Tag Archives: History

Hardy’s Ministry of Money-Making The Honorable Alpheus Hardy made money and used it to support missionaries and educate ministers. The great Japanese, Dr. Joseph Hardy Neesima, was helped by him when he landed in Boston on one of Hardy’s ships. … Continue reading →

A Good Start For Charlie Page Charlie Page was a young man, broke, penniless and jobless. One day he stopped on the street to listen to a Salvation Army service. When the tambourine was passed around for the collection, he … Continue reading →

Gusher’ Tithe Toddie Lee Wynne, oilman of Dallas, Texas, has turned over $2,000,000 to the Texas Presbyterian Foundation. The gift represented a tithe of an estimated $20,000,000 Wynne made when he sold his petroleum company interests. Members of the Wynne … Continue reading →

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 →