A. B. Simpson, a founder of the Christian and
Missionary Alliance, had a great social conscience. These words are
quoted by Daniel J. Evearitt in his book, Body & Soul:
Evangelism and the Social Concern of A. B.Simpson.
The page numbers are from Evearitt's book.
"The Cross of Christ
elevates human society, gives freedom to the slave, sets women free
from degradation and shame, builds every hospital that ever
sheltered a sufferer, sends its red cross banner to the battle
field, and better still, teaches the nations to turn their swords
into plow-shares and study war no more." (August 3, 1907 - p.
91)
"True Christian
service ... includes the ministry of help in all its forms and the
work of soul-winning everywhere." (August 15, 1908 - p. 121)
"Go to the sweat
shops of our manufacturing cities, see the poor, attenuated women
and children that are toiling for a pittance in suffocating
workrooms with long hours of half-remunerated toil. ... You can
hoard your money if you please, you can enjoy the banquet and the
song if you will, you can grind the face of the poor and compel them
to toil on your hard terms ... but remember that God is bringing you
to judgment ... all the witnesses will meet you face to face some
day, and then how you will wish that you could live your life once
again." (August 6, 1910 - p. 126)
"... the work of
human philanthropy, to temperance and social reform, to good
government clubs and political conflicts against the evils of
society, and all have their places, but, alas, they are under the
sun, and they shall end like Solomon's dream in vanity and vexation.
... we shall find out perhaps too late that the onll\y remedy for
earth's wrongs is the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ and the
kingdom of His grace and glory." (Is Life Worth Living?,
14-15 - p. 93)
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