 He went on to preach a number of brilliant sermons to his affluent and influential neighbors, such as George Pullman and Marshall Field, about their social responsibility to the poor, uneducated, and unfortunate.In 1890, he delivered a classic sermon when Philip D. Armour was in attendance.Gunsaulus declared that if he had a million dollars, he would start a school to help the young prepare for work in the new industrial age.