Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . dy for social evils and a divineprogramme of social progress. Its ideals and its resources for realiz-ing them form the noblest spiritual gifts of God to human do not mean, of course, that the religion of Christ indicates preciselythe practical method of dealing with social problems either at homeor abroad, but that it creates the atmosphere which makes the approachto their solution easy and possible; it lays down principles which area mighty solvent of difficulties; it puts into the heart the paramou
Christian missions and social progress; a sociological study of foreign missions . dy for social evils and a divineprogramme of social progress. Its ideals and its resources for realiz-ing them form the noblest spiritual gifts of God to human do not mean, of course, that the religion of Christ indicates preciselythe practical method of dealing with social problems either at homeor abroad, but that it creates the atmosphere which makes the approachto their solution easy and possible; it lays down principles which area mighty solvent of difficulties; it puts into the heart the paramountdesire for an honorable and fair adjustment of mutual rights; it givesan infallible standard of justice and morality which points to the con-ditions of a true and permanent civilization. No problem can befinally solved, no evils can be effectually banished, unless approachedin a spirit essentially Christian. No system of sociology as awhole can be finally adopted and made serviceable to society, unlessit is pervaded by Christian ideals and controlled by Christian
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