By no selfish practices can the cause of Christ be served. His cause is the cause of the oppressed and the poor. In 384 the hearts of His professed followers there is need of the tender sympathy of Christ--a deeper love for those whom He has so valued as to give His own life for their salvation. These souls are precious, infinitely more precious than any other offering we can bring to God. To bend every energy toward some apparently great work, while we neglect the needy or turn the stranger from his right, is not a service that will meet His approval.

Vi kan ikke fremme Kristi sag ved egennyttige handlinger Hans sag gælder de undertrykte og de fattige. I deres hjerter der bekender sig til at være Kristi efterfølgere, behøves der mere af Kristi ømme medfølelse, en større kærlighed til dem, som han har sat så højt, at han gav sit eget liv for at frelse dem. Disse mennesker er dyrebare, uendeligt mere dyrebare end alle andre gaver vi kan give til Gud. At benytte alle vore kræfter for at fremme en eller anden tilsyneladende stor gerning, medens vi undlader at hjælpe de nødlidende eller foruretter den fremmede, er ikke noget, som Gud kan billige.