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Show Stewardship of Wealth. Thero Is no pcoplo ln tho world like the American in tho number of men and women who look upon their title to wealth aB involving stewardship and disposition of Incomo and principal for public ends. During tho last 17 years tho amount of gifts, ln sums ol $5,000 or more, to religious, educational, educa-tional, philanthropic and civic causes, has been many millions over a billion dollars, tho record for tho year Jus! closing amounting to $141,250,000, oi $40,000,000 more than during any pro vlous year. Add to this tho enormous sura that le given each year in sums smaller than $5,000, given either ns regular contributions to religious, odu catlonnl and charitablo onuses, or lofl as bequests for tho samo "uplift" ends, nnd it begins to appear why tho agitator agita-tor against wealth, as ln of Itself a pernicious thing, finds this country less fnvorable to his revolutionary propaganda than ho wishes It woro. |