Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-06-16
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
ADDRESS BY DR. J. T.STONE,
OF BALTIMORE.
"Stewardship" Was His Subject
Before Large Congrc
qation.

\ large congregation of PieShyter.
ians and BaptiSts, with a.sprinkling of
MethOdists, was present last night AZ
the Presbyterian Church. the Rev.
George 5. Bell. pastor After onening
worship. the Rev. DR.. John Timothy
Stone, pastor of the Brown Memorial
Presbyterian Church. of baltimore.
delivered an address. DR. Stone
spoke in part as follows:
What | have TO say tonight is not
applicable to the people in this
church, but is equally true as 60 any
denomination. The life of church
or an individual is useful in proper
tion as the principle OF giving has been
acquired. There is much truth in
the inscription upon the old English
tombstone What l spent, that / had.
what l kept. that | lost what gave.
that | have. What man gives to
God he has oternally
There is "A sad truth in the illustra.
tion of the multi millionaire of the
West. whose life had been far from
honorable, who died suddenly. Peo
pie asked What he left, and the renly
came, lie left all he had, he took
nothing with him 1t is worth
while 60 learn TO give. What "a man
has in Gods sight counts little, what
man is counts for much The man
who is something in Gods sight is
the man who gives himself and his
possession TO God. Ours is distinctive.
ly a money age and day The gifts OF
Ohrist's church are not in proportion
TO the money spent for our worldly
pleasure and comforts
The amount spent for chewing gum
annually almost equals the amount
spent for foreign missions We spend
more naturally for sstrich feathers
than the evangelical church gives to
foreign missions. We spend hundreds
of times rs much for tobacco and
liquor as for all united Christian &C.
tiyities combined When the church
of Christ gives more largely, the
world will believe more in her faith
and earnestness. Much time which
should be given to Christian service
has to be used ine financial effort, be-
cause we do nor carry ON God work
systematically asld faithfu4S
The old miDNsersS plead9 with the
congregation, the Nktory 6oes, not TO
raise his salaHs aSSff tool4 all his time
to colleassE hkE h9hen rAceived We
mny l8 n#b tessdhs from the
ROmaI I4tdfc 8 MI 90 way they all re-
spond VIZ k5&i1 t1gsthe church. 1t
NAV be often .Esg1H tile sense OF foar,
bat it is none the less regular and
proportionate. God blesses the man
and the church which systematically
gives to His work The weekly en-
velope system has done much for many
churches, but like all other methods is
of little use If not carried out with
accuracy and painstaking Such a
system enlists the interest of young
and old the children become educated
in having a share in the work, and
this speaks for the future. We give
when our hearts are touched, but we
should give from principle
Mr.. Stone referred To the wrong
principle involved in money raising
for Gods work by fairs, entertain
ments, stating that they generally re-
suited in people giving others less for
| that received than it was worth, and
conveying the idea that they had
given to the church when really they
had only paid for what they had re-
ceived. In closing Mr. Stone illus
trated by figures upon a blackboard
the result which might be obtained by
adopting and following conscientious
ly proportionate system OF giving.