Getting One's Bearings; Observations for Direction and Distance (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1903 Excerpt: ... Bezaleel was called "to devise skilful works, to work in gold and in silver, and in brass, and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship." At the same time Oholiab and others were called to make the Tabernacle and the ark and the mercy-seat, and the altar and sacred vessels, the garments of the priests, and the anointing oil and the incense. Thus all the way down the centuries we find men raised up for particular service; called, instructed, inspired, for that which was required of them; or, better, that which they were permitted to do. The call may be direct, given into the heart of man by the Divine Spirit; or, it may be indirect, yet none the less divine. It is assumed here, and in many countries, that a man will have a work which is his, by which he will serve the community and provide for his own wants. When a young man leaves college he is asked, "What are you going to do?" Afterwards the inquiry is, " What is he doing?" That is, what is his calling; for it is taken for granted that he has a business of some sort. Even if he has wealth, so that he need not earn his living, he is quite likely to have some profession, or occupation, by which he is known. Fortunately for most men this is a necessity, and the question is not, Shall I do anything, but What shall I do? For his choice has an important part in the determination. His choice responds to the call and these combine to make it his occupation. We may speak of it under either term. He is to take it for granted that he is to have his work, --that he is made for something which he can do better than he can do other things. What this is he is to find out. His health, his virtue, his manhood, his contentment and usefulness, his generosity and patriotis...