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pose there is more beef raised to-day, 

 and the steel output is larger. Does 

 beef taste any better? Does the man 

 who rolls the steel enjoy life any 

 more than he did two decades ago? 

 A negative answer is likely the proper 

 one. Therefore, let us cease to brag 

 about our material resources, for 

 they are not necessarily an aid to 

 spiritual progress. 



A man may be a good man, and 

 yet if he is ever emphasizing the 

 material, he is responsible for certain 

 corrupting influences in life. Let me 

 explain. I note that reform in city 

 affairs is slow, and that corruption is 

 swift footed. I note that good men 

 are unstable in combination, and that 

 bad men hold together. This ques- 

 tion has been in my mind what uni- 



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