Question

in every community there are men of goodwill, who, if they had the money, could organize efforts among the poorest classes by which many of them could be saved ... and the christian moralist thinks that men of wealth ought not to wait to be begged to furnish the means to do this work ... such would be the dictate of christian love. -from applied christianity by washington gladden. from what youve learned about social darwinism and the social gospel, which statement expresses the idea behind this call? the rich have no responsibility to work among the poor. the rich are more fit and are thus more able to provide help.

Explanation:

The text emphasizes that wealthy men should not wait to be begged to use their means to help the poorest classes, which aligns with the idea that the rich are more capable of providing help due to their resources, rather than having no responsibility to work among the poor. Social gospel emphasizes the responsibility of the wealthy to help the less - fortunate.

Answer:

The rich are more fit and are thus more able to provide help.