Cedarville College Bulletin, October 1922

STEWARDSIIIP AND WEALTH "Whatever surplus wealth may come to one is to be regarded as a sacred trust which he is bound to administer for the good of his fellows" -Carnegie. "The total income of the people of the United States for the year 1916 exceeds $40,000,000,000."-John Skelton Williams. "After we get a certain amount of money, should not we begin fighting the habit instead of feeding it? No one at the start ever expected to let money get the better of him. If the cause is worth while, there is nothing that so develops the spiritual side of a man's nature as wholehearted, unselfish giving. It is money invested in character-building, scientific investigations and educational work that endures forever."-Roger Babson. The per capita expenditures in 1919 for sundry commodities: Automobiles, $2.40; confectionery, $1.30; coffee, $1.12; patent medicine, $.81; Christian colleges, $.20. Dr. P. P. Claxton, former Commissioner of Education, recently reported that "in 1920, $3,000,000,000 was spent for luxurious service · alone and the same amount went for joy rides, pleasure resorts and racing. Face powder, cosmetics and perfume cost $750,000,000, cigarettes $800,000,000, and the national ice cream bill was $250,000,- 000. The total 1918 statement for luxuries was $22,700,000,000, or $6,000,000,000 more than was spent on education in the country's h . " 1story. · . The last lines scrawled by Wesley on the pages of his Journal were a confession and an accounting of his stewardship. "For up– wards of 86 years," he wrote, "I have kept my accounts exactly. I will not attempt it any longer, being satisfied with the continual conviction that I save all I can, and give all I can, that is, all I have." ,vith this confession the pen fell from his hand, his masterpiece was . closed, and seven months later he passed to his reward. -30-