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( &X MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday. June 16. 1950 f heological Schools Discussed By Roger W. Babson, Cnninl n ttiA Mnil TrihnniO Babson Park, Mass., June 18 I will divert this weeK S column In iirhnt mnst rpsrlpm will con sider a subject entirely out or my t l i a. Please, how ever, be patient and read this through. I feel it has an im portant sugges tion to every businessman. In view of a recent talk ,iih President Edward B. Hinckley of Utopia college, Eureka, Kas., I have been studying the 200 theological schools of the U. S. and Canada As a rule, they are well operated and fairly endowed; but most often are poorly '"ended. Per haps, this is because they think too much concerning the mini stry of preaching" and too little about the "ministry of service. Now for my question: "Why should these religious schools train men only to serve humanity through the churches why not train men also to serve humanity through business? Certainly, al most all business concerns need more religion. They need more praying executives who are in terested in rendering more ser vice. This especially applies to sales managers and their assis tants. If they have a product which the public needs, then why not use the power of prayer in its distribution? This may sound strange; but isn't it a fair question? Drug Chain Used As Example of Idea I have in mind a small chain f im ixlv well located drug stores. The president of the president of the company is an honest, hard working man who knows the drug business from A to Z. He can control the buying which is important both as to goods selected and the prices paid. But otherwise he is largely dependent upon the present more or less indifferent char acter, energy and desire for service of the managers and clerks of these 80 stores. Hence, think what would happen if these present store managers most of whom now are interested only In their monthly pay should gradually be substituted by bright and ambitious gradu ates of theological o o 1 1 e g e s. These would be young men taught to like and help people and to get results through prayer t r u 1 y anxious to aid everyone who would come into the stores. Surely the reputation of these stores would rapidly Increase. Likewise these young thealog lcnl graduates could meet more " people and do more good in these drug stores than they could possibly do In a country church. If they want also to preach somewhere on Sundays, this could be arranged. They, more over, would then preach a better sermon after five days in a prescription drug store serving the sick and friends of the sick. They also would have an op portunity of making friends with young people who congregate at Coos Bay Company Buys Siskiyou Timber Grants Pass, Ore., June 18 (U.R) The Coos Bay Lumber company purchased 30,460,000 board feet of timber In the Siski you national forest this week. The company was the sole bid der on the timber which lies on Eaton ridge on the south fork of the Coquille river. Bid was at appraisal value totalling $351, 000. Copenhagen, June 16 U.R) Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt arrived by plane from Helsinki today on the last leg of her Scandinavian tour. the soda fountains. Spirit of Helpfulness Would Appeal to Doctors Such young men, who would begin as clerks, when later pro moted to become store managers would employ only similar earnest praying people with a burning urge to be of service. This spirit of helpfulness would both appeal to doctors and give the stores a high standing in the community. They could then af ford to sell only the best goods, being always assured of a fair profit. I have used the drug store chain merely as an illustration. The same principle would apply to any store selling honest and useful merchandise. One of two things; Either devoted church people should make much better employees or else we had better reform our churches. Our pres ent half-way attitude is a great mistake Theological colleges might correct this. More Student Should Attend Theological Schools Or, such colleges could give a two-year course especially to train spiritually minded young people for business. They there by could render further service as very few business colleges teach their students how to pray for or serve others. Such courses should naturally have some busi ness studies covering selling, finance and administration; but these would also behelpful to those who are to enter the mini stry of preaching. 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