Excuses for Stinginess
Illustration
by Editor James S. Hewett

Horace Bushnell made this list of those excused from benevolence giving:

Those who believe "every man for himself."

Those who believe that Christ made a mistake when he said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel.”

Those who regret that missionaries ever came to our ancestors.

Those who believe that the gospel will not save anybody.

Those who want no share in the final victory.

Those who believe they are not accountable to anybody for the trust they enjoy.

Those who are prepared to accept the final sentence. "Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these, you did not to me."

Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Illustrations Unlimited, by Editor James S. Hewett