Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century
CHAPTER XLI
The American Church and the Spirit of Human Brotherhood
Division of Labor--American Type of Christianity--Distinguishing Feature of American Life--The Sunday-school System--The Value of Religion in Politics--Missionary Activity--New Religious Movements--The Movement in Ethics--Child Labor in Factories--Prevention of Cruelty to Animals--Prison Reform--Public Executions--The Spirit of Sympathy--The Growth of Charity--An Advanced Spirit of Benevolence 605