THE GOSPEL OF WORK.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17623, 9 November 1920, Page 5

THE GOSPEL OF WORK.

, EFFECT ON CHARACTER. I SECRET OF TRUE WEALTH A sermon on " The Gospel of Work " 1 was preached at St. David's Church on 3 Sunday evening by the Rev. D. C. e j Herroi) The preacher said Jlist the rtate e I ment of General Booth that the impres- ' I sion produced by his world tour was that " ! apart from the question of adequate U j remuneration there was ft spirit of t> j " work shyness " abroad, together with e ! (he fart that in nine month* y ! imports with New Zealand had ex , ' ceeded the export* by «ia<»t t ! £8,000,000, must cause us as Christian* to 0 | face the situation and try to re-eraphas;sc ' the gospel of work Unless we are pres : pared to work harder and, as a country, ! to bo more saving we were moving to'wards poverty. That was putting the j problem on its loweu retting, the ' economic. Stating the case from the definitely Christian standpoint the preacher ».aid ' that according to Christ the e**entuU '- thing in life was not po«vi-«->:.;n* hat : character. Character, however, depended ~ largely on what we did and how and why we did tt. The true wraith was not ' what we got for our work bit the ■■ barac ' ter gained in doing it ■' No one 'otiid deny that Ut'-ur hid & often been underpaid. ;>n,J that < *, ! r<t quentlv employer*. ->-V.*u (t.eir ■.'* n pr»< !» ji increased. had rn*d<- .-, .ii:'-!-:;! to n create «a;r« tint:! the* hi-i i""' cor». ' pelied The I r,w-d% •.. - '**'• <- ■>,■>■ pro e fees of tor ju«' <- ■' «■: ■"•':■! : k r.a-.e !o»t : i»'' '■■ ' ''• i, ' '" '-'' : ,!,,, ci.d !pu than h.- ;•«--! « *!'" :i .TaV''' , j--«i! . .n ■ «-»" ' - *'*'<- •I .„ a re, ,e«,e H' ■■- . < . i'*'!' 0 K'.r that -'*>' 's •!■''! ' ' " - " "">• 0 ~r.M-U-'r..: .n. the • .-.. - -,»■*» i >»•. in; a '►•.,'•! '•'»'-. '• '• ' •'■ '-'' • b\ de.lt.rrale '. •'••..! . -' hi- he*; : W;,»'..-.er '.he attempt *. ■ "...rte i- £*■ t as moth »i;" »• p"*».i>. ■- ' ' -• ! - -' - i »wk a> !-•-.•! '-.' r«l' -ri-fierf run- ■ f-irther thai '.:,- •"-■-'> .m. . -!i.-*v ( ~«-;,- . r It a»-rt«j .-Sara-ver If roe r! .„..!;, ~i » t-. '..-.k ;*.•;*> ri »• ar. e' a>■ i • I, » iie»r that the ui-a! hi* »»* Utat in »>.■ ; i the lea«t iaboui v,'£« done I • •».-: a- , natn.n •*' -c.r<- n the 4 « •■ g-»d* It » »J« suggestive a'-'J si-rnrftcar-* lS«! t'- - ■ most backward 'iff were th'-au- that *- > quired t-. do least for their da tit breast i To day in New oealand, wnen men <<t»h » might 1" hu»;. helping u> rebuild a some what damaged hot tin! ■ «-«-r !f!t*re»tir)jj i wurld. there was mix '•! r<-«tii-«*.-n-t 1 » a... : d dlilfxrhrtsti'./fi t<» ii.< :.'/r.<ij'. har<i w*rl J-. r the o;j'.:er 'if hour* m»-i, have t,-J ■..; : I full) rejhwd that there « a « a »ttbjWtno • j standard of time The hnav man writd « • ; mu<fi •borter day than the iran wb.-. had > ; not enou-h to do or who was "j"t>ii 4 i -!o»