ANDOVER-FARVARD
THEOLOGKL LIBLAKI
CAMBRIL

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Copyright, 1920, by
LEONIDAS W. CRAWFORD

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CHAPTER

CONTENTS

EDITOR'S NOTE.......

AUTHOR'S PREFACE.

I. THE MEASURE OF A VOCATION

An age of action-Labor a blessing-What kind of

labor?-Importance of choosing the right vocation-

How vocations are entered upon: typical methods

-Chance or accident-Economic necessity-Line of

least resistance-Deliberate choice-Factors involved

in choice, hence advantages of a standard of measure-

ment-A suggested standard-The standard simpli-

fied-The standard applied.

"II. FINANCIAL AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

Money necessary for physcial and social reasons-

The laborer worthy of his hire, for energy and time

have monetary value-Money, however, not the sole

criterion evidenced by varying monetary returns-

Reasons therefor: the service motive, habit, personal-

ity, law of supply and demand-Limitations of money

-How much money should a vocation pay-No abso-

lute standard-An estimate-Intangible values:

nature and its values; cultural values; religious

values-Furthering the interests of the higher king-

dom.

III. THE WORLD'S WORK AND WORKERS

Number of vocations-Distribution of vocations-

Division of labor-Alluring prospects in manufactur-

ing and mechanical industries-Need for spiritual

leaven-The legal profession-The Christian motive

at work through the law-Opportunities in mining

engineering-The privilege of the physician-Fields

other than agricultural to cultivate-Value of open-

mindedness in vocational choice.

IV. THE CHURCH AND ITS WORK...

What the Christian Church is-Ministry of service

the work of this church-Need for such ministry in

spiritualizing the social process-Work of the church

not fully appreciated-Reasons therefor-Work of

church compared with the work of other institu-

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