The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-13
The Divine Command to Work.

Every man is under n divine command to
work with divine PERMISSION TO loaf "Six
days shalt thou labor and do all thy work" is
the voice of Almighty God. and from the day
when It uttered all the way through the
Old Testament and the New. there rings the
cry OF work.
IN the sweat OF thy face shalt thou cat
bread"
Under this divine command no man can es.
cape his duty to work without violating Gods
law
The ioafer, whether he be rich or poor, Is
violating one OF the fundamental laws OF crea-
tion and is living contrary to the teachings OF
the Bible
Every man must work not grudgingy, not as
though work were n curse, but with his heart
fun OF Thanksgiving that ne has the privilege
of working. 1t has been well said, THANK
God every morning when you get up that you
have something to do that day, which must be
done whether you like II or not. Being forced
To work and forced to do your best Will breed
in you hundred virtues which the idle never
know"
The idlcr can never be happy. The loater
knows that loafing IL harder job than the
hardest work he ever did
AS every man is under divine command to
work. no man has a right to yield obedience
to any organization which says he shall not
work.
The man who permits the labor leader or
anyone esc TO say no shall not work rs yielding
his own od-given Independence and violating
the divine command which tells him he must
work.
The labor leadsS, whether he be Of high or
low degree, In public office or the paid agent
n
work. ia assuming the prorogatives OF the Al
mighty and undertaking to put at naught tho
commands OF the eternal.
1t In false to say that every man has a right
to stop working whenever he so desires. In one
sense there is modiCum OF truth IN It, hut
broadly speaking every man is under obligation
to his fcllow-nen to do his part in the world $
| advancement and in producing the things which
civilization needs. This Is pre-emiently true
/ while the world suffers FOR lack or FOOD ana
other products
The farmer who Ionfs on his job adds to the
sutterings OF the world by lessening the food
supply, and Is therefore a Stacker In the hour OF
! the worlds suffering.
! Tho day laborer or the mechanic who seeks
/ bv ineffciCucy, or slack work, TO lessen his
/ output is rohbing his employer as much as II
| he were stealing money out OF the cash drawer
More than that ho Is robbing his fellow-nen
| and even his fellow -lahorcrs, because only
! through increased efficiency and increased out
| put can find way to solve the problem OF
supplying the worlds needs and ot providing the
! transportation with which to distribute that
| which has been produced.
The employer or the rich man who loafs be-
cause he feels that his wealth gives him the
/ opportunity OF doing so Is in this hour of world
| need not only violating the command OF God
! hut he is rohbing the world OF productive po'
/ tcnuaties which he makes OF no aNail by reason
/ OF his idleness.
Except FOR the preservation OF health and that
| degree ot rest and change which gives To a man
| the physical and mental strength for greater
work no man has a right TO be idle until tn,
world has been saved from the dangers which
| face il.
! fellow man is no stronger than the commGns
! to work, He who fails TO work 10 the utmost OF
| his ability lay no claim to be a follower
! OF or an imitator OF the son OF God, who la
| ored morning. noon and night, or OF the Gre
ator Himself, who issued the divine command
| that men should work six days in the week
| and rest on the Sabbath, and through the swea
OF their brows eat their daily bread.
II In schools and churches, in family life and
| on the public platform; II by the nations lead
| crs these everlasting truths from the throne o
Heaven were properly proclaimed, idienes'
| would become disreputahle, the street corner
! and pool room loafer would be regarded rs he
| indeed is, vampire, sucking the nations blood
| The lnafinE rich man and the loafing or work
, shirktng poor man would see themselves as God
| sees them, and as their folow-men must Sc,
! them ere the world gets back to a realization
| OF the true dignity OF work-Manufacturer,
! Record.