The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-26
Side of Rotary
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Rotary IS the dawn uf a new era In
business The old order with It's an
Client ethics and primitive selfishuess
has rcnchcd a point u inadequate re
turns. Everywhere In the minds and
hcurfs NJ men Of thought there Is bud
ding into blossom the flower " q
larger NE. IA brighter vision and d
deeper consciousness
out Of the miro and debris ~ ccutur
les Of human experience there is grow
Ing a better understanding NJ the law
u AeIfishucsg of the law Of the sur.
ylyal Of the flftest
We zoe our r%el0tion 10 each other
and to the whole Zoo d universal sense
and as n result are constantly pushing
u circumference OF interest far be
yond our own little wine oud fig tree
From the d..r rich -uil " this new
conception ~ NE have sprung the
higher movement " Rotary We see
ourselves ouIg n. spoke, 600 the great
wheel OF llfa fInt each has his part
10 ulny and Tint u,i are dependent
one upon another and that only as we
deposit our quota of service aud know
ledge Zoo rhn Iuh OF ilfo the common
TREASURY NJ a| nr" $500 Staying our
part iU rhc great drama n existence
our slogan l- the shortest uud best
sermon that was ever preached and
viii goo down lu history Co., the shih
bolc'h OF % moss url.ilcrucy Boo busl
ness which the @Ephromitos seeking
uucnrucd prrfrrmou' could NOT frame
10 pronounce TO- %. Roluriaus It f.,
a "pllnr " cloud by dizzy and n pillar
~ fire by night" that win lead MS into
the promised land ~ better service and
more profit.
To those who lack Imagination and
who measure everything In terms "
stocks and bonds md mortgage 81 has
n ring ~ promise and arrests even
their attention. To the business men
~ Imagination and to us Rotarinns II
has become almost u religion II the
Rotary clubs ~ the world do nothing
moro than carry this short sermon to
humanity and then perish from the
earth, they will not have lived aud
died I'm vain But with such n peace
tul battlecry who dares predict the
Rotary clubs will ever dlei
Rotary IL a commercial manifest
alton Of that great spiritual truth that
he who would be greatest must be the
servant OF all. In the chrysalis OF
centuries Of civilization this great
truth grew and developed, awaiting
only the spring time Of a brighter era
10 incnrnate itself In the social and
business affairs OF men.
The Rotary movement IL an echo
ringing back through the ages an a.
rrmatlye answer to that great human
question, "Am l my brothers Keeper
II recognizes that this great truth has
a cssh value IN business and That sery'
ice II fast becoming the only medium
Of exchange, the standard OF all values
and the only excuse for the existence
NJ any business or institution.
Rotary il II pragmatic philosophy II
IL the greatest demonstration " the
workahlcness Of the sermon ON the
mount I'm the business affairs Of men
While II lifts It's head TO the Hottest
gates Of idealism II forever plants iS
footsteps on the rock OF common sense
Rotary II n new aristOcracya II IL
not An aristocracy " birth or wealth
Il Is an a~rlstocracy Of character and
efficiency nm ]aristocracy ot service.
Rotary. like success, is nine.tenths
vision Most Of us came into the club
hood winked by selfish motives, but
after we we're introduced into true
Rotary light and caught the vision,
we remained Ia serve. We slowly di.
vested our minds Of all preconceived
notions Of Rotary and became Invested
with the real spirit Of the movement
with the spirit Of service. We came
TO get and we stayed to give.
while Rotary IL not a religion, II Ia
religious IN that It applies the true
principles Of religion in the market
place " the world. Just now this con.
ception Is hardly more than a voice In
the wilderness " Il consciousness
heraldlug the Rotary that Is TO he.
Rotary IL a dream fulfilling faith
plus works Rotary lifts ny above the
mlasmlc mist Of smallness, petty jcal.
ousies and prejudlces. II is n healthy
atmosphere In which the highest prln.
clples and ideals prevail and In which
our better selves find easy expression
Rotary II more than business. Ro.
tnry ia a life and must be lived 10 be-
enjoyed.
Some would make out ~ Rotary n
triangle with the matcrlul, sorial and
educational M the three sides all
ministering 10 their business success
| would make ont NJ II n square with
the material, social educational and
spiritual az the four sides and with
these four sides | would square tho
circle u Rotary 10 the benefit N all
for moro life which would naturally
result IN more business.
II Rotary stands FOR anything, II
stands FOR The marriage " the practlc.
al with the ideal at the altar OF sprv.
lee, for the weaving into our social
avI tu.N.... N.N.I.