Public charities and benevolent associations for the gratuitous relief of every species of distress, are peculiar to Christianity ; no other system of civil or religious policy has originated them; they form its highest praise and characteristic feature.
Colton
Organized charity for the suffering is a distinctive fruit of Christianity.
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— Unknown
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— Unknown
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