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SYSTEMATIC BEXEFICEXCE.

''Give, and it shall he f/hm unto //o<' itc— Luke vi. 83.

Every professed friend of Christ should be deeply inte-
rested in the prosperity of bis kingdom — should make
himself acquainted with its past history and present condi-
tion ; he should become familiar with the work which that
kingdom has to accomj)lish, with the ot)stacles wbich it
has to overcome, and with the means which are divinely
appointed for the accomplishment of this work.

Every professed lover of this kingdom should inquire if
it IS being sustained according to the divine method —
whether he himself is at his po.^t, and doing his duty up to
Its full measure; he should see if the little success which
has hitherto attended the gospel is not owing to the want of
conformity, on the part of professors, to divine directions
more than to anj-thing else; he should prove that the
infidel cry, "Christianity is a splendid failure," is a palpa-
ble falsehood, and all that it needs to give it the most signal
success is, for itsYriends clearly to understand its require-
liients, and fully to meet them.

One of the important requisitions which God has made
upon his people is, that they furnish his spiritual army with
"the sinews of war "-money. God might have employed
such instrumentalities as would have rendered money
unnecessary ; yet, as he has not done this, but has ordained
such means as are attended with expense, and has com-

mandcd his people to meet these exponsos by thcfr Tolun-
tary contributions, therefore the u.se of money is as essen-
tial to the support of his cause, as it is to the maintenanco
of tlie family.

^Vhile it is conceded tliat the word of God cannot be
circulated, houses of worship erected, the gospel preached,
missionaries sustained, &c., without the contribution of
money, yet there is a great deficiency in the amount
contributed, as compared with the amount needed. God
requires hrs people to give no more than his cause needs ;
but if it should be made plain that they come not near to
his requisitions in this matter, a sufficient reason will bo
assigned for the little progress of His kingdom.

The withholding from the cause of Christ more than i»
meet, arises from one of two causes— covetousness or igno-
rance. No doubt much of it comes of the former, yet
we believe much of it to be the result of defective views of
the divine method of beneficence. Our present design i»
to explain God's method of giving— to show why we should
give; how much we ought to give ; to what we should give,
and when we are to give. Our prayer is that God may
make this a word in a sure place, that he may give his
people gj-ace to carefully and prayerfully examine it, and
what they fijid ta accord with the word of God to follow.

"Why should mte Give?

1. Because the Lord has commanded it. We are under
the same obligation to contribute of our means to the cause
of Christ, as we are to believe in Christ, to pray to God, or
to forgive om- enemies. This obligation does not arise
merely out of the fitness of means to ends— as faith to
salvation, asking to receivino^, forgiving to forgiveness— but
from the command itself. AVe may not perceive the con-
nection between the means and the end, yet this does not

release us from the obligation to obey the command. Tho
Israelites might not see the connection betvvcen lookin- at
tlio brazen serpent and being relieved of a deadly poison
Sinners may not sec the necessary relation between l)oliev.
ing in Christ and being saved. Many professe<l believers
do not see tho necessity of being baptized and commemo-
ratmg tho death of Christ by partaking of the Lonl's
Supper. But does this excuse them ? Have they not the
express command, and has not Christ made their obedience
to his commands the test of their love? Do we not fre-
quently urge this view of the case upon persons who do not
clearly perceive the necessity of observing the ordinances of
ot Christ ? To give is as distinctly commanded as to be
baptized. We may not feel like giving, or see the necessity
of giving ; but while wo have the command, we are laid by
It under the imperative obligation to give. Read and ponder
the following commands: The text, "Give alms of such
things as ye have" (Luke xi. 41) ; -See that ye abound in
this grace also " (2 Cor. viii. 7) ; " Honor the Lord with thy
substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase "
(Prov. iii. 9.)

2. Giving is a grace to be cultivated by all, and not a
power conferred upon a favored few.

None are so poor but that they can give something. The
beggar, who has just received a crust in charity, can divide
It with a fellow-beggar. The poor widow could cast her
two mites into the treasury. It is a blessed thing to give-
more blessed than it is to receive-and God would have
none of his children deprived of this blessedness.

Benevolence is a gracious disposition of the mind It is
susceptible of high culture even among the poor, and it is
so contriving that it is sure to find some way of communi-
cating to the cause it most loves. The divine method of

calculfitinj; the valnc of our jrifts is not by the nniount, bt^t
by tlie donor's ability. Two iiiitcs from the poor widow
were, awordini.!; to the divine estimate, of more vaUie than
any other gift made that day ; she laid up more treasure In
the bank of heaven tl»an any other depositor, f !od recjuires
all, rich and poor, to cultivate this grace, as he requires
all to cultivate the grace of devotion, of submission, of
patience, of contentment, of meekness, &c. He requires
them to "abound" in this grace (2 Cor. viii. 7), to be abun-
dant, not sparing in their benevolence. Charity or love,
from which acceptable giving springs, is the greatest of all
the graces ; without it all other characteristics of a Christian
arc vain. AVhatever else may be lacking, this grace must
not. Every saint, the poor as well as the rich, must possess
and cultivate this grace.

3. Society is so constituted that it cannot subsist without
alms-giving. There are in all communities many persons
who cannot provide for themselves, who arc thrown upon
the charity of others, sometimes by famine (as in the
potato famine in Ireland, and the cotton famine in England) ;
sometimes by devastating fires or floods, sometimes by
reverse of circumstances, men, once prosperous, are reduced
to poverty and to dependence; sometimes by sickness
individuals are rendered dependent. Besides these, there
are always more or less of the indigent, for whom homes,
hospitals and graves must be provided at the expense of
others. God permits this state of society, to teach men
the duty and the privilege of giving, to initiate them into
the blessedness of considering the poor (Ps. xli. 1).

So absolute is the necessity of providing for the poor, that
in many countries it is done by taxation. It was, by divine
authority, partially so in the Hebrew conunonwealth.
Under the Christian dispensation, it seems to be left more

to tho voluntary contributions of the more liic^hly favored.
Christianity boin^' a relij^ion of love, it was to he sunposed
that one spontaneous fruit of that love would he lihcrality
to the poor. AVe see how abundant this fruit was iu tho
days of tho apostles, when the lich made the poor tlieir
equals in property. Wiiilo iu our day a conununity of
goods may neitl;er be commanded nor needed, it is never-
theless true that the poor are always with us, and, if wo
would preserve the fabric of society, it is our duty to caro
and provide for them.

4. Christ has so constituted his church as to make its
sustenance depend upon the voluntary contributions of his
people. lie has imposed no levy or tax on any empire,
kingdom or state, for its support; he has endowed it by
no grants of lands, riches or revenues ; he has imposed no
tithes, as Jehovah did upon Israel ; he has left it to tho
voluntary contributions of his disciples.

That it was the divine purpose that the Redeemer's king-
dom should be thus sustained, may be fairly inferred from
the influence of state patronage, rich endowments, and tho
impost of taxes for the support of the church. Under such
means the church has always lost its spirituality, its meek-
ness and love, and become worldly, arrogant, oppressive —
a curse, rather than a blessing. The cause of Christ has
always prospered best where and when sustained by tlie
voluntary contributions of its friends. Voluntary support
for the church of Christ is a principle of Baptists. Let
them magnify it by contributing so abundantly as to show
that it is not a barren principle— that it is not an article of
words without deeds, but that it produces more abundant
supplies than imposts or taxes. Let the advocates of volun-
tary support remember that the mere advocacy of this piin-
ciple is of itself not enough. It will not feed and clothe

the ministers of the gospel, maintain their families, build
meeting houses, circulate bibles and tracts, educate theolo-
gical students, or send out and sustain missionaries. The
principle must be operative, practical, so as fully to meet
every necessary demand.

Christ has laid the foundation of his empire in blood, has
secured for it every spiritual agency, has pledged his honor
for its final triumph ; but he has so allied his people with
himself in the work of the world's redemption, as to make
it their duty to furnish the material supplies— the men to
labour, their equipments, and their pay. And to induce his
people to do this work abundantly and cheerfully, he has
promised that if they give, he will give unto them. He also
assures them that he loves a cheerful giver (2 Cor. ix. 7).

5. It is the only means by which Christ's disciples can
secure their own support. In no other way can the Chris-
tian make sure of his own subsistence. Godliness hath
the promise of the life that now is. To be godly is to be
god-like ; and in nothing is man so much like God, as when
he communicates to the necessities of others— especially
when he sends the bread of life to the perishing, ministers
of his temporal things to those who minister to him in
spiritual things, and gives supplies to disciples in the name
of disciples. God is good, and doeth good. His professed
people are not like him, however sound in the faith, devo-
tional and upright, unless they do good and communicate
to the necessities of others. It is this peculiar likeness to
God which has the promise of everything pertaining to
the present life. God has pledged himself to answer the
prayers of those only who do his will (John ix. 31); to
give to those Vho give to others (Luke vi. 38). But he has
positively promised to bless the liberal (Prov. xi. 25) ; to
regard himself the debtor of those who pity and relieve his

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poor (Proy. ixx. 17); to regard the benefactions of his
people as seed-corn, and to return an abundant harvest to
those who sow bountifully (2 Cor, ix. 6). It is just as cer-
tain that the Lord will give to those who give to his cause
and people, as that he will save those who believe ; it is
just as certain that he will bless them in proportion to their
liberality, as he will in proportion to their faith. It is more
certain that he who regularly gives to the cause of Christ
will always have something to give, thnn it is that he who
regularly ploughs and sows will have ed to sow. If a
man would always have something to give, let him make
his giving regular, periodical, systematic, as he does the
cultivation of the soil, or attention to his business. Then
God will prosper him and bless him, and, besides furnish-
ing him with all that is necessary, will give him the seed-
corn of beneficence to sow season after season to the end of
his Ufe.

It is in this way that giving is made easy. It may bo
diflScult at first, as it is to raise the first seed-corn, but this
being blessed and multiplied, in due time becomes easy.

The divine plan of providing for us is, not only by our
industry, but by our industry and alms combined. Wo
must give as well as work.

There exists much infidelity on the subject of giving.
This is one of the reasons why so much perplexity, loss
and poverty abound. If God's people would honor him
with their substance and the first fruits of their increase,
their barns would be filled with plenty (Pro v. iii. 9, 10).
If they would bring all the needed contributions into the
Lord's house, he would pour them out blessings, spiritual
and temporal, increase their harvests and their profits, and
prevent the losses that are now sustained both by devour-
ing insects and dishonest men (Mai. iii. 10, 11). Ministers

of the gospel can in no way so thoroughly promote the
temporal interests of tlieir people, as by teaching them to
be liberal. Ministers should never hesitate to preach on
this subject, or to set the example. In doing so they will
not only promote the present welfare of their people, but
their own. If a people are taught to be liberal in other
things, they will be liberal to their minister. If ministers
have imperfect views or doubts on this subject, no wonder
that the people should. "Like priest, like people." If
parents would secure the temporal prosperity as well as the
eternal good of their children, let them teach them liberality
to the cause of Christ — ^teacli them literally and liberally to
seek first the kingdom t)f Christ, with the assurance that
God will add tempoi'al blessings unto them (Matt. vi. 33).
No greater benefit can be ( onferred upon youth, than to
teach them to give systematically to the cause of Christ.
This will teach them the true use of money, to be econo-
mical for Jesus' sake, to live in harmony with the divine
economy, and with the constitution of things about them.
If young persons would prosper in the world, let them
form the habit of systematically contributing to the cause
of Christ.

How MUCH SHOULD WE Give?

1. Let each one give according to his ability (1 Pet. iv.
11). Let each one give, the poor as well as the rich. The
blessedness of giving is so great that the poor are not to be
deprived of it. The poor man's cent may be as much
treasure laid up in heaven as the rich man's pound or
thousand pounds. God rcciuires each one to a;ive according
to that he hath, and not according to that he hath not (2
Cor. viii. 12). God would have no one excused from "iviri"-
nor any one burdened ; but computing each man's ability,
let him give according to that rule. Probably in no way

can this equality be attained but by every man giving n
certain per ccntaj;e of liis inronio, his whole income, wlie-
ther that be derived from trade, merchandise, interest on
money or stock, mortgages, rents, proiits, wages, salary,
labor, gifts, produce or manufactures, or any other source.

To give rightly and systematically, every one must give
on his whole net income, and not on wliat remains after he
has supplied his own supposed necessities ; because every
man can make his necessities equal to his entire income,
and so have nothing left for (lod. Let the amount of the
whole means, as learly as possible, be ascertained for the
week, month, quarter or year, as it can best be calculated
for either of these portions of time ; then, of this amount,
get apart a certain per centage for the cause of God and the
needy. There is no one but can, very nearly, ascertain the
amount of his means ; no man that cannot devote different
portions of the same to different objects ; and no man can
make a wise apportionment of his income without system ;
none can save without system ; nor any one give well
without system.

But how much per cent, of their income ought Christians
to give ? "When giving was regulated by law under the
Mosaic economy, the Israelites were required to give one-
tenth of their income for the support of the ministers of
religion, the Levites, alone ; one-fortieth additional to the
priests ; to provide animals, meal, wine and fruits for sacri-
fice, and offerings to the temple. Every seventh year they
had to leave their land untilled, and to regard its sponta-
neous products as common property; every seventh year
to /emit debts, and every liftietli year to emancipale their
slaves, and to release all mortgages. Every harvest they
left about one-sixtieth of their grain to be gleaned by the
poor. The Jew was required by law to give about one-

third of his income to the servants and the service of the
Lord and his poor.

See if you can learn anything concerning the measure of
your duty from the conduct of the early Christians. They,
when it was needed, gave all ; when this urgency passed
away they continued to devote large sums to the support
of their ministers and missionaries ; for copies of the Scrip-
tures ; for the erection of places of worship ; for sustaining
seminaries of learning, &c. They had everything to pro-
vide for the maintenance and extension of this new religion.
Their faith was not propagated without expense, and this
expense they bore cheerfully. Besides the ordinary out-
lays, they were called upon to contribute immense sums
for the redemption of their brethren who were made cap-
tives and prisoners for theu- faith iu Christ. Such was
their devotion to their religion and to each other ; such the
care taken of their sick, poor and dying, that their bitterest
enemies were constrained to exclaim— "See how these
Christians love one another."

Did Christ and his ministers condemn or commend them
for their liberality ? Would the same amount of liberality
now be worthy of commendation or of condemnation ? Is
anything like it generally practised at the present day?
While the primitive Christians devoted more than half of
all their income to the cause of Christ, professors of our
denomination in this country, at the present day, do not
give to the same cause one-twentieth part of their incomes.
Let them begin at once, and devote, at the very least, one-
tenth of their whole property to the Lord. Surely it will
not be too much for them to give fdr all objects, what the
Jews gave to the ministers of religion alone ! But for the
sake of systematizing your beneficence, begin with one-
tenth as the minimum. The following table shews the

amount to be given weekly, monthly, quarterly or yearly,
from an income of from ten dollars to fifty thousand dollars
per annum.

10 PEP.

TABLE A.

CENT, C OXTRI BUTI OX.

Yoaily
Income.

Weekly.

Monthly.

Quarterly.

Yearly.

$ C.

1 00

1 25

6 00

100

2 50

10 00

200

1 GO

5 00

20 00

300

2 40

7 50

30 00

400

3 20

10 00

40 00

500

1 00

4 00

12 50

50 00

1,000

2 00

8 00

25 00

100 00

2,000

4 00

16 00

50 00

200 00

5,000

10 00

40 00

125 00

500 00

10,000

20 00

80 CO

250 00

1,000 00

20,000

40 00

loO 00

500 00

2,000 00

50,000

100 00

400 00

1,250 00

5,000 00

There are very few of Christ's disciples either so poor or
so young as to be unable to obtain an income of ten dollars
yearly, and out of that to give one dollar. The one dollar,
expended on themselves, can make but little difference to
their earthly comforts, but it may make a vast diflerenco
if deposited in the bank of heaven, or used as seed-corn
for means of increased usefulness. Let such a one remem-
ber that in giving a dollar a year he has given as much to
the Lord as the man of ten thousand a year who gives ono
thousand.

There are but few so rich as to have a nett income of
fifty thousand dollars per annum, if any have this amount,

let them remember that one hundred dollars a week from
them, is no more than two cents from the youth or poor
man who has only ten dollars.

2. " Give as the Lord prospers you."— 1 Cor. xvi "
Not only a certain per centage on your yearly income
hut if at any time your profits should be increased your
labor more abundantly rewarded, make an additional free-
will oflcring to the Lord, and thus acknowledge him as the
author of your prosperity. Should it be askcl "What
would be the duty of God's people under losses and re-
verses?" Are they to deduct from their donations in pro-
portion to their losses, or to cease from giving alto-^ether 9"
Ye reply, that if God in his providence deprive'them of
the means of giving, so that they am earn nothing and
become entirely dependant upon others, then are 'they
excused, or rather deprived for a time of the blessed privi-
lege of giving. In case of greatly reduced circumstances
It may be necessary to reduce the amount of beneficence •
but according to the whole tenor of God's word, such
mstances will be very rare in the experience of those who
feel It to be their duty and privilege to give up to the full
measure of their ability and in accordance with divine
directions; while to those who give grudgingly, and are
desirous of finding excuses for lessening their benedictions
or for giving nothing ; to such persons God often furnishes
excuses by sending them reverses, bringing losses upon
them, or depriving them of all their substance. Jhit those
who bring all the tithes into God's storehouse, who honor
hun with the ^7z-;-«^/yv^/fs of their increase, who seek fh'st
tue kingdom of God and his righteousness, such shall be
blessed, prospered and increased, instead of being dimin-
ished ; so that very seldom, if ever, shall one of these be
p,erplexed to know his duty, from reduced circumstances^

It may be asked " What is the duty of those wlio are in
debt ? Ouglit they to give ; and if so, liow much V" " Bo
just before you are generous," is an oft repeated maxim.
'Pay your debts before you give, or you will give away
other men's property," is often asserted as a reason why
such persons do not, and should not give. If this objec-
tion be made by individuals who are in dcl)t for their
farms, for their merchandise, &c., yet are lessening that
debt and increasing their property; we sav, that they
ought to give on their whole income, less the interest of
their indebtedness. Suppose a farmer owes a thousand
dollars on his farm ; his products above all expenses are
worth six hundred ; then let him deduct from this the in-
tcrest on the thousand, say seventy or eighty dollars, and
he will then have five hundred and twenty on which to
pay ten per cent., which will be fifty-two dollars. But ho
exclaims " I have two hundred of this to pay on my farm,
and this will reduce my means to three hundred and
twenty dollars." We answer, no ; it will increase your
own property by two hundred dollars ; but remember the
divine rule is first to lay up to the Lord, and he will bless
you in what you lay up for yourself.

Suppose the person be not in debt for productive pro-
perty, but for the means of hving, and, from the scantiness
of his income, appears to be unable to save anything be-
yond his family expenses ; is it his duty to give anything
towards the support of the gospel ? Is it not his duty to
pay his debts ? Unquestionably it is his duty to pay his
debts ; but is he not a debtor to God ? Is he not a
debtor to the gospel ? To whom does he owe the most, to
God or to man ? Which creditor shall he prefer, man or
God? Can God be robbed, mocked, or cheated with im-
punity ? The debtor must be fed, and so must his chil-

drcn : who charges him with wrong for not starving him-
self and his family, though in buying food he has the less
to pay his debts ? And who shall charge him with (jls-
honesty for providing food for his soul and the souls of his
family ? A man's contribution for sustaining the means of
grace should be reckoned among the indispensable neces-
sities of his family expenses. Let any minister of the
gospel, or any member of a christian church in such cir-
cumstances, calculate the whole amount of his income less
the interest on the amount of his Indebtedness, and then
resolve so to commence as to give f'^n per cent, of that
income to the Lord ; and see if the Lord be not well pleased
with the offering, and whether, after so doing, it is not
more easy to reduce his indebtedness than it was before.
We now proceed to enquire—-

To WHAT OBJECT SHALL WE GiVE ?

Among the many claims upon christian benevolence, when
unable to give to all, how can we know which to select?
Let us begin with the more important, and give according
to the divine rule, and this difficulty will soon be removed.

1. Give to the support of your own minister.

God requires that you minister of your carnal things to
Him who ministers to you spiritual things (Rom. xy.
27; 1 Cor. ix. 7)). It is God's ordinance that they who
preach the gospel, shall be so well paid as to live, and not
starve, by so labouring. When God provided for the min-
isters of religion by law, they were more abundantly sup-
plied than any other class ; for he gave them one-tenth
from eleven tribes, so that the Levites had eleven-tenths,
while thq rest of the Israelites had only nine-tenths!
Although the letter of that law is abrogated, that the
offerings of God's people may not be compulsory but vol-
untary ; yet the spirit of it is enjoined in the gospel. It

.5^'

stm remains an impcrativo dnty upon God's people to
provnle hberally for their pastors and minister, <> the
onctenth of each n,an's income, at least four-lo hs ,on d
beg,ven to the minister, whether this be in the >„„, If
pow-rent or subscription, for his support, m s me T e
where the churches are small and the mem.H.rs poor .'
seven, or even eisht-tenths should be given to snnnorf >,'„

h™ to set h,« people an exa.nple of liberality and hi,

example would do more to make his people 1 bend and

ble .0 be hberal, than a„ his preachin/without it Pr„v

Chris, anitvn'T T"""^' '""^''"' P°"=^' ^"^--"r^"
chnst,a„,ty ,„ churches to l<eep their minister poor- it

h.nders h,s study, impairs his health and reputation

weakens h,s power for good, is the cause of mSh , '

a he and head-ache, and is a curse instead of a blesst to

expenses than other men, they have to entertain more
vsitors, purchase more books, use more stationery and
pay more postage, all of which is unremunerative It
would be well if laymen would take this into ser ^us con
s,dera ,on, and inquire why Ministers should not be . wel
paid as Lawyers and Physicians. Is the soul of less va"uo
han the body? Is its salvation of less importan e than
he pro ect,„„ of property ? Give, before any thin, ke
to the hberal support of your minister ° ^

3. Give for the erection, repairs, cleaning, lighting and
warmmg „f Houses of worship. Next to th Mh ilt"; the
place of mm,stration is to be cared for. A neat clean
well-hghted, ventihated and warmed house of worlp ha•
and hearers ; whde an unsightly, dirty, dark, dingy, close
hot or cold house, has a most deleterious influence 0°:

• 18

tian churches should bo determined to have comfortablo
and chaste houses for tlic worship of God, to see that their
exterior and furniture arc quite as good as the average of
their own dwellings. Cod reproached tho Israelites for
dwelling in ceiled houses, while liis house was left waste
(I lag. i. 4). Many churches are without houses of worship,
provision should be made foi^ their erection. Many have
houses that need extensive repairs and improvements ; let
such churches contribute for that purpose. All places of
worship need care and expense ; this should be secured by
the contributions of the worshippers ; and able churches
should have a fund to assist poor ones in building houses
for the worship of God. Of the ten per cent, of income,
one-tenth should be devoted to the above object.

3. The Sabbath school should receive of our contribu*
tions.

The Sabbath school is the nursery of the church, it is
the hope of the church and of the world. Special attention
should be paid to the religious education of the young.
Every Sabbath school should be provided with suitable
class-books, and a well stocked and well selected library.
Nothing is so likely to tell upon the future prosperity of
any church as an efficient Sabbath school. One per cent
of the contributions of God's people should be devoted to
this cause.

4. Home and Domestic Missions ought to be sustained.
The destitute portions of our own country; the poor and

the depraved of our cities. Foreigners who make this the
land of their adoption. The aborigines, and the masses
who are under the influence of false religion, are to be
cared for. Home Missionary Societies, Missionary Con-
ventions, City Missions, &c., &c., are to be sustained.
"Beginning at Jerusalem," was the Saviour's command

when commissionins Lis disciples to prcad, the gospel to
the word. The work of home evang^hzation is a^^c.^
■vc as ,t ,s ,™p„rtant ; its importance, as it stands S
o he conversion of the worW, cannot be over estin.a e^
If the church at home would have ability to send thett
rol abroad, she must nourish her feeble dmrches, cu^v°a^o
her was places, reclaim the desert by nudtipl ,, n' hir
home labours. Christians shoul.I devote i 1 't^

tenth oftbeir contribution,, to Homo mIL:' ^ """"
6. MLnisterial Education.

To secure an able ministry, the church must see that
tho young men whom God has converted, endowed and
called to tins work, are well educated. It is the work of
Cod to endow them with talents, to convert their soulf
and mchne them to preach ; but it is the work of his peopl.;

otrirrd""? '"r' ""™""' r-yp-f-^aS

clothe .and feed mdigent students. Christ generally call,
..s m,„,sters from among the poor, because he need^ m „
".urcd to labour ; men to preach to the poor and to s™
pathuse w..h them. He devolves the duty'of educat^^gCr
n.m,ster.^ upon the church, as much as the duty of traLn"
her d,ery devolves upon the state. ChrisUans sho.dl
regularly and sy.stematically appropriate a portion of thdr
contnbut.ons to this object.

9„!; 7''° ".""i" ^°-''"^' ^'•■■"=' ^""'^y' Sunday Scho-I
booker '"' "" ''*'"""™ »f ■'™"S^"«''

Scarcely anything need be said of tho importance of these

socetics, especally of the Bible Society. Every christian

ackno,,,edges tho importance of giving /niversZir ,Mo„

o the word of God; but this can be done only by h"

hberal contributions of God's people

rt may be said that contribution to all these obieets in

he proportions su""ested will „, i ., '

" ou^^esreo, mil need more than ten per

cent, of one's income, f nic; but it has been Rtntcd thnt
ten per cent, is the very least that a christian ought to give.
Tliere is no reason why the majority should not increase
this i)cr centage, while some may give twenty, thirty, forty
or fifty per cent. The more any one gives, the more
blessed he is, the richer he is, the more able to give. Cir-
cumstances nuist dictate what objects shall share the cor-
tribution beyond the minister's salary, chaj.el expenses
and the Sabbath school, the circumstances of the donor
or of the church to which he belongs. In some cases his
donation may, with propriety, be confined to the first three
objects above named ; in other cas'.>s, a donor may give to
:,A IT ■ tables at the end of this chapter, will su-'o-est
this variety of the appropriations.
6. Foreign Mission.s.

The church of Christ must not consider her woik done
until she has given the gospel to the world. No church
should feel that it has attained its true position until it
does something regularly for the foreign field. The duty
to preach the gospel to every creature, is binding on every
believer. Churches on their first organization, like newly
planted trees, may need all they get for their own nourish-
ment ; but is expeciod that in time they will bear fruit for
others ; if they do not, they will be under the reproach
of being empty vines, bringing forth fruit only for them-
selves (IIos. X. 1). Every church should labour, not only
to sustain itself, but to aid in the great work of evangelizing
the world; and liberal amounts should be statedly con*^
tributed for this purpose.

.. -mM B.

Showing to what object., •„.. ■ ;,u whn^ proportion, persons
in different circumstances, -a::., r.^uocted with churches of
varied degrees of numericai aaJ pecuniary strength, may
contribute.

TABLE B.

Person., m a Clmrcli th;it noo.U all for its own support,
witli iiuans varying' from lifty to a thousand Uollai-s.

AMOUNT.

10 per rout,
on iji.jO.

$5 00

10 per cent,
on $100.

$10 00

10 per cent,
on i^.jOO.

$50 00

10 per cent,
on $1000.

$100 00

OBJECTS.

Minister's Salary.
Chapel Expenses
. Sabbath School . .

.Minister's Salary.
Chapel Expenses
. Sabbath School . .

Minister's Salary

Chapel Expenses

Sabbath School

I Missionary Convention

Minister's Salary

Chapel Expenses

Sabbath School

Missionary Convention
Ministerial Education. .
Missions

cts.

10 00

TABLE B,

Persons in Churches that are able to contribute to other
objects tlian their own.

AMOUNT.

10 per cent,
on $50.

$5 00

10 per cent.
on $1,000.

$100 00

OBJECTS.

Minister's support

Chapel Expenses

Sabbath School

Missionarj Convention
Ministerial Education. .
Missions, Bible Society

^ Minister's support

Chapel Expenses

Sabbath School

Missionary Convention
Ministerial Education. .

French Mission

Bible Society

Foreign Missions '. .

9
15

$ cts.

2 OD

1 00

20 OO

20 00

10 00

10 OO

10 0«]>

TABLE B.

Persons in large and able Churches may extend their

contribution.

AMOUNT.

o
o

T— I

o
o

1— (

OBJECTS.

Minister's Salary

Chapel Expenses

Sabbath School

- Missionary Convention
Ministerial Education . ,

Bible Society ,

Missions

_2_

1
115

I'a

Minister's Laiary U

•^ TO

Chapel Expenses

Sabbath School

Missionary Convention ....

Ministerial Education

Bible Society

Missions

1
75

1
T(J

1 u

J_
1

3
1

$ cts.

2 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00
1 00

3 00

20 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
10 00
30 00

TABLE B.
Individuals giving more than 10 per cent, on their income.

AMOUNT.

OBJECTS.

©•

T— (

«©.

-M

■€/»

Minister's Salary

Chapel Expenses

Sabbath School

Missionary Convention ,

Ministerial Education . .

French Mission

Bible Society

Tract Society

Publication Society ....

City Missions

Poor

Home Missions

Incidental Expenses

2 (J

t
2 6

2(J

1
2U

2(J

$ cts.

100 00
100 00
50 00
100 00
100 00
100 00
50 00
60 00
50 00
50 00
60 00
100 00
100 00

Foreign Missions -o jjooo 00

or.

;ome.

cts.

00
D 00
) 00
) 00
» 00
' 00

00
00
00
00
00

When shall we Give?

1. Every Lord's Day. Upon the first day of the week
let every one lay by him in store, as God hath prospered
him (1 Cor. xvi. 3). Let every one select a place of de-
posit, a box, a drawer, a pocket book, &c. &c., and call tin's
the LonVs Bank Then, as God has prospered him through
the week, let each one make a sacred deposit, of one-ten'th
or more to the Lord on every Sabbath day. From all
earnings, profits or income, let the first appropriation be to
tl- Lord's Treasury. Devote the first fruits to the Saviour.
This method will always furnish the means to give, and
render the act of giving perfectly easy. The only difficulty
will be in laying by regularly, and this will soon cease to
be difficult, if persisted in. From this deposit take what
you have purposed to give to your minister, monthly or
quarterly as the case may be; also your other subscriptions
as they become due. By this method, every Sabbath will
commence with a practical confession of your obligation to
God, by a real thank-offering for his goodness, by an act of
faith in his promises, and by an act of obedience to one of
his most trying commands. It will be a most salutary pre-
paration for the services of the sanctuary, will increase your
interest in all the duties of the day, will prepare you to
meet God with pleasure, and to listen with attention and
delight to the messages of his love, will deepen your devo-
tion and strengthen your faith, it will also enable you to
labor through the week with humble confidence that your
labor shall not be in vain.

2. At the beginning of every year, purpose in your heart
what you will give to the cause of Christ during the year,
how much to your minister and to other objects. Every
man should be able to make some calculation as to his pro-
bable income for the ensuing year. There is no man of

prudence but does this to some extent Every man is ob
.^■d to do it if he would n,eet the oxpenses^th" yet"
Into tl>e.se calculations of expense, should ahvays enteric
.tern of contnbutions to the cause of Christ Men mu t
calculate for rent, fuel, clothing, food, &c. ; they ough a
the same ,me to calculate to meet the demands of God
they should make these demands the very first item and
consKler every thing else subordinate to this; in so doing
ley would really seek first the kingdom of cid, andmight
safe ly d pend upon the other things being added unto them.
Let the u,eome of the last year from profits, labor or pro
ducts, &e be the basis of calculation for the year ensuC
then set down the ten per cent or more of that sum, asth^
au,ount to be contributed to the cause of Christ I ^'Z
bewell townte down the amount in the form of a promLe
somewhat as follows : ^ '

" If God in his providence enable me, I will give to his
cause dunng the coming year, $ , divided as follows :"

Minister's salary *

Chapel expenses ^ & Ji-

This sum divided by fifty-two or say by fifty, to save frl
tions, will give the amount of the weekly deposit which
nmount whether it be two cents or a Lndred 'd liars
should be laid by every Lord's day morning. '

It may be objected, especially on the part of farmers, that
the products of the field are so uncertain that it would be
mposs.ble for them to make an approximate estimate of
heir income for the future. AVhile it is admitted that no
c ass of nien are, apparently, so dependent upon the provi-
dence of God, none whose means appear to be so uncertain •

should ; ;""";^7^^' *^-^' - t'-t very ground, this class
should be careful to propitiate the favor of that Being on

&c.

whom they are so dependent, should be careful to brin-all
the tithes and offerings into God's storehouse, sliouM honor
hun with their substance and tlie first fruits of their increa^.c
Let them ask if they have devoted the first and best of all
their products to the Lord ; let them ask if they have given
the tenth of last year's net income to God, or if it is 'their
habit to trust God by resolving to give so much to his cause '^
If they habitually neglect this duty, need they wonder that
God, attunes, takes his portion by mildew, rust, weevil ca-
terpillar, grasshopper, drought or frost ? Did he not ask his
ancient people if they thought they could rob him with
impunity ? When through covetousness they failed to leave
the land unfilled in the Sabbatical year, did he not threaten
that tho land should have rest, and has ho not executed his
threat ? If the cultivators of the soil would conform to
the divine law of beneficence, there would seldom be any
complaint of bad harvests, or of disease among cattle. Any
man may estimate nearly what, under ordinary circum-
stanceg, his farm will produce in a year ; what from this
source will be his income ; and he can, at the commence-
ment o' the year, resolve to give a percentage of this to the
Lord, and manifest his disposition to trust the Lord and
to honor him by first thinking of and providing for his
cause. If God should, during the year, bless and prosper
him beyond his expectations, he can increase his weekly
deposit in the same proportion.

It may still further be objected, that many persons
have not weekly receipts ; some receiving their income
monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, or even annually, while
farmers generally depend upon the sale of tlieir crops for
means to pay their debts or to make donations, and that it
would be impossible for such persons to lay by money
weekly. If individuals so circumstanced would only do.

in this matter, as wise people do in relation to their own
expense., namely, make one receipt provide everything
unt,l the time of the next, instead of depending on their
periodical receipts or crops to pay debts already incurred
the whole difficulty would be removed. The effort to do
this, for the sake of complying with the divine injunction
to lay by weekly, would prove to mnny a man the greatest
earthly good he had ever experienced.
How may this mode of giving be promoted ?
1. By ministers of the gospel making themselves tho-
roughly acquainted with it, with the reasons for it and the
details of It; then by their advocating from the pulpit and
from house to house, and by themselves conforming to it
and thus giving it the weight of their example.

2. By churches taking it into consideration at the be-in
ning of the year, adopting it, determining for what objects
subscriptions shall be made and at what time of the year
these subscriptions shall be collected. Then it would be
well for such churches to obtain a sufficient number of cards
so as to furnish two to every adult member of the church
and congregation, prepared somewhat like the following --^

TABLE C.
Giving examples or specimen Cards of Beneficence,

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greatest

vcs tho-
and the
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No. 1.

Adapted to a church which can scarcely sustain itself.
{Face of the Card.)

CARD OF BENEFICENCE

OP THE

Baptist Ciiuucn and Coxgregation in_

If God in his providence permit, I will give to his cause the
sums stated below, in the order and at the time stated
on the back of this card.

The Subscription of M.

Minister's Salary

Building Fund, Repairs, Incidental Expenses,
&c

Sabbath School

* Missionary Convention . . .

Total Subscription

N.B.— Please fill up this Card, and return it when called
for next Sabbath.
B^" Retain a copy" for your own use.

* in ho Church mceives aid from the Couyentlon, it wUl La necessary to
have one place for this object.

No. 1.

Adapted to a church which can scarcely sustain itself.

{Reverse of the Card.)

THE SUBSCRIPTIOXS

ON TUB

FACE OF THIS CARD

WILL BE COLLECTED IN THE FOLLOWING OltDER :

Minister's Salary quarterly, viz: ^ on the 1st Sabbaths of
March, June, September and December.

Building Fund and Incidental Expenses : x half yearly on
1st Sabbaths of May and October. ^'

Sabbath School: on 1st Sabbath in February.
* Missionary Convention :

" Give and it shall be given unto you." (Luke vi. 38 )
^^'jlt is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts xx.

*'For God loveth a cheerful giver." (2 Cor. ix. r.)

■I

CARD OF BENEFICENCE

OP THE

Baptist Chuucu and Coxgreg

ATIOK IX

If God in his providence permit, I will give to hig cause the
sums stated below, in the order and at the time stated
on the back of this card.

The SuBsciiiPTioN of M.

To the Minister's Salary

Building Fund, Repairs, Incidental
Expenses, &c

" Sabbath School

Missionary Convention

Ministerial Education Society

Bible Society, &c

Missions

((

Total Subscription

^^•^•—I'lease fill up this card, and return it when called

for next Sabbath.

|J3F^ Retain a copy for your own use.

THE SUBSCRIPTIONS

OV TUB

FACE OF THIS CARD

"WILL BE COLLECTED IN TUB FOLLOWING ORDER:

Minister's Salary, in quarterly payments : ^ on the 1st

Sabbaths of March, June, September and December.
Building Fund: on 1st Sabbath of April.
Sabbath School : on 1st Sabbath of February.
Missionary Convention : 1st Sabbath of May.
Ministerial Education Society : 1st Sabbath in August.
Bible Society, &c. : 1st Sabbath in October.
Missions : 1st Sabbath in January.

*' Give and it shall be given unto you." (Luke vi. 38).

*' It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts xx.
35).

"For God loveth a cheerful giver." (2 Cor. ix. 7.)

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After the cnnU have been distributed, let tiio member fdl
up the blanks with the amount of hi.s subscription, each
one retaining one of the two cards, in order that ho may
know when each subscription will be collected. The cards
being returned, some one appointed by the church, should
copy these into a book in alphabetical order, with the sum
promised to each object set opposite each subscribe 's name

3 order;

i on the 1st
December.

in August.

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The sabbath before any subscription is due, let notice be
given that it will be colleotea on the next Sabbath the sub-
scribers being requeste,] to severally enclose the sum in an
envelope, with his or her name written thereon. If the
object be any other than the n.inister's salary, it would be
^ell for the pastor to preach on it, stating thcwork, condi-
tion and claims of such society. If the amount subscribed
as shown in the Book of Uencficence, should bo less than
present need of that society, and below the ability of the
church to give, the preacher may urge the subscribers to
mcrease their subscriptibns, urge those who have not sub-
scribed to do so, or to give liberally of loose change as the
plates are passed round to receive the subscriptions The
writer has known as much loose change to be collected in
addition o the subscription, as would have been obV i'n d
by an ordinary collection for such an object, exclusive of
the .,bscription. The collection having been made, let the
pastor, or whoever keeps the Bookof Eeneficence, open tho
envelopes and give each one credit for the amount paid and
enter he amount of change to the credit of collection; thi
will be t.he work of a very short time, if the book is properly
prepared. At the end of the year let the book be amlited
and the amounts received and paid out, bo reported to the

3. Associations may do much to promote this work by
recommending it to the churches and reporting in thei^
minutes, the names of such churches as confonn to thil

TnE ADyANTAGES OP SVSTEMATIC BexefiCEN'CE.

1. It gives the minister frequent opportunities of cultivat-
ing this grace, by calling him frequently to set before the
peop e the necessities of the kingdom of Christ, to Z hi"
people mformauon, respecting the various departments of

christian effort, to show the importance of this division of
labor, to dwell upon the claims of each and exhort his
people to t:?ive to each its duo. This gives variety to the dis-
courses of the pastor, increases the stock of information of
his hearers and excites their thirst for more ; not only in-
ducing them, to give more, but to get a religious paper and
other periodicals, that they may know more of what is doing
in the world for the cause of God. It gives the minister an
opportunity of knowing what each member does for the
cause, how far his benevolence extends, whether he exer-
cises this grace or not, and of addressing special exhorta-
tions to the negligent. The minister should know whether
his members give, as certainly as he should know whether
they pray.

2. It would save a vast amount which is now expended
in agencies. Let the churches adopt a good system, and
there would be no further need of agents.

3. It would secure all the money that is needed by all
the churches, and for all missionary purposes, &c. &c.

Suppose this plan should be adopted by all the Baptists
in Canada, the thirteen thousand five hundred members
would raise over two hundred thousand dollars a year to
contribute to the Redeemer's cause. Estimating the aver-
age income of these members to not exceed one hundred
and fifty dollars per annum, this would amount to two
millions and twenty-five thousand dollars a year. Ten per
cent, of this (the amount to give) would bo $202,500

Four-tenths of this, for ministers' salaries, would

average ?405 each to 200 ministers 81,000

Two-tenths to church-building, repairs, -sexton,

fuel, lights, &c., $202 50 each to 200 40,500

One-tenth to Sabbath schools would be $101 25

to 200 20,250

f this division of
and exhort his
•ariety to the dis-
of information of
re; not only in-
igions paper and
e of what is doing
3S the minister an
iber docs for the
whether he exer-
special exhorta-
Id know whether
Id know whether

is now expended
;ood system, and

is needed by all
OSes, &c. &c.
y all the Baptists
undred members

dollars a year to
imating the aver-
:ecd one hundred
i amount to two
; a year. Ten per
30 $202,500

s, would

81,000

•sexton,

40,500

$101 25
20,250

One-tenth to ^fissionary Convention, Home Mis-
sion, &c 20,250

One-tenth to Education and Publication, Bil^lc

and Tra(;t Societies, &c 20 250

One-tenth to Missions, French and Foreign 2(1,250

$202,500
Suppose another division of tlio sum total to be made,
giving a larger average to ministers, as follows :
Five-tenths to ministers, giving to 200 an aver-

^^ age of $506 25 $101,250

Three-twentieths to church-building, repairs and

incidental expenses j]o 375

One-twentieth to Sabbath schools, 200, each at

^50 C2J 10,125

One-twentieth to Missionary Conventions 10,125

One-twentieth to Canadian French ^lission 10,125

One-twentieth to City Mission, Bibles and Tracts. 10,125

One-tenth to Foreign Missions 20 250

One-twentieth to Ministerial Education 10,125

$202,500
The foregoing shows how much can be accomplished by
a small denomination, if they wil! go the right way about
it.^ Almost any small church of fifty members could, on
this plan, raise seven hundred and fifty dollars a year.
Should a system like this become universal, it would give
the Baptists in England an income for the Gospel of
£.•175,000 a year, giving an average salary of £150 each to

1,800 ministers £270,000

and leaving more than twice the amount which is
at present contributed to religious societies .... 105,000

i'875,000

Gn.ng an average salary of $500 to 5000* „;inis;^ "'''''''

Or an average salary of $800 to Vooo n^ • T ' ' ^'^^'^'^^'^
For church-buildin; &c To "'*'''' ^'^^^^'^^'^
For all other purposes 2,000,000

Christians to ascertain ,,.1. . J'^^'^*''*'*'"- ^^ would enable
with regularity. "''' ^^"^"^ societies

to thj;;:;" rzt Tjr °: ?""""■'• ^-^ -•-'"

increased temporal hnf'' "".^ ''""« """■" "»' ""'y
blessings . sr„Z°,dl thif r"?"' .'P'"''"' •''^•'■™=--

«.att..L.„e„rsitrc:re„':^^' "•"-- '-'-

s in the Free

■••$7,600,000
lis-

•• 2,500,000
■s. 4,000,000
•• 2,000,000
•• 1,500,000
eived. So it

aries, secure
revent many
save many a
'ould enable
3 benevolent
)us societies

give fervour
'n not only
blessings —
fiost believe

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