The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-07-29
AN HONEST MILLION,
How Long it Takes to Earn it,
Some Interesting Figures.

cal World.
l have never been so impressed by q
place where there was so little to see
as by Nazareth, once the home of the
one whose gentle life and wise teach
ings have 50 remarkably Influenced
the civilized world. The place is not
particularly impressive, but ones
thoughts are thronged with memories
Of teachings which began at mothers
knee, then continued in the Sunday
school, church, etc., and connected
with every sacred relation, as chris
Jennings, weddings and funerals. And
here was His home! We are treading
the very streets that He trod. The
views that meet our eyes in every di-
rection are scenes once familiar to
Him. Yonder plain of Esdraelon,
which we crossed to get here, was we'll
known to Him. Yonder mountain is
practically the same now as it was
when it was a familiar figure in His
daily landscape. went to bed that
night with an impressive realization
that was to sleep in the town which
was once His home. And when leav-
ing the next day I often turned my
horse about to look again and again
at the little town and its surrounding
hills and valleys-scenes of His daily
life.
In the last few years, during which
the IndustrIa1 QUESTION mas assumed
such great Importance Ia our country,
my mind has often gone back to those
scenes in Galilee. I have thought of
the principal actor, not as teacher,
but as workingman-the Carpenter
of Galilee. Millionaires and multi
millionaires have become numerous in
our country, bringing in their wake
an army OF unemployed. many of
whom, by force of conditions, degen-
crate into tramps and vagabonds.
Both these classes, the millionaires
and tramps, are detriment to the
best interests of our country. 1 have
made calculation bearing upon the
honesty of these millions In private
Golfers, and to help US to realize what
sum million dollars is and what it
is to actually earn million dollars.
All will agree that when working man
can save 81 every working day in the
year he is doing we'll.
Our era begins with the birth of
this Carpenter of Galilee. Let us sup.
pose that he was able to begin work
on the day OF his birth and that each
working day he was able to save 81
above his living expenses. Let US sup
pose that he never loses day by sick
ness or bad weather, and that his life
and health and strength are miracul.
ously prolonged until he shall earn
one million dollars by saving 81 for
every working day. Then we will be
able to realize what an honest million
is.
We will trace our workman who be-
gan work on the day Of his birth. At
the historic time. of his death, at the
age Of 33, what would he be worth?
The calculation is easy; 365 days
minus 81 Sundays equals 313 working
days in each year. Multiply that by
33 years and we have 10.329 days; but
we must add eight days for eight leap
years. This would make it 10,337-
and 81 per day saved would equal as
many dollars-$10,337 Far from a
million, yet labor began at birth and
never a holiday nor day lost by sick
ness! Let US suppose that he had
lived tire allotted ~ years; then how
would the account stand? Only $21.-
927! Our workman has a long and
weary task before him to earn so large
an amount as million dollars. Our
hero must trudge along through sum
mer's heat and winters storms.
Years and decades come and 90 until
they grow into centuries, and still he
works on, for his task is only begun.
He sees Kingdoms and empires rise
and fall. but still he labors on, for the
greater part OF his task is still before
him.
Christians are prosecuted in various
countries, the Roman Empire disRp-
pears, the dark ages come and still be
labors on, his task not yet completed.
The crusades are fought, America is
discovered, modern science awakens
the world from its shroud of darkness,
and still he labors on. The stirring
events Of modern history transpire.
and bring us down to the present mo-
me MT, and-would you believe it?-our
Carpenter is still la Dor. ng on, not yet
having saved million dollars, yet not
having missed a single working day
from sickness or any other cause in all
these centuries. Let US see how his
task would stand at this time. We
are not counting interest, but purely
the earnings OF labor. We have seen
that his savings would be $313 per
year; this would be $31 800 per CEN
tury, but adding 25 days for 25 leap
years per century. it would be $3i, ,325
per century. To determine how his
account would stand at the beginning
OF the present century multiply 431,-
325 by Is, and the result Is $561S60, and
add $3O,048 for the 96 years OF the
present century and the amount Is
459l 1893. So the task at the present