The Faithful Steward - Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian Character

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Faithful Steward, by Sereno D. ClarkThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Faithful Steward Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian CharacterAuthor: Sereno D. ClarkRelease Date: May 12, 2005 [eBook #15822]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FAITHFUL STEWARD***E-text prepared by Jared FullerPrize EssayTHE FAITHFUL STEWARD;Or, Systematic Beneficence an Essential of Christian CharacterbyREV. SERENO D. CLARK.PUBLISHER'S ADVERTISEMENT.The following is from the Circular of the Committee of Award, signedTHOMAS S. WILLIAMS, WILLIAM R. WILLIAMS, R. T. HAINES."The committee selected to award a premium of $250 for 'the best approved treatise on the importance of SystematicBeneficence, and of statedly appropriating certain portions of income for benevolent objects,' report, that they haveexamined one hundred and seventy-two manuscripts submitted to them, several of which are large treatises, and anumber marked by distinguished merit. They selected four, as in their judgment superior to the rest. Of these four, eachwas found to have its peculiar excellencies and adaptation to usefulness—this in one walk, and that in another. ...