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174 LIFE OF PAUL . ingat Corinth,and working forhisown support. Also when the apostlewas a prisonerat Rome , thefaithfulloveofhis Philippianbrethrenwas evincedby theirkindlycareforhiscomfort. The churchatPhilippiwerenotwealthy. Paul says of thesebrethren: "In a greattrialof affliction, the abundance of theirjoy and their deeppovertyabounded unto the richesof their liberality. For totheirpower,I bearrecord,yea, and beyond theirpower they were willingof themselves; prayingus withmuch entreatythat we would receivethegift,and take upon us the fellowshipof the ministeringto the saints. And thisthey did, not as we hoped, but firstgave theirown selvesto the Lord,and untous by the will of God ." It had been one objectoftheapostle,in this journey, to collectmeans forthe reliefof the poorsaintsat Jerusalem. He had establishedin the Corinthian church, as also in Galatia, a system of weekly offerings, and had enjoined upon Titus,inhisvisitto Corinth, to give special attentiontoforwardingthisbenevolententerprise. Not onlywas the apostleactuatedby a desireto relievethe sufferingsof hisJewish brethren, but he hoped that thistangibleexpressionof thelove and sympathy of the Gentileconvertswould softenthe bitterfeelingscherishedtoward them by many of the believersin Judea. Notwithstandingthe povertyof the Philippianchurch, they joinedreadilyin the apostle'splan, and urgedhim toaccepttheirbounty for the needy Christiansat Jerusalem. They had the utmost confidencein his integrityand judgment, and consideredhim theproperpersontotakecharge of theirgifts.