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THE

SOCIAL REFORMER'S

BIBLE.

A MANUAL OF SELECTIONS FROM
THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS
AND THE APOCRYPHA.

COMPILED AND ARRANGED BY

M. L. HART-DAVIS.

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SECOND EDITION.

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1899.

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The Blessings Labour brings to Man

Duties of Employers

Duties of the Employed..

Wages and Recompense

The Example of Christ and of Paul

Inspiration in Craftmanship..

Labour of the Virtuous Housewife

Greetings and Example of Boaz..

Agricultural Distress

Rest from Labour

The Right Aspect of Labour..

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II. RICHES AND POVERTY.

Value of Riches in the Eye of the World ..

Value of Riches in the Eye of God

Example of the Early Christians

Temptations and Responsibilities of Wealth 28

Riches do not secure Happiness..

Duties of the Rich

III. JUSTICE AND INJUSTICE.

God the Ideal of Justice..

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1

With God there is an Equality among Men 3

Justice will be Rewarded

Ideal of Justice for the Nation and the

11

Punishment of Injustice

Honour to those who deserve Honour

The only Debt of Man to Man is Love

IV. OPPRESSION AND MERCY.

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Oppression is Abhorrent to God and Man

God's Power to Deliver from Evil Oppressors 5

V.-AVARICE AND GENEROSITY.

The Love of Money, and its Consequences 1

The Misery caused by Avarice

The Prophets call on us to consider our

Ways.

The Life of the Miser

Exhortations to Generosity

Example of Paul

Abraham's Courtesy

The Ideal of the Psalmist

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11

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20

Exhortations to Avoid Strife

Exhortations to Unity and Co-operation

Peace cometh of God

VII.-WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE.

Value of Education ..

True Wisdom leads Man to God..

The Way to learn Wisdom

Neglect of Education, and the Consequences

thereof

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. 25

26

Examples of those whose Prayer for Wis-

dom was granted..

To whom shall Wisdom be given?

Conclusion..

VIII. RETROSPECT AND FORESIGHT.

The Lessons of History..

The Progress of Reform is slow

Forethought, Prudence, and Faith

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8

Exhortations to the Love of Mankind

Exhortations to Practical Philanthropy

Lessons in Conciliation ..