A Church Debt Paid in Full
An event worthy of note occurred at the First Baptist Church, on Columbia Avenue, Boston, on Sunday the second inst. The pastor announced that he would omit the regular sermon, as there was a more important duty on hand. One of the deacons then came forward and stated that it was his greatest desire that the church debt, amounting to $55,000, should be wiped out. As proof of the sincerity of his desire, he stated that he had been laying aside a sum of money each year for several years, with which to purchase a farm to which he could retire in his old age, and that he would now give the entire amount toward the cancellation of the church debt. His sacrifice stimulated others to give, and in less than an hour the entire amount was subscribed. This simply shows what may be done when men do not regard their own work as of greater importance than the Lord's.