A strange fear of being poor (says Canon Wright, of Manchester) besets some men, as they become richer, and prevents them from fulfilling the duty •of giving. A man- who received an old-age pension at Great- Bentley, Essex, had £2BO invested, owned a house worth £3OO, and was in receipt of 4s a w r eek sick pay from a benefit society. His wife had £512 invested at a low rate of interest.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2450, 15 March 1909, Page 7
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73Untitled Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2450, 15 March 1909, Page 7
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