The Works of Thomas Chalmers, Volumes 20-21W. Collins, 1836 |
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Page 258
... sure to go much be- yond the capability of every instituted fund to meet the effects of this relaxation . And hence it is , that a public charity necessarily creates more poverty than it provides for ; that a feeling of pres- sure or of ...
... sure to go much be- yond the capability of every instituted fund to meet the effects of this relaxation . And hence it is , that a public charity necessarily creates more poverty than it provides for ; that a feeling of pres- sure or of ...
Page 356
... sure to find , that , in point of magnitude and oppressiveness , its increase just keeps pace with the length of its duration . And , corresponding to this , there is a peculiar inaptitude in the system to retrograde ; so that if , in ...
... sure to find , that , in point of magnitude and oppressiveness , its increase just keeps pace with the length of its duration . And , corresponding to this , there is a peculiar inaptitude in the system to retrograde ; so that if , in ...
Page 280
... sure to be assailed , in full and open cry , at every corner , with the importunities of alleged want . The bearer of a moral and spiritual dispensation will not , in the long run , be the less welcome of the two , nor will his kindness ...
... sure to be assailed , in full and open cry , at every corner , with the importunities of alleged want . The bearer of a moral and spiritual dispensation will not , in the long run , be the less welcome of the two , nor will his kindness ...
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