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    290 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND CHRISTIANITY.

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    the whether But wisest we in can , teachings so ask far and as a of receive nation political ' s an practice answer , has to the approximated the present question and , — to

    prospective welfare of the people has economy advanced , or otherwise ? Trace back the history of this country for the last believer fifty in years the ,

    and the answer will be one which the firmest beneficence If the laws of political of sound economy political may fearlessl be y harmonious await . with

    the welfare of the people , can they economy at the same time jar against the loving-kindness of the Gospel ?

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    between the two ? Partly , doubtless , the real errors of political .

    290 Political Economy And Christianity.

    290 POLITICAL ECONOMY AND CHRISTIANITY .

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1864, page 290, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011864/page/2/