Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-22
ca LITTLE SERMON FOR THE WEEK ENDS

aud he is coins To- get it without toll
Honest toll is the ladder let down from
heaven up which rnan may climb from his
weakness and Incompetence to attain to
the image OF his Creator II was given as
mans chiefest blessing
Second-The redeeming power and bless
ing Of work comes only to those who have
a task worth while something that ought
to be done. HIS work must add TO tho
higher happiness OF men. be some contribu-
ton to the worlds real wealth. or It is
curse. Tho man Of wealth who surrounds
himself with servants to do service which
he should perform himself is debauching
their lives The footman, dressed in the
livery Of his master to make vulgar dis
play Of wealth has a degrading occupation
not a dignity giving task. The man with
a shovel, cleaning the street is a king be-
side him. The maid in the kitchen, guard
ing the sanitation OF the household, is a
queen compared with the society woman
whose ambition is to gain a position in
the inner circle OF exclusive society. The
/ society woman works hard enough She
/ often drives her husband to dishonest prac-
| tees or to a stress Of endeavor which
shortens his life to secure an income TO
| satisfy her cheap ambition She often
comes to nervous collapse in the dizzy
chase after her desire. But after reaching
her goal. having created envy and jealousy
in the lives of her competitors can you
imagine her with jaded mind and body
thanking God for her success?
There Is no such thing as humble toll
/ or mental service in the world Of necessity
and truth, The one who dees a task worth
! while finds in that something of the mean
ing of his mankind 1t links his life with
that Of his Creator; and
Third--It should be every mans privilege
to realize that he is called of God to do
just the thing which he is doing. II you
can not believe that YOU should change
your occupation. We hear such about the
call OF the ministry" Man should as
reverently listen for the call Of the shop
or the farm; the office or profession. To
do something worth while which you are
fitted to do. that is the highest joy Of life
Men should be so sure that his daily task
1 is pleasing to God that like our great Mas
ter, in the evening glow of life. he can lift
his glad thanksgiving for the task and
for strength to accomplish it,
And there is a glory in being commits
stoned. Our task may be seemingly hum
bic, but IL 1t contributes in any way to the
worlds health or happiness. or knowledge
It is God given. IL matters not how OBJ
| eNNEe llla tolIieE III winch IL is performer
We are shaping a stone to fit into God,
perfect temple of a redemmed humanity
In the obscure places which most Of vi
occupy. it may be hard to see just how ou
little accomplishment may be used 1t II
like the task OF the workman on a grea
temple The master builder gives him
little piece of blue print and tells him t
make an excavation according to direction
at a certain place. To another is givei
the work Of erecting a piece OF rougl
masonary. Then cannot see how their crud
labor is to fit into the finished temple
but they-have faith in the master buIlde
and perform the task allotted, And afte
a year or ten years Of toll they view tn
completed structure and know that tn
graceful spires, the strength and symmetr
of the massive building was made pos
sibie by the faithful performance OF thei
humble task. 1t is our privilege to wor
\ as partners with God and fellow men.
We may strive to satisfy selfish ambi
ton. We may erect our individual, straw
matched huts Of pride. or pleasure or sci
\ fish ambition, but as soon as our feebl
hands cease TO support them, they crlim
BILE about us and life looses all meaning 1
, the ruin. But IL life becomes a part of tn
plan Of the infinite, our every effort be
comes a contribution to the wealth whic
shall endure through eternity. II, as "
go through. life, we can give a word 9
kindness to one in sorrow, a ray OF hop
to the hopeless glad moment to a chilC
{ relieve the material need OF some lowl
one drive back the wrong which woul
rob some life Of its purity. point the wa
home, to some lost one, then we realiz
I life's meaning and thank God for If,
even with its hardships and Limitations
From every temptation, every fret an
4 worry and fear Of life there is a refuge
5 the doing Of honest work, the Performance
OF a God given task