Milford chronicle., 1903-07-31
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Chicago. July 26-I In these days Of
social and domestic struggle the prob
lem of family help ia rapidly bacouiing
one of the first Importance in our great
cities. Dr. Talmsec's sermon shows
that domestic service, far from being
n vocation to be desbiscd should right
Is be regarded as one Of honor and lu-
cratiye reward. The text is Mttthew
II. 2T. "Whosocvcr VIII be chief among
yod. Def him bo your servant.
Startling theme! Apparently a con-
tradieIon iu terms. Bout really pro-
found lulh proved hy reason and eN-
peaaHce. ehe uou most ho1or.d i'm the
world today ANA t', men of the past,
whose uames history VIII never for
get. are the mon who have rendered the
world the best arr,I.r. Em.nenee and
lasting fale arr WON a5 hr -iehee or
ft4s hu5 hg doing something taat ben
ents others Tint is Il A0uld general
principle which applies NOT only to tie
highest walks of hta but % tie
Euuiest H. may correct our views OF
d staIon which &c is now the fashion
to hold in small esteem il we $40 how
III Is affected Us tlis principle. j speak
OF tho girls who, m performln2 he
huuu'a duties 0f domestic service con
tribute so much TO TIE comfort and
happiness OF n family.
The tremendous opportunities Of use-
fuluess open To- "a coHsecratad domestic
is the subject 80 position today nc
cessible 10 q woman of ordinary man-
ul and physical capabilities VIII bring
greater returns. financially and SPIRIT
ml.3, than That offered TO the average
servant girl. The gods We're supposed 20
have allowed th beautiful queen of
cyprus To bless her little kingd0m in a
wonderful way Every place vi the
rocky island which her foot might
touch would instantly be covered with
brilliantly colored flora or with rich
green verdura. Not So does God endow
any human being but In a better way
does the fable come true. The humble
domestic servant. be she cook in the
kitclcn. or Il guardian in the nursery,
or waitress in the dining room. or
simply chambcrmaid, may live life
which will carry fragrance wherever it
goes.
Two Glasses OF Servants.
But this sarmonic theme has Its Gark
side as well ms its bright 1t is shad-
owed either by avoidance or by sioth-
fulness-by avoidance because in de-
spising it ANA seeking othor occupa-
dous iuconvcnlcnces and social diti-
culties are entaileI on others; by sioth-
fuluess because ne one ean 90 duty
badly OF earelcssly without deteriOrat-
ing iu character The kitchen or the
nursery mas be- throne room, with a
cousecrated domestic servant as a
queen, or it may be den of miserable
drudsary and the scene Of constant
pickering and discontent In olden
times there were two classes of serv-
ants. both male and female The one
was that cousocrated band OF workers
which clearly realized that true serv-
ice. no matter how humble Implied
honor and usefulness. Thus Joshua.
great man that DE was, gladly and
wil.iu-.r became tie servant or Moses.
and Elisha wis the servant Of the
great Elijah. and Eiieaer was the serv-
ANT of Abraham and Samuel of Eli.
These men knew That they, in their
humble sphere. were working for the
advancement Of The wcrld as truly rs
were their masters ia their more CON
spicuous sphere.
a merchant never considers the grcsa
returns of his business. but the net.
He says to himself. THESE goods were
solo for so much Now / must find ont
my eXp4uscs-so much for store rent,
So much for night wutchmaR. SO much
for eEpressuee. SO much for commercial
travellers. so much for adyertsine, so
much for taxes. SO much for this and
So much for mat and the other thing"
Then that merchant suatraets the eN-
.. nses from tine gross r,ceip-s, and he
,s 81 make SO much net" 30 nd
van qge i'm buying goods IN q foreign
Is.e...- If the tariff laws eat up all tie
profits or in raisiue potatoes and apples
in the Dakotas or Montana If the rail-
road freight to bring the fruit TO the
my..ct os wore than the goods are
wor5h So Hunriai advantage in he
ing downtown clerk and receiving
SIS i1 week if the expenses Of
rot l-d tar fare fire lunch
CO.. I'd board and Aurary bill
and .ta clothes absorb an the salary.
And when you place the net income
Of a.. uf,ra-4 servant girl against that
cr an average clerk you ind her salary
B. mostly gain, while his, at the end
Of the week. ofter his legitimate ex-
penscs have been met is absolutely
nothing OF about nothing.
Inco-1e OF Servant Gi<2s.
am talsing about the princely net
income Of an average servant gil. But
If YOU are go.nr TO iudse the condition
each class of lAborer by the standard
G. oney then the servant g.r! g not
Or. better paid, but she receives
steae service all the year round. She
is not ....l OIL Ike the masOns or car
pentors o- the lake sailors or like the
many employees who. though during
tile busy seasons they receive high
wages. are IDLE during certain months
+r -f7l., s,o-.a1 domestic ran