| Description | Taylor Cadbury begins this address by referring to her mother Mary Jane Taylor's teaching that 'the stronger and better-equipped shall help the weaker and more poorly-equipped'. She states that her mother had held up this belief as an 'incentive and ideal' for her children to follow. Taylor Cadbury explores the historical origins of social service with reference to the first provision of hospitals, prison reform, the emancipation of slaves and the 'awakening of the public conscience on moral questions'. She emphasises the influential importance of the Christian Church in terms of stimulating social service and considers the teachings of 'other religions and cultural systems'. Taylor Cadbury concludes her address by stating 'in my own belief nothing less than a religious motive can supply this needed spirit of the true Social Service'. |