The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-29

puts into his labor, his strength Of
muscle. Train nerve and heart. Every
calling brings into exercise powers Of
thought and action, which wields him
- certain JOY greater than the trap
pings Of luxuary
A man gives many a yawn amidst
his ease and splender which he did
rot experience in his work. The busy
man is the happy man. a rich man
once said. "My happy days were
WREN | was making my way" The
only genuine pleasure comes from ac-
lcumplishing something gaining on the
darkness and chaos that surround
life.
Longrellow's blacksmith has it:
"The muscles OF his brawny arms.
AS strong as iron bands,
To!llng, rejoicing onward
Through life he goes.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a nights repose."
work brings the JOY of rest.
% There is something good in what
man receives from his labor. Daily
bread is no contemplate result.
Dolly bread won is a creature of
God \ man has joy in conquering n
place for himself-a finer JOY than in
herited fortune.
But there is a gain in labor beyond
bodily wants.
why the movement to shorten the
hours Of labor?
II means that bread Is not all. It
means that laborers have a heart, a
head, soul, that man IS not a mere
machine, but a man.
Labor gives the right to rest Rest
is recreation of muscles. and points
/ to the right way Of spending the lei
| sure hour. Religion does not frown
on recreaton-mrthfuln You have
been given two lips to be parted in
smiles, two eyes to shine with joy.
| But the leisure hour won by work has
l OF been given to weaken your pow
q by indulgence.
Hence the greatest born Of earth is
the sacred rcst-day, the Sabbath-a
holy day and not a holiday.
You will mark that God wills that
our labor be for some end, which
does not end with muscles.
There Is certain partnership with
There is mixed with our labor what
we owe TO God to man, to ourselves.
Hence all labor takes on the form and
shape of obedience Hence duty. in
the light Of labor, gets a lofty mean
ing.
The fulness Of labors good is the
end to be reached. Earth's work is
not the end, but simply the means to
bring every quality and attribute OF
ouf nature to sonship with Him who
created our laboring hands and toll
ing brains.
See the toiler of Nazareth standing
beneath the shadow or his earthly
night He has done His task. The
evening has come,
What sublimity as He says: 81 have
finished the work" The carpenter
shop is not in his mind, for He adds;
'I will that my workman be with
me where | am
Are we Christ's workmcn? The
sight of God in Christ, earth's great
est laborer is the beginning Of the
true life, and therefore the true work
OF life. Hence the work of body, mind,
soul is the law Of our being. Ideness
cf body, mind, soul is criminal. Busy
people seldom go crazy, a lazy man
is always unhappy.
a lazy Christian Is unhappy. The
bird that flies escapes the fowler
While 1t sits, It is easily shot
Cast a line for yourself" said
fisherman to listless youth who
wanted a fish. our reward comes
through work which covers our whole
nature.
Work out your own salvation"
says scripture. It is your work alone
Your own, Value the ownership. Hea-
ven hangs on your work. as your
bread on you toll. you are saved by
the great laborer's life and death. But
He can't do your part. Too often peo-
pie take half the Bible verse: "Be
diligent in business, and make half
Truth a falsehood. The other half is
"Fervent IN spirit (warm in souD
serving the Lord
These two halves cover Dur un-
mortality. Il
Earth can't nj the laborer's ma
ture, any more than creeping on the
ground satisfies the eagle
We have eagle natures that pierce
the skies, and can only be at home
in the air Of heaven.