Tag Archives: Christian Teaching

Douglas Travels Half-Way W. L. Douglas, the shoe manufacturer, is nationally known. From his early, struggling years comes this story. He had been unemployed so long that he was down to his last dollar. Nevertheless, he put half of it—fifty … Continue reading →

Worth-Give-Leave Million Dollars Mr. W. R. Spight, wholesale grocer of Decatur, Ala., passed away. Shortly after his departure the trusteeship of the Spight estate came into being. Representatives of the eight beneficiaries of the estate met, reviewed the activities of … Continue reading →

From 5 Cents to $100 When candy manufacturer John S. Huyler started out in business, he took Jacob’s pledge: “. . . of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.” – Genesis 28:22. … Continue reading →

To Hyde, First Creditor is God A. A. Hyde, a millionaire manufacturer, said he began tithing when he was one hundred thousand dollars in debt. Many men have said they considered it dishonest to give God a tenth of their … Continue reading →

God Has First Claim on Keyes Kenneth S. Keyes of Florida, leading Realtor of the South, started tithing in the middle of the depression when things blew up in his face. He gave to God not with the idea that … Continue reading →

“Innkeeper” Dependent on God As a teenager, Wallace Johnson was fired by a sawmill operator. Today, as founder of Holiday Inns, he is a multimillionaire and called “the innkeeper of America.” Johnson started his business empire in 1939 with a … Continue reading →

Tam’s Partnership With God Young Stanley Tam had failed in his silver reclamation business—even though he had tithed since its beginning! “Why God?” he prayed as he drove homeward with numb disappointment. Then an inner voice from the Lord seemed … Continue reading →

Story of Mentholatum Early in his career, young Albert Hyde showed ability to make money. Though he did lose money several times, yet his hands had a magic touch. Once he pledged God his tithe. Then he became interested in … Continue reading →

Laidlaw’s Graduated Scale Robert A. Laidlaw, the New Zealand businessman who wrote the famous booklet “The Reason Why” (translated into 30 languages with over 16 million copies) started tithing his $3 weekly salary at age 18. Two years later, he … Continue reading →

LeTourneau’s Bitter Experience R. G. LeTourneau, the Christian earth-moving machinery manufacturer who died in 1969, failed often in the earlier years of his career. Ironically, though, he made $35,000 profit one year in the middle of the depression. Puffed up … Continue reading →

The Colgate Story A lad of 16 years named William left home to seek his fortune, all his possessions tied in a bundle carried in his hand. He met an old canal-boat captain. William told him his father was too … Continue reading →

Rockefeller’s Testimony Yes, I tithe, and I would like to tell you how it all came about. I had to begin work as a small boy to help support my mother. My first wages amounted to $1.50 per week. The … Continue reading →

Quaker Oats Henry P. Crowell, affectionately called “The autocrat of the Breakfast Table,” contracted tuberculosis when a boy and couldn’t go to school. After hearing a sermon by Dwight L. Moody, young Crowell prayed, “I can’t be a preacher, but … Continue reading →

God Made . . . God made the sun—it gives. God made the moon—it gives. God made the stars—they give. God made the air—it gives. God made the clouds—they give. God made the earth—it gives. God made the sea—it gives. … Continue reading →

Thankful For Their Boy Alive The parents of a young man who was killed in the World War gave their church a check for two hundred dollars as a memorial to their loved one. When the presentation was made, another … Continue reading →

Thankful For What Did Not Happen Several years ago some German immigrants to America brought over this story of a woman living on a farm in Germany who brought to her minister an amount in German money equivalent to about … Continue reading →

A Windfall To Church What does a thriving debt-free church do with a windfall of $342,625? A 74-year-old widow left the sum to Bethel Baptist Church of Toronto with the provision that half be spent on the local church and … Continue reading →

Dish-Washing For God In the last year of his life, an elderly man in his seventies worked as a dish washer in the Life Line Mission, on the San Francisco waterfront. When he died, he bequeathed $150,000 to the mission … Continue reading →