Members would account their tithes to their bishop and tithing clerk. Armstrong taught the biblical doctrine of tithing. The LDS Church also accepted slaves as tithing. Many church leaders have made statements in support of tithing. Majid argued that tithing was not an old testament doctrine. This law prohibited the charging of fees, parish perquisites and tithing. In order to support the Church, Otto made tithing mandatory for all inhabitants of Germany. The concept of Financial Seva is quite similar to tithing as known generally in Christianity. Tithing in medieval Eastern Christianity did not spread so widely as in the West. Grain donations were stored in the Tithing Granary. Orthodox Jews commonly practice "ma'aser kesafim" (tithing 10% of their income to charity). The office of parish constable originated from the "tithing", a small unit of local administration. Coleford was originally a tithing in the north-east corner of Newland parish. She also taught him the importance of tithing. This was followed by emphatic teaching on tithing.