Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1914 — Busy, We Miss Finer Things of Life [ARTICLE]

Busy, We Miss Finer Things of Life

By Rev. L. F. W.

F. W. LESEMAIM of Chicago

A SOLDIER WHO IS ON PICKET duty does not dare to LEAVE HIS POST, EVEN THOUGH IT BE TO HELP A MESSMATE. THERE IS SUCH A THING AS BEING TOO BUSY WITH THINGS THAT ARE USEFUL AND RIGHT IN THEMSELVES THAT ONE LOSES THE MORE IMPORTANT AND FINER THINGS OF LIFE. In a boom town the people are always busy. We are in a boom country and are the busiest people in the world. “This is my busy day” is a common office sign. Every invention makes us more busy. The telephone and automobile, often called time savers, have increased our activities. THE DANGER OF THIS BUSY AGE IS THAT BUSINESS MEN WILL BE SO BUSY MAKING MONEY THAT THEY WILL NEGLECT THEIR FAMILIES, THEY WILL FAIL TO LOOK UP AT THE SKY s AND WILL FORGET GOD.