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1. poorly provided for

my family MBT Shoes was poorly provided for, and we were even in the habit of receiving occasional donations from our neighbours. being, about five years since, at a neighbour's, a lady called to ask assistance for a poor family, who had been burnt out, and lost two children in the fire. " i was so much affected by what i heard, that to be able to give something for their relief, seemed to me would be an inexpressible gratification. i had in my pocket a piece of silver, of small value—it was all the money i had in the world, MBT Sale but still, ere i was aware, my fingers were upon it, and i involuntarily handed it to the lady. on my way home, i reflected upon myself, thought my family needed this money at that moment, to buy necessaries with, and ifi hey did not, it was the property of my creditors, and i ought not to have given it away. it disturbed MBT Shoes Sale my mind so much, that i went and spread the case be¬fore god in prayer. while thus engaged, the words of our saviour occurred to my mind—' give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee, turn not thou away.' my faith found here a support for itself, and i rejoiced that our saviour did not single out the rich from the poor, as under obliga¬tion to observe this precept, but addressed it alike to all. satisfied that i had done no wrong, i was wil¬ling to leave the result with god, and bent my thoughts to see how i could repair my loss, and al¬low myself the gratification of doing good in this way, on future occasions. i soon discovered, that in the manner both of purchasing and using articles of con¬sumption in my family, i might practise greater economy than i had been accustomed to. by buying everything on credit, i had subjected myself to the double loss of giving more for articles, and of paying interest on the money they cost. after all, they must be paid for; and hence, by contriving to pay when MBT i got them, i should make a saving. and it was only by exercising great care and self-denial, the first year, that we succeeded to revolutionize these old habits ; but when it was done, it cut off no small item of useless expense. i found, also, that there were several articles of previous consumption, such as a number of gallons of ardent spirits, and as many pounds of tobacco, which we could give up altogether, and yet be better off than we had been with them. i contrived MBT Trainers also.

1. the sources from

which these moneys are derived, and the objects to which they are intended to be appropriated, there ought to be no improvident expenditure of any kind. i know a mr who is employed in travelling and col¬lecting for the bible society; he puts up at the principal inn in the place where MBT Shoes he happens to visit, and rather than exert himself to rise early and travel in the stage-coach, i have heard that he takes a post- chaise at the expense of the society. these things >y google ought not to be countenanced. i invariably endea¬vour tp^favel on such occasions, sir, outside of the coach, and when, from indisposition, i am compelled to hire a post-chaise, i pay the extra expense out of my own pocket," gave all they possessed. " in the year 1813," says mr. campbell, " after hav* ing visited several nations in the interior of africa, beyond the colony of the cape of good hope, when returning, i halted at the town of paarl, within thirty-six miles of cape town; here i was request¬ed by friends to relate publicly the state of the na¬tions in the interior of africa. about one hundred free persons, with some slaves, attended. at the close, several hundrecj rix-dollars were contributed by the white friends MBT present for the missionary so¬ciety. after the whites had all left the house, MBT Trainers a slave woman and her daughter called upon me, and said,' sir, will you take anything from a poor slave, to help to send the gospel to the poor things beyond %is on my saying,' most certainly i will,' she gave me eightpence, and her daughter fourpence. having done so, they hastily went out clapping their ' hands, and ran to some slave men who were waiting to hear the result. on hearing from her that i cheerfully took subscriptions MBT Sale from slaves, they rush¬ed into my room, and every one threw down all that he had, to send the MBT Shoes Sale gospel to the poor things be¬yond them /" but fifty acres, yet something for the cause of benevolence. you know," said an individual in humble life, ad¬dressing a circle of christian friends, " that i am a poor man. fifty acres of land is all i have from which to support myself, wife, and six children. for fifteen years after i professed religion, i thought my¬self perfectly excused in giving nothing to religious objects, and i believe others thought so too, for they never called on me for anything. i was in debt, could hardly bring the two ends of the year together.

1. at least i can say

that the pleasure far outweighed the sacrifice. when my children found what i was doing, they wished to contribute also; and if ever they got a penny or half-penny given them for their own plea¬sure, it was sure to find its way into the box, instead of the cake-shop. on opening the box, i have the pleasure to find that our collected pence amounted to one pound, which i now enclose, and pray, that the lord may give his blessing with it." lady huntingdon. a minister of the gospel, conversing with lady huntingdon about the wants of a family that appear¬ed to be in distress, her ladyship observed, " i can do for them but very little. i am obliged to be a spectator of miseries which i pity, but cannot MBT Sale relieve; for when i gave myself up to the lord, i likewise devoted to him all my fortune, with this reserve, that i would take with a sparing hand what might be ne¬cessary for my food and raiment, and for the support of my children, should MBT Shoes they live to be reduced. i was led to this from a consideration that there were many benevolent persons, who had no religion, who would feel for the temporal miseries of others, and help them; but few, even among professors, who had a proper concern for the awful condition of igno¬rant and perishing souls. what, therefore, i can save for a while out of my own necessaries i will give them ; but more' i dare not take without being guilty of sacrilege." free-will offering. x ^ " it has been frequently wished by christians," says the late dr. payson, 44 that MBT Trainers there were some rule laid down in the bible, fixing the proportion of their pro- perty which they ought to contribute to MBT Shoes Sale religious uses. this is as if a child should go to his father and say, 4 father, how many times in the day must i come to you with some testimonial of my love 1 how often will it be necessary to show my affection for you v the father would of course reply, 4just as often as your feelings prompt you, my child, and no oftener.' just so christ says to his people: 4 look at me, and see what i have done and suffered for you, and then give me just what you think i de¬serve. i do not wish anything forced.'" necessity of MBT economy. the late rev. robert hall, of bristol, was much grieved with the want of economy in managing the finances of some of our public institutions. " when you consider, sir," said he.