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vides five o'clock breakfasts on Sunday morning, 

 where men are fed before being asked to listen 

 to sermons ; it searches for the deserving who 

 are willing to emigrate and sends them to the 

 colonies ; it allows no heedless giving, but strives 

 in all ways to open the door of hope before those 

 who live in darkness and despair. The Secretary 

 of this Union issued "The Bitter Cry of Out- 

 cast London," that exceedingly bitter cry which 

 has echoed around the world. It was significant, 

 showing that the Church was far in advance 

 of Parliament in its appreciation of the social 

 condition and needs of England. 



Thus in various ways churches can do much 

 toward creating an environment which shall min- 

 imize pauperism. They can refuse to counte- 

 nance almsgiving except on fullest investigation ; 

 they can give up their prejudices and sectarian 

 rivalries, and organize a Church Exchange by 

 which only the deserving shall be helped ; they 

 can work through the charity organization so- 

 cieties ; and, better than all, they can realize 

 that Christ came to save men, body and soul ; 

 they can preach this generous gospel, and can 

 give themselves to a wider, more intelligent, 

 and more Christlike ministration which will up- 

 lift men, restore them to manhood, and thus 



