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14 declared over his own signature, that no individual living, can by his own unaided efforts, accumulate thirty thousand dollars. Therefore, he who is able by the aggregate aid of the masses, to accumulate three millions, holds that three millions in trust, for the benefit of those masses. With this conception of his duty as a millionaire, he gives them the Cooper Institute—and he receives the honor and worship of humanity, and it is said he never enters the great auditorium in New York without being recieved with bursts of applause by men of all shades of religious opinion, and of no religious opinions."

What grand opportunities are open to those whose accumulations run into millions—opportunities, which if improved, would bring happiness to the possessors, and unspeakable joy to their fellow men.

Like deep calling unto deep, Humanity calls aloud for help. As 'the world rolls along its heavy course, the chilling winds blow from the icebergs' of poverty and wails of want arc heard throughout the land, will these cries from your own human brothers and sisters, O, millionaries and money-kings, forever appeal to you in vain? Will you not heed these loud outcries of suffering humanity, and plant the roses of Hope, where so long your spirit of cupidity, has made a wilderness of thorns? What noble deeds might you not accomplish? What fields of prosperity open up to your fellow men—sending forth Armies of Industry into the western portions of our mighty continent, to inaugurate such a system of things, as would bless and