Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

in all things" Isn't that promise enough
for any trusting soul?
II one will read the text of this lesson
over carefully it scarcely seems if a word
OF comment was necessary 1t is a tender.
pleading message from our Father. promls-
ing the fullness of His riches to be show
cred upon us. If only we will help to grow
for ourselves souls that are like His in
their bountifulness.
And it is good thing every little while
: to look over our accounts and see If we are
honoring the Lord first with our substance.
Inc matter OF how much we ought to give
troubles some people and it seems as IL
God must have anticipated that when He
instructed the children of Israel to give a
tenth Some people think tenth too much
&nd some think ii too little. but surely the
Lords rule must be a good one to follow,
and for those who think il too much
wouldn't IL be as well TO try the Lord and
see whether His promise of abunding
grace in all sufficiency of all things holds
good? There are many business men who
will testify that it does and that pros
Terity has attended them ever since they
took up this rule of giving a tenth of all
their income to the Lord As for the peo-
pie who think II too little the treasury Of
the Lord is always open for more and they
can pour their thankofferngs I'm much
as they like. They will find il pays them
in all things for which to be thankful.
There is another blessing that comes with
giving which one does not recognize until
he has tried 1t. and that is the deep joy
Systematically to work and lay aside
n UGH to give away and see what joy the
giving will be. attended no longer by grudg-
ing. selfish aualms, but fully and freely and
joyously given as to Him who gave Him.
self for US.
Applied Truth.
A number of years a queer fidgety old
woman used to frequent Wanamaker's
Philadelphia department store. She would
go from counter to counter looking at
goods. making the statesmen and women a
great deal of trouble and seldom buying
anything. They all got to know her and TO
avoid her if possible. 1t got that when
she entered the store word of warning
would flash from one to another and each
girl behind the counter would do her best
to be occupied when the woman reached
there. and some would answer her sharply
and seem not to hear her when she asked
to see some goods. But there was ono
young man who always waited upon her IN
a kind and obliging way He was never
rude or short with her. and showed her
whatever she asked to see as pleasantly
as If she bought large bills of goods. The
others laughed at him for it, but he never
varied his uniform kindness to her when
she came in. and she grew to ask for him
and often took much of his time. But one
day the old lady died. and in her will size
left this poor young salesman ten thousand
collars in return for the kindness he had
shown to an old woman. He is now owner
of fine store OF his own in Phil1delph1a-
The giving in that case paid, although a.
the time he gave the kindness no one could
lave foreseen such an outcome beneh-.
Giving always pays, be it money time or
love.
How to Help the Leader.
Tell your own system of giving and how
it works Tell what benefit you have de-
rived from giving to the Lord
Parallel passages-Psalms. al; Psalms
37:3; Proverbs. 1924; Isaiah, 5S:10l1; Nal
achi, 3:10:11; Luke. G:3s; Acts. 2O::5.
Hints to the leader-Christian Endeavor
Hymns 8, 12o 121. $50. DOB. The EndeayoI
Hymnal, 1873, pa, 212, 279. 80.
The two tracts, What We Owe and How
TO Pay It. and Giving" to be had from
layman. 80 Ashland avenue, Chicago, free
of charge, would be a great help in prepare
ton for this meeting and should be put
into the hands of every young Christian
who is considering the question OF giving
for the first time.
Have q season of Bible verses on the
subject of giving. Call for those verses
especially which show the promise of how
giving shall react upon us for our own
good. Find out who in your church gives
a tenth of his income. Ask two three
such persons to come to the meeting and
tell in few words what has been their
experience and what success financially
they have had since beginning it.
Give! As the morning that flows our OF heaven
Give, As the waves when their channel Is rVen
Give! As the free air and sunshine given
Lavishly, utterly, Joyfully give