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Mark this text! Ephesians 4: 28: "...But rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good. that he may have to give to him that needeth." Most of us work that we may have to give to ourselves or our own.

How should I give? Contribute fairly... according to....means.

"Now concerning the collection for the saints....Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God has prospered him." (1 Corinthians 16: 1,2) Yes, I know you have heard that before - but the Widow's Mite was accepted because it was sacrificial: "She has given all that she hath."

The spirit of sacrifice is asked for each of the duties to which Church members are called, and in no instance is this more evident than in their giving of money.

Why should I give? Becausejustice demands it. Because love demands it.

Because of recognition of God as Creator. We are living underjudgement. We are stewards. We are not our own: "We give thee but thine own. Whate'ei‘ the gift may be; All that we have is thine alone, A trust, 0 Lord. from thee."

(It is) the response ofa loving heart: ”We love Him because He first loved

US.

Induction of a Rector

The/allowing sermon was. preached initialli' at the Induction ot/he Reverend Bruce Howe (one ofFather Tanton's ”bowl/rout St. Mar/(Ct Parish. Halifax) as Rector of'Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. on February [7, [980, and again on October 26 ofthe sameyear at the Induction ofthe Reverend Keith llamlin* (another of his ”boys”) as Rector oft/re parish of Antigonixh — Bayfield. Nova Scotia. It was preached a third time on July 13, 1982. when Canon Robert Tuck was inducted by the man who replaced him as archdeacon in Prince Edward Island, the Reverend Robert Power, as Rector ofthe parish o/‘Ho/y Trinity Church, (Jeotgetown, "after seven years as priest-in-charge" (as Father Tanton notes on his manuscript).

*See ”Elijah’x Mantle”, in the section A Few Tales.