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Seventh-day Adventist Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jul 8, 1880

A WORTHY EXAMPLE.

At our missionary meeting some months ago, the fact of the Missionary Society being in debt was mentioned by a brother, who made an earnest appeal for a special contribution. Others followed, driving the nail farther home. Soon this, that, and the other brother was offering his dollar. Could I give anything? I pulled a lonely dollar from my pocket. Ah! If I give my car-fare, I must walk this week to and from my school,—a distance of three miles. But said I to myself, "Who wouldn't walk six miles a day for only five days if by so doing he could help a brother on the frontier to retain his and his Master's good name?" I gave it. I walked. I thanked God every step of the way, that I was permitted to help in the good work. What was the result? I received a blessing in my soul, and my body was blessed also. It gave me a better appetite; I gained in strength and flesh. So marked was my change that I determined to walk in future. I have since had fourteen weeks of school; have walked most of the time; have gained about ten pounds, and have saved about fourteen dollars, which I needed very much for books. Now I enjoy my walks very much, and can walk the distance without fatigue. Indeed, I would rather walk than ride.—Sel.