A Bible Class

In the month of April 1858, a Bible class was conducted in Battle Creek, Mich., by Elder J. N. Andrews. Its object was to learn what the Scriptures teach concerning the support of the gospel ministry, and resulted in developing the “plan of systematic benevolence, on the tithing principle.”COOD 107.2

The next year the Testimony on this subject was as follows: “God is well pleased with the efforts of his people in trying to move with system and order in his work on earth.... God is leading his people in the plan of systematic benevolence, and this is one of the very points to which God is bringing up his people which will cut the closest with some. With them this cuts off the right arm, and plucks out the right eye, while to others it is a great relief. To noble, generous souls the demands upon them seem very small, and they can not be content to do so little.”-Ibid., 191.COOD 107.3