Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XV. THE MESSAGE OF BETHEL TO OURSELVES. "Go and do likewise." A COUPLE of months ago, when this book was first thought of, the idea was, to dedicate it as a working model to the readers of the booklet whence the present writer drew her first inspiration--a vision of the "Programme of Christianity " not on paper only, but translated into life; not an ideal only, but an ideal clothed with reality; a doing, not a thinking only, nor yet an admiring only. But now that the story is told--a true story, though it read like a fairy-tale of charity--it seems to require a larger audience; and one ventures to address all English readers, into whose hands this book may fall; for a serious question has to be answered. This working model is a message. Why should England, bountiful England, have such a working model held up to her from another country? For large-hearted endeavour, for splendid results, the charities of England indeed rank nobly--no country more ready to respond to any tale of woe than this country. And yet! the reader will have asked himself, over and over again, on perusing these pages, why is there nothing like this, not anything at all like this, among ourselves? Why, indeed! It is not to sing the praises of Germany that this is said--Germany is behind England in many things. It is said, that English people themselves may look for an answer to the question, "Why are we so seriously behind, when we are so ready to help?" One answer to the question may be: The perfect humility which alone can do great things, the perfect charisma of service which serves, scarce knowing it is serving, the love unbounded which admits of no limit anywhere, the faith which removes mountains, nay which sees no mountain in its soaring flight, are...
