One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund by John S. Washburn

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 6, 1907

One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund

By John S. Washburn

For Special Work at Home and Abroad

How Much Owest Thou?

We were recently greatly refreshed to know that a brother and his wife had made a donation of five hundred dollars to the $150,000 fund. Before this we had not known of a larger donation than one hundred and sixteen dollars made by any single individual to this fund. This was made by a brother in the South who has recently come to the truth. Such gifts are an inspiration. Such examples ought to be contagious, and if the people are made acquainted with them, they will be. These gifts must come freely, as unto the Lord.

Go thou, and do likewise. This may not mean that every reader of this article can give five hundred dollars, or even one hundred to this work, but you can make the same gift in proportion to that which God has given you. We call to remembrance, while the $100,000 fund was being raised for the work in Washington, a brother in New York State who gave something like $1,100 to the $100,000 fund; and we understand that this gift represented nearly all the worldly goods this brother possessed. Such gifts preach a powerful sermon.

How much owest thou? You can never measure your debt by that of another. To whom the Lord has given little, of him but little is required. To whom he has given much, of him much shall be required. Shall we not have during the raising of the remaining two thirds of the $150,000 fund, a large number of gifts which recognize the principle that we owe our all to him who gave us in the beginning our life, and finally gave us his life to redeem us? How much owest thou?

J. S. WASHBURN.