THE FIFTY-THOUSAND-DOLLAR FUND FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SCHOOLS
By P. T. MAGAN
DURING the past two weeks, the money and the letters have been rolling into the Relief of the Schools’ Office as never before. Our mail averages from one hundred and fifty to two hundred letters every day. Surely God is moving upon hearts, brethren and sisters, to raise this terrible debt. Almost every one to whom we have written sends a letter expressing a deep desire to help roll back the ‘reproach, and a conviction that those who do this to the best of their ability will swell the grand jubilee choir. Almost every letter contains a gift. Many of these are small, but some of them are very large. We know that God is pleased, and we are thankful, and pray that every soul will realize the truth of the words which have been spoken to us, that in this matter God is testing individuals and institutions. We endeavor to answer every letter that comes to the office. We know that our Heavenly Father loves the cheerful giver, and He thanks the cheerful giver by the blessing which He bestows when the gift is made. Here in the office, we desire to share the blessing by expressing gratitude to all who give, and courteously answering the letters of all who write and say they can not give. We will have to ask our brethren and sisters to bear with us if their gifts are not acknowledged immediately, as our office force is so small that we are unable at present to answer the letters as promptly as we could wish.