Project Gutenberg 2016-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 432 Archer, Thomas 1830 1893 Archer, T. (Thomas) "About My Father's Business": Work Amidst the Sick, the Sad, and the Sorrowing E-text prepared by Richard Hulse, Chris Pinfield, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "About My Father's Business: Work Amidst the Sick, the Sad, and the Sorrowing" by Thomas Archer is a series of essays exploring themes of charity and social responsibility written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the importance of genuine, personal charity in modern society, delivering a compelling critique of impersonal charitable systems that fail to provide the human connection essential to compassion. Archer uses various examples and anecdotes to illustrate these themes, eventually inviting readers to reflect on their roles in charitable works. The opening portion of the text introduces the topic of charity, establishing a contrast between the true essence of charitable work and the increasingly mechanical and detached practices of societal benevolence. Archer questions whether society has lost sight of personal interactions and responsibilities towards those in need due to reliance on organized institutions. He emphasizes the necessity of heartfelt compassion and a willingness to engage deeply with individual circumstances rather than relying solely on monetary contributions or systemic solutions. This sets the tone for the following chapters, which promise to explore various case studies and personal stories that both illuminate and challenge contemporary views on charity and our obligations to the less fortunate. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Pastoral theology BV Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Sociology 648438 2025-06-20T13:08:41.523391 text/html 634775 2024-10-22T23:45:27 text/html 431157 2025-06-20T13:08:51.520345 application/epub+zip 441014 2025-06-20T13:08:43.153391 application/epub+zip 304607 2025-06-20T13:08:42.352432 application/epub+zip 630236 2025-06-20T13:08:57.648411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527074 2025-06-20T13:08:50.674384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 452913 2022-09-23T07:42:54.626064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582746 2025-06-20T13:08:40.361479 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 562573 2024-10-22T23:45:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16232 2025-06-20T13:08:57.806326 application/rdf+xml 16689 2025-06-20T13:08:42.477452 image/jpeg 2395 2025-06-20T13:08:42.414397 image/jpeg 406679 2025-06-20T13:08:41.596492 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog