Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-05
Oh Gospel KQon @e qugb on
for Greater Gffirienrp
By the Churchman.

~ Ii this talk about the increase OF efficiency in
~ industrial and mercantile life is but repetition III
striking phraseoogv and with vivid illustrations from
life of what makers OF egrans, wiseacreS
and morass have been saying in and another all
through the centuries But the sudden leap OF the general
subject the forefront OF attention ought
thing especially those OF engaged in routine
labor who always danger of falling into and dis
couragement.
The discussion of the subject the magazines and
the public platform may not be immediately followed by
large and striking revolutions the way which great
businesses carried Doubtless all the SanSunc
expectations and promises of those who looked upon
experts the subject will be fulfilled but much has al
ready been done demonstrate the need OF careful
scrutiny Of the methods and machinery and especially of
the human factor concerned with results 1t pays
worker whether he relies for his daily bread his hands
or his BRAIN and then to approach his daily task with
certain searching questions Am doing 1t well as did
it year five years ago.? Am doing it any better?
Am doing well person in my place would
do it Am wasting strength and nervous force in
details neglecng that attention TO tries
which in the long run is important Am learning from
suggestions? Ii should radically reconstruct OF
my habits and methods would the output the day enl
be larger?
Questions like these the sincerity and the capacity
of the worker and you may be if he does himself
put them himself somebody along the line higher
up will probably apply them him. Said the manager
of great publishing house the other day. 81 think shall
have eliminate a certain from this business. not
because he isn't efficient. but because he is eff
cient than he five ago In all that time he has
not had a idea As | and in bust
the idea is what counts
lvering milk. writing poems, managing agencies
soliciting insurance teaching school, arguing
writing prescriptions running home-he greatest of
all fine we'll afford listen TO this modern
gospel of efficiency.
1t means that should take time enough and
then from actual work to look the work a whole
and its defects and problems. A who works all
the time will get rich said benevolent elderly gen.
teman younger who appeared to give him
self any vacation, and there world of good in
the observation hence the need of quiet hour the devo-
tonal fifteen minutes, the escape from the crowd into so-
tude.
Increase in efficiency also often the result of
ference with others. If brave enough ask
best friend the person who knows best what
ing do concerning the daily discharge of duties and
how they might be better performed should probably
be prohed Then there books available today in al
most every line of activity We do want read them
all lest should get badly mixed up, but one or
will help
And finally the gain. If it proceed chiefly
from ededcaton of personal energy and ambition the
thing right in hand We challenge resources
and down into of character and capacity
with view discovering latent ability unused energy
which be brought the surface and be put work
And if mine down deep enough fail to find
greatest of power for mans life and that is
God Himself
Dr. Washington GLADDEN. has we'll said that Chris
tianitv doing the things but doing COM
mon things in uncommon way, and in this saying lies
OF the great secrets of increased efficiency