The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-09-29
PAPER ON .sV0CATIONS' AS READ
;. BY DR.. WARREN AT ROTARY MEET

'called The Search strikes the re-
wards of service when he says:
No one could tell me where my
| soul might be.
searched for God but God elud-
ed me.
sought my brother out and found
all three
But are we searching for re-
ward? Of course we are. All true
I; service has its reward. The hap
! piness in something worth while
done, is very just reward. There
is no greater fallacy, however,
than that expressed in the ancient
suggestion, BE good and you will
be happy Passive happiness is
not for men. Be good for some
thing appeals to men today. That
man who does not find happiness
in his work an enjoy the rewards
of honest toll whether physical or
mental, has made a failure.
Mark Twain once said: IF |
were a heather l would rear an
altar to energy and fall down and
worship it, Energy today has
been translated into industry. The
God of every age is the God of in
dustry. Today we call it business.
We speak glibly of the mind of
big business. The mental attitude
of business, whether big or small,
must be the same. 1t must be a
mind to serve society. No wonder
Rotary stresses vocational serv-
ice. 1t is the spirit of the age. 1t
is our very life. AS we live this
business life so shall we mould
the future of civilization.
Relative To Integrity
"There is integrity in all legit-
innate business. 1t is the dishonest
individual in business VINO under
mines it. 1t is the dishonest prac-
tees of some men who undermine
fair dealing and bring their bust
ness into disrepute. There is not
business or profession represent
ed in Rotary that has not been
built up over a period of years by
principles of honesty and integrity
and in spite of the dishonest men
in that vocation.
'"There is still a class of people
by far too large who believe in a
double standard of honesty-one
standard for business and another
for their other relationships. There
should be no double standard in
business any more than there
should be a double standard in
morals. 1t has been too long es-
tablished that honest practices do
succeed and that the philosophy
of the golden rule is a practical
philosophy.
"As an aftermath of the world
war, inevitable in it's consequence
es, in some quarters of the globe
came period of unexampled pros
perity developing with its habits
of ease and luxury, only to be
followed by the inevitable period
of financial crisis and financial
ruin. These are the testing times
of character. Too often have we
seen men. caught in financial
stress and breaking with the load,
stoop to practices undreamed of.
Never in the past twenty-eight
years has there been a time when
it is more necessary for business
men everywhere to stand to-
gether on a platform of high
ethical standards than at the pres
ent time. We have an opportunity
which is worldwide to build up a
pride of integrity that will with
stand any stress that may come.
Public Confidence
"All business which succeeds
must be predicated upon public
confidence and public confidence
depends, upon private conduct. We
must dofright for the sake of right.
That is the ideal and for this ideal
must we strive. No one desires
to conduct his business upon a.
low plane. To do so is merely to.
succeed. and success which comes
from such existence is not worthy
of the name.
George Washington, in his
farewell address, said to the Amer
lean people, and it applies to all
the world, Let US raise up stand
ards to which the wise and good
may repair Truly it can be said
of Rotary after twenty-eight
years; We have raised standards
to which the wise and good may
repair
''No man who is dishonest in
his private or public dealings has
any place in Rotary.
To snch a man the atmosphere
OF Rotary is unhealthful and soon
he drops out Of this uncongenial
atmosphere and he is not missed
for he has taken nothing with him.
Regarding Standards
Through the influence of Ro-
tarians imbued with the spirit of
vocational service. scores of codes
Of correct practice have been