My husband was made an elder and at the first elders' meeting at the circuit assembly, the brother moderating it put money in an envelope and set on a table in the front. All the elders knew it was for the CO and most of them went up and put money in. Hubbie felt it was wrong to do this so publicly and just left. Thinking he didn't understand what my husband should have done, another elder told him he was supposed to put in money. He still didn't and never did. Brothers who were seen not ever putting something in, never got the "privilege" of giving talks at the assemblies/conventions.
Hubbie told another elder that he was glad there was no simony involved.............