CORPORATIONS: The Lord Helps Those . . .

And of all that Thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto Thee.

—Genesis 28:22

To the Kerr canning-jar people, Jacob's tithing vow is more than a wall motto. It is a way of doing business: every time Kerr makes a dollar, God gets a dime.*

The Kerr headquarters in Los Angeles show the marks of the partnership. The walls of the president's big office are covered with religious paintings. A well-thumbed Bible is always on the desk. Behind it last week Mrs. Ruth Kerr, 55, a widow with 13 grandchildren, started her 25th year as head of Alexander...

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