Benevolence and the Columbian Exposition
By Missionary Herald
It has been intimated that it is possible that many persons who are planning to visit the Columbian Exposition at Chicago during the present season may be withholding their benevolent gifts to some degree in order to enable them to use the funds thus withheld to meet the necessary expenses of this visit. This will be a sad fact, if it be true, and will largely discount the value of such an excursion. The way to prevent it is to sit down quickly and send to the treasury of the board a sum certainly not less than the amount which will be spent for the excursion. The better way would be to double this amount, since this method will more than double the value of the visit. If the alternative is the omission of the benevolent offering or the omission of the Exposition, be sure that it is not the former omission which is chosen. "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness," and it is quite possible that among the "all things" which will "be added unto you" may be included a sight of the great Exposition. The experiment is worth trying.