AMONG our duties, the proper, scriptural standard of giving comes into front rank, and its corner-stone is found in a conception of our divine stewardship. Our possessions are in trust for God, and to be used as trustees. We have giving, but not of a godly sort. There are at least ten ways of contributing to benevolent purposes, some of which are a reproach and a shame:— 1. The heedless way; giving something to any object presented, without inquiry into its claims, or merits, or needs, or proportionate demands as to other causes. 2. The impulsive way; giving as the caprice of the moment leads, as often or as much or little as feeling may prompt. 3. The lazy way; shirking all self-denial, and resorting to fairs, festivals, and various panderings to the carnal nature to raise money “for the Lord’s cause.” 4. The calculating way; giving with reference to some expected returns in pecuniary prosperity or indirect self-emolument. 5. The selfish way; giving from desire and expectation of the reward of human praise and glory, or personal prominence and reputation as a giver. 6. The systematic way; laying aside as an offering to God a definite proportion of income—one-tenth or more, as conscience indicates. This is adapted to both rich and poor, and insures large aggregates. 7. The intelligent way; giving to each object after a personal investigation into its comparative merits and claims, and without dependence on the happy appeal of its representative or agent. 8. The self-denying way; saving what luxurious taste or careless outlay would squander, and sacredly applying it to purposes of piety and charity. 9. The equal way; giving to the Lord’s cause as much as is spent on self, balancing personal expenditures and benevolent outlay as a corrective to all extravagance. 10. The heroic way; limiting outlay to a certain sum, and giving away the entire remainder. This is stewardship in exercise. It was John Wesley’s way, who never exceeded his fixed sum of personal outlay. It is Hudson Taylor’s way. It makes a habitual, conscientious, proportionate, prayerful, liberal, unselfish, consecrated giver. Adopted as a rule, it would turn God’s people into a body of givers whose unceasing contributions would be a river of water of life to a dying world. Such giving would insure praying, and be the handmaid of holy living. With such giving of money, giving of self would inevitably follow, if it did not precede; and with a rapidity now incredible a world’s evangelization would move toward its consummation and the coronation of the coming King.—Missionary Review.