The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-18
~RFFlCiENCY IN TIE MAN"
Splendid ADDRESS by Rev. =. II. Rem
shaw of Detroit, 10 Teachers.

Z Splendid ADDRESS Hy Rev. =. IL. Ken.
shaw of Detroit To Teachers.
"Eincicncy in the Man" was the sub
I ,ect II "A splendid address made by the
Rev. ;. y. Rcnshaw of Detroit, Mich.
! 90 the pupils of the hiyh school and to
! visiting teachers of the county who
lrre here attending The Teachers Train
! lug Course. ln part. Mr.. Renshaw said:
/ efficiency the biggest word IN the
/ English language although often mis-
! quoted and abused. is the theme that
should be nearest TO the heart of every
man and woman. young cr old who Is
I seeking 10 make success in the busi-
neSs. professional, social or religious
! lie.
"Eficicncy has been abused to such
an extent that il has, in many case.
proven TO he only Red Tape. but if
properly used viii prove one hundred
per cent perfect, thereby making the
most possible out of the least number
OF moves. and with the least cost Of
labor. To be efficient in any line of
business one thing is absolutely neces.
sary. and that is this. it must begin in
the man. before it can be successfully
introduced in the workings of the bust.
ness.
Efficiency in the man. What do I
mean? To be efficient one great word
must he introduced. which is loyalty,
Loyalty is the keynote, and every one
must begin by a careful study of this
word before even trying to become ef-
fcient Loyalty, what does it mean?
Let US see how Webster defines the
word. First. he says. Loyalty is TO be
faithful. in love and duty We will
leave out the love this morning. but
when you do fall in love, be faithful.
Duty is the prime thought. duty Of
the hour. What is the duty Of the
hour? Giving the best YOU have and
all that you are to the one you are
obligated 10. to serve in any capacity.
In other words. it is to be loyal to
your felloRman. TO those who employ I
you Second, Webster defines il as
being true 20 ones word. Yes, to be I
true in every word. thought and deed. .
True 10 every promise made, every VOW I
faithfully performed. Third Webster Z
says it Is being faithful IN adherence /
to allegiance TO ones sovereign. Who
i; this sovereign? Not the monarch
of any European country. not the pres
America, although this is loyalty and
at the present time every citizen is
cllled upon to prove MS or her loyalty.
! am proud to be an American, al
though born al Englishman. am
proud that when / got my eyes oDen,
chose to become a citizen OF the great
sst lard in the universe, the United
States of America. and AZ long as blood
flows through these veins | shall be
loyal to the land OF my adoption. 1t
Is not the sovereign of the home, father
ana mother. although each boy and
girl should he true TO those who made
the things Of this life possible TO them
This sovereign is self The only OBJ.
itacle a man has to retard his prog |
'ess is the monster self. To be eff
.ient. we must learn TO govern self, |
10 understand self, to know the weak |
less of self and then 10 study so that |
hesc weaknesses may be developed, |
.ad we may become strong stalwart |
nen and women Of which our country |
AN be proud. Disloyalty is dishonesty. |
You say / am not dishonest | do not |
,teal You may not steal literally, but /
you neglect to develop yourself you |
ire dishonest TO self and you are a |
hief. in that you are stealing and |
ourying each and every opportunity |
md possibilities of becoming somebody. |
'SeeI, to do big things. Get an ideal
md let it be a big one, and when you
10 get an ideal, take off your coat and |
iig, dig. dig. until you strike gold. Look
II big men who have made success .
n any business or profession and fol
ives ard make them pattern. Never
ook at a failure. or seek Tor infOrma-
ion from such. but go TO men Of sta
,ilty. backbone and push, with an
ionest heart and life. These VIII help Il
.ou and YOU can and Will benefit by H
oilowlng the examples Of men such as
hese. Get an idea and put the idea
ato practice. so ahead until you sue
eel. To illustrate: A little fellow has
,ome bantam chickens he was de-
iyhted with the chickens, but not with
heir products The eggs were too
mall He conceived an idea and put
into practice. A few days later he
an into the house IN great glee, shout
ng 10 his mother. See mother. what
lantams have laid showing her an egg II
IS big as a duck egg. Mother said, But
autams never laid that egg The boy
eplied. but they did and l viii tell
'ou how it all happened. ] took one
4 those ostrich eggs father brought \
rom the south and put It into the
.est ana painted sign on it like this:
Keep your eye on this and 90 your ,
est: and they did. ahd the results fol- n
owed This is the lesson for you III
MS IuQrnfug Get your eve on the III
ig things. Oh big people, on big ideals. II
% your best and you viii surely gain II
ig results" II