The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-14
eth, as he walks through the com
mon ways of life.
LOYALTY IN LITTIES.

fEerSe Comments on the Uniform
Prayer Meeting Topic of the Young
Peoples Societies-Christian In
deavor. etc.-For July 10. Faithful
in Little Things Luke 1G: 1918.
fBy WILLIAM T. ELLlS.)
During the Men and Religion
Campaign there was a iist
Of anne preserved at h~eadGaafIef
called the "Count-on-me' list. Inc
names were of men in al parts of the
land who had agreed to be a sort OF
special reserve corps. ready TO do any
service demanded OF them. little or
great. They were a loyalty legion. an
homer roll Of depenGableS- There' Is
nothing more greatly needed IN the
Church. in social service, in good gov
eminent, than a "Count-on-me' corps
men whose loyalty is dependable
whether the service be large or small
In this life. as in the next, the King
honors those whose fiGeiity is great.
even though their task be small
Business needs nothing SO much as
more Of this quality Ct faithfulness.
some exaSperated employers feel as
if there were a conspiracy TO evade
responsibility. The chief tells the
clerk that some task needs doinf. the
clerk turns it over to the S~tenographer.
The Stenographer it to the
Office boy-and the Office boy forgetS
it. Now that the problem of unefn-
ployment is attracting so much atten-
ten. it is we'll to remind all workers
that it is the faithful worker. the one
who dees not always need the boss
eye upon him, who holds his position
when others are laid off. This quail
ity Of fidelity and trustwerthiness is
the most sought after commodity in
the worlds market place today. Thus
the practicabi1ity of the teachings Of
Jesus is indicated.
Loyal in little, loyal in large. Great
faithfulness is simply impossible to
one who has not learned in the school
of small things the habit Of fidelity.
Fidelity is not a matter of much
or little: it is simply fidelity
Amos r. Wells.
I'm all the business of raising chill
dren," declared q perplexed father,
the other day, there is no one thing
gives me more concern than the mat
ter Of trying to teach my boys a
sense Of responsibility and dependa-
bility. 1 tell them to weed the garden
then | lave to follow them up
steadily to see that it is done. Every
Saturday morning there is a certain
parcel to be brought from down town
and that is their work; yet they have
to be reminded Of it every week. ]
am concerned beyond words over this.
and ! am asking myself whether /
ought not give the needless young
sters a t~hrashing every time they fail
in fidelity. The present task is of
small Importance; but the life-hanlt
hey are mi is all-important.
Their futures, their very lives, and
possibly the ives of Others, may be
jeopardiZed by some act of irrespon-
sibility which roots pack in his boy
God careleSSnesS.
Many a householder today has
wished that he might be able to en-
ploy such a carpenter as the Work
man of Nazareth. His jobs were al
we'll done, and on time. we may be
sure. He who did not falter or fail
IN his great task of world redemp-
ton, did not come short, either. in his
minor duties about the carpenter shop
He practiced, before ever he taught it
the truth that he who is faithful ir
that which is least, is faithful alse
in thai which is much.
No ny-muftied hum Of a summer be-
But hndS some coupling with the
shining stars.
NO pebble at your feet but proves
sphere.
No chaffineh but implies the cheruhiu
t'arth's crammed with heaven.
And every common bush afre will
God.
Mrs. Browning.
Hit-or-miss, m~ore-or-less. soon-or
late housekeeping breaks up man,
: homes, even as the parallel slacknes,
: and heedleSSnesS ruins many a com
{ merclal business. Attention to de
} tallS, 1althfulneSs in Titles. is tn,
secret of success in every calling
1 "Tr1fes makes perfection, and per
t fiction is no %trif1e."
After all, our work IS only a nv
: product: our character is the all-im
pOTtant thing. How we perform ON
: tasks is of less than how ON
tasks effect our life. Thus viewed
faithfulness is no matter of large worl
or Of little work; but of our own sorI
/. stun. character may be AZ deepl.
e marred by failures in ~trifesf as in
e crises.