Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-08
THE MAN WHO TALKS


that Mrs. L. NJ Childs arrived at the |
conclusion that mature is beautiful, |
always beautiful, Every little flake of
snow" she says is a perfect crystal, |
and they fall together as gracefully as
if fairies of the air caught waterdrops
and made them into artificial flowers
to garland the wings of the wind"
Nature is our great example of thrift,
while producing in excess, nothing is
ever wasted, for the last scrap is made
profitable for future use. No one can
walk in the fields much without be-
ing impressed by the wonderful works
of God.
Everybody is more or less super
stitious because of the mysteries of
life which can never be fathomed. Su-
perstition seems to be the shadow of
religion, and it is one of the most nat
ural things for any of US to get out OF
the light into the shadow once ia a
while. So long as man believes in in
visible forces and is uncertain as to
their appearance or power, just so long
is he liable to expect to hear or see
| things which are believed to have no
existence except in the imagination of
men. Just now we are being con-
f-onted with the visions of the men
who braved death for right, and they
| are not unlike many Scriptural Wis
ions; and if they represent divine pur-
pose man would better study their i'm
port than to rashly throw them upon
the scrap heap of time. We laugh at
those who sec things. but believe in
The vision of Belshazer. Why is not
a vision as good today as ever?
There are people who think they
know God, and that some other people
do not, and they never realize wat q
Get oil I'll n C.
is. 1t is sufficient for US to know that
we know God, and we may be sure
| we have no way TO learn who God
| knows. This violation OF d command
Judge not lest We De judged =
IS prompted by conceit and selfish
ness. What do sectarian names re-
veal along these lines? We may call
ourselves religiously what We please
(our religious names seem to be le-
g5on), but our Heavenly Father calls
Us His children" Among ourselves
we destroy oneness, or unity; but we
may be sure all who know Gcd and
all whom He knows are one in His
sight. Among millions of Christians
representing one purpose, the saliva
ton Of man, how unity. OF itself a
mighty force, has been destroyed by
, ! theological hair-splitting and the
, sliort-sightedress of the people.
While Charles Kingsley said thou
sand and one good things, it is doubt
full whether he ever said a truer OIL
better thing than this: BE good
sweet maid. and let who will be clever
do noble things not dream them al
day long" There is altogether too
much dreaming among the professedl!
good, and too little doing. We al
need just enough religion to live, anC
| inc
! do and do them. instead of yearning II
| do the great things we have not tn,
: means TO accomplish. Among thu
things We are most wasteful of ar
good-heart promptings which would
= change and better conditions every
where in the world. Perhaps in thes
very promptings are hidden divin
blessings which we can only realz
by noble action. Do we not in wasting
/ good-heart promptings throw ava,
. many of the special blessings INTENDED
+ for US?
t The German leaders tell their peopl
= they are Overpowered. but that the
Il are not subdued Young German
= | was honest in its dream of power i
1913 when it declared war is tn
MODEST and hottest expression of &C
e tivity." "A good war hallows ever
= cause was a general German senti
e ment. This may be truly said of
It defensive war. but not of an offensiv
+ conflict Germany has been for de
cades gloating over her power, indus
= trial, mental and physical, and sh
y only considers herself now as bein
{ physically defeated, and her faith i
6 her industrial and psychological powe
is still as great as ever. and she ta
d no idea of relinquishing her endeavo
2 1t was her mental and industrial sue
: cess which gave her faith in her phys
"a cal power, and the world at large mu.
act fer the repression and destructio
&c of her revolutionary ideas in ever
l. direction.
y If there is any person who dislike
le a compliment it is the honest and hol
"a orable fighter for right in any of Il
= worlds great issues. He knows no
lg dependable energy is, and how ind,
,g pendable fulsome talk Among phras
pr a compliment is always a suspicion
i, character because it has been prove
- to have back OF it selfish motive oftel
er than honest appreciation. Al
l. every now and then we fill the a
with compliments for achievers of pu
S. pose and seem to think it will be {
b. ample reward. If there is anythil
~ which makes :. valiant man feel si
y, al heart it is praise he has reason
- compliments We're long sin
|i' convicted as only lies in court dress
" The shirk usually praises the man
ly duty, the non -combatant the man
en- war. There is something so insince
ct about it that it is ever in ill-repu
ed All any true man expects is just CO
a. ditions-acts which speak louder tn
~ words.
There is another great war to Il
1Er5- 4iSrl,F
nanent peace we are hoping to S
established, and the entente natfo
ny must be equal to the forces of err
- and disintegratioH which the swo
'0I cannot overcome; or the undersea be
or the destructive airship abate.
les VIII be war Of ideas, n conflict
,rt the false against the true. We ga
not make true ideas prevail by IA
of living, or by class conventionaliti
no Anarchism, Bolshevikism and ma
other notwithstanding isms col
rake no progress if it were not for i
ch dustrial and class insincer:ty and arr
gs gance, and governmental tolerance
rk, the aw-defying rich. 1t makes
lid difference what name is given to
he government whose wealth is more c
of ger for the oppression of the work.
classes than it Is for their educat ii
and comfort, Man must be just a
IN honorable if he desires to be secu
leo Injustice is at the bottom of t
'od worlds woes.
One of the hardest things to do
ior this life is to live up to our own &C
ow impressions and professions. One
be the worst faults is being disloyal
ones honest convictions. 1t is wo
70 really to beat ourselves than it is
rea cheat someone else: and yet, h
many kindly promptings of our SO
% we throw down without realizing Il
=, we have to ourselves done perso
lily injury. We are too apt to think