Cleanliness is next to godliness

Illustration from the June 1917 issue of North Carolina's Health Bulletin (p.96). Issue is freely available online here: digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,285773

The SW monsoon (Habagat) is upon us once again. Flooding is all around us. Mitigating the flooding starts with us. Let’s be reminded to respect our environment. What we do & what happens to the environment, ultimately, we do to ourselves. Let’s keep it clean. Remember: Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Cleanliness is next to Godliness is one of good qualities. It is a part of our civilization. A man of dirty habits is far from civilization.

Good personal hygiene goes a long way in keeping your child healthy. Here are some good hygiene habits your kids should learn.

time is gold so practice makes perfect that is why cleanliness is next to godliness. #quotes

Christian activists in the 19th century promoted cleanliness, among their other social reforms. But the Bible goes beyond this cause of the social gospel to speak about how God cleanses us through the "washing of regeneration."