to learn to do land dare than with ones own self. 1 Humidity in little things is what makes man shrink when confronted with 1 great duties. No firm character can rest upon difidence What we decline to do secretly effects character more than what we decline to do openly. If
 we are not loyal to our honest convic- tions how can we be true to nome, church or state? Too many of us pre- fer to be neutral which is good deal
 of false preteRse because it is thcueht to be a respectable way of being of no account. Do and dare is a mans motto!
 | Look out To- that hatit of complain ing. Findin- fault is onn of the most disturbing dabits which rTer erept i into a mans Industry. 0 mans fam fly. No hofre-nakers ever succeed ed in making a happy horne if addict
 d to this habit. 1t may be necessary to correct mistakes or recrlate moth
 eds. to mako discipline what it should be; but complaining in excess is sim ply narging; and that is if only for pcrtlition. There gro, thousand a1f one little Dorplczitics in this world which it is wiser to boar than tC
 orer speak Of. Shocking of litt!t things which annoy one is what leads
 to this habit which will annoy the
 whole family Patience is more thar
 2 prayer for fl is DcacH, which is no
 readily ohtaiged in ansWcr 10 pray
 CT. There is no better definition O
 habit than that it begins to bind z person with silzen fossamer and
 when one GWakes a victim he i:
 bound with chains of steel
 1 We talk of the powe- # mind over : matter. but seldom givA thought tt the effect of mind upon c:1r;elves. A. , the mind $ so is our world in it outlook and most Of It's effects. I'm
 mind is cause wfth each enc of us and it creates and holds our hopes our fears and our preiudices, ant these give CClor and unrest and bit terpcss to oar daily life; and if w let them nav damn one forever. Tn greatest power known to man is Tn
 Spirit which acts through the min, , and designs everything which. man with his hands creates from the bachelors ever ready button to tn
 worlds wireless telegrlrhy. Grea l things and small are thought mate , rialized. Tho mind in Is power f
 create invisible buebcars can als produce a great variety 6f effects some of which harrass reople al through life Our fears and sus . nicious are mostly homemade and : theE do not make sleep,csS nights am ] gloomy days enough. some one ca { help us to increase our prciudices S x that we can becHne tco blind to pro f tect our own interests.
 Have you ever thought that minis I ters of the gospel are always rowin , against a Ilnadtide? TEev are righ . Iup aCainst 1he whirlpooiS Of concei and the pluncing tide Of prejudice. : should not wonder if soma cf them a s times wish some one would thro1 = them a life line. Most preachers ar s serious and earnest souls and ar
 working as hest they nav tc elevat
 the race: but that good old dog. Pre-
 cautionary Advice has too many Ii
 cans tied to his tail to be a suppor 0 or a defence. You do not know ( r this dog? We'll. the ministers 9 2 know the dog that hadgcrs the pu1
 pit and makes work har,f which shoul
 1 be pleasant, as well as effective. Thi ,,' dog doesn't have fo te licensed, bI l. it Is a pity he doesn't. Sermons mus n have sharp noints to penetrate mos It souls: and they are netrr reached | - sugar coated truths.
 Isn't it stranue how the habits ( II narents act nnon children? Some ( IS them the children initiate and eyas e crate, and some habits are repulsiv
 hecause excessive, and the childre a abhor them. The man who sweaI e reasonably is likely to discover tn; s his offspring damns unreasonahly; bl U the man who is always drunk is like
 to have sons who are always sobe 2 What is done with discretion seems l. show the most alarming effects. N l. do not inherit habits. we initiate then n we do not inherit tastes, for they a1
 often offensive: we do not inherit di 10 ease. the authorities tell us, only Il
 trend. The same deprivations and cOl 7, ditions will promote the same disea! 'u and whole families are swept away = it not because it is infectious hut b J. cause of lack of nntrfnlent and oth
 things lay the foundation for it. W tz are "the masters of our souls-t m captains of our fate"
 SC There Is an old maxim that "a. got "a word is as easily spoken as ht ,a one;" but somehow the bad one oft '0 gets there first. There is some que tion concerning the ease with whi' or good word takes the front in 8 b; lg issue. There is no speed in wort