The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-30
BOSTON YOUTH TELLS WHY HE REJECTS
MILLION LEGACY LEFT HIM BY FATHER
Cannot Serve God and Nam
mon; Christ Would Have
Done the Same" He Says

BUZzARDs BAY. MASS. Now "a
Charles Garland. the young man who
has renounoed his right 70 q million
dollar legacy left him by his father.
James A. Garland. who was wealthy
cluhman and ynchtman of Boston. to-
day made a formal statement Of his
reasons for rejecting the money. His
statement, be said. was due 20 the
fact that the many reports OF his
failure 90 accept the legacy had failed
properly 20 state his position.
Il refuse 10 accept the. money be-
cause Il Il not mine" was Young Gar
lands summary of his action. "A
system which starves thousands while
hundreds are stuffed condemns itself.
A system which leaves a sick woman
helpless and offers its service 20 q
healthy man condemns itseh. II is
such a system that offers me a million
dollars" no continued. IT Is blind 10
the simplest truth known to every
child. the truth that the hungry should
be fed and the naked clothed. I have
had to choose between the loss of
private property and the law which Is
written ia every human heart.
choose the one which ! believe 10 be
true"
Garland who has stated that he re-
nouneed his claim TO the million doll
lars because he thought Christ would
have done the same. continued.
n believe ! could do no good with
the money. II ~ the man who gives
food 60 the hungry VINO does good not
the dollars given IN exchange for
food. I would be happy 70 be the man
~ I had the food 20 give. but can
not lend myself TO handling the money
thAt - not mine even though the good
that might be done is possibly great"
Many people have written 20 tell
him what could be done with the
money. ne said; ''rhey seem almost
proud 20 point out the power that /
have in my hands. but Il r. the most
pitiful thing they could point to. You
cannot serve God and mammon.' a
preacher I'm the name OF Christ said
this million should have been turned
70 good. He thinks that Gods work
is paid for in dollars Code work
viii never be done until men see that
this theory IL untrue"
Mr.. Gariand's statement wns made
from his home here. former inn OF
stage coach days The young man IA
90 years old and is living at his home
with his wife end infant daughter aaI
the guest Of his mother. Mrs Marie
Tudor ureeh. who supplies them with
a maid and keeps their iarder full. He
plans 20 so 20 work eventuallv. re
said but a year at Harvard CoiloreI
which he left % ret married and pre-
rsaratory schooling IN this country and
in England fitted him for no work
ready at hand. and ne said he thought
t would be spring before he found
anything. His wife Joined with him
in his rennnciament of the millions
Garland said, Ills mother although
not holding the same views. has told
him to do what be thought right.
In another house on the estate lives
James a. Garland. third. a brother OF
Charles Garland who had accepted
his share Of bis fathers estate. made
larger BY tho fact that the mother OF
the boys abandoned her riRhta IA
order 70 marry Francis {. Green after
the death Of her first husband. AL
Harvard College Is Hamilton Garland
a third son VINO lacks aevegal months
of reaching his majority. His brother
Charles said today that he understood
Hamilton Also was CONSIDERING refusal
% mks his share when ne became 81
are.