Miss Beecher's Housekeeper and Healthkeeper Containing Five Hundred Receipes for Economical and Healthful Cooking; also, Many Directions for Securing Health and Happiness

CHAPTER XXV.

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RIGHT USE OF TIME AND PROPERTY.

Meaning of the Word Right—How do Men decide what is wise, best, and right?—What is an intuitive Principle in all rational Minds—Who are called righteous and virtuous Men in all Nations and Ages—Effect of Danger in deciding what is right—The Law of Rectitude or Right—Distinction between emotive Love and voluntary Love illustrated by Christ’s Teachings and Example—Explanation of “Faith,” “Love,” and “Repentance,” as taught by Jesus Christ—The proportion of Time and Property required of the Jews—Illustrations of Christian Benevolence—Self-denying Benevolence happifying, and can be cultivated—Consideration of various Modes of Charity 370