Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1921-03-26
THE MAN WHOTALKS

much Of mere utility? We are making SO |
much of the useful that we are getting to |
be satisfied only with tangible results. Is /
there not some reason in doing those
things that seem to- get you nowhere /
When take a long walk 8 usually start |
clearly defined object In view. I ams SIM |
ply obeying very strong impulse to walk
somewhere in the fresh air. Wherever j
go come back to my starting point-the
same front door, Practically it has got
ten me nowhere, But will anyone say It'll
has been wholly in vain? When one
makes the attempt to grip immensely,
such as the> revolution Of the planets in
their orbits, or as q system around the
sun; or, worse Still THO solar system as
revolving around some vaster sun at the
that mental activity been wasted?' Would
men ever explore. investigate, or search
after hidden truth, only when they knew
Just where they overcoming. outa =
The only sad, feature connected with
the recent inauguration ceremonies was
the. pathetic appearance of ex-President
Wilson. The. country at large did not
realize that he was so badly paralyzed.
The man who. entered the. White House
eight years ago So strong, has just left
1t almost a complete wreck. Every gem
erous citizen will, deplore his unfortunate
condition. 1t, was doubtless caused by
overwork. and one can sonly wish 1t had
been sacrifice for a4nobler purpose. Mr.
Wilson did not fose.hi health in an effort
to maintain some great political princi-
pie, but in. trying to curry popular IA
vor In his strife with the. United States
senate. He practically laid down his
life at the altar of his autecratic spirit
It is all the more deplorable because
| Woodrow Wilson had the capability MAX
| ing great president. His egotism was
his greatest enemy. And yet he will al
ways be remembered for his work in
Starting the idea Of an internati onal as
Esociation Of nations as the only preven-
tive of war. ;i
| The adoption Of constitutional prohibi-
ton as the law of the land makes the
tsale Of Intoxicating beverages unlawful
Everywhere in the United States. And
yet we all know that such beverages are
manufactured and more or less openly
and secretly sold as seen in the intoxi-
cation on ours streets and in the arrests
/ that are made This in itself constitutes
only very weak argument against pro-
hibition. Whether the act is failure
or not can only be seen by making a
careful survey Of all the facts involved
When this is done we shall find that
prohibition not only prohibits but thai
most amazingly in view Of the obstacles
that it is up against We ought not II
forget one very important fact and tina
is, before prohibition was written int
. the Constitution drunkenness was hid
den as much as possible lest prohibition
might come. and now the little drunken
II ness is made as hideous as possible in tn,
| hope that there may be a return to tn,
: license system Let us not be impatien
{ of immediate results.
: In the majority Of instances you cal
/ rely on the rank and file of the American
, people to see that justice is administers
, to all citizens alike. This was clearl,
. seen the other night at a town meetin
called together for the purposess of ap
propriatihg the large sum of 5000, 600 TO
building a new and modern schoefhous
on the West Side where it is; badly need
5 ed. In view Of the present high rate O
taxation, it was remarkable that hardl
| any opposition. was expressed. 1t Shove
. that the public believes in supporting tn
public schools in iup-totdate fashfo1
{ Money is never squandered that is wisel
: devoted to educational purposes. As edu
: cation trains the young mind for pos
: tons of usefulness and trust, it adds
the sum total of the nations capabilit.
and Il nation with capable people is ric
and able to pay for the conduct of publ
business. The best, we can give alon
Il this line is none too good for the boy
n and girls. -
d How true it Is that some of the mos
: useful things in our industrial life len
q themselves easily in conducting illic
n businessl Take for instance the automC
: bile and ats big brother, the motor true
: that are such powerful agents in maxim
s prohibition travel over a rough road No
e a great common carrier like freigl
Il train cannot be- successfully used IN tram
j. porting contraband articles. 1t is bi
l. noisy, conspicuous, leaving some centr;
= point on supposedly schedule time.
= freight Office can be easily inspected, ar
no reputable firm will allow. srnuggiir
to be carried on in its freight. But Il
le auto truck, and especially the automobi
n can leave from any point, day or nigh
l. and slip quietly out of city and trav
n over cement road to almost any poir
a As it is small quantities of liquor TIL
IL are smuggled. and automobiles are SO n
II merous it is impossible to investigate
: Of these carriers. And hence they are
= godsend to the dealer of liquor in sms
e. quantities. 49,.
"a Rivers in cutting their way from mi
re continent to ocean follow the ;'line of t
as least resistance" and that Is their ns
Id ural channel Religion is a. mighty int
ash nal. force that is constantly seeking sor
Of external mode. of expression that sh;
H. be its natural channel. Rivers run in
!. directions but ultimately the resi-
7. voir in which all the oceans mingie. NJ
" | the mode that religion Is going to take
sc expressing itself will depend soIneWh
n on a mans personality, his environme
be and education. The condition and nee
of human society have much to do
on shaping the mode in which religion fin
IL expression. The trend of the ca,
=, church was DEVOTIONAL and missiona
- The church of tie middle ages was, m
We tant, enforcing uniformity by might;
&c. ligion found expression by welding
at dripping sword. Then came the age
to | evangelism when religion was devotion
The prayer meeting was its expression.
was the great Institution Of the 18th a
18th centuries. The trend OF religion n
is less to the expression Of ernotionali
nd and more to the social and moral uplift
he the community. -.
Let me 'ceme down from this high g
lofty theme to one Of more practi
Of nature. The sudden ehange may Sc
vas like a sudden drop from the sublime
the ridiculous" But very humble m
tiers may have some remote connect
M with religion. Getting down then to br
=. tacks one is prompted TO ask: 'Neighf
what Is the condition Of your backys
that has been neglected during, the win
months? Whether the winter is mild
IN not It always carries with it a. cert
Of amount Of wreckage. Ones backyard
apt to come out ofswinter as his b.
does out Of seige of typhoid feve
ght somewhat the worse for wear. And
vas we give the wasted body bottle OF
liver oil, or some other rascaliy medic
let us do the same to wasted baclzy