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Show Why Poverty KxIhi. Air. Carnegie boldly assorts tho probability that ninotoen-twentieths of the so-called charity of to-day is unwisely un-wisely spent "so spent indeed as to produce the very evils which it proposes pro-poses to mitigate or cure." Surely this is a statement which he will, upon fuller experience and reflection, cheerfully cheer-fully retract. No matter what efforts may bo made by philanthropists and social economists for tho removal of poverty, we must make up our minds that poverty in one shape or another will always exist among us. The words of Christ will be ever verified '-The poor ye have always with you." As well attempt to legislate vice out of existence ex-istence as to legislate poverty and suffering suf-fering out of the world. London is the richest city in the world; it is also the poorest. Berlin, with a population of 1,600,000, has 200.000 living from hand to mouth and verging on destitution. destitu-tion. It is in accordance with the economy of divine providence that men should exist in unequal conditions in society in order to exercise benevolent benevo-lent virtues Cardinal Gibbons. |
