D u r in g m y d a y s of seminary training, I memorized all 58 verses of I Corinthians 15, and it has always been an inspiration to me. But the next verse, I Corinthians 1 6 :1, is the focal point for our straight talking about a real problem of today. I warn you that this may tread on some toes. It is the subject of covetousness. Do you ever get tired of hearing appeals for funds ? So many people say to me, “Mr. Rosell, why are we always bothered about money ?” Recently I came across a piece ent i t led , “Our Church Needs No
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Money.” Here is the way it was supposedly printed in the church bulletin. “We have discovered a way to do our work and carry on without pestering the members for cash contributions. Will you co operate ? If each member will bring a candle to the evening service then we can disconnect the electricity. Each member will take his turn playing the organ. In this way we will not need an organist and music
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director, (that is, if each one will also direct the choirs and congregational singing). Each member will come to church equipped with a broom and dust cloth to keep his part of the building presentable. In this way a paid janitor will no longer be needed. Those who wish to use water should bring their own bot tle. Please, of course, provide your own hymn book and your own music if you sing in the
by Dr. Merv Roseli Montrose, California
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