| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from In Darkest England and The Way Out by General William Booth: and on April 9th, she wrote us to the effect that the girl exactly
answered the description. We got from the parents 15/- for the fare,
and Alice was once more restored to her parents. Praise God.
A LOST DAUGHTER.
ENQUIRY.
E. W. Age 17. Application from this girl's mother and brother, who
had lost all trace of her since July, 1885, when she left for Canada.
Letters had been once or twice received, dated from Montreal, but they
stopped. A photo., full description, and handwriting were supplied.
RESULT.
We discovered that some kind Church people here had helped E. W. to
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Proposed Roads To Freedom by Bertrand Russell: the capitalist has more control over the lives of
others than any man ought to have; his friends have
authority in the State; his economic power is the
pattern for political power. In a world where all men
and women enjoy economic freedom, there will not be
the same habit of command, nor, consequently, the
same love of despotism; a gentler type of character
than that now prevalent will gradually grow up. Men
are formed by their circumstances, not born ready-
made. The bad effect of the present economic system
on character, and the immensely better effect to be
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Barlaam and Ioasaph by St. John of Damascus: grew in number beyond measure, making short account of the king's
words, but cleaving closely to everything that led to the service
of God. For this reason many, who had adopted the monastic rule,
abhorred alike all the sweets of this world, and were enamoured
of one thing only, namely godliness, thirsting to lay down their
lives for Christ his sake, and yearning for the happiness beyond.
Wherefore they preached, not with fear and trembling, but rather
even with excess of boldness, the saving Name of God, and naught
but Christ was on their lips, as they plainly proclaimed to all
men the transitory and fading nature of this present time, and
the fixedness and incorruptibility of the life to come, and sowed
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