The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1882-10-05
Better Work.


"What is worth doing at all, is worth
doing well,'' was a motto shat adorned
the walls 6f an old academy far away
among the hills, years ago, but the truth
OF the adage remains the same; and
heVer has there beeh tiih9 When the
demand for good work, the very best
work that men and women can do was
greater than now. Systematic order is
the cotner-stone Of all suecessfui Under
taktngs. physical, mental or moral, and,
we think we may add, even spiritual.
What could q man accomplish in his
ordinary business, or q woman in her
household atrahgehtents, that had no
regard to time; or place, or Iiiethodf
Our schools are founded Oh systems.
Our churches arc established on this
basis. We say, ." the system of the
universe;' 1.-The planetary system;"
"order is Heavens first law" thus
proving our constant and unconscious
acknowledgment of this fact. After the
time is fiXel for the doing, and the
place, comes the way thereof, which
should always, everywhere, be the best,
anu whatever we updortake we shotild
study to do it III the best possible way.
consider it for yourselves; pay ntten-
ton; and then 60 forward and do it,
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advise with all our friends, first trvinG
this why, and theh that, WH will pruba:
bly, fail where we should have succeedcl |.
Our business should be to thoroughly
master the thing in hand for ourselves;
then do it in our own way. If we ever
accomplish anything of any value we
must be constant in our endeavor; self
denying, persistent, turning neither to
the right hand nor the left. 1t was this
! dOgged persis5nco that calsed Rich:
mond to surrender The most success
tul men do not win their victories by
words. We often hear: 90; it's easT
TO talk!' The minister knew how easy
when he told his congregation to 90 ,tJ
he said, not as he did. Everything
worth having in this world is the price
of some sort of labor. Labor not for
the meat that pcrishcth, but for that
which endureth unto eternal life. -
In the above connection VIC are led to
consider the value of timo, and the rep
rchcnsibility of those vino infringe
Upon, OF waste tie TIME Of others.
Something is due to courtesy. and the
maintaining of friendly relations; but
aIl this requires cOnsiderate attention
for others, consideration for their tim6
and duties. There are people in tho
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to do, and no special object in life.
They answer to swell the census ac-
count; perhaps to educate others in pa
tlencc, like flies and mos lltitOr5; but
really such remedies seem w6rS" than
| most disca es. Fhcy seem like those
people whom SWcd"nh0rgian lady re-
marked ''would never come up. Why
should they? They never did anything
when they were up This accorded
with an idea OF the re>llr:c ton, and
we confess to having some sympathy
with it at Certain ti:ncS lioardinr-
house Ladies, ~ " rule, are great
waStcrS, not on'y & Their own time, but
that Of others. They seem TO regard it
rs q something to be disposed Of and
forgotten rs srcn as pu,S BIZ; but re-
member that the whole human family
are served alike III this matter, and that
| each must give account for himself
| What we might have been, under the
circumstances is what wo are required
| to be. We have no right to waste our
own time in n just view Of the subject;
| but Tor this we are the losers. and must
| give an account for ourselves. When
we waste anO,hcr's time, we defraul
| him OF q portion Of his property rs tr,l' v
ms il we took n wcll-lilcd purse rr, m lis
| pocket. Have we a right TO exclude air
and sunshine from another, because it is
| free TO all? DO tho moon and the stars
| shine for us only? Shall we say to an
ot]crA so much shalt thou have, and
no morc?' DR.. Gregory, of our Agri-
cultural College, Dnce said: "All true
study must be solitary" Ii this he so,
how many true students do we have?
OF ali the treasures vouchsaGcd us bv
kind Heaven, this Of time is one of the
richest and most sacred. Let us use and
not abuse it.-Chic00O interior.