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title: 'The Poverty of Persia — Its Cause and Cure'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'Robert Elliott Speer'
date: 1922-07-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Foreign Missions'
- 'Education'
- 'Economics, Employment, and Work'
scriptures:
- 'Matthew 25'
- 'Matthew 28'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/speer-1922-the-poverty-of-persia-its-cause-and-cure
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# The Poverty of Persia — Its Cause and Cure

Robert E. Speer documents Persia's deepening poverty, illiteracy, and weakened government after the war. He urges mission education and systemic reform rather than indiscriminate almsgiving.

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