Jean knew her hostess too well to be depressed by her, so she smiled at the minister, who said, "Heaven's gate is too narrow for a man and his money; that goes without saying, Jean." Jean leant forward and said eagerly, "What I really want to know is about the tenth we are to put away as not being our own.

Does it count if it is given in charity, or ought it to be given to Church things and missions ?" "Whatever is given to God will 'count,' as you put it--lighting, where you can, candles of kindness to cheer and warm and lighten." "I see," said Jean.

"Of course, there are heaps of things one could slump money away on, hospitals and institutions and missions, but these are all so impersonal.

I wonder, would it be pushing and _furritsome_, do you think, if I tried to help ministers a little ?--ministers, I mean, with wives and families and small incomes shut away in country places and in the poor parts of big towns?
It would be such pleasant helping to me." "Now," said Mrs.Macdonald, "that's a really sensible idea, Jean.
There's no manner of doubt that the small salaries of the clergy are a crying scandal.

I don't like ministers to wail in the papers about it, but the laymen should wail until things are changed.