The Opelousas courier., 1907-09-07
I Better Work.

~What II worth doing at all. is worth
doing Weli,' WAS u mcttO thai adorned
ue wall4 OF an Old academy far away
alrnory the hills, years ago. bus the TRUTH
OF tho alAGo remains Tho falnn. and
sever hos tlAro been d tisna whom the
demand for good work. the very TEST
work thas men and v3sn0l can DO. vas
gsoator than toU. Systematic Order Is
tho cornerstone Of oil s,Ascssiui under
sakings. hjsical. n>cn.M or moral and
We think We may add. even spiritual.
What could u man accomplish in his
ordinary business Or q woman in her
household arrangcmcnts. that had NJ
regard to time, or place, or method?
Cur schools are founded on systems,
Our churches are established On this
basis. We say. "the system Of The
unlverse;' "the planetary syHtem;'
"orier is Heavens first law" thus
proving Ii constant and unconscious
acknoWlc }gSnent Of this taHt After the
time is iixei for the toing. auI the
place, comcs the way Thereof, VII Oh
should always, everywhere u" che s-st,
and whatever We utHtcrtako we SHOULD
study ndo it IN the best possible way.
Consider it for yourselves; pay uttcn-
ton; and then 60 forward and do IL,
though the heavens fall. II we stop to
advise with oil oar friends, first trying
this way, AMI then that, We will prob;-
bly fall where wcshould have succcc2o /.
tlAar business should DO to thoroughly
master the thing in hand for ourselves;
then DO it in our own way. II WI ever
accomplish anything OF any value we
must to constant in our ~eh.cavor; self
denying. PERSISTENT, turning neither to
the right hand nor the left. 1t was this
logged persistence that caused Rich.
mont to surrender. The most succass-
worrla We often hear: 30. it's easy
to talkf' The minister knew how easy
when he told his congregation to DO ns
he sail, not a. he diI. Everything
worth having in this world is the price
Of some sort OF labor. Labor not for
the meat that rnrisheth, but To- that
which en.!ureth 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 considerable 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
tience, like flies and mosquitoes; but
really such remedies seem Wor5e than
most diseases They seem like those
people whom a Swedenborgian lady TT
marked ''would never come VT. Why
should theyp They neyor did anything
whfSr hey Ware up" This accorded
with on idea of tho resurrection. and
we confess to having some sympathy
with it at certain times Boarding
house ladies, as . rule. ore great
MASTERS. not only of their W time, but
that of others. They seem to regard il
as q something to bo disposed of and
forgotten as aoon 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 mioat have been, under the
circumstances is what we are required
to be. We have no right to waste cur
own time in q just view Of the subject;
but for this we aro the losers. and must
give on account for ourselves When
va waste ano;her's time. we defraud
him of o portion OF his property as truly
as II we took O well-tilled purse fromhis
pocket. Have we q right toexclude air
and sunshine from another, because it is
free to all? Do tho moon and she stars
shine for us onlya Shall we say to an
other: $50 much shalt thou have, and
no morcFa DR.. Gregory, of our Agri-
cultural College, eneo said: IAN true
study must he solitary" II this be SO,
how many true students do W. haveP
OF oil the treasures ~vouchsafed us by
kind Heaven. this of time is one CT the
richest and most sacred. Let US use and
not abuse it. Chicago hate4aor.