A keen, well-informed student of modern economic conditions has asserted that no man can succeed in business life today and remain true to the teachings of Jesus. Is this true? Is it true in professional life? Is it true in politics? One of our most prominent statesmen has said that he would have found it impossible to succeed and maintain his independence if he had been compelled to earn his living. He would have been compelled either to yield to the boss or quit politics. Who are some of the men in public life who are gaining success and yet maintaining Christian principles? If the ultimate ideal of real success is service, is there any other way in which men may obtain success? Is this true of every department of human effort? Does this principle make it possible for every man, however limited his ability and opportunities, to attain real success? _Questions for Further Consideration_. How would you define genius? Edison called it 2% of inspiration and 98% of perspiration. (But see James, _Talks to Teachers_.) Is the chief difference between the successful and the unsuccessful man the ability to recognize and seize opportunities? Would Joseph's policy in dealing with Pharaoh's subjects meet with public approval to-day? Could Joseph have succeeded as well in a republic? Does Joseph's land policy justify the single tax? Or serfdom such as Joseph countenanced? What place does loyalty to humble friends and kinsmen take in the making of great and noble characters? Would you say that the ultimate standard of all real success is service? Would it be wise for the state to enforce service for the public good by a heavy, progressive inheritance tax? What justification is there for such a modification of Joseph's land policy, as the single tax? (See George, _Progress and Poverty_; Seligman, _Essays on Taxation_, 64-94.) Do you think that a man earning his own living can expect to-day to succeed in politics and maintain his self-respect as an independent thinker? _Subjects for Further Study_. (1) The Origin and Literary Form of the Joseph Narratives. Kent, _Student's O. T_. I, 126-127; Hastings, _Dict. Bible_ II, 767-769; Smith, _O. T. History_, 54-55. (2) Contemporary Parallels to the Joseph of the Biblical Narratives. Hastings' _Dict. Bible_ II, 772-775. (3) Compare and Contrast the Achievements of Joseph, Bismarck and Cecil Rhodes. STUDY VIII THE TRAINING OF A STATESMAN. MOSES IN EGYPT AND THE WILDERNESS.--EX. 1:1; 7:5. _Parallel Readings_. Goodnow, F. J., _Comparative Administrative Law_. _Hist. Bible_ I, 151-69.