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Usury / A Scriptural, Ethical and Economic View

Chapter 45: The Anti-Usury League
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This work examines the concept of usury from scriptural, ethical, and economic perspectives. It begins with a definition and explores historical views on usury, including biblical laws and teachings from figures such as Moses, David, and Solomon. The author discusses the implications of usury on society, particularly its effects on the poor and the centralization of wealth. Through various chapters, the text critiques the practice of charging interest on loans, arguing that it leads to moral and economic decay. The author advocates for a reevaluation of usury in light of changing societal conditions and emphasizes the need for financial reform.







The Anti-Usury League


The object, the purpose and work of the Anti-Usury League is to expose the evils, the oppressions, the fraud and the sin of usury or interest, by publications, by lectures, by conventions and by every other practical method.

All persons in sympathy with this object, and who can in any way co-operate by distributing its literature or by other publications or by lecturing or by arranging for lectures or conventions, are requested to enter into correspondence.

Also all persons who have become interested by reading the preceding pages and who seek further information and who desire to keep in touch with the work of this League should send their names and addresses for enrollment.

THE ANTI-USURY LEAGUE,
Millersburg, Ohio.