Dr. Peabody's Address.

Last night, in Brooks House, Dr. Peabody delivered a lecture on "The Teachings of Jesus Concerning the Rich."

In considering the application of Christ's principles regarding the rich, the question naturally arises, is poverty essential to true discipleship? A superficial examination tends to show that it is; for there have been few modern labor agitators who have condemned wealth in more severe terms than does the New Testament.

Though it is impossible to evade the lessons taught by this condemnation, there is a deeper lesson that is not always seen; for Christ insists only upon one of two alternatives--good use of money or its complete abandonment. This fact reconciles many statements that at first appear contradictory. Wealth is not a danger to be avoided, but rather a trust to be used for the highest purposes.

Of these purposes, Christ recognized three: alms-giving, ministry to the aesthetic pleasures of life, and an honorable use in our daily affairs. The great aim in the management of wealth should be to see the dangers of being drawn into luxury, and to avoid them either by mastering or by abandoning riches.