“Every child was taught from his cradle that money was Mammon, the chief agent of the flesh and the devil. As he grew up it was his duty as a Christian and a gentleman to appear to despise filthy lucre, whatever his secret opinion of it might be.” ChildrenMightChristianMoneySecretOpinionTaughtDutyGrewGrew UpDevilFleshAgentsChiefsGentlemanDespiseCradleFilthy Book:Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography Source: Rebecca Harding Davis: Writing Cultural Autobiography
“I grew up in the Midwest and had a lot of exposure to big religion. I went to church every Sunday - my mother even sang in the choir - and most families I knew where practicing Christians.” BigsChristianMotherChurchGrewGrew UpSundayExposureChoirMidwest Author:Michael McMillian