Article April 13, 1957 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from Eugene Carr, K. G. Bond

Eugene Carr in an article in the Marion Star, Ohio

We are not meant to live and work in the middle ground of mediocrity. We are meant to apply ourselves, to the best of our individual abilities, to the work at hand—to use and develop our knowledge and skills to the fullest. Anything less is a violation of the trust our Maker placed in us when He gave us hands and minds with which to work.

Nothing is more appropriate to this theme than the Biblical parable of the talents. One worker loafed on the job and did nothing at all with his opportunity. The other two made the most of what they had, even though their abilities had, even though their abilities and resources were not equal.

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