The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-10

Mr.. Stevensgis a native OF Utica. o hfo,
\ where he was born juno %, 1851. He en-'
tered tho railway service on February ],
| 1864 and was successfully office manager,
| agents clerk and operator with the. Bal
itimore and Ohio. From Re bruary 1, 1870,
| to September ]. 1878, he was with the
5'ittsburg, Cincinnati and st. Louis, fill
! ing the positions first Of agent, then OF,
| dispatcher's assistant, and later OF train
dispatcher. He spent seventeen years
| with the Wa bash, St. Louis and Pacific
rising through successive stages from
train dispat cher to general superintcn-.
dent. He came to the Chesapeake and
Ohio january, 1890, as general supcrin-.
|6tendent. Six months later he was ma do
general 8smanag ger, and upon the reslgna
ground. but Of all other labors or duties
to which God may call us. 8f Il 81 n, !ss 4:
Whatsoever thy hand fndeth to do,'s
says Solomon, do It with all thy mig it,
God has set thee thy work, whatsoever
1t may be. then fulfil IT. u Fill .it5 full
Throw thy whole heart and soul into
It. DoyltScaretully, accurately. completely
1T Will be better for thee. and thy chill
dren after thee 81
| All neglect or carelessness or slurring
over work is a sin, and a sin against
God. who has called us to our work;
a sin against gu country and our neigh
tbors, who ought to profit y by our work
A sin i against ourselves alsoS for we
ought to be made wiser and better than
by all we do. oh, II there is one rule
above all others. which would like to
press home to the young men and wo-s
men setting out in life. it Is this: Take.
pains. Take trouble. Whatsoever you al I
do 1T thoroughly. w hatsoever you be-
gin, finish. rs; s5
It may not seem to you now to be So
necessary to be so very exact. But IN
after years you will find It was worth
while and that It has paid YOU q thou
sand fold. \. sis6 III {fg
It has trained your character and soul;
by giving you success In. life; by giving
you the respect and trust Of your fellow
men, and by helping you toward a good
conscience. VIVA t. a distress to look back
upon opportunities unused; plans never
carried out, talent wasted. the whole.
life a failure; all for want Of taking
pains. KS VI n
Why do l say these things? To per-
suade you to work Thank God there
is no need OF that, for you are Arnerl-s
cans. What l ask YOU to do; is, to look
upon your work not as q great burden
which must be borne j t j is that my
friends but far more than that. 1t lss
also blessing and resp bilityy
"In all labor there profit" 81 It sis57all
of use. All trades and manufactures,
tillage, ali work of every kind, the 81 eat,
est, as well as the smallest. are all keep
Ing forward more or less he we'll being Elm
OF God S human creatures throughout the
world. 55 !,
Il Work and hard work Is q blessing to
the soul and character OF him who works KS
Young men may not think So They
may say, .'What's 4 more pleasant than
to have their fortune made and our only
part to enjoy life? But hey. will f1n "a
themselves mistaken. Idlenessfa ma es g g
man restless, dlscontently, greedy. self Il :.
indulgent, slave to his own lusts and
pa ssions. You will find none are to + be
pitied more than those who have u TIL.
Ing to do Then thank Goo, 81 every morn
ing when you rise. that you have: some
thing to do that day Whicl must be done
whether you like 1t or not. Being I orced
To work, forced to do your best, will breed
In you, temperament and self-control. dill IL
gence and strength Of will. cheerfulnes
and contract a hundred virtues which:
the Idle man will never know. The
working is playing IL man will but do.
his work for the sake of duty and as unto
God. f{ 5s a3 KIP Hi
Would you know how noble a calling
work iso Consider Gods blessing. who
yet works forever with and through His Ills
Son Jesus Christi. ordering all things ~
heaven and earth. by n providence SO Per
feet that no a sparrow falls to the ground
without His knowledge. 4
And then think Of yourselves; called TO
copy God (each In his station) and to be
fellow workers with God for the Y good
Of each other as well as yourse elves. You
are called to work because you are made
In the image OF God and redeemed to be
tho children Of God. .a III
So when you go, one to his farm. an--3H
other TO- his shop, another to her daily
household duties, say yourself. this too
as we'll as my prayers. IS my heavenly
Fathers will and command, Is Will do
my daily duty honestly and well. 7 am
doing chrlst's will, ] am copying Christ
with a single eye and heart and doing my,
wrrk ea iinto End q, God grant that tot
each Of us may cone at last the welcome
words; well done, thou good and faitil-
ful seryont; enter thou into the Joy Of
Thy Lord
The Cleveland yindicatlon at ST. Louis !
was likewise the Yindication Of hose
prosecuted followers Of his ideas. Who