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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 2, 1869

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 33, No. 10.

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Praying and Giving

PRAYING AND GIVING.—A minister writes: In obtaining subscriptions for a benevolent purpose, I called upon a gentleman, in one of our largest cities, who generously contributed to the object. Before leaving I said to him, “How much, think you, will such an individual subscribe?” “I don’t know,” said he, “but could you hear that man pray, you would think that he would give you all he is worth.” So I called upon him; but to my surprise, he would not contribute. As I was about to take my leave, I said to him, “As I came to your house, I asked an individual what you would probably give? ‘I don’t know,’ said he, ‘but could you hear that man pray, you would think he would give you all he is worth.’” The man’s head dropped, tears gushed from his eyes, he took out his pocket-book and gave me seventy-five dollars.—Methodist.