Your ShelfYour Projects

Untitled article

33%

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Third-day, January 14, 1868

FromReview and Herald, Vol. XXXI, No. 5

Read the full edition

ROBBING GOD.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

“But this I say, He which soweth sparingly, shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully, shall reap also bountifully.” 2 Cor. ix, 6.
The other day I was struck with an impressive fulfillment of this text. One year ago, in the same church, one brother put down his property on S. B., at $1200, the full value. Another brother I could not prevail upon by any argument to give any thing. He was in debt, he said, but hoped to be able to do something next year. So I happened to reorganize S. B. there again at the end of the year. The first brother promptly put down his property at $1500. This was gaining $300, during the year. I asked the other one how much he would do this year. He replied, “Oh! nothing; I am poorer than ever.” So much for robbing God. It does not pay. “The liberal soul shall be made fat.” D. M. CANRIGHT.