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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 16, 1872

Covetous people often seek to shelter themselves behind the widow’s mite, and give a paltry sum to a contribution. The following incident has a moral for all such:

A gentleman called upon a wealthy friend for a contribution.

“Yes, I suppose I must give my mite,” said the rich man.

“You mean the widow’s mite, I suppose,” replied the other.

“To be sure I do.”

The gentleman continued: I will be satisfied with half as much as she gave. How much are you worth?”

“Seventy thousand dollars,” he answered.

“Give me a check, then, for thirty-five thousand dollars; that will be half as much as she gave—all she had.”

It was a new idea to the wealthy merchant.