Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1911-08-30

complain OF the grinding, crushing
toil' which Is the curse of their
hVes, while others, even more pitia-
Die. regard labor with contempt and
try to shut out the laborer from
good society" We read in a contem-
porary that much humbug Is drooled
about the dignity OF labor There
is great deal more dignity In rest.
People work because they have to. net
because they want to. To be sure,
| some folks pretend or really think
that they do like work Such a feel.
Ing, II genuine, is a preversion arising
from habit. Not only is there no
merit In work. but the institution It.
self has disgraceful origin and
springs from the crafty counsels of
the serpent, more subtle than any
BEAST OF the field. from the apple and
FEMININE curiosity and Adams mex
per1ence. AS reminder and me-
mortal Of original sin, labor and the
bread eaten In the sweat OF the face
are Justly painful to every sensitive
soul"
Inc writer who SO bitterly breaches
rebellion against the richest and most
blessed thing in life has not read his
Bible Alright. Work had no such orr.
gin as ne describes. I'm the begin
ming" God himself set the example of
work, and when his great task was
done he looked his work over and
behold 1t was very good" He felt the
satisfaction which comes from work
well done, and he rested on the
seventh day from all his work" The
very first gift to man, before sin
came, vas work. He was commanded
20 'replenish the earth and subdue
II. That mighty task has kept him
busy from that day until now.
Chr1st's word to man was, MY Father
worketh hitherto and l work
Inc works that l do shall We do also,
and greater works than these shall
we do.' Thus work had the Hottest
possible origin, imparting to 1t a dig.
nifty and nobility beyond measure.
Wrong View of Work.
When work might be made to fill
the life with glory, isn't 1t a pity that
so many insist upon making 1t
drudgery and regarding 1t with gloom
and hopelessness? Where there is
no vision the people perish" When
once the eye of the soul has beheld
the vision. life and all 1t holds Is
transformed. Hard work becomes ex-
hilarating pleasure; labor becomes
service; obstacles become opportuni-
ties. The difference is in the worker
rather than in the work.
When the new parliament buildings
of the Dominion of Canada were being
reared, visitor stopped to speak to a
number of workmen who were cutting
stone. The visitor asked one man
what he was doing, and replied that
he was earning two dollars and half
day. He asked a second man the
same question, and pointing to a
chart spread before him the man said
he was trying to make the stone on
which he was working correspond
with the chart. A third man was
asked what he was doing. All three
men were, to outward appearances,
engaged in precisely the same work.
But the third man let his mallet rest
moment, and Strengthening himself
up, pointed proudly to the great
building. the graceful lines of which
were beginning to show In The mas
sive pile above them. He thought OF
the glory OF the completed building,
and what It meant, and he replied
eagerly, Il am helping to make that"
This man had vision; he was doing
something worth while. The task of
earning money may not be worth
while; the task of blindly following a
pattern may not be worth while: but
to have part I'm making something
gcod-whether 1t be a cathedral or a
character-that is worth while.
Labor Should Be Matter of Love.
Work must be an expression OF love
some definite love which can find
I'm no other way so satisfying an ex.
preston. That man who was enjoy.
ing his work with mallet and chiseI
loved his province, loved his nation.
and loved his sovereign. Their glory
was his glory, and to enhance their
glory was his JOY. The same rule holds
true I'm the kitchen. or the barn, or
the Office. Household duties are I'm.
tOlerable when they are done without
the light and JOY of love; but the girl
who would rather sweep the floor
and wash the dishes I'm order that
mother may have an hour more OF
rest-that girl. If you will open tbe
door just now, you will find singing at
her work. All work is service: all
worthy service may be an expression
of love, and love is the essence of joy.
| The inevitable conclusion IS that all
work. to bring real JOY to the worker.
must take BIN out of himseIf-must
In some way, directly or Indirectly. be
/ service for others. Selfshness seeks
for Joy and finds II not. Unseldsn
/ service finds Joy without searching
every achievement. every realization
I OF a blessing conferred upon another