The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-09
REST

1is.os ,..fsre she Climbs the Hill of Diff
dculty. Half way up and All put s1ei.s
with the eXertiOn, pleasant seat AO----1t,
on which she and the other SIT a NJ
refresh themselves. Here Il IS thdl sue
navs How sweet is rest to them that
F4ave YOU ever longed to pause half
way up the bill OF DiIncuIly
Have you had the opportunity
can YOU say with content ana knoWi-
edge. "H0w sweet is rest to them that
Are Won weary of the stress Of the
waves Is your bark growing oldZ
noes n er0an and creak and crack more
than its wOnt2 Is the beauty OF ITS
Daint worn from the huH3 Are IT'S
f1asts broken and its canvas gray with
30 YOU long to glide into some quiet
harbor TO lean up against a friendly
wharf. there to settle down in your
world wornness-and Restz
Alas. So many Of us never find the
10 live happily we must all work
come to a greater, some to less extent
1T is a grand privilege that we may
work
It is also our privilege to rest
But rest should be a comfort-not a
8tupor ii should recuperate, and not
be merely a surcease from labor
Yet where men and women and chill
dren must spend not only the hours OF
daylight. but many Of the night as well.
ia toiling. where the fetfd breath of
factories turns the blood to a muddy
flow where men delve in the bowels
of the earth until limb and brain are
distorted, where the greed of an opu-
lent autOcracy demands never ceaslng
labor to the detTiment of mems bodles-
souls, morals, homes, what chance nave
these people to rest-to understand how
to Rest2
Rest is the oil that keeps the machine
running smoothly.
There is to be found a great JOY in
labor
There is no better happiness than te
feel the strength of your arm, or the
might Of your brain, in meeting the
worlds needs by your work he ina
abOrs well should joy In his power de
who labOrs happily is a force for COOS
I'm the laud-a splendid citizen Of q
splendid country.
But when labor drags forth each
morning faded limbs and bruised flesh
a numbed mind and lowering brows-
what sort of a citizen is he, think you
And what sort Of citizens of what sol1
of a country viii his children be?
Tt is a short-sighted economy which
makes stuuted minds and stunted bodie'
by refusing humanity its just allotmen
of Rest
There is room for nothing but beast
illness in the average human mind. WheI
opportunities for the enjoyment of com
fort Of beauty, of good health of Cod,
sunshine and air, are denied His Great
ures-
Rest Is not sweet unless it is earned
Work Work we'll. Work dutifully
And when that work is finished, wher
your conscience says well done" ther
the sweetest hour of the day is before
you.
Some people have such a hard time
resting To is generally those who worf
little who make the biggest fuss i'm then
leisure
He who does not work well cannot resi-
Rest intellgently.
II your mind has been busy. then. il
your resting time, go-stride out into the
OPEN Breathei Swing your arms Fee
your body expand, Hold your heae
high Throw back your shoulders
Know that YOU are made in Gods i'm
age and be a mana woman-not
stoop-shouldered. habby mass of flesh
And in you have labored with YOU
body, then give your brain a chance
Read. Think.
DO you know how to rest?
Six days OF the week ] spend in
little dark Office. The sunlight neve
comes there. I have artificial light only
But on Sunday Then I am free The
don my Oldest clothes. take the com
pani0n or my heart. and HE forth e.
the woods We walk and walk. and &c
close to nature IF the sun shines
beats warmly upon US IF 1t rains "
glory in the wetness. If IT is warm ~
keep to the shade II it is cool we boun
away from the city. away from dar
little offices. away from distractirr hu
mainly. We are happy-and oh s
tired when evening cOmest
And Sunday night. when I stretc
myself on my bed. where I can't lie fla
enough am absolutely content
know that my sleep viii be dreamles
and resting, and that the next moruin
shall be bright and willing for TIA
following weeks work.
It's ON Monday mornings that peopl
say TO me. Why, how we'll you're looH
ing. Guess your work must agree wit
you"
The man who expects the longe.
hours from his employees paws the lea
vases
If individuals We're not overworled
the saloons would be less prosperou
Stupidity is the child of labor withot
rest.
man without a reasonable leisur
seldom becomes a gentleman.
The overworked wife is the soones
deserted.
But if your Fill of Difficulty has n
pleasure spot where you may sit for
while and be refreshed. remember
there is always one last comfort
Come unto Me all We that are heav
laden, and i will give xro17-T2aet