I hold that the more arid and unreclaimed the soil where the Christian labourer’s task of tillage is appointed him—the scantier the meed his toil brings—the higher the honour.

我认为，基督教工人的耕种任务分配给他的土地越干旱和未开垦——他的辛劳带来的食物越少——荣誉就越高。