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Letter to Editor
January 31, 1871
The Working Christian
York, Charleston, Columbia, York County, Charleston County, Richland County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
A reader compliments the 'Working Christian' publication and questions the biblical source of its motto 'Diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.' The editor responds that it is a paraphrase of Romans 12:11, preferring 'diligent' over 'not slothful,' and notes approval from Brother Mills of the Biblical Recorder.
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A Critical Compliment.
Dear Working Christian: You have an excellent name, and, so far as I have been able to learn, are not unworthy of that name. You not only work yourself, but, by timely and wholesome advice, induce many others to work also. Long may you live to perform this important trust! But one thing strikes me a little singular in reference to your motto, Diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord—a very good motto truly—and marked as quotation. I presume you intend to quote the Bible. Please tell me where I shall find it—in Genesis, Psalms, Malachi, or Revelation—or where, verbatim, such a passage ENQUIRER.
We did not intend to make a verbatim quotation; but only to give, as near as possible, the exact meaning of the original in one word. "Not slothful in business" is verbatim, as found in Romans xii, 11. We preferred the word "diligent" to "not slothful."
Brother Mills, of the Biblical Recorder, says he "rather likes the change." Ed. W. C.
Dear Working Christian: You have an excellent name, and, so far as I have been able to learn, are not unworthy of that name. You not only work yourself, but, by timely and wholesome advice, induce many others to work also. Long may you live to perform this important trust! But one thing strikes me a little singular in reference to your motto, Diligent in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord—a very good motto truly—and marked as quotation. I presume you intend to quote the Bible. Please tell me where I shall find it—in Genesis, Psalms, Malachi, or Revelation—or where, verbatim, such a passage ENQUIRER.
We did not intend to make a verbatim quotation; but only to give, as near as possible, the exact meaning of the original in one word. "Not slothful in business" is verbatim, as found in Romans xii, 11. We preferred the word "diligent" to "not slothful."
Brother Mills, of the Biblical Recorder, says he "rather likes the change." Ed. W. C.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Religious
What themes does it cover?
Religion
What keywords are associated?
Biblical Motto
Romans 12:11
Diligent In Business
Working Christian
Religious Quotation
What entities or persons were involved?
Enquirer
Working Christian
Letter to Editor Details
Author
Enquirer
Recipient
Working Christian
Main Argument
the writer compliments the publication but questions the exact biblical source of its motto, assuming it is a direct quotation.
Notable Details
Paraphrase Of Romans 12:11
Preference For 'Diligent' Over 'Not Slothful'
Approval From Brother Mills Of The Biblical Recorder