Testimonies for the Church Vol 1 - Lansing SDA Church

458 Testimonies for the Church Volume 1[495][496]heavenly inheritance. There is now a good opportunity for them touse their means for the benefit of suffering humanity and also forthe advancement of the truth. This enterprise should never be left tostruggle in poverty. These stewards to whom God has entrusted meansshould now come up to the work and use their means to His glory. Tothose who through covetousness withhold their means, it will prove acurse rather than a blessing.Those to whom God has entrusted means should provide a fundto be used for the benefit of the worthy poor who are sick and notable to defray the expenses of receiving treatment at the institution.There are some precious, worthy poor whose influence has been abenefit to the cause of God. A fund should be raised to be used forthe express purpose of treating such of the poor as the church wherethey reside shall decide are worthy to be benefited. Unless those whohave an abundance give for this object, without calling for returns, thepoor will be unable to avail themselves of the benefits derived fromthe treatment of disease at such an institution, where so much meansis required for labor bestowed. Such an institution should not in itsinfancy, while struggling to live, become embarrassed by a constantexpenditure of means without realizing any returns.