New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-23

pGrt2c1p0tang IN the tGDlng OF
the cornerstone of the Uni
versity of Jerusalem on the
Mount of Olives
sumption, and there was great op-
portunity to help consumptives by
sending them to Lakewood and Civ
ing them chance to get we'll. But
the people of Lakewood would not
permit it. They we've up in arms
at the thought of the poor consump-
tives sitting on the porches of the
Lakewood Hotel. The thought of
having to see these invalids several
times day was horrifying to the
citizens of Lakewood. I suppos,
their tender hearts could not stand
the strain.
cat any rate, ths dear people of
Lakewood kept me from establish
fishing sanatorium there. But Ar
thur Brisbane had some ground near
Lakewood, and he helped me. He
gave the ground and l established
what we called a, 'Preventorium,'
place where peonl, t!ireate tened with
consumption can so and be restored
to good health.
A Judgment on the People
But every one of those who 90.
posed my establishing a sanatorium
for consumptives in Lakewood is
dead, with the exception of one man,
and he has lost everything he had.
"Isn't that a judgment on those
people, who, even at no cost to them
selves, would not let others be
helped? I think it is"
"Mr. Straus, you say every man
should give all he can to the poor
and suffering. Have you any theory
as to how much a man should give
or how he should calculate his abil-
ity to give?"
Every man." he replied, "has
right to provide for himself, for the
present and for the future, and for
his wife and family, for their fu-
lures. He not only has a right to do
that, but it is his duty. After that
is done he should begin to give.
LET a man have Injuries, if he
wants them. Every man has right
to enjoy life to the measure that he
can afforu. But he should give away
the equivalent Of the cost of his
luxuries. That is duty. Let him
have yacht, if he wants it and
can afford it, but he should give
away the amount of the cost of the
yacht and the cost of its upkeep
every year. 1t is so with all lux
urles. 1t is not necessary for him
to deprive himself of them, only to
give to the poor and suffering the
same amount that he spends on lux.
uries. And if he has anything left
after that, if his income still piles
up. then he should give away all
that surplus. No man has a right
to keep on piling up money. dollar
on dollar, that he has no use for
and no need of.
Killed by Their Consciences
Rich men are always dying be-
cause they have never helped any
one. When man gets sick he can't
get well if he is worrying all the
time. A lady was sick here in my
house once, and the doctor came to
me after a while and said, 4 can't
cure that lady. She can't get we'll.
She has something on her mind and
she won't tell me what it isl 7
found out she was worrying because
she hadn't made her will. She made
her will and stopped worrying and
got well.
There are lots Of rich men who
never give a dollar away and never
help any one. When they get sic!:
and they have time to look back
over their lives they realize that they
have done wrong because they have
never helped any one, they have for
gotten God and worshiped money.
They worry about it. Their con-
sciences will give them no rest and
they can't get well. They die. But
it is not the sickness that kills them.
1t is conscience"