New-York tribune., 1875-09-27
THE GOSPEL OF WORK.
The Rer. DR.. j. ". Chadtetck at NE Second Unitartt
Ryao


The Rer Dr. w. Chadek at Second Unitarian Church,
Brooklyn
The Rev. DR.. j. w. Chadwick preached
yesterday in the Second Unitarian Church at Clinton and
Congresssts.. Brooklyn. His text IL Timothy. H.,
l5 "a workman that needcth not to be ashamed"
Ones thought he said, turns very naturally to work
and workmen as ones feet turn suddenly away from
country lanes and mountain paths and pebby beaches
and get back again to the accustomed flag and paving
stones Of the busy city streets, and the long flights OF
city STAIRS of traffic. and the quiet air OF offices
and countingroOms. Rest from work is surely delight
full phase of personal experience; but rest work is
surely much delightful thing, much more sacred,
wonderful and holy thing Thinking Of these things one
cannot help recalling that gospel Of work which
got such manful uttcrance from 80 to 40
years ago at the lips Of Thomas Carlyle
There s perennial nobeness and even sacIedness In
work Were he benighed forgetiul OF his high
calling there is always hope in man that actually and
earnestly works Tn dleness alone there is perpetual
despair There still NUE. tax Sf inc - ID asn o1 ra W
and many splendid illustrations Nos, 1 II ~ about bout the Dig
nifty OF labor generally prefer dong 99tn,3 , there
than eHS sSs e psSGa' psSG Of aa dir
ttinctiSns Sciwesn GGvIent sorts of work, while
savRs nss1S % woys saynS
de sIce BY 1y KNOW ns the eoa
sR Sast speasOg at Nored few % days ago n Gd
say about work the importance and glory OF It, and the
nut il stronger when the preacher to specify
shat he meant by work II turned out that he meant
Sworkng for Christ" and by that meant singing and
shouting, and uttering nuttudincus religious services
ana trying 10 bring in Others aud swell the crowd and
Scen I'm the excitement. What these people think OF
worktha is work they have sung with heart and voice
ali over England, and will again here In America
sWeary working burdened one, wherefore toll you sol
Cease your doing, all was done lOog long ago.,
Till 10 Jesnss wOIk you cling by simple fatb,
Doing is deadly thing doing ends in death"
Tyen these people, you see havo 10 make work their
Ultimate foundation Only 1t Is the work OF Jesus TO
,.hch we answer that without faith in his work no
man can be eaved ia this world at any rate but s neV
faby damned for this world at any rate and u not or an
eternity manifesy for large piece OF il as snn pe
necessary TO make him see the Ioy OF his %ys
use The workmen are the useful men, But what Is use
ful3 Use is largely relative TO want. What one man
wants another does for. To the FORMER such
thing is useful the latter 1t is not Some men hinA
there is nothing useful but the bare necesSues OF me
Ruf other men consider books and pictures as usc as
these Let us say then that whatever tends 10 make
life easier happier beautiful more hepiu between
man and man ie useful and that the worklngln is He
who does any Of these things Such conclusion does
away with the absurd idea that the only wOrkngnen are
those who labor with their hands. The most useful men
arc certainly not the manual laboeTs There are Other
men much more useful TO these than tnese ever can be
TO each other. . ..,., -. TO, g.,
the dignity OF ideness the implicit faith at any fhio
most Of the present goneraton MOI tha
men do not work. but tina. they do not WORK contehlfuy
And rejocngy and that IS rule, they thlnk most OF
those who work, seem 10 WORK. inc ieasi even e
IA the Labor Reform candidate so apt TO be the pinc
ioafer In the town village which approves hn as sue
by its surages Look about you III society ana you VIII
ssc that almost everybody engaged III looking down on
somsbody whose work really apparently easier than
bis own perhaps the trouble s not 80 nuch iove y,
ease or dleness as it love Of handsome clothes and
spouess Linen Our young men believe III the diShi'y