But there is a yet deeper significance to the golden rule. Everyone who has been made a steward of the manifold grace of God is called upon to impart to souls in ignorance and darkness, even as, were he in their place, he would desire them to impart to him. The apostle Paul said, "I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise." Romans 1:14. By all that you have known of the love of God, by all that you have received of the rich gifts of His grace above the most benighted and degraded soul upon the earth are you in debt to that soul to impart these gifts unto him. 136

Men den gyldne regel rummer en endnu dybere mening. Enhver, som er sat til at være husholder over Guds mangfoldige nåde, opfordres til at meddele sjæle i vankundighed og mørke, hvad han ville ønske, at de skulle give ham, hvis han var i deres sted. Apostelen Paulus sagde: »Både til grækere og barbarer, både til vise og uforstandige står jeg i gæld.« (Rom. 1,14). På grund af alt, hvad du har erkendt af Guds kærlighed, og alt, hvad du har modtaget af hans nådes rige gaver frem for den mest formørkede og nedværdigede sjæl på jorden, er det din skyldighed at meddele disse gaver til en sådan sjæl.