Show TRUE SOURCE OF STRENGTH liberality of rich men toward education and charity shows americas greatness americans are the greatest philanthropists in history during the last year europe has been deluged by a tornado of 0 blood but america has been flooded with gilts gifts of gold god europe staggering beneath its burden of 0 hate lias has fallen alien down on the stairway of 0 progress but bat america with a passion lor for human service gervice has made bright her way by her lavish gifts of 0 wealth and love wealthy americans gave away during 1914 to educational and charitable institutions almost twice the amount given in 1913 eighteen different americans bequeathed sums ranging from to while Eu ropes surplus wealth has be been en devoted to training and equipping men to slaughter efficiently americas millions have been devoted to feeding the afie poor clothing the naked healing the sick and enlightening the minds of men and the largest but one of these gifts was bea bequeathed leathed anonymously tills this millionaire asked no other pleasure than the joy ot of giving emerson says A great man is always willing to be little john D rockefeller Rockefell ej gave a total clotil ot his s largest bequests were to the rockefeller institute for medical research resea ach and i to the university ot of chicago andrew carnegie grive gave to international peace propaganda edwin ginn the boston publisher bequeathed another million tor for the same work francis A ogden a texan bequeathed his entire estate valued at several millions to the education of the children in rural communities others bequeathed thed their millions to building hosPi hospitals talt and improving the condition of the poor A grand total ot of more than was left to the colleges king ridden hate defiled europe is reaping the chaos and agony 0 of war but moneymaking money making service aspiring america Is achieving true grandeur carlyle was right oh it is great and there to la no other greatness to make one nook of gods creation more f fruitful better abre more worthy of god to make some human heart a little wiser manlier happler happier more blessed less accursed leadies Le alies weekly |