...Take up the White Man’s burden—
The savage wars of peace—
Fill full the mouth of Famine
And bid the sickness cease;
And when your goal is nearest
The end for others sought,
Watch sloth and heathen Folly
Bring all your hopes to nought...
Well sloth is really caught up in “heathen folly.” It’s a despairing, “why bother” attitude.
Evangelists can make a difference. But who’s going to dare to preach the gospel in an Islamic country.