New Britain herald., 1923-10-04
DIR. BARKER TELLS
HOW TO BE HAPPY
Delivers Inspiring Address a
Rotary Club and n. B. \. S.


The anesl secret in the world TO
the finsst Kind Of happiness u
adopt and maintain a simple ehllallA'
coincidence In God - yenr talhers Ut
Charles 4. Barker told the mempen
OF the New Britain ttotaFy club a, ths
regular meeting held this noon AZ ms
EMS club on Washington street. -
delivering an address on How 70 %
Happy"
According 10 the speaker the IN
DERIVING motive OF everybody on thl'
earth Is 20 be happy always. although
there are very few people genuinely
happy all of the time. This IL MOI he'
cause Il is impossible 10 be happy. he
said, because II Is not the purpose oil
God that people should be blue or de-
messed, The trouble. he asserted. II
because happiness does not depend
upon the material things in life as a
great many think. People are OF inc
opinion that they cannot be happy
without wealth, without homes, WITH
out automobiles and great many
other things, he said
Money Does Not Bring Happiness
II deny all these things ana claim
that happiness does not depend upon
the material things OF life Many
people with wealth are unhappy ana
many of the Idle poor are unhappy
Happiness II entirely dependent upon
certain laws of the mind OF when
there are Ave.
First, people should cultivate the
habit OF looking on the bright side OF
the experiments which touch their
lives. Dispositions and temperament
can be changed by win power despite
the fact that thousands claim that
they acquire their disposition nt birth
and cannot change IL. Meet every
thing IN life with "A smile.
second, accept checrfuly your
place In which you find yourself ~
life each day and believe that the
place Is the right one for you.
you will meet upon the streets day
In and day ont people who are al
ways wishing. wishing for something
else. They wish that they had your
lob or some other job besides their
own. Wishing will not bring happi-
ness. The question often time arises
How can | be u success in lite II
an, content and satisfied at all times
with my present position" TINS "
answered in my third rule as follows:
Throw your whole soul and spirit
into your work aud do 1t the best you
know how. The street cleaner who
does his work we'll and TO the best OF
his ability is on the same level with
God as the wealthy man who does his
work we'll or the preacher who does
his work to the best of his ability.
"My fourth law is that people
should form the habit of doing acts OF
kindness for all who touch their lives
each day. The more a man does for
his fellow beings the bigger kick
back he gets out of life.
re Have Confidence in God. \
INV fifth and final law is for all to !
adopt and maintain a simple and
child like confidence in God as their
father. Many children. aud. even
grown ups fear God as children 90
policemen simply because they nave
not learned to understand Him. AS
YOU refuse your child certain things
because they are not good for him SO
docs God refuse yonLcertain things
when you pray for them He knows
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Happy" at the senior Htgh schoo. ''i'S
morning, DR.. Barker said inc toloW-
mr. are requisites to happiness lulu- 4