Where Shall We Labor? by James White

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · March 11, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 11

Where Shall We Labor?

By James White

In reply to the question, Where shall we labor? we reply, Where we can accomplish the most good. Human life is brief at longest. And our convictions, based upon the fulfillment of the prophetic word, are, that the time for labor is very short.

The season covered by the political campaign before us, will be unfavorable to successful labor; and the much-to-be regretted and deplored feeling that seems to be kindling up in the South, will make the labors of our Northern men in the South very difficult. Opposing ministers take advantage of the prejudices of the people of the South against the North, and under the cry, “Yankee,” call down upon the heads of Northern preachers a spirit of most unreasonable bitterness.

In view of all the difficulties, wherever they may exist, we repeat our settled convictions that our ministers should labor in those fields where they can accomplish the most real good. J. W.