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1、SanitaryandSocialLecturesandEssaysSanitaryandSocialLecturesandEssaysbyKingsley1SanitaryandSocialLecturesandEssaysWOMAN'SWORKINACOUNTRYPARISH{1}Ihavebeenaskedtospeakafewwordstoyouonalady'sworkinacountryparish.Ishallconfinemyselfrathertoprinciplesthantodetails;andthefirstprinciplewhichIwouldi
2、mpressonyouis,thatwemustallbejustbeforewearegenerous.Imust,indeed,speakplainlyonthispoint.Awoman'sfirstdutiesaretoherownfamily,herownservants.Benotdeceived:ifanyonecannotruleherownhousehold,shecannotruletheChurchofGod.Ifanyonecannotsympathisewiththeservantswithwhomsheisincontactalldaylong,s
3、hewillnotreallysympathisewiththepoorwhomsheseesonceaweek.Iknowthetemptationnottobelievethisisverygreat.Itseemssomucheasiertowomentodosomethingforthepoor,thanfortheirownladies'maids,andhouse-maids,andcooks.Andwhy?BecausetheycantreatthepoorasTHINGS:buttheyMUSTtreattheirservantsaspersons.Alady
4、cangointoapoorcottage,laydownthelawtotheinhabitants,reprovethemforsinstowhichshehasneverbeentempted;tellthemhowtosetthingsright,which,ifshehadthedoingofthem,Ifearshewoulddoevenmoreconfusedlyandslovenlythanthey.Shecangivethematract,asshemightapill;andthenashilling,assomethingsweetafterthemed
5、icine;andshecangooutagainandseenomoreofthemtillherbenevolentmoodrecurs:butwiththeservantsitisnotso.Sheknowstheircharacters;and,whatismore,theyknowhers;theyknowherprivatehistory,herlittleweaknesses.Perhapssheisalittleintheirpower,andsheisshywiththem.Sheisafraidofbeginningagoodworkwiththem,be
6、cause,ifshedoes,shewillbeforcedtocarryitout;anditcannotbecold,dry,perfunctory,official:itmustbehearty,living,loving,personal.Shemustmakethemherfriends;andperhapssheisafraidofdoingthat,forfeartheyshouldtakeliberties,asitiscalled--whichtheyveryprobablywilldo,unlessshekeepsupaveryhighstandardo
7、fself-restraintandearnestnessinherownlife--andthatinvolvesagreatdealoftrouble,andsosheistempted,whenshewishesto2SanitaryandSocialLecturesandEssaysdogood,tofallbackonthepoorpeopleinthecottagesoutside,who,asshefancies,knownothingabouther,andwillneverfindou
