The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-23
If Better Work

"Vhat is worth doing at ali, is worth
doing weA,'' was a motto that adorned
the walls Of an old academy far away
the hills, years age, but the truth
of the adage remains the same, sind
never has there been a time when. the
demand for good work, the very best
work that men and women can do, was
greater than now. Systematic order IS
The cornerstone of all successful under
taakings, physical, mental Or moral, and,
we think we may add, even spiritual.
What could q man accomplish IN ms
ordinary business, OF q woman In her
household arrangements, that had no
regard to time, or place, or method!
Our schools are founded on systems.
Oar churches are established on this
basis. We say the system OF the
universe "the planetary SYSTEM"
"order is Heavens first law" thus
proving our constant and unconscious
acknowledgement of this fact. After the
time is fixed for the doing, and the
place, comes the way thereof, which
Should always, everywhere. be the best,
and whatever we undertake we should
study to do it ia the best possible way.
Consider it for yourselves; pay atten-
ton: and then go forward and do 1t,
though the heavens fall. If we stop to
advise with all our friends, first trying
This way, and then that, we will proba-
bky fail where we should have succeedea.
Cur business should be to thoroughly
master the thing in hand for ourselves;
then do it in our own way. Ii we eVer
accomplish anything of any value we
must be constant in our e%ndeavor; self
deriving, persistent, turning neither to
the right hand nor the left. 1t was this
doored persistence that caused Rich
mond to surrender. The most success
fail men do not win their victories by
words. We often hear: 80, it's easy
to talk" The minister knew how easy
when he toll his congregation to 10 as
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 perisheth, but for that
which endureth unto eternal life
In the above connection we are led to
consider the value of time, and the rep
rehensibility of those who infringe
upon, or waste the time of others.
Something is due to courtesy, and the
maintaining of friendly relations; but
all this requires considerate attention
for others, consideration for their time
and duties. There are people in the
world who never seem to have anything
to do, and no special object in life.
They answer to swell the census ac-
count; perhaps to educate others in pa
thence, like flies and mosquitoes; but
really such remedies seem worse than
most diseases. They seem like those
people whom a Swedenborgian lady re-
marked ''would never come up. Why
should theyP They never did anything
when they were up" This accorded
with an idea of the resurrection, and
we confess to having some sympathy
with il at certain times. Boarding
house ladies, as a rule, are great
MASTERS, not only of their own time, but
that of others. They seem to regard it
as a something to be disposed of and
forgotten as o as possible; but re-
! member that the whole human family
are served alike in this matter, and that
each must give account for himself.
What we might have been, under the
circumstances is what we are required
to be. We have no right to waste GU
own time in a just view of the subject
but for this we are the losers, and mus
give an account for ourselves. Wher
we waste another's time, we defraud
him OF a portion of his property as truly
as if We took a well-filled purse from hi
pocket. Have we a right to exclude ali
and sunshine from another, because it j!
free to ALP DO tho moon and the STAR
shine for us onlyP Shall we say to an
other: $50 much shalt thou have, ane
no more?" DIR. Gregory, of our Agri
cultural College, once said: .'All tru'
study must be solitary Ii this be SO
how many true students do we have
Of all the treasures vouchsafed us b,
kind Heaven, this of time is n of TIN
richest and most sacred. Let us use ant
not.abuse it Chicago Interior.