The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 322
... indigence , and fully as little of the actual suffering of indigence as in the latter parishes ? Wherein lies the mystery of these striking pheno- mena ? Can any man be so absurd as to believe , that it lies in the superior skill or ...
... indigence , and fully as little of the actual suffering of indigence as in the latter parishes ? Wherein lies the mystery of these striking pheno- mena ? Can any man be so absurd as to believe , that it lies in the superior skill or ...
Page 282
... Indigence as objects of Public Charity . Laying out of sight the objections you have stated to any general principle of compulsory assessment , do you not con- ceive that there are certain classes of misery and distress for which relief ...
... Indigence as objects of Public Charity . Laying out of sight the objections you have stated to any general principle of compulsory assessment , do you not con- ceive that there are certain classes of misery and distress for which relief ...
Page 310
... indigence , the more , at length , would the applicants on the latter plea , give way to the appli- cants on the former . The manifest superiority of the first claim to the second , would go at once to the hearts of the people ; and ...
... indigence , the more , at length , would the applicants on the latter plea , give way to the appli- cants on the former . The manifest superiority of the first claim to the second , would go at once to the hearts of the people ; and ...
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