"The Other Sheep" September 14, 1924
"One Dime for God-nine dimes for self"

I noticed that the first two pages of this paper was an advertisement for, "$20.000 for Missionaries." John Matthews wrote the article and wrote a great argument, on why we should tithe 10% of our earnings. He uses Biblical scripture as to why and how much to tithe. Little paragraphs, for example, "It is the money on which God does Business," or "What will God do if we take his little dime?" Although I agree with these two headlines so to speak, I also think that it is used to guilt the reader into giving. It is true that we should give our tithes to the Lord, before we spend it on ourselves. In this case, in September 14, 1924, it was a dime. One simple dime could change the world. The article goes on to say that in the paragraph, "Our coffers would be full. Revivals would abound," states the reason for why churches are not full, or why are churches, "three fourths dead," is because Christians are robbing God of his dime. Please don't get me wrong, I know God blesses the giver, however, there could be other factors, why a church is, "three fourths dead." This blogger does not have an answer for that topic of why a certain church is "three fourths dead." Another question in the same paragraph asks, "Why does not God pour forth great spiritual blessings refreshing on us?" Matthews says that we are again robbing God. Though I understand why the church needs money, however, I think the article is trying to say that if the reader does not give, then God is not going to bless them. Again, this writer, (me) is not fully aware of the tithing process, and so I can and probably will be corrected, this is only an observation and I understand that I am learning the ways of God. Overall, I liked the articles and the topics written in, "The Other Sheep." I am aware that nothing ever changes as far as asking for money. Missionary groups will always ask for money. Through the image of technology we can see the poor, the hungry, and the homeless. In 1924 there were few images to have an impact on giving.
Finally, In the very next paragraph on page three of the article it states, "Twenty Missionaries to go," and, "Bring in or send in that dime, then add gifts and offerings and be a Christian." Giving a dime to a mission does not make you a Christian, however I do agree that we should give money to help support mission work. Therefore, not giving money to mission work doesn't make me "not" a Christian.