The adoption of the tithe system for church finance was advocated by the Rev L. B. Neale, president of the New Zealand Methodist Conference, in addressing a meeting in Gisborne, when he suggested a contribution of 2s in the pound for the church. “Christian democracy is at the crossroads,” said Mr Neale, “and you cannot run a church on threepcny bits and bazaars. It is no good giving something that does not cost you something. If you are earning £3 a week, then Gs belongs to God, and if you are not giving it to Him you are robbing God. The church needs men who will give money before they are dead. Pyjama prayers are not enough. The tithe system is commended and almost commanded throughout all books in the Bible.”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 October 1940, Page 2
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