When a Christian congregation lives surrounded by heathen, for it to learn to satisfy the divine spirit of missions by putting money into a box, is most dangerous.

The zeal of Christians for the spread of the Gospel ought always to be expressed first in active personal service.

We should prefer to omit any question as to the amount subscribed for missionary work far off.

We believe it to be a most delusive and deluding test.

It deceives the giver, it deceives the inquirer.