The Pledge System and Christian Giving
WE occasionally hear individuals objecting to the pledge system, especially as it meets them on the line of Christian giving. They claim that they will give just as much as they can without pledging themselves; and therefore the pledge seems a needless device. But the fact is, in the majority of cases, those who do not commit themselves through a pledge are not regularly responsive to the calls for benevolence. And, still further, not only does God lavishly give to us, his children, but all he gives is, in a general sense, pledged. His offerings, whatever their nature, whether daily or weekly bestowed, may, in some sense, be considered pledged offerings. His word is one great book of pledges in respect to what he is willing and ready to do for us. Let us not excuse ourselves—to gratify our self-interest—from conforming to a method which is as divine as it is beneficial.—Sel.