The Offerings Increasing
By Mission Board
THE following letter, from the elder of one of the largest churches in Ohio, shows what may be accomplished with the weekly offering envelopes if they are used faithfully:— As I read of the urgent need of means to be used in sending out laborers to the needy fields, my own soul is burdened. I am sure that this burden must rest with all its intensity upon those who are receiving these earnest appeals from our lonely brethren who are practically without help in the dark continents and islands of the regions beyond. I am glad to say by way of encouragement that the envelope plan is being pushed in our church. We are making a strong effort to have every one remember this work each week, with the result that our weekly offerings have increased many fold. The first week the offering was many times what we had been in the habit of receiving, and since that time it has steadily increased. With God’s help we plan to follow it carefully until all are doing something. If you have not tried these little reminders, the weekly offering envelopes, send to the Mission Board for a package, and see what they will do for your offerings. We shall be glad to furnish, free, a supply sufficient to provide every member of your church with one every Sabbath during the quarter; and when this supply is exhausted, we have more for you. Let us hear from every church elder who has not already received the envelopes.