If we give to laborers only when we meet them, or because we desire them to come to us, will not those going to remote parts be left to want, and a premium be set upon going to certain centers? Proper exercise about this, and true interest in the ministry of the Word every where, with earnest petitions for guidance from the Lord of the harvest, will result in a right distribution of what is given. Let no one undertake to patronize the Lord's servants; and may none seek it. If not in prayerful communion with God, we are blunderers often in the holy things of His service. But the Lord is gracious, and encourages the cheerful giver. E. S. L.