The Detroit times., 1917-01-17
AS 10 Honest Living:
Well, This Is Not 1t.

As simple code % elaics for ne new year,
prof Frank Geddings. q Columbia University
presents iris
Honest living means putting back into the
world a. much a. YOU taks out of it'
A mighty poor way 10 look az 1917 II such
policy Is honest lt Is AT instance wherein hen
esty- ~ not-,he best pohcy hy q loSg shot
p The world owes. no msn anything save OF
Iortunity.
That children for example are permitted 70
be born and raised IN siums Is Clearly dishonesty
toward the world The world gives them only
chances 20 prohl5fe disease and crime. II they
honesty pur back ln;o ne world much as they
take from IT, they put back into % vice and de-
generacy.
Take The vast majority oi unmarried men.
They live pretty much FOR themselves. They 80
through lie comfortably and satisfied with good
living and passing away put back into The world
as much as they got out ot *
We don't know much about THIS great scheme
called life. perhaps. but are pretty certain
that all animate things are pui here to propa-
gate and to die after having done things that
will live after them.
The man who raises no family but who goes
through life content with getting All he can our
Of the world and returning only as much as be
gets out 81 IL is outside animate things and Is
not honest with the world.
Suppose that since the beginning. man had
confined himself TO merely putting back into the
world as much as he took out OF Il.
The world undoubtedly gave the FIRST man food
and shelter from the elements ana yNe Wiid
beasts.
He put back into the world only the bare fact
Of his existence
But at some period the duty OF service 70 his
family O. 10 the community struck him
Then he began TO develop beyond ali The other
animals
Service True men. men honest toward the
purpose Of creation, count their riches not in
gold. bonds palaces, jewels. power position
but in deeds OF service 70 The world, into which
they have put back more than they have taken.
The world gave Jesus Christ cold hunger
honelessness. and all the great men since Hin
have been grea; by reason OF having given the
world not just what II gave but more.
Start the year determined to get all you can,
II you please but By as much as you get more
than Others By that much more are you indebted
10 the world
And the best feature Of service IS that there
are none 50 poor or Iowly but they can render
H.
Every man woman or child can give the world
more than they get out OF it, FOR al have capac
" to help others TO some extent
The fellow who simply buried his talents 81
silver and produced them intact on demand was
honest, but honest only IN his little world, which
vas himself
But there is the great big world os al OF ar
and some Of Us need a smile or word of hone
or lift with the hand or purse. Honest living
means putting back into the world as much as
YOU take out Of Il and as much more as God has
given you capacity and opportunity 20 acquire
Your surplus may be great sum Of money or
only handshake. or pat on the back or a
flower 10 the sick poor. bui give {, and BE- hon.
est with tie world
Don't try to grow shell and become an oyster
in 1917
Don't try 20 I've honestly by merely getting
even With the world but b. making The world a
little bit better from your having been in it.