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Show THE GOSPEL OF WORK. Work has a moral as well as an economic value; idleness corrodes cor-rodes the character. When one is doing nothing, the consciousness of the fact annoys him, and he endeavors to find some excuse; and as there , is no reasonable excuse his vision becomes distorted by the effort to find even a plausible explanation of his refusal to render service to society. Carl Hilty, the Swiss author, says that happiness is only possible when one is engaged in some regular work which occupies his time, employs his mind and satisfies his conscience, and no one can doubt the truth of the statement. God never intended man to be a drone and man can not expect to enjoy life or the respect of those whose respect is worth having if he is not able to show that his existence adds something to the world's activities, to the world '3 wealth, and the world's welfare. |