Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

location. He said that five thousand dollars was
asked for this church building and that the people
in Nashville and the surrounding vicinity could not
raise the money.
The Question was asked, "Has the full amount
of the Washington Fund been raised?" The answer
was "Yes, it has, and several thousand dollars'
overflow has come in." A prayer and praise service
was held. After the meeting, a piece of paper was
placed in the hands of Elder Haskell. Unfolding it,
he read, "This is to signify that we deem it to be the
wise and Christian part to act toward our brethren
in Nashville to place the first five thousand dollars'
surplus that has come in to Washington, in the
hands of these faithful servants of God, that they
may secure the house of worship in Nashville,
which they greatly need. We deem that it is but
loving our neighbor as ourselves to make this
transfer of means to a place where at this time there
is so great a necessity."
After seeing this representation, I awoke, and I
fully expected that the matter would take place as it
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