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holy. It 1s to be used for the
promotion of God's work in the
world.
Years ago Albert A. Hyde. who
became one of the wealthiest men
in Wichita. Kansas, was out ot
money and $50.000 in debt. As he
started a new business, he opened
his Bible to the twenty-eighth
chapter of Genesis and drew a ring
around the twenty-second verse:
“Of all that thou shalt give me |
will surely give the tenth unto
thee.”
A doctor whom Mr. Hyde had
known for some ume had given
him a prescription for an omtment
which he had been using in his
private practice, and suggested
that it might be put on the market
as a commercial commodity.
That ointment was Mentholatum
which 1s now sold everywhere.
Mr. Hyde kept his promise. and
his giving was much in excess of
the tithe or tenth. He contributed
largely to the YMCA in his own
city. He supported a missionary
steamboat in Africa. three nmus-
stonaries in China, and one in
Japan, one in India, seven in the
United States. besides many private
charities which few besides Mr.
Hyde himself knew anything about.
Almost everybody has heard of
the experience of William Colgate.
As a boy of sixteen he had to
leave home to make a living. As
he trudged along the towpath In
the old canal-boat days. the cap-
tian of one of the boats who Knew
him well stopped him and asked.
“Where are you going, Wilham?"
“1 don’t know. but [ must make
a lhving for myself.”
“There's no trouble ahout that.
Be sure you start right. and you'll
get along all right.”
William told his friend that the
only trade he knew anything about
was soapmaking and candiemak-
ing.
“Well.” said the old gentleman.
“let me pray for you once more.
and then 1 will give you some
advice.”
They knelt down by the towpath
of the canal and prayed. Then
the captain said: “Someone will
soon be the leading soapmaker in
New York. It can be you as
well as anyone. and [| hope 1t may
be. Be a good man and give your
heart to Christ. Make an honest
soap and give a full pound. Give
the Lord all that belongs to Him
out of every dollar you earn, and
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July-August. 1960
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I am certain you will vet be a The question comes, “Will a man
properous and rich man.”
And so it turned out
lonely boy began in a small
in New York City. The first dol-
lar he earned brought up this very
question. “What is God's part?”
He read in the Bible that the an-
cient Isrealites were to give one
tenth to God, so he did ten cents
of every dollar was sacred to the
Lord. As his business began to
grow, he instructed his bookkeeper
to open an account for God and
to place one tenth of all his profit
in that account. Later he gave
the Lord two tenths, and prospered
more than ever. Then he gave
three tenths, then four, then five.
William Colgate gave millions of
dollars to the cause of God and
left a name that will never die.
I once baptized a man who in-
sisted on keeping his wallet in
his pocket when he went down
into the water. He said. I want
my pocketbook baptized too.”
Old Captian Webb. one of John
Wesley's preachers. was in the
habit of asking concerning every
rich man who was converted. “ls
his purse converted?” That agrees
with the conviction of Dr. Adam
Clarke, the Bible commentator,
who used to say that he didn’t
believe in a religion that cost a
man nothing.
It was Jesus Himself who said:
“It 1s more blessed to give than
to receive.” (Acts 20:35).
He has given everything for us.
even His precious life on Calvary’s
cross. Do we not appreciate this
great gift? [Is there no response
in our hearts?
The
way
roh God?” There are some peo-
ple who say, “Well, cant | be a
Christian without giving. without
sacrificing? ‘There was the thief
on the cross.”
One minster in a camp meeting
spoke on this subject of Christian
giving and sacrifice. He later met
a man on the campground and
asked him if he was a member
of the church.
“No.” he said. “The dying thief
never united with the church, and
he was saved.”
“Did you ever sit at the lord's
table and take communion?”
“No, the dying thief never did.
and he was accepted.”
“Have you ever given any of
sour money for missions?”
“No. the dying thief never did.
and he was not judged for it
Why should | pay tithe to God?
The dying thief didn’t have to.
and he was saved.”
“Well, my friend” the minister
said, “there is a difference between
you and the dying thief. and that
difference seems to be that he
was a dying thief and you arc a
living one.”
Are we robbing God! What
about vour church? Is it adequ-
ately supported? Is your pastor
continually compelled to carry on
campaigns LO raise money to keep
the work of God going? Should he
not rather he able to give his
entire time to the gospel work to
which he was ordained? If all
the Christians in the land were
converted on the matter of money
and should become tithers, giving
to God His own in tithe as well