There are those who would think it lowering to their dignity to minister to suffering humanity. Many look with indifference and contempt upon those who have laid the temple of the soul in ruins. Others neglect the poor from a different motive. They are working, as they believe, in the cause of Christ, seeking to build up some worthy 383 enterprise. They feel that they are doing a great work, and they cannot stop to notice the wants of the needy and distressed. In advancing their supposedly great work they may even oppress the poor. They may place them in hard and trying circumstances, deprive them of their rights, or neglect their needs. Yet they feel that all this is justifiable because they are, as they think, advancing the cause of Christ.

Der er dem, der mener at det er under deres værdighed at hjælpe den lidende menneskehed. Mange betragter dem med ligegyldighed og foragt, som har ødelagt deres hjertes tempel. Andre forsømmer de fattige af andre grunde. De tror at de virker i Kristi gerning, idet de søger at fremme et eller andet værdigt foretagende.