April, 1939
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Our Friends Write Us Concerning the "Widow's Mite" STRIKING OF SACRED COIN BRINGS APPROVING LETTERS Pastors and Sunday-School Workers Enthusiastic There are so few mementos of the earthly lifetime of our Lord. which the Bible Institute of Los Angeles has secured, authenticated, and is now circulating in faithful reproduc tions of the ancient coin.
To walk the paths that His feet have trod; to stand on the hilltops from which He gazed; to feel the fresh breath of the dawn over Galilee, or to watch the sunset over the mountains of Moab— these privileges are reserved for the fortunate few who can visit the Holy Land. But even to the traveler there are many disappoint ments. There are no buildings of Herod’s Temple now stand ing, and Jerusalem is completely changed. Only the sky and the sea, the mountains and the hills, the lakes and rivers—and, strange to say, the coins unearthed by the spade of the archeologist—remain unaltered by the slow passing of the centuries. We believe that it is the deep longing that all Chris tians everywhere feel to visualize some phase of the actual life of gospel days which has attracted the attention of many of God’s stewards to the tiny “Widow’s Mites”
Pastors, Sunday-School teachers, and personal workers welcome the opportunity to secure a replica of the little copper coin—now available for the first time, we believe, in nearly two thousand years—which in the hands of the widow of the Gospel records was commended by the Lord. It is the divinely appointed symbol of sacrificial giving. Personal workers find the coins invaluable in contact ing and interesting the unsaved. Pastors use them as aids in their budget planning. Sunday-school teachers distri bute these inexpensive tokens to their classes. Mounted in permanent form, they become presents that will be kept by the recipients as valued keepsakes.
But read a few of the many letters we have received from all parts of the country, and see how deeply the Christian conscience has been touched by these tiny pieces of bronze from the gospel days of old. L E T T E R S A C K N O W L E D G I N G T H E W I D O W ' S M I T E W IDOW ’S M ITE INSPIRES SUNDAY- SCHOOL CLASS SENDS £5.00 FOR W IDOW ’S M ITE Los Angeles, Calif. Feb. 2, 1939 PLANS TO GIVE W IDOW ’S M ITE TO SUNDAY-SCHOOL CLASS Rainier, Ore. Feb. 20, 1939 Dear Friends: Beverly, Kans. Feb. 23, 1939 ‘
Dear Friends: , I received the folder with a mite attached; so I am enclosing £5.00 to the Institute in the cause of the mite. I shall always cherish it, and I pray it will help me to sacrifice for the Lord’s work as it did her who of old put into the Lord’s treasury all she had. Yours sincerely, — Mrs. J . K. • PASTOR TREASURES W IDOW ’S M ITE Binghamton, N .Y. Feb. 10, 1939 Dear Biola Friends: I have received your letter and the widow’s mite it contained. I certainly appreciate the gift, and I consider myself to be fortunate as the owner of that famous coin that received the blessing of the blessed Saviour 1,900 years ago. Fraternally yours, — Rev. D. F. U. Dear Friends of Biola: I appreciated the widow’s mite you sent me, and I expect to use it in my message tomorrow, if the Lord so wills, as that is the day our church lifts their achievement offering for missions and church service. In other words we endeavor to “balance the budget.” Yours in the Master’s service, — L. W. PLEDGES MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION FOR W IDOW ’S M ITB Portland, Ore. Dear Sirs: I am grateful to you for sending the widow’s mite. It is a beautiful thing to own, and I am sending £1.00 now and hope to continue to send the same each month as long as I can. I shall be glad to shoW the widow’s mite to others, and per haps they will want the coin, too. In Him, — Mrs. M. H. PASTOR USES W IDOW ’S M ITE IN M ISSION COLLECTION Macdoel, Calif. Feb. 11, 1939
Dear Sirs: Enclosed find check for £3.25^ from the “Fidel ity Sunday-School Class” of this place. After I told them of the “mite” which you sent me, this amount was voluntarily given to be sent you for your work. May God use it as the loaves and fishes were used, and I pray that many more of my class may be awakened to the need of God’s work. W ISHES W IDOW ’S M ITE SET AS A PIN Phoenix, Ariz. Feb. 8, 1939 Dear Sirs: . . . As to the widow’s mite, I should like it set as a pin. It is quite an unusual gift, and I do appreciate it sincerely. Thank you. May the Lord greatly bless the work done in the Bible Institute, and also those who go forth to carry the precious Word. 9 In His Name, — D. R. J. • CARRIES W IDOW ’S M ITE AS POCKET PIECE Washington, D.C. Feb. 16, 1939 Dear Friends: I received your widow’s mite, and I do ap preciate it. It is not only a very interesting pocket piece, but a most significant one, too— a constant reminder of what we owe the Lord for His good ness and love. I am enclosing £2.00 as a “widow’s mite” gift toward the school and its needs. May God richly bless it and you. Yours in His Name, — Mrs. M. S. • GIVES W IDOW ’S M ITE TO FRIEND Walnut, 111. Feb. 16, 1939 Sirs: I received the widow’s mite and am sending £1.25. Please send me another widow’s mite, as I wish to give It to a friend for a souvenir. Sincerely yours, — Mrs. M. N.
. . . I want you to send me the widow’s mite for the enclosed dollar, please. I have a Sunday- school class, and I wish to buy one for each member when I have more money. God’s blessings, — Mrs. O. ASKS FOR FIVE W IDOW ’S M ITES Brooklyn, N.Y. Feb. 16, 1939 D earSirs: Will you please send me five widow’s mites, which I understand cost 25 cents each. The bal ance of the enclosed money order is to be used for the work of the Institute. I am glad to have this small part in giving my mite toward the great work you are doing. — Miss E. R. • USES W IDOW ’S M ITE TO ILLUSTRATE BIBLE STORY Dear Friends: I am indeed happy that I can send the enclosed gift of £2.00 to you for our precious Lord’s work, and I sincerely pray it may be the means of lead ing one soul to Him. Thank you for the widow’s mite. I do treasure it and I shall be happy to show it and use it in illustrating the Bible story. In His Name, — N. B. REQUESTS W IDOW ’S M ITE FOR A FRIEND Houston, Tex. Feb. 8, 1939 Dear — — : W ill you please hand this check to the school? I received the letter with the widow’s mite, and I appreciate it so much. I showed it t o ----------- and he asked me to send his name in for a letter and a widow’s mite. Perhaps he will send in a check, too. He is greatly interested in the Bible and wishes this letter and mite to use in a lesson sometime. In His service, * — Mrs. B. Kankakee, 111. Feb. 10, 1939
A replica of the Widow’s M ite will be mailed to any friend who will contribute $ 1 .00 or more to the work of the Bible Institute. Additional coins will be sent fo r 10 cents each— a dozen sent postpaid fo r 5 0 cents. THE B I BLE I N S T I T U T E OF L O S A N G E L E S INCORPORATED 9 558 SOUTH HOPE STREET :: :: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA %
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