Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-12
THE MAN WHO TALKS

let their moods govern them, instead |
of being themselves the master. We |
are all so constituted that in our af- |
fairs we must either be the master or
the victim. The issues of life are not
selected by us, but we must meet |
they will overcome us. To be man |
we must all manifest a mans courage
and sagacity. The Creator put up |
on us the responsibility for our char |!
acter, and there is no such thing as
avoiding it. If we are not awake
to our daily blessings we are
alive to our miseries; and if we
will not dwell in the realm of conf
dence and trust we shall sink into the
slough of doubt and despair He |
lifted me" when I was in the mood to
be lifted.
Never let discomfort push you over,
but see that it pushes you forward.
This discomfort which prompts one to
make conditions better is worth
something; but the discomfort which
ends in gloom and sours good dis
position is a malady. Discomfort
never rendered any man useless
unless he let it. We are not oblig-
ed to abide anything which we can
overcome. ! will and / can't usual
ly meet wherever bloom settles, and
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when an issue has been made. Dis
enlargement is surrender it is you.
1t need not be you, if you choose to be
something else. You have power to
overcome life's obstacles. Get con-
scious of your inherited power.
You tell man to love his work
and nine times in ten lle will tell you
| it is easier to love his pay! If men
| understood love better they would I'M
| derstand this better. A mans work
! is of him, and what he puts into it
either discloses his character or lack
of it. A persons work represents
him. Every man must do honest
work, or he will be known as u dis
! honest workman. If he puts. his
strength of character into what he
does, the work discloses his fidelity
and his worth. In fact we are in our
work and our work is representative
| of ourselves. If we love honesty and
honor, we shall put it in our work
and there is nothing foolish or vain
| in loving work which does credit to
ourselves.
There are thousands of people who
I know they have had their prayers an
swered; and there are millions who
laugh at this belief. l should not
think l was much of a thinker, or
much of a church member, or a very
bright child of my Heavenly Father, if
l had been praying for years Give us
this day our daily bread" and l was
I still unconscious that by His law and
His will | was every day receiving it,
To be Christian and to know nothing
of the still small voice is to discov-
er ones self to he deaf and dumb
spiritually! We are invited to test
the spirit, but go right on paying ne
| LOT to ~ yrr1Ji1 ,,olrn 1Ie
aware of our own inherent powers. and
of His presence. Know the truth ant
: the truth shall make you free.
: Gypsy Smith says there are men ant
women who have been praying God K
forgive them for fifty years that arr
in the same old sin and repeating thu
meannesses they have been asking Got
to free them from. Some of then
live and die without ever knowing
what repentance is! Whining does no
stand for repentance, but reforming
!, does. There's no one to root out gu
bad habits and to correct our mis-
deeds but ourselves. 60 thy way AM
| sin no more" is the Divine command
but some folks go their way and g
right on shining because they thinl
, God will forgive them every night 70
committing the same old sin every day
They never strike the right trail. The
seem to love to sin because they low
to be forgiven. 1t is better to be
= good example.
4 We all believe in independents, bu
n just how much do we believe in it? l
S the freest country upon earth We hav
+ organizations against the indepepden
q business man, the independent work
:, ingman. the Independent religious ma
and the Independent voter. Indepen
dence is so everlastingly -hedged abou
z | that there seems TO be as urgent
necessity for fighting for it as in III
d or any prior period Of time. We ar
o as independent as we can be with
a organized limitations; but it is difficu
10 define this independence. Th
g smaller our wants, the greater may
our independence.
1t was Celia Thaxter who inquire
who taught the stem OF plant to gro
Il up into the light, and the roots to see
= food in the darkness % There is nt
e a weed in the backyard that isn't q
S wonderful as the Pyramids of Egypt {
o as silent as the Sphinx Most poop
- are unaware that the weed feel
g tastes and smells. or that in the reall
u of plants there are those that wal
S catch insects, tell the weather, defer
= themselves. keep a diary and real
II give signs of mentality. The spirit
= nature as revealed to man not on
n excites fear, but reverence. There
- an invisible force which seems to di!
- close mentality and design under Il
% law exceeding the power of man to il
Ii terpret them. All things seem to
l. subject to Divine law as well as ma
70 Do you know that nine times in te
= when we cannot endure the Preach
l. the trouble is in US. not in him. +
may tell us too much truth, or We ma
be prejudiced against his manner,
piuued because he seems neglectful
such interesting and useful persons
,e we think ourselves to be. What a /
ID of little Satanic feelings there are
Il crawl into our minds to make US n
!, only uncomfortable, but unrighteous
- our thoughts and attitude toward oil
II ers. Nothing will make most Peep
~ angrier than the truth; and frankne
soon kills friendship. The man wi
re banks upon his own goodness is f
.v from truth, hugging a fond concf
~ which is making a monkey of him. II
~ world can never have too much sen
or too much good WILL or too little
Is this mischief making self satisfactio
OF What is it to see as God sees? It
he not in looking askance at misfortuT
or seeing shiftlessness and a score
n other bad qualities, where there is su
or fering and want. Those who To-
~ through the eyes of love upon hum
squalor do not see faults, but they S
needs; they stand not in disgust b
NC realize that a warm heart and a hel
us ing hand are what makes the wor
no warmer and healthier and better. 1t
r not what has been. but what Shot
be, which prompts love to action, a
,,t thus are miseries overcome and ma
90 crooked ways made straight. Tho
. who look upon the race with a spirit
y love which would benefit and bless
a. are LOOKING unon roanl-ind as Cod do