Leisure Moments

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 7, 1906

WHAT do you do with your leisure moments? This was a question recently asked of young men in a public assembly? It was stated that the use of leisure moments determines what a man is and what he will become. In moments when the strain of outside pressure is taken off the natural bent reveals itself. Some men are idlers at heart and leisure reveals their decided love of the dolce far niente mode of existence. Others turn to special fads that interest and amuse them. Many a man has used his leisure moments to fit himself for superior work. There are those who have made themselves learned by the use of spare portions of time. Busy men who have no time for Bible study can surely find leisure moments, however brief, for a glimpse at the Word of God, and by systematic use of five minutes a day and orderly reading of the Scripture, can become filled with its truth. A man can make himself even an authority on a subject to which he will give a few minutes daily. Woman is noted for her use of spare moments in knitting or sewing. There is a mine of wealth waiting for those who will use the loose bits of time for some profit.—Selected.