More Men and More Money.
By Etta Booth
WERE called for many times by the General Government during the late rebellion. Each time there was a prompt answer to the call, but the money always had to come first. A greater rebellion than this has the legion of darkness been in thousands of years, and now, when the inroads are becoming so deep and dangerous upon the little remnant of light, more men and more money are again called for. Which shall we have first? “The children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light;” so in this great warfare, the men are expected first. “Even from the days of your fathers, ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the Lord of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Ye are cursed with a curse; for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of Heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes.” Mal. iii, 7-11. Bring in the money, then pray the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest.” Luke x, 2. Return unto the Lord. Prove him, and he will pour out the promised blessing promptly. He will not tell us to ask for that which he intends to withhold after we are prepared to receive it. The order cannot be reversed—more money in tithes and offerings—God loves a cheerful giver; then more men in the great harvest field will be given.