The Mission of the Church Or Systematic Beneficence
The Mission of the Church Or Systematic Beneficence
Edward a Edward Alexander Lawrence
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" At another time, when necessary extra expen ses greatly diminished his charities for a time, he said, " I find it one of my greatest trials, that I can not do more for the heathen. " Systematic benevolence promotes happiness by its influence in subduing covetousness and strengthen ing benevolence. As we have already seen covetousness to be a principal hinderance to the spiritual groivth and the spiritual power of the church, so now we find it a hinderance to spiritual enjoyment nay, to human ...happiness in the broadest sense. And that same divine scheme which we have already seen to be essential, chiefly by its influence in subduing covet ousness, to the growth of the church s piety and the advancement of its triumphs, we now see to be es sential, in the same way, to happiness. This com bined view of these arguments may show us at once the far-reaching and appalling dangers of covetous- ness, and the simplicity, efficacy, and unfailing adapt- edness of God s scheme of prevention. The covetous or selfish scheme of doing business is always tormenting.
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