Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-26
F. c. O'MEARA GIVES
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him because of his mental disability
to conceive of some things. You,
brother, may be doing this and il may
be done for the time being but it has
no earmarks of permanency and
there is fixed rule of God Almighty
regarding this method of business
which is governed by the Natural
law. Now then, if you know the law,
brother, and are charged with your
Brothers keeping then you cannot
plead ignorance at the Court of Civil
Law. We find men in business every
where who have no knowledge of
their business. The consequences
are that we see the majority of these
men come forward and prosper as it
is so called by doing large volume
Of business, and everybody remarks
that this is a good business; but for
all at once business fails, why, be-
cause the moment your business and
mine ceases to be contributing
force for the building up of health
and happiness, which is the supreme
achievement of business, there comes
an end.
All Of you men are after the money
alright. will give you money that
is the main thing you want, all of
YOU But the supreme aim and OBJ
Ject should be happiness, and hap
piness is the Capital of the state
of mind.
Isn't there a lot OF happiness 10
you, Mr.. Merchant of this town, when
| the men and women come into your
store and you give them what you
ought TO give them, not just what
you can sell them at a profit to you.
You get your reward and you go and
sit by your own fireside with con-
tented mind. These men and women
are thankful that you are the kind
of man you are and that is the sort
Of business you represent. Is there
anything more to be desired? Does
it pay then?
| know what some Of you, perhaps
all of you by this time are thinking
What is this old bird after anyway ?
What right has he TO come in here
and try to tell us how we should run
our business? Is he trying to per-
suade us into something else now?
Brothers, | deny the charge. But if
there is one word that | can say to
you that will make life easier for you
then | have not wrought in vain and
| speak out of an abundance of ex-
experience, if you will pardon the
necessity of the use of the personal
pronoun, but it may carry some au-
thority.
1t has been my privilege to train
men in nearly every walk Of life.
have been connected with the Stude-
baker Corporation rs well as other
large manufacturing concerns, in
Guiding the bort Motor Car Company
with which | am connected at the
present time. Therefore, it has been
my privilege TO develop man power
and to contribute to these people the
best that | am capable of. have
heen from one side of this country
TO the other and in the final analy-
sis there always remains this sub
ject business, and connected there
with is Character.
Character cannot be bought, nei-
Their can it be given to you. Oharac-
ter is that which you, yourself have
got to develop and the Character
which we build and the terms on
which we build, my friends, consti-
tute the sum and substance Of the
thoughts which we think and the
thoughts which we think are check
ed against the character and actions
which we personally render. Never
IN the history Of this old world has
such premium been placed on men
Of character 1t matters not what
kind of merchandise you are handling
which sort you may be interested in.
You shall be more concerned regard
ing the character of the mind of the
man who is responsible for that mer-
chandise. II / find him 10 be sor-
did, selfish, destructive man then
know enough to leave him alone.
But, what was the business Of The
Man Of Galilee? His business was
the building up of character in Men.
This is worth more to men than all
Of the money Of the Standard Oil Co.
put together.
A splendid example of this is
brought to our attention in the life
Of c. A. Nash of Ohio. Nash was
brought up in luxury, not with the
love and fear of God. He entered the
clothing business and his business,
like many others reached the eve Of
bankruptcy. He had reached the end
of his resources and / don't think
there is anything more deplorable
than to find man in this state. And
in that detected frame of mind he
went to someone and poured out his
troubles. Then someone suggested to
him that he try this DO unto others
as we would have them do unto you
He said, TRY it," and he tried it. In
1919 the total output of the Nash
Company was four thousand suits Of
clothes. The Nash Company in 1920
put out fifty thousand suits Of clothes
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