The Rights of the Poor and Christian Almsgiving Vindicated: Or the State and Character of the Poor, and the Conduct and Duties of the Rich, Exhibited and IllustratedJ. Burns, 1841 - 416 páginas |
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Página 382
... St. John's parish , Glasgow , to return to the system of privately relieving the poor , and of providing for them by voluntary offerings instead of a compulsory assessment . I should not myself have been so sanguine as to have commenced ...
... St. John's parish , Glasgow , to return to the system of privately relieving the poor , and of providing for them by voluntary offerings instead of a compulsory assessment . I should not myself have been so sanguine as to have commenced ...
Página 383
... St. John's parish , Glas- gow , began in 1819 , and has at length ceased in 1837 , after eighteen years of successful operation . The following is an outline of the experience : - Previous to the experiment the poor of Glas- gow were ...
... St. John's parish , Glas- gow , began in 1819 , and has at length ceased in 1837 , after eighteen years of successful operation . The following is an outline of the experience : - Previous to the experiment the poor of Glas- gow were ...
Página 384
... St. John's parish contained , in 1819 , 8000 inhabitants ; since increased to 12,000 ; and is the poorest district in Glasgow.a The church - collection amounted at that time to 400l . per annum.b The expense of the kirk- session poor ...
... St. John's parish contained , in 1819 , 8000 inhabitants ; since increased to 12,000 ; and is the poorest district in Glasgow.a The church - collection amounted at that time to 400l . per annum.b The expense of the kirk- session poor ...
Página 385
... St. John's together , was estimated at 14007.c The kirk - session offeerd and undertook to provide for the existing ... parish for the pur- poses of settlement . The order of deacons was re - established ; Dr. Chalmers's Works , vol ...
... St. John's together , was estimated at 14007.c The kirk - session offeerd and undertook to provide for the existing ... parish for the pur- poses of settlement . The order of deacons was re - established ; Dr. Chalmers's Works , vol ...
Página 386
... parish was for the purpose di- vided . The average population of these districts was about 400.e The town - hospital poor of St. John's were reduced in the 4th year ( 1823 ) from 49 to 34 ; in 1833 there were only 4 remaining.f The ...
... parish was for the purpose di- vided . The average population of these districts was about 400.e The town - hospital poor of St. John's were reduced in the 4th year ( 1823 ) from 49 to 34 ; in 1833 there were only 4 remaining.f The ...
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Passagens conhecidas
Página 340 - But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; And your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Página 355 - Did not I weep for him that was in trouble ? was not my soul grieved for the poor?
Página 63 - Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink and forget his poverty and remember his misery no more.
Página 336 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Página 334 - Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him : because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto. For the poor shall never cease out of the land : therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Página 336 - Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.
Página 339 - For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort, by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Página 341 - He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Página 341 - Be merciful after thy power. If thou hast much, give plenteously; if thou hast little, do thy diligence gladly to give of that little: for so gatherest thou thyself a good reward in the day of necessity.
Página 151 - There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid.