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1897 – E POSTCARD OF THE “TIS BUT” MISSIONARY COLLECTION BOXDescription
1897 – E POSTCARD OF THE “TIS BUT” MISSIONARY COLLECTION BOX
Post card explaining the missions giving and missionary collection box for John Street Sunday School. “In 1822, Rev. John Summerfield organized a Juvenile Missionary Society in Sunday School. Children were encouraged to place small coins in missionary boxes, and elders would make remarks such as “tis but a penny.” Small deposits in time came to be known as “tis but’s”.
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Missions Advance Through Stewardship
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