“Material increase is a gift of God to his children. Such goods are to be used wisely and sparingly for oneself and one’s family. Any excess earned is to be shared with those in need, first with those of the household of faith (Galatians 6:10), and then with others in need.”
Menno Simons (1496-1561) founder of the Mennonite movement, as quoted in an essay by Jacob a Loewen in Anabaptist/Mennonite Faith and Economics, ed. Calvin Redekop, Victor A. Krahn, and Samuel Steiner (University Press of America, 1990) 42.