The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-26
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Whale Dasds Ars Not uha<~cter,
OhArAceer n Judged BY Deeds.
RefrAin frum 1roczaseAnatson.
FOUR PM1NMP1lEs OF WORK.
Rev. Dr. AGaciachlAn Delivers Force
IN Sermon On tho Good wosiman,
and Gives Exceilent Advice Con-
oexning Way 20 snccess.
Preaching ON the subject of "a
Good WORKMAN" Rev DIR. H. D. G.
MAclAchlan earnestly besought his
hearers 1T Seventies Street Christian
Church yesterday morning to refrain
from procrastination In the work laid
out TO be done, and to do that which
should be done. web and fun.
He took his text from Ecclesiastes
S:le-"whatsoever thy hand findeth
to do. do It with thy might; i for there
II no work, nor device. nor knowl-
edge, nor wisdom. In the grave.
W6ithee thou goest." The preacher
Wc9k u one OF the great touch
sAsnee q the unfssrss. When we
speaA IN 1oot-poundA Horsepower.
kllUWn3t hours, etc., ws ere measuring
uu.oon ehiuW fkoros. snsfgy and the
Mhe) ~ means Of work done IN
moral matters It u the same. While
doedn Aeo not 0haractsr, character u
Judged b. deeds. by their fruits ys
shah Enov them" While works are
no su6suts&e for faith, faith II known
nsS4v - NJ yuanrIkl
NhAs ysiision 10 mot . matter Of
v6a3 ~ do, but Of wha& No are, wha&
W 10 II determined b. what We are.
ana what No are 10 revealed Ia what
" %. A sound philosophy OF work:
thorOfo1a, II . very essential part OK
ll1rs equipment II the engine y ds-
veloplng Isas power than It ought We
a& oncs suspect something wrong with
either the machinery. the engineer. or
both eo II the human engine comes
up short the blame ID 10 be looked for
In the ks1se method Of spirit OF it's
wmk.
Our ssxt 10 q reminder OF this fact
and a& the sarne time lays Gown GER
tain fundamental principles OF all
work to which We would do we'll to
give Aesd These principles are four:
/. The urgency Of work.
!. The ydmmediAcy OF WORK.
y AA0IV084khAVo0 ~ WV As
1. The tims-limit Of work.
The Urgency Of work.
In accordance With the usual Old
Testament practice. the principle is
not stated abstractiy. but concretsly.
by q verb In the imperative mood
WHATSOEVER thy hand findeth to DO.
do IT," But the idea is undoubtedly
that Of urgency, decision. haste--haste
not 10 much in the finishing as In the
beginning OF the work. This 10 our
first duty. We may make poor 1op
OF 1t after we have begun tfor that
we may be excusabie for many rea-
sons). but nothing can excuse us Tor
not beginning.
There are three kinds OF people
who fail Just Mt this potnt--<he
shirker. the dehater and the procras-
tinator. The sfrirker lodges his work,
not because he does not know when
II ought to be done. but because he
hopes that some one else Will pitch
il and do It for him. He Is perfectly
willing that II should be done, nus
he would rather that 1t were left nn-
done than that he do It himself. The
dehatcr Is very much interested in the
work but he likes TO view It from
every angle. He will discuss methods
OF doing II for an hour at stretch.
but his argument never reaches cii-
max, there are always moro preiimi-
nar1es 10 be attended TO. and the re-
suit II that while he IL INDUCING in
the hurry OF dcbate--discumlnG ways
ma means. magnifying real difficulties
ana imagining others that are not
real. some one else takes or his coax
and goes to work. The procrastfnA-
for on the other hand, simply puts
the matter or He knows the thing
can be done and that he can DO 4s
whenever he gets ready, bat he does
not ret ready. He n always goinr 70
ana never does. His intentions are
GOOD. but hts performances bad. Tho
train b laid. bot newer fred.
In the business world each OF these
types spells fAiiurA when work y
sack they are among tbs ftrsf % be
iaad or when times are good shsy
mi 70 gek the promotions II thsy
- ~ 6usanees for themsefvss they
- d people who cali themselves
uniuoiy, hut whom tho world calls
ann'' NO. r,ocras,4n.se.
n tlserp y ono piece OF advioe that
Vuta0 born INTO the brain Of every
youuf man who hears mo Il b this.
At3e 3 dosr. not Z shirker, m actor.
NOT . debater. q minute-man, not
procrastinator. n you were king BY
divine right you might possibly be an
4i11ed 70 make other people DO your
vork: II you wers an brain and no
muscae, III thinker and no executor
To 70 specify you might spend all
yOur time In the luxury Of getting
ranklv: II thA universe were fmmov-
a0ae ana You had all eternity before
y0o. yOU mtglt proorastinats ~ long
- sou pleased and no crest harm
danA but being sucn - You arc your