NOTE.—“Servility to wealth,” says J. S. Mill, “is a social curse.” Vespasian spoke truly when he said, “Riches are well, if gotten well and well spent;” and Peter Cooper likewise uttered a great truth when he said, “A man of wealth is but a steward for the good of mankind.” James A. Patten, the retired Chicago millionaire wheat broker, announcing his intention to give away his fortune to charity, said: “I believe a man should give away a good share of his wealth while he is living. He can’t take a dollar out of the world with him, although I know some men who seem to believe they can. Personally, I mean to get rid of the most of my fortune. I hope to help many charitable institutions before I die. I doubt the advisability of leaving any great sum of money to one’s children. Many lives have been ruined by large bequests. The offspring of a rich man are better off if they are required to hustle for themselves.”—_Washington Times, Nov. 5, 1910._ 4. What did Christ tell the rich young man to do? “Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, _go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor_, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow Me.” Matt. 19:21. 5. What, in the parable, did God say to the rich man who thought to build larger barns in which to store his goods? “But God said unto him, _Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee_: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?” Luke 12:20. 6. How does James say the rich have lived? “_Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton_; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.” James 5:5. NOTE.—This indicates that they have lived in luxury and for pleasure, quite heedless of the needs of the poor and of the great world about them. They have lived simply to have a good time themselves, with no thought of their responsibility to God or to their fellow men. 7. Who gives men the power to get wealth? “But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for _it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth_.” Deut. 8:18. 8. How does James say the rich have treated the just? “_Ye have condemned and killed the just_; and he doth not resist you.” James 5:6. NOTE.—There is nothing more rapacious and heartless than greed, or covetousness. To obtain its ends, it disregards the rights, the welfare, and even the lives of those affected by its merciless schemes and intrigues. The righteous, or just, however, do not make forcible resistance to this unjust treatment. 9. How have the rich defrauded the laborers? “Behold, _the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud_, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.” Verse 4. 10. Seeking a fair remuneration, what do many laborers do? Form labor-unions, engage in strikes, boycotts, etc.