Bible Truths Illustrated by J. C. Ferdinand Pittman

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BIBLE TRUTHS ILLUSTRATED
"'Here lies old Ten Per Cent.;
The more he got, the less he spent;
The more he got, the more he craved;
If he gets to heaven, we will all be saved.' "
359. Many get all they can, and can all they get.
Scoville.
C. R.
360. Timothy Coop, upon being asked how he could give so
"I shovel out, and the Lord shovels in, and He
much, replied :
uses a bigger shovel than I do."
361. A good brother I knew formed the habit of saving all
the change he received in sixpenny and threepenny pieces, and
forwarding the amount to missionaries annually for use in their
work. Upon two separate occasions he called upon me, requesting
me to forward his donation. After the first visit, upon
opening the packet, I counted 109 sixpenny pieces and 229 threepenny
pieces; total, £5 11. 9. If, at any time, he omitted to
put by any change, he used to fine himself 100 per cent. This
accounted for two of the coins being wrapped around by a
piece of paper upon which were the words, "One hundred per.
cent,
fine."
362. "A ship was sinking, and as the last boat was being
lowered, the mate said he was going back for his purse. The
captain expostulated, but the mate insisted. As he was gone
on his errand the ship went down. By and by they found the
dead body of the mate, his stiffened hand tightly grasping the
fatal purse. And when they opened it, they found in it
thirty-six
cents."
only
363. "A lady who refused to give after hearing a charity
sermon had her pocket picked as she was leaving the church.
On making the discovery she said : 'The parson could not find
the way to my pocket, but the devil did.' "
364. "At a missionary meeting in Africa a native Christian
rose and said: 'Enough of talking: let us do something.'
And, advancing to the communion table, he put down a modest
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