Stewardship While Living
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New Fields That Must Be Worked
Dear Brother Craw,
I write you because you and I are getting old, and we need now
to carefully examine ourselves. What are we doing with the talent
of means lent us by the Master? What have you done during your
life, my brother? Have you returned to the Lord that which is truly
His. Do you feel that you have done all He requires of you to advance
His work? While praying over the matter of our great need of money
with which to enter new fields and lift up the standard in places where
the truth has never been preached, you were presented to me. It was
as though your name was spoken, and the Lord said, “He has My
entrusted money, and it would be for his own eternal interest to place
it in new missionary fields that must be worked.
I decided to write to you, my brother. Cannot you send us a
donation in our great need? If the Lord signifies to you that He wants
the money you have to be used in the advancement of His work, will
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you not send me money to invest? I have used everything of my own,
and now I ask you to return to the Lord His own entrusted goods. We
see so many fields opening in every direction. People are calling for
us to come and hold meetings with them, and we dare not refuse. I
have tried to mortgage my place, but the banks in Australia do not care
to invest money in this way. The Lord has indicated plainly that you
could relieve us by investing means in the good work. There is a great
work to be done, and we wish to move in the opening providence of
God. Considerable advancement has been made, and we cannot stop
now.
I address you definitely. Will you now give back a portion of your
Lord’s money, and relieve us in our pressing necessity? May the Lord
make your heart willing, is my prayer. We wish to do everything that
it is possible to do to save souls from perishing in their sins. One soul
is of more value than the whole world. We realize that a good work is
being done. About thirty-five souls have been baptized in Newcastle,
and fifteen more are waiting for baptism. The whole place is aroused.
The cities near Newcastle must be worked. Shall we be hindered for
lack of money when it is in the hands of God’s stewards and should
come to us?