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The Religious Nature of Giving

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 19, 1906

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 83, No. 29.

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The Religious Nature of Giving

On the heels of that wonderful ingathering of souls at Pentecost, three thousand of them, they had a big collection. So you see the collection is as religious as getting people converted. Don’t ever turn blue when the collection is made or announced, because the collection is as religious as Calvary, and until you know how to give, you do not know what Calvary means. The collection is Scriptural, and when a man puts his check-book on God’s altar and says, “Here, Lord, here is my name; fill in that check just as you like; you know how much I can afford, and you know how much I can give; fill it in for what you like,” you may know he is not far from the kingdom. Giving means grace; and when a man gets from God, he must give to God.—Gipsy Smith.