A Thank-Offering from a Cripple for Oakland Church by James White

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, February 26, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 9

A Thank-Offering from a Cripple for Oakland Church

By James White

We sometimes hear the remark, “Good what there is of him.” Three-fourths of a true man is better than a whole man composed of poor material. Bro. James Hackett of Galena, Kansas, says:—

“Although not able to work much, on account of having a much worn wooden leg, yet through the providence of God I have a sufficiency of convenient food and clothing. As a thank-offering I inclose $10 to be applied on the house of worship at Oakland, Cal.”

We have $1,700 in that house, and do not call for donations to take the place of what we have given, but to clear the entire debt. We hope that the liberality of this poor cripple will “provoke” men who have means and two good legs on which they can earn more, “unto love and to good works.” J. W.