Note 17 — Chapter VI · THE INFLUENCE OF MY VOCATION ON INNER DEVELOPMENT
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The word “edification” as commonly used has a sentimental flavor. It does not as a rule convey the idea of constructiveness at all. It frequently suggests a kind of warm, moist, semi-tropical atmosphere for the emotions of the hearer to simmer in. But in its genuine meaning of “building up” it is too valuable a word to lose.