The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-16

TEAM WORK WINS.
BY wi,liam T. EMS.


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The business of being q hermit, 4
pioneer or q prophet In the wilderness
used to be easier than it is now. In-l
~dividualism more difficult every
year. The department store idea is
coming to dominate retail business.
and all life as well. Every person
ALT IL linked up with a multitude
of interests. Living Is becoming more
and more complicated; and everybody's
dependence upon q complex social sys-i
tenn Is steadily increasing. The TEN
dency of all this Is to conventionalize
Life. Like tho standard parts Of auto
mobiles. human beings show a ten
dency to become standardized frag-
ments OF q great social machine. The
trend Of the times Is forcing us to
fellow men. This timely topic calls
upon IS to consider how we may CO.
operate with our feIlowa
Somewhere a commonplace woman
was given fame by being described
pleasant to live with That phrase.
which might with equal applicable
ity, be cut into a million tombstones,
has been given currency by many
writers. II Is worth quoting. For
that test probes the depths OF char
ability to get along serenely with 9TH
er people Is more desirable chan some
OF the ornate social graces. It be-
speaks a wise philosophy or else O fine
natural disposition. There Is real point
to the fact that Jasus was surrounds
ed by fellow workers. He wa the sort
of man who knew how to work with
men as well as for them.
All who labor together with Christ
md themselves fellow 1aborers with
Q goodly company Of his other friends.
To walk Christ's way is to fellow
ship with many kinds. of folks.
National elections, which often
determine grave Policies OF historic
Importance. are the work OF the many,
me corporations OF millions Of men for
for a common end. In like fashion. 1t
needs the concerted activity OF the
whole church to deal with the grave
social and moral problems of the hour.
As we look about vs. at tremendous
workers. we see that our day calls for
efficiency In Christian corporation IT
the work is not to fall apart, the
workers must stand together.
City life conceals a persons funda- |
mental qualities. A man may seem
w ~ AJ AAAkS nm OA1H A OS1l Il
relationships amid our complex civili-
cation. But when we go camping will.
a man we quickly discover his real
nature. Does he do his share of the
camp chores? When out fishing, does
he bear = fair half OF the rowing? Does
somebody else have to waken him In
the morning, or is he one who assumes
his part of the responsibility OF life in
the woods? Nc experienced camper
%ou!d ever go rWtce vain q ma who
zoe nol huS" now TO WORK IN CO.
opefalioh Win OTHERS
"
To set 10 men to work. and to help
them keep at 1t. is more useful than
to do 10 mems work.
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Marriage is going to shipwreck in
many modern instance. because the
damental idea OF corporation. When
q woman rnarrtea merely to find a
home and g provider. thus saving her
the necessity for work. she Is likely |
to find the marriage altar but the first
station on the rocky road to divorce.
So also with the mai whose object in
marriage is equally selfish. But when
two sincere and unselfish persons,
dominated by q spirit Of true love. I'M |
eaSel ~ ueaL u siale 81 tne burdens
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