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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. Not only does
the nation's employment situa
tion depend largely upon its
selling organizations, but a
preacher's usefulness depends
much on his salesmanship abili
ties. Hence, the basic question:
Do those attending theological
colleges really want to help the
most people in the most uselul
ways? If so. more of them would
enter spiritually understaffed
businesses rather than overlap
ping churches.
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