Excerpt from The Spirit of ServiceIt is really remarkable how large a place the term "social service" has come to occupy in modern speech. The pulpit and press have apparently combined in an earnest endeavor to proclaim the gospel of intelligent, persevering and Christian help.The fine words of the apostle Paul, "No man liveth unto himself, " are being emphasized in many practical ways, and the noble sentiment of William Cullen Bryant, echoing as they do the life-message of the Christ, whose succinct biography of five words - "Who went about doing good" - is being incarnated in an ever-increasing number of lives."Dear ties of mutual succor bindThe children of our feeble race, And if our brethren were not kind, This earth were but a weary place.We lean on others as we walkLife's twilight path, with pitfalls strewn, And 'twere an idle boast to talkOf treading that dim path alone.Amid the snares misfortune laysUnseen beneath the steps of all, Blest is the love that seeks to raise, And stay, and strengthen those who fall, About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.