4. What body of leaders did he create, and what standards of special honor did he impose on them? 5. What do we think of the historic effectiveness of the leadership he created? What is the true interpretation of Judas Iscariot? 6. What evidences are there in Jesus’ career that he was true to his ideals of leadership? III. _The Problem of Leadership in History_ 1. How have the great leaders in the field of religion attacked the problem of leadership in the Church? What does the Protestant Reformation signify from this point of view? 2. How have the landed aristocrats of the past met the Christian test of leadership? 3. Give examples from history and from modern life of men who exercised power in the way Christ condemned. Give examples of others who exercised it according to Christ’s law. IV. _The Problem of Leadership in Modern Life_ 1. In what professions is ambition now securely tied up with service, so that a man must serve well in order to rise? 2. In what positions can a man still gain power and wealth by exploiting society? 3. Is the consciousness that they are public servants spreading among business men? If so, to what is this due? 4. Is society paying too big a price for the leadership of the industrial aristocracy today? 5. When the interests of the stockholders are set over against the health of women and children, and the safety of employes, which consideration determines the wages paid? 6. How have the social leaders of the past mortgaged the economic resources of nations to their own families? To what extent is this true of our country? 7. How can society protect itself against exploitation under present conditions? V. _For Special Discussion_ 1. A corporation has averaged 24 per cent to its stockholders. It pays twelve dollars a week to its ordinary workmen. Would you call this predatory leadership? Where do you draw the line? 2. Does the salary of teachers in our country indicate that we give honor according to service rendered? 3. How does the increasing size of business undertakings and their importance for public welfare emphasize the ethical importance of right leadership? Chapter VIII. Private Property And The Common Good _Private Property Must Serve Social Welfare_ A glance across history or a simple acquaintance with human life in any community will show us that private property is at the same time a necessary expression of personality and stimulator of character, and, on the other hand, a chief outlet and fortification of selfishness. Every reformatory effort must aim to conserve and spread the blessings of property, and every step toward a better social order will be pugnaciously blocked by its selfish beneficiaries. What were Jesus’ convictions about private property? DAILY READINGS First Day: The Rival Interest