The Gospel of Labor Author:Charles Stelzle Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: II Every Man a Soloist THE greatest thing in the world is a man. Not a crowd of men, but just one man. Made in the image of God, with His attributes, with ... more »His spirit-breathed life and power, he may gaze at the mountains and feel that he is greater than they. He may look out upon the seas and say, " I am your master." He may look up into the air, and declare : " I have conquered you." Because of this we may take courage. The thought of it should brace up the fellow who is down in the dumps. It should straighten up the back of the chap who has so long been a drudge that he has forgotten his heritage. Way back in the cradle of the world, when man was young, he was made master of all creation. He named the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air. He was given dominion over sea and land. It was all his—to do with as he willed. If he hasn't made the most of his opportunity it is his own fault. If he has permitted others to rob him of his birthright it is still his own fault. No system, or combination, or principality, or power or any other creature, is strong enough to deprive him of his God- given rights—if he really wants them. He has Godand Eight on his side, and' God and one are a majority. After all, it is not so much the fact that men form powerful organizations that makes them win out; it is because some one man supplies the necessary force and fire. In a very real sense, every man stands alone. Just as alone as though he were the only man in the world. While there are times when we may think " en masse " and work in gangs, and trade in corporations, and pray by congregations, and sing in choruses—nevertheless, there comes to each of us the time when we must do these things alone. When a young fellow starts out in his musical career, taking his place in a chor...« less