Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-03-19
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The cd method Of teaching econom
les was that everything comes from
land and labor" Many courses are
nov being taugh TN our colleges today
along those lines Statistics. however.
clearly show that Il is fallacy For
instance China has greater natural re.
sources and more available labor than
this country and yet it is away behind
this country Natural resources. avail
able labor and capital are important,
hut those things are ~ little value UNI
al they are released by people filled
with the spirit Of God. That is what
The study OF economic history clearly
teaches
II h. VEN important FOR clients to
see that their sons ana daughters real
ize that the old system Of economies
h false because II umits the mos, I'm.
pouant factor 81 all namely. the spir
iWal values A. Towson says. Mater
halls. labor plants. markets. all these
things can be- adjusted. but the the soul
uf man, which determines his purposes
aud his motives. can only be- converted
through religion"
Printing was discovered In China soy.
oal thousand years ago. hut ID began
io BE- developed only three or -four cen.
turtles ago .n Europe ion the spreading
81 the teachings of the Bible. II was
the desire to propagate the teachings Of
jesus which dcveloped printing Rclig.
ion has been the nritual force which
h1s Developed not only our national
policy politically, hut commercially and
iudustrially as we'll Economic history
teaches one thing very plainly; the in.
dustral problem viii never Dee solved
iv employees associations. or labor asso.
Citations. or consumers associations. but
only ~ 40 get together as brothers I'm.
eel with the spirit Of God. II learned
one thing during the two years when
serving Secretary uf Labor Wilson. In
Washington 10 was that these problems
can never be- settled by force 90 by leg.
islation
cur troubles today are very largely
due To- the fact that We have been try.
ing tn run industry by the will of con.
greSs instead Of the will At God The
trouble with bankers today is that they
are hacking too much tu Dun's ratings
aud Bradsucet's ratings ana too lIui,
To- Gods rating of men som. one asked
me recently the difference between
ethics ana religion / replied, 'Ecthics
IN the track It the railroad system: rc.
hgion Is M" motive power. Ethics is the
wheels IT the watch religion Is the
spring ~ the watch
Wh'n industry started in this coun
Try, We built foundation for two
story building w have been adding al
ditionll stories to this building until ~,
have 1u eight CO., ten story building with
the same spiritual foundation. The great
task before Industry today D. to quit
adding more 81 rics Geo the siu,mr, and
tu strengthen ilp spiritual foundation
underlying that structure. without
which there can Doe un structure at am
This b. not mere theory: IL " very cyi
dent lu all lines ot work Take any in
dusiiH for instance What Is me mos
important asset tho physical pfoppli,
co. jho management ANY banker wi,
ia y,u hat 70 is the management
what BE- ihe MOST important pssct 20 !
cooperation from business point o.
Nicu-a great mass of buildings. or
God.fo ring hoard or directors TIN
answer is obvious
! 'm sp.1hus as s'at.st.onn, NOT li
% preacher our political freedom. uuN
personal safety our educational sss
tenn. our work o. relieve suffering. ou
Industry and commerce oNihiu.
that Is worth while to- civilization NV,
NV, Ca those spiritual qualities Whipl
teach man tr serve.
The Indian did not care to eonstuc
log canoe because hc know 90 wuult
Dee STOLEN frm htu IT, did uo, eJtll
more Same than he and his family
could consume bon day because
wnuh hr carried away by others Bu
us soon 1s integrity was taught by th
missionaries. the Indians began to ION
alruDt iheir canoes which might p1
haps be- suggested as the beginning 81
cur merchant marin, Tho Indians the
lcgan o. preserve their gam, and tina
was the fUrcruuncr ol the packing
house industry Business enterprise
possible only when moral integrity ul