The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 251
... charity itself ; that , after a public institution has done its uttermost , it leaves a surplus of unreached and unrelieved wretchedness greater in amount than it met with at the outset of its operations ; that it never rescues the ...
... charity itself ; that , after a public institution has done its uttermost , it leaves a surplus of unreached and unrelieved wretchedness greater in amount than it met with at the outset of its operations ; that it never rescues the ...
Page 282
... Charity . Laying out of sight the objections you have stated to any general principle of compulsory assessment , do ... charity , and in parti- cular to the charities of the rich ; that , generally speaking , the upper classes have a ...
... Charity . Laying out of sight the objections you have stated to any general principle of compulsory assessment , do ... charity , and in parti- cular to the charities of the rich ; that , generally speaking , the upper classes have a ...
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... charity can be over- taken , and without any corrupt influence on those who are sustained by it . To qualify for the second kind of relief , one has only to be poor , which many become wilfully , and always too in numbers which exceed ...
... charity can be over- taken , and without any corrupt influence on those who are sustained by it . To qualify for the second kind of relief , one has only to be poor , which many become wilfully , and always too in numbers which exceed ...
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