4. _We should help our neighbor to improve ... his property and business._ We should help and assist our neighbor as much as we can, by _word and deed,_ that his property and business, by means of which he earns his living, may be _improved,_ become better. If our neighbor is poor and suffers want, we should help him by _giving_ him of our money, or other goods which he may be in need of. _"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again."_ Prov. 19,17 We should lend him our money if he is in need, until he may be able to repay it. _"Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away."_ Matt. 5,42. _Zacchaeus,_ after having joyfully received the Lord into his house, was ready to give half of his goods to the poor. Luke 19,8. How _well-pleasing_ it is to our Lord when we help the poor and needy! _"To do good and to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."_ Heb. 13,16. 5. _We should help our neighbor to ... protect his property and business._ Our neighbor's property and business sometimes is in danger, in danger by water or fire, or by wicked men who try to harm our brother. We should _warn_ him against these dangers, we should give him _good advice how to overcome them._ But we should not only warn and advise but also assist him as much as we can that his property may not be lost or come to harm. Our love to God should prompt us to serve our brethren. _"This commandment have we from Him, that he who loves God love his brother also."_ 1 John 4,21. REMEMBER:-- _1. All our property has been given us by God. God bestows these goods as He pleases. Rich and poor will always be among us. The property of our neighbor should be sacred to us because God has given it to him._ _2. We should, therefore, not take our neighbor's money and goods against his will, neither by robbery and theft, nor by defrauding him by poor wares or crooked dealings. Always be honest!_ _3. We should rather help him to improve his property and business and to preserve it from danger and harm._ MEMORIZE:-- _Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away._ Matt. 5,42. _He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will He pay him again._ Prov. 19,17. _To do good and to communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased._ Heb. 13, 16. QUESTIONS.