"God
requires you to love your neighbour as yourself. Again he says,
"let every one look not upon his own things, but upon the things
of others." "Let every one seek not his own, but another's wealth."
These are express requirements of God; they are the very spirit
and substance of the Gospel. Benevolence is a desire to do good
to others. A willingness to deny self, for the purpose of promoting
the interest of your neighbor, is the very spirit of Christ,
it is the heart and soul of his Gospel."