Highlights of the Beginning of the Tithing System

Chapter 1—Some Documentation on Systematic Benevolence and the Tithe as Launched in 1859

Chapter 2—What Shall Be Done With the Money

Chapter 3—Introduced as the “Tithe” in 1861

Chapter 4—Reasons for the Choice of the Term “Systematic Benevolence”

Chapter 5—The Plan Restated in 1864

Chapter 6—A Plan With Some Defects

Chapter 7—The Perfected Plan Delineated in an 1878 Pamphlet

Chapter 8—The Developing Concept of the Proper Use of the Tithe

Chapter 9—No Segregation of Funds

Chapter 10—Ellen White’s 1879 Statement

1. Institutions

2. The Gospel Ministry and the Printed Page

Chapter 11—What Proportion of Income and Possessions

Chapter 12—Our Work Needs Tenfold More

Chapter 13—The Diversion of Tithe Funds

Chapter 14—Early G. C. Committee Action on Tithe Funds for Church Buildings

Chapter 15—The Tithe for Those Who Labor in Word and Doctrine

Chapter 16—The Tithe and School Support

Chapter 17—No Special Issues or Crises Apparent as Responsible for the Counsel

Chapter 10&mdash;Ellen White&rsquo;s 1879 Statement

Late in 1879 Ellen White penned the article on &ldquo;Sacredness of Vows&rdquo; now in <span class="egwlink egwlink_book" title="4T 462.1" data-link="114.2276">Testimonies for the Church 4:462-476</span>. In this she makes several references to &ldquo;tithes and liberal offerings&rdquo; as a means of supporting various facets of the work of the church.

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Chapter 10—Ellen White’s 1879 Statement