Tithing is merely a 50-year-old doctrine?
A familiar phrase was coiuned during the depression "As poor as a church mouse"
Look up DL Moody, Charles finny, John wesley and a hundred others you won't find a tithing message -- The tithing message really came into prominance in churches in the late 1970's and early 80's with Oral roberts sucess with the book seed faith and the tele-evangleists.
Go on the internet search out these things find out for yourself its all out there just a few clicks away.