TheJesuitswerequitebalkedbythoseIndianswho，beingburnedatthestake，suggestednewmodesoftorturetotheirtormentors。
Beingsuperiortophysicalsuffering，itsometimeschancedthattheyweresuperiortoanyconsolationwhichthemissionariescouldoffer；
andthelawtodoasyouwouldbedonebyfellwithlesspersuasivenessontheearsofthosewho，fortheirpart，didnotcarehowtheyweredoneby，wholovedtheirenemiesafteranewfashion，andcameverynearfreelyforgivingthemalltheydid。
Besurethatyougivethepoortheaidtheymostneed，thoughitbeyourexamplewhichleavesthemfarbehind。Ifyougivemoney，spendyourselfwithit，anddonotmerelyabandonittothem。Wemakecuriousmistakessometimes。Oftenthepoormanisnotsocoldandhungryasheisdirtyandraggedandgross。Itispartlyhistaste，andnotmerelyhismisfortune。Ifyougivehimmoney，hewillperhapsbuymoreragswithit。IwaswonttopitytheclumsyIrishlaborerswhocuticeonthepond，insuchmeanandraggedclothes，whileIshiveredinmymoretidyandsomewhatmorefashionablegarments，till，onebittercoldday，onewhohadslippedintothewatercametomyhousetowarmhim，andIsawhimstripoffthreepairsofpantsandtwopairsofstockingserehegotdowntotheskin，thoughtheyweredirtyandraggedenough，itistrue，andthathecouldaffordtorefusetheextragarmentswhichIofferedhim，hehadsomanyintraones。Thisduckingwastheverythingheneeded。ThenIbegantopitymyself，andIsawthatitwouldbeagreatercharitytobestowonmeaflannelshirtthanawholeslop-shoponhim。Thereareathousandhackingatthebranchesofeviltoonewhoisstrikingattheroot，anditmaybethathewhobestowsthelargestamountoftimeandmoneyontheneedyisdoingthemostbyhismodeoflifetoproducethatmiserywhichhestrivesinvaintorelieve。Itisthepiousslave-breederdevotingtheproceedsofeverytenthslavetobuyaSunday’slibertyfortherest。Someshowtheirkindnesstothepoorbyemployingthemintheirkitchens。Wouldtheynotbekinderiftheyemployedthemselvesthere？Youboastofspendingatenthpartofyourincomeincharity；maybeyoushouldspendtheninetenthsso，anddonewithit。Societyrecoversonlyatenthpartofthepropertythen。Isthisowingtothegenerosityofhiminwhosepossessionitisfound，ortotheremissnessoftheofficersofjustice？
Philanthropyisalmosttheonlyvirtuewhichissufficientlyappreciatedbymankind。Nay，itisgreatlyoverrated；anditisourselfishnesswhichoverratesit。Arobustpoorman，onesunnydayhereinConcord，praisedafellow-townsmantome，because，ashesaid，hewaskindtothepoor；meaninghimself。Thekindunclesandauntsoftheracearemoreesteemedthanitstruespiritualfathersandmothers。IonceheardareverendlectureronEngland，amanoflearningandintelligence，afterenumeratingherscientific，literary，andpoliticalworthies，Shakespeare，Bacon，Cromwell，Milton，Newton，andothers，speaknextofherChristianheroes，whom，asifhisprofessionrequireditofhim，heelevatedtoaplacefarabovealltherest，asthegreatestofthegreat。TheywerePenn，Howard，andMrs。Fry。Everyonemustfeelthefalsehoodandcantofthis。ThelastwerenotEngland’sbestmenandwomen；