Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

In March, 1858, Sister White said to her
husband, "The Lord has shown me that if you call
the ministers together and have J. N. Andrews
come from Waukon and hold a Bible class, you
will find in the Scriptures a complete plan for
supporting the ministry." Some may ask, "Why did
not the Lord show her at once what the plan was?"
My reply is, "Because He wanted our people to
search it out in the Scriptures for themselves."
During April of that year the Bible class was held
in Battle Creek, after which our brethren said, "The
tithing system is just as binding as it ever was." In
introducing it, however, they called it "systematic
benevolence on the tithing principle."
I spent the summer of 1858 in tent meetings in
the state of Ohio, -Green Springs, Gilboa, Lovett's
Grove, Republic. Continuing the eastern journey
with Elder and Mrs. White, we went to Rochester
and Buck's Bridge, N.Y. Our three-day meeting
was very profitable for that company. There is a
story in connection with that meeting which
illustrates the zeal of some of our people. One
sister came to Mrs. White much burdened and said,
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