Faith Lines is preaching without a fixed salary and without appealing for donations, using Matthew 10 as a guide and solely trusting God to meet needs. In January, 1899, John Long was the first to go preach independently on Faith Lines—before Wm. Irvine, Ed Cooney, George Walker or any other worker.

Worker Quote: Faith Lines is a preacher going forth without any fixed or stated salary, neither any public collections at meetings, but just trusting in God to put it into the hearts of God’s people to give to the support of them who ministered in Spiritual things. If more came in than necessary, learning to abound; if less, learning to suffer lack… (John Long’s Journal, Jan., 1899).