alms-giving

In point of fact, prayers are spoken of as if they were equivalent to sacrifice, alms-giving, or any other supposed virtue.

Like indiscriminate alms-giving it has the possibilities of affording relief and of making paupers at the same time.

As to alms-giving the measure was to be, "what ye have to spare."

Prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of his palace, and alms-giving procures us admission.

So alms-giving and the relief of the poor arrested the attention of humane persons who were not content with Elia's philosophy.