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'''''An appeal to the Christian public, on the evil and impolicy of the Church engaging in merchandise and setting forth the wrong done to booksellers, and the extravagance, inutility, and evil-working of charity publication societies''''' is an 1849 anonymously authored work that was printed by King & Baird Printers in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]]. | '''''An appeal to the Christian public, on the evil and impolicy of the Church engaging in merchandise and setting forth the wrong done to booksellers, and the extravagance, inutility, and evil-working of charity publication societies''''' is an 1849 anonymously authored work that was printed by King & Baird Printers in [[wikipedia:Philadelphia|Philadelphia]]. | ||
The | The book begins with the following quote:<blockquote>''"Labour is the fruit of a spoiled Eden, forbidden still to the touch or taste of charity."''</blockquote> | ||
''"Labour is the fruit of a spoiled Eden, forbidden still to the touch or taste of charity."'' | |||
==To the Christian public== | ==To the Christian public== | ||