The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-25

fulness and happiness. moulding our
characters into thoughts of doing right
man to man-until the good work has
borne fruit, making the whole world
akin, and mans usefulness to man in
the walks of life appreciated. 1t is d
harvest of fruitage matured by the
hand of Him whose life was dedicated
to the betterment of every human
creature. 1t has been mans salvation,
the destruction of all that is wrong
and the uplifting of all that is good.
1t has a more significant meaning than
that of a religious trait. 1t reaches
out into every field of existence. 1t is
not confined to the doings of one in
the creed of and religious organization
or in the broad field of la
Dor or business. We are all
gathering the fruit of our work. be it
ever so humble. May We study well
our way in the handling of the affairs
of life. Nothing can be accomplished
without thought, and thoughts not
weighed or matured will in the end
breed disaster, followed by calamity
How many of us cultivate the habit Of
care? What ideas do we cherish and
cultivate to carefulneSs To think
and do things for our mutual advant-
age is a cultivation of the brain force
installed in the creation of us all. New
er let a slipshod way of doing ones
work be the means of producing an
act which is unworthy of the purpose
for which we were created. There IS
a purpose in our creation We all
have a mission to perform, and that
mission is doing good. It is the buoy
on the troubled sea of life to which
our ship of safety should be anchored
1t Is the harbor where We should all
seek shelter from the destructive blasts
of carelessness, that so often dash
some of our fellows against the bill
lows OF the raging sea wherein the
mind of care has not been brought TO
a full realization as to the manner in
which We should do our work to bring
our BARK of life in the tranquil harbor
of safety. In the laboring element If
every community seeing that the light
in the lighthouse of safety is burning
for their protection, as well as all peo-
pie If not, is it not time that we pull
grey matter little intellectual Gull
ture by the cultivation of safety
thoughts? Such moments are worthy
OF every thinker, and are certainly pro-
ductive of the preservation of life
1t is the leverage by which many
life may be spared and lifted from the
horror of distress to that of happiness
1t is the little accidents in the doing
OF ones labor that gradually cause
the serious ones. If we avoid the oc-
l.
ly Will crowd out the dangerous ones
we Will gradually educate ourselves
that the practice of care is essential
and of more Importance than that of
But it is not half so easy
as tnat or the practice of care, for the
reason there are so many good uuali-
ties emanat1ng from it that the salts
faction is so much happiness, the
mind is at rest not only to its posses
sor, but the good will of ones fell
lows. which c
sadness created by any act which
brings distress or suffering. Let us all
bring ourselves to a full realization of
what will be our way of thinking on
one that by our manner of doing our
work will aid and instiI1 into the
minds of our co-laborers useful
thoughts of self preservation. Safety
first is the wish and desire of all en-
ployers, and should be the thought of
every one. Think before you act.
Then you will do your. work with
safety. Our first duty to ourselves is
that of safety. 1t takes less time to
ourselves with safety
thoughts than it does to make a re-
port as to how the accident happened,
or surgical repair of the broken mem
Der of the body, or the carrying of
the blossoms of sorrow to the bier of
a deceased brother whose life has
been filtered away by some act of
careleSSnesS of his own or that of
others. Let us close in on the ranks
of the safety league, and aid human
lty by increasing its membership with
loyal men who have the Announcements
and protection of their fellows at
heart. These are Christian ideas,
garnished with thoughts of care, al
ways blossoming in the mind with
resolutions to be more careful. What
then will the harvest be. We trust it
will be one. when gathered, of plenty,
planted with the seed of care and
ripened in the field of safety, and gar
nered by the hands of those whose
thoughts are for the protection not
only of themselves, but all others.
When this is done the fruit of your
good deeds will be known to all men
appreciated by everyone, and will
stand as an exemplification of all that
is good, true and beautiful-the in
auguration of an era wherein you will
by the fruits of care, to be gathered
by your fellows in appreciation of
your work so humanely established,
and followed through the years to
come as a deed worthy of emulation.
Then you will be known by the good
fruits of life, which we all hope will
continue in the mind of each and ev-
cry one of you for all time to come.