---
title: 'The Staff Method'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Samuel Swain Mitchell'
date: 1904-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Money, Possessions, and Stewardship'
- 'Sermons'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 5'
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'James 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/mitchell-1904-the-staff-method
---

# The Staff Method

Argues against impersonal 'staff' charity, urging personal presence and self-giving in Christian service. True charity restores souls, not merely gifts or checks.

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