Discussion Groups, Young People's Societies, and Similar GatheringsImportant as it is to understand the principles which regulate the mutual relationships of the Individual and Society, it is no less essential to master the funda mental relations between the Individual and God, ih volved as these are in man's possession and use of God's property.Moreover, in the whole process, from the acquiring of property or its equivalent in money to the final accounting, the main consideration is given in this course to the re?ex effect upon character. It is this vital element in the subject which invests it with such solemn, such stupendous importance. Money, most common of temporal things, involves uncommon and eternal consequences.No wonder, then, that God has given stewardship so important a place in the training of the human race. It is one of the divine kindergarten methods of de ve10ping human life. The grace of giving is God's antidote for human selfishness. It has three distinct angles of relation in which to be viewed: upward, in relation to God; inward, in relation to the Individ ual; outward, in relation to Society. The field which lies within the outward angle, having to do with the Individual's relation to the community, has been well covered by those who specialize in political economy and in social service. We concern ourselves now more particularly with the other aspects, comparatively neglected as yet, that have to do with the relation which a man's things have to God and to man's own self-expression.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

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