Re: The Early Christians: In Their Own Words

But in other ways too the communities helped their brothers and sisters in 
different places. In very early times the church at Rome received the 
highest esteem in all Christian circles because she “presided in works of 
love.” The rich capital city was able to send help in all directions, 
whereas the poorer Jerusalem had to accept sup****t from other churches in 
order to meet the needs of the crowds of pilgrims that thronged its 
streets. The relatively small church at Rome gave regular sup****t to 
fifteen hundred distressed persons in the year A.D. 250.