1894 – D: LOTTIE MOON OFFERING ENVELOPE (two owned in the KGC).
Christmas offering for extension and strengthening of the work in China. This envelope preceeded the naming of the same program in honor of famed missionary Lottie Moon. This rare envelope was used for giving by the Baptist women of the South.
Women challenged givers to expand their support. The envelope states, “Shall it be $10,000? Recommended by Foreign Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Verse: 2 Corinthians 9:7. Size 2 inches by 4 1/2 inches. Framed with a color drawn picture of a late 19th century woman holding an offering plate. One of the earliest known Lottie Moon offering envelopes ever identified. Two envelopes are owned in the Kingdom Generosity Collection.
Manifest Record: unknown