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Review and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 2.

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Review and Herald

Jan 13, 1903

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jan 13, 1903

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Conducted by the Department of Circulation of the Review and Herald Publishing Company.

OUR BOOK STOCK

Though our Manufacturing department is destroyed by fire, our book stock-room and Wholesale department was not injured, and we are prepared to fill orders promptly for all books heretofore handled.

SPECIAL OFFER

We have about one hundred sets of two volumes each of slightly damaged “Testimonies for the Church,” which we offer to send, post-paid, for 35 cents for the set.
These books are neatly bound in half leather, 3½x6 inches in size, and contain the same matter bound in the last number, Volume II, and the entire contents of Volume III of the regular set of “Testimonies for the Church.”
Following are some of the subjects treated in these two volumes:—

Number Twenty

How to Conduct Meetings; Meetings Should Not Be Tedious; The Object of Meetings; Duty of Private Prayer; Prayer in Meeting Should Be Short; Evils of Neglecting Secret Prayer; How Shall We Keep the Sabbath? Management of Children on the Sabbath; An Impressive Dream; A Solemn Dream; Family Government; Character of Family Prayer.

Number Twenty-One

Duty of Individual Responsibility; How Character Is Formed; Qualifications of Laborers in the Office; Unbalanced Minds; A Mother's Love for Her Children.

Number Twenty-Two

Proper Education; Training and Educating Children; Improper Diet for Children; The Sabbath-School; Love and Duty; Missionary Work; Appeal to Ministers; Young Preachers Should Avoid Discussion; To Two Young Men; Neglecting Your Aged Parents; A Letter to Brother—; You Love the World and Money.

Number Twenty-Three

The Laodicean Church; Message of True Witness Practical; God Leads His People Step by Step; Bible Holiness Should Be Cultivated; Faith in Christ's Coming Waning; Pointed Testimony Must Live in the Church; Fighting the Spirit of God; Ahab's Case a Warning; Confessions Made Too Late; The Children of Israel Are Led into Idolatry; Letter to Young Minister and His Wife; Exercise and Diet; Light upon Health Reform; Every Advance Move Meets with Opposition; God's Chosen Leaders Firm; Past Experience Referred To; God Regards Faithful Labor; Letter to a Sister; Selfishness Blinds the Mind; Profitable Instruction.

Number Twenty-Four

The Great Rebellion; Appeal to the Young; Tithes and Offerings; Almsgiving a Part of Religion; Scriptures Enjoin a Plan of Giving; Christ's Lessons upon Covetousness; Systematic Benevolence the Better Plan; Need of Thorough Transformation; Cultivate Courtesy; Ministers Should Be Examples to Flock; Imitate Character of Christ; Church Government and Discipline Necessary; Fighting Against God; The Church Should Present United Front.

Number Twenty-Five

Importance of the Work; Call for Consecrated Persons; Satan's Efforts to Ruin Them; Exults when Successful; State of the World; Some Are Proof Against Temptation; No Time for Vanity or Trifling; Reformation Needed; Self-Deceived; The Camp Needs Purging; Love of the World; Satan's Allurements; Presumption; A Work for Women; Presumptuous Sins; Power of Appetite; Intemperance Begins at the Table; Victories Lost Through Delays; Cultivate Promptness; Rewarded According to Our Works; Do Not Weary in Well Doing; Christ Leader of His People; A World-Wide Message; Obey Them That Have Rule over You.
The above are only a small portion of the subjects contained in these two books, and it will be readily seen by all that these volumes contain very important matter, and that they will be in the reach of all at the prices we offer,—35 cents, postpaid. Order of the Review and Herald Publishing Co., Battle Creek, Mich.

THE NEW TRACTS

Though the fire has temporarily delayed the publishing of these tracts, we are pleased to announce that in a few days, “We Would See Jesus,” “The Gospel Remedy for Present Day Isms,” and the “Signs of Our Times,” will be ready to ship in any quantities desired. The fourth tract, “What Do These Things Mean?” will not be ready for a short time. The delay in getting this tract out will not hinder in the proposed winter campaign, inasmuch as the other three tracts are to precede this one in their systematic distribution, “We Would See Jesus” being the first one recommended for circulation, the other three following as thought best by those employed in their distribution, and as may be demanded by local conditions.
In order that all may have some idea of the nature of these three tracts in advance, we give below a brief description of them.

We Would See Jesus

A thrilling presentation of the glories of the second coming of Christ, the climax of the plan of salvation, the end of sorrow, pain, death, and sin; reviving the hearts of all Christians, encouraging sinners to make preparations for that great event, and stimulating in all the desire to see Jesus. It is not controversial, but gives the reasons why every Christian should desire to see Jesus, and quotes and applies the scriptures which treat clearly the doctrine of his second coming.

Signs of Our Times

Present events, live issues of the day, which constitute signs of the coming of the Lord. Clear, forceful, interesting, and especially helpful to professional, business, and laboring men, who are constantly coming in contact with the conditions that in themselves constitute signs of the coming of the King of kings.

The Gospel Remedy for Present Day Isms

Spiritualism, Hypnotism, Christian Scientism, and Higher Criticism.
The isms of the day trace back to ancient heathen religions of the East. Their unparalleled growth in the nineteenth century revealed as Satan's masterly counterfeit of the true plan of salvation—God's great remedy for sin.
Each tract will be published in German, Danish, and Swedish. All contain sixteen pages. Price, 1 cent each. Order of the Review and Herald Publishing Co., Battle Creek, Mich., Pacific Press Publishing Co., Oakland, Cal., or State Tract Societies.

One Hundred Sets “History of the Sabbath”

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The same signatures that are used in the regular “History of the Sabbath” are bound in three separate volumes with paper covers. The matter in every particular is the same as in the regular bound book. These paper volumes are slightly damaged, and we offer them, postpaid, for 40 cents per set as long as they last. Order of the Review and Herald Publishing Co., Battle Creek, Mich.

Life of Joseph Bates

The life of Joseph Bates was full of unselfish motives and noble actions, and his biography is the best kind of reading for the young people. It contains 320 pages, and the price is reduced from 85 cents to 35 cents, postpaid.
This excellent book will soon be out of print. Only a limited number remain. All who want this book also “The Life of William Miller,” should order at once. Send all orders to Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.

Higher Ground

By Uriah Smith

Editorial

Higher Ground

The time is short. The end is near. We must make rapid progress in the work of preparation for the coming of the Lord. Much time has already been lost, and we have not developed that strength of Christian character of which we might be the possessors to-day. But we must now look the question squarely in the face, and act as becomes those who know that we are living in the closing days of probation. We should not forget that a belief in the coming of the Lord in our day means also that we shall outlive the time of probation, and that we shall spend a certain length of time, whether longer or shorter, on this earth, before we shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air, without any mediation for sin. Inasmuch as the full provision of the gospel has already been made, and there will be no greater power in the future than there is now for salvation from sin, it follows plainly that this experience of being kept by the power of God so that sin shall not have dominion over us can begin at any time when we are willing to accept the provision in its fullness. The same faith which will lift us from the earth to meet the Lord will lift us above the power of sin. This does not mean that we shall not be tempted, but it does mean that we shall in every case of temptation be “more than conquerors through him that loved us.” Translation faith is keeping faith. It is said of Enoch that “before his translation he had been well-pleasing unto God.” This will be true of all who are translated in the last day. But this experience does not come suddenly, or without our taking time to become acquainted with God and his plans for us. Much progress means much prayer. To step fast in the way of life means to study fully the Word of life. We are in the time of refreshing, but not all are prepared for it.
“I saw that none could share the ‘refreshing,’ unless they obtain the victory over every besetment, over pride, selfishness, love of the world, and over every wrong word and action.” Now is the time for a quick work.
“Lord, lift me up, and let me stand By faith on heaven’s table-land, A higher plane than I have found: Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.”

Jesus Calls Us

Amid all the confusion of voices and calls, there is one sweet voice and one gracious call which may be heard by those who will listen for them. That voice is the voice of Jesus. That call is the invitation, “Come unto me, . . . and I will give you rest.”
“Let me hear thy voice; For sweet is thy voice.”
What condescending love is expressed in our Saviour’s pleading with his last church: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
“I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh. . . . The companions hearken for thy voice: Cause me to hear it.”
In saying, “Come unto me,” the voice of Jesus also says, “Follow thou me.” He leads the way, and is our companion in the way. He invites us to place our hand in his, and to walk trustingly with him. Let us be still long enough to hear his voice.
“Jesus calls us o’er the tumult Of our life’s wild, restless sea; Day by day his sweet voice soundeth, Saying, ‘Christian, follow me!’”
O blessed Master! O comforting voice! Happy are they who heed the invitation.

Plan Accordingly

These are the last days. Plan accordingly. The day of probation will soon close. Plan accordingly. The safest and best place where we may invest our means is in the bank of heaven. Plan accordingly. The time is near when all property will vanish in smoke. Plan accordingly. The righteousness of God will endure forever. Plan accordingly. Faith in God’s Word will enable us to see all things in the light of eternity. Plan accordingly.
“Jehovah, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days, what it is; Let me know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as handbreadths; And my lifetime is as nothing before thee: Surely every man at his best estate is altogether vanity. Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. And now, Lord, what wait I for? My hope is in thee.”

Former Things

In last week’s paper the writer undertook to connect his own personal experience with a sign hung out in the heavens portending the coming of the Lord, bringing us down to the time of which it is said, “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” If this connection can be established, as we think it can, there can be no tidings of greater joy than these words to be borne to the readers of the Review, for they bring us within the generation when all those who love his appearing shall see their hopes fulfilled; and the joy of remembering the former things as we call to remembrance the former days, is to find ourselves firmly planted on a foundation of solid truth, which, in the language of Christ, shall never fail.
Like all developments of truth in the world, and the progress of a new phase of the Lord’s work among men, this message heralding his coming, to go to all the world, to prepare them for his coming, went through its day of feebleness and small beginnings; but not only did it suffer a day of small things, but it encountered the bitterest kind of opposition that the fertile minds of opposers could invent. Not being at liberty to resort to physical violence to suppress the work, the opposers had recourse to scoffing and ridicule to turn people away from it.
In 1843 Elder J. V. Himes started in New York City a paper called The Midnight Cry. His opponents changed its prospectus, and called it The Midnight Yell, and Junk Bottle of Destruction. Cartoonists were not idle with their slurs. One represented the saved ascending to meet the Lord in the air, and devils trying to drag them back. One picture showed the devil holding by the coat-tails, Elder J. V. Himes, then known as the leading Millerite, and saying, “Rev. Joshua V., you must go with me.” These are the characters described in Jude, verses 13-15. Such scoffing will follow Adventists all their journey through.
Oct. 21, 1844, the writer, in company with his mother and an older brother, attended an Adventist meeting in the dooryard of a Brother Tolman, in Fitchburg, Mass. In the evening, a rabble came up from the village, and began to pelt the tent where the meeting was held, with apples from the orchard. Waxing bolder, as the meeting became more earnest, they gathered around the door, and began to direct their missiles against the lanterns hanging on the center-poles in the house-shaped tent. These were soon hit and demolished, and the glass scattered over the floor of the tent, and all were left in total darkness. The rabble grew bolder, and seizing hold of the framework of the tent, and cutting the guy-ropes, soon leveled it to the ground. Meanwhile the crowd had seized a large hog, brought him to the tent, lifted up the curtain, and pushed him in, and there we were,—women, children, and the hog,—in darkness under the cover of the tent—not a very pleasant companion, and not a very agreeable situation.
Brother Tolman immediately opened his house to those gathered there; and the women and children were piloted out of the darkness, into the house. But the liquor began to work on the baser sort, and they then attacked the house. Pretty soon something harder than apples were used, and sticks and chunks of wood demolished the lights and the sash of the windows, and we had to seek some other quarters. The writer and his brother took shelter in the barn. Soon the mob, as I will now call them, came through the barn, apparently searching for some one who had tried to restrain them in the yard, and threatening to do him violence.
The next day was Oct. 22, 1844, the famous “tenth day of the seventh month,” on which we were expecting the Lord to appear. The mob finally left us to ourselves. Quite a number went forward in baptism. But more stirring things took place in the sanctuary in heaven than were taking place anywhere on this earth. For then the antitype of the tenth day of the seventh month occurred, and our great High Priest entered the most holy place of the temple in heaven, and began the work of cleansing the sanctuary. That work is going on still, and will cease only when the Lord appears to bless his people.
The brethren scattered out from the meeting at Fitchburg, and were soon all at home, bewildered by their great disappointment. And false reports followed them. For instance, it was said that the writer took cold by exposure at that meeting, and lost a leg in consequence. We received no harm from that meeting. No report could be more false than that. We have no charge of that kind to make against Adventism.
U. S.

Boldness in the Day of Judgment—

No. 1

“Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come.” “The ungodly shall not stand in the judgment.” “We may have boldness in the day of judgment.”
With all time prophecies fulfilled, and all prophecies relating to the events that are to take place before the Lord comes, being fulfilled before our eyes, may the Lord impress upon our minds the truthfulness of this first statement, “The hour of his judgment is come.”
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so; but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment.”
That we may have boldness in the day of judgment is shown by the following scripture: “And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us, God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. Herein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even so are we in this world.” “We may have boldness in the day of judgment,” thank the Lord! Let us take hold upon that assurance.
“The hour of his judgment is come.” It makes no difference what men say, or what they do not say—the hour of his judgment is come. And then we should add that other assurance with equal emphasis, “We may have boldness in the day of judgment.” And the foundation of that boldness is found in this, that “as he is, even so are we.” This is no uncertain foundation. The day of his judgment is upon us, and yet his own assurance is that we may have boldness, we may have confidence, in the day of judgment, and the reason is, “As he is, even so are we in this world.”
Character is the basis of the judgment. His character will pass the judgment. His character is given unto us; therefore we may have confidence. We can stand on that platform with confidence. Let us make that so clear that if there is any one whose heart is filled with fear and terror when he hears that the hour of God’s judgment is come, he may take courage, because “as he is, even so are we in this world,” through the abounding grace of our God.
Again we read: “The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked; but now he commandeth men that they should all everywhere repent.” What was the difference between the times before, when God overlooked certain things, and the time when he commanded that all men should repent?—Just this: there had been such a revelation of God’s presence and God’s plan as would leave men utterly without excuse; there was no longer need that any one should be in ignorance concerning these things, since the light had been manifested. That which had been hid in silence from times eternal was now manifest. Christ had come to earth and taken human flesh, and dwelt among men, and through him God had manifested his purpose, his glory, his plan, in such a way that there was no longer any times of ignorance. “Inasmuch as he hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness in the man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.”
“He hath appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness in the man whom he hath ordained.” This is why we may have boldness in the day of judgment. The standard of judgment will be a man. Humanity need not be afraid of the judgment now, because the standard in whom the judgment is conducted is our Brother. We may have confidence in the day of judgment because the standard of judgment is the standard to which humanity has already attained; and in attaining that standard in humanity, Jesus our Lord has lifted humanity unto that plane. We may have confidence in the day of judgment because in and through the gift of Jesus his Son, God has lifted humanity into the highest heaven, and the standard of the judgment is the standard whereto humanity has attained in Jesus Christ, and it is the standard to which all humanity may be to-day lifted in Jesus Christ. Is not that a solid foundation for confidence? It is not by works of righteousness that we have done, but because of his abundant grace which we have received. When once we can lay hold of the provision that God has made for humanity, fear and terror are gone, and we have boldness in the day of judgment.
Let us read again in the Gospel of John, third chapter: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him. He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved. But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.”
Notice especially this statement in the eighteenth verse: “He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.” This brings before us a most remarkable truth, and that is, in the judgment men are not condemned simply because they are sinners: they are condemned because they have not believed on Jesus Christ for deliverance from sin. It should be emphasized that in the day of judgment, men are not condemned simply because they are sinners—of course they are sinners, and they are condemned as sinners, but they are judged over this one simple thing—“Did you believe on my Son Jesus Christ?”
It is true that the scripture says with all clearness that we are judged according to the deeds done in the body; but behind the deed is that which accounts for the deed, and God, in dealing with men in the hour of judgment, deals with them upon the basis upon which he has put them in the gift of his Son to save sinners. The only sin for which any one will be condemned in the judgment is the unpardonable sin which refuses pardon. These are the sins that will bring us into judgment in that day—the sins for which we refuse pardon. Do we believe? Then the whole question is settled. Now look at the simplicity of the proposition. “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Every mouth is stopped, all the world is guilty before God. On the other hand, “God so loved the world [guilty, lost], that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish.” So the whole question of whether we have boldness in the day of judgment, or whether we perish under sin, is, “Do we receive the gift of God?” Every one who receives the gift of God stands clear. This is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men love darkness rather than light, because their deeds are evil. God says that the thing which will deliver us utterly from condemnation of sin, and give us confidence in the day of judgment, is this: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved.” No human being can stand before the judgment bar of God, and give one single excuse for being under condemnation; for “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.” We shall be speechless in that day, if we have not believed on Jesus Christ. When that last invitation is sent out into the highways and hedges, and the voices are heard everywhere sounding forth this final message in the world to every nation and kindred and tongue and people, there will be no excuse for any one who appears in the wedding chamber without the wedding garment. And when the King comes in to see the guests, and he finds one not having on the wedding garment, and says to him, “Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment?” he will be speechless—there is nothing that he can say.

Arise and Finish the Work with “Christ’s Object Lessons”

By Arthur G. Daniells

We have reason to be of good courage regarding the work with “Christ’s Object Lessons.” There seems to prevail among many of our conference officers, ministers, and the rank and file of our brethren and sisters a feeling that we should now arise and finish this work. There is a general feeling that it can be done this winter, and that what is not done now will have to be done under difficulties and by slow degrees later on.
This work was brought prominently before us about two years ago. At that time we had gained no actual experience in carrying out the plan presented to us by Sister White, but we expressed our belief that it was from the Lord, and that it could be carried out with success. It was necessary to raise a fund of fifty thousand dollars with which to pay for the material for the three hundred thousand books. It was also necessary to organize the field for service, and to convince the majority of our brethren and sisters that they could sell this book.
While the two years have been passing, we have been marching forward, and gaining an experience. Please think of what has been accomplished. Fifty thousand dollars has been paid in by our brethren for the material; the printing houses have produced nearly the three hundred thousand books; and while they have received payment for the material, they have donated labor to the value of over thirty thousand dollars. As the books have come from the presses, they have been taken by our conferences. The officers and committees have studied plans by which to carry forward organized efforts; they have united upon a general plan, which is simple, and which has proved successful.
This plan aims at placing the required quota of books in the hands of every church member in the United States to sell to his neighbor, and to turn the proceeds over to the schools. States have agreed upon these plans, have ordered either a part or the whole of their quotas, have districted the States, placed ministers in charge of the districts, and arranged with them to see that every church member is called into the work, and assisted in carrying it through to success. Up to the present time, about 150,000 copies of the book have been sold, and the money received and applied on our school debts. Thousands of our people have learned by actual experience that they can sell the book, and they have found a great blessing in engaging in this work.
Now what remains yet to be done? Just one thing: the sale of 150,000 more books. Why should not this work be taken up with great enthusiasm, and finished without delay? The schools are in great need of the means. The people to whom we are to sell the book need the precious instruction it contains. Times are exceedingly prosperous. Other work is pressing upon us for attention, and Everything tells us that now is the appointed time to finish this work. To neglect a work that ought to be done is to bring a situation that will make the accomplishment of that work hard. The presidents of our conferences are testifying that it is more difficult this winter to arouse our people to action than it was one year ago. There is a strong and well-grounded feeling that this work will go very hard after this winter.
The General Conference Committee considered this matter at the council held in November, and earnestly urged all the State conferences to make an earnest effort to close this work up before the next session of the General Conference. It is most earnestly hoped that every State conference in the United States will complete this work, and carry its jubilee banner to the General Conference, which is to open March 27. This will be a splendid achievement, and will bring great joy to all our people.
In order to assist the States in accomplishing this much-to-be-desired end, the General Conference has arranged with Elder C. W. Flaiz, president of the Northern Union Conference, to devote his entire time to the work with “Christ’s Object Lessons” during the next two months. It is somewhat difficult for Brother Flaiz to leave his work in that conference; but he has consented to do so, with the hope that the Lord will bless this effort to finish this great work. The Northern Union Conference has sold its quota, and turned the money over to the school. Two of the States have held their annual conferences this winter. This lightens the work in that field, and makes it possible for Brother Flaiz to take up this general work in behalf of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” He will communicate with our people through the Review, and the union and State conference papers; also by correspondence with conference officers and persons who are devoting their entire time to the finishing of this work.
Brethren and sisters, let us now arise and perform the work God has laid upon us. Let us demonstrate to all that the Lord has not asked an impossibility. What we have already done has glorified his name. When we have finished our work, we shall have set before the world a grand object lesson. And with all this we shall have relieved our schools from the burden of debt that has so long rested upon them. This will free the managers from anxiety regarding the finances, and give them time and strength to plan for the efficiency of the school work itself.
In closing, I confess to a great interest in this final effort to finish this work. I desire beyond the power of words to express, that every conference shall be able at the next General Conference to unfurl its jubilee banner. If all will unite enthusiastically in this work, it shall be done. A. G. Daniells.

Help for Our Washington Church

By Arthur G. Daniells

During the council of the General Conference Committee at Battle Creek last November an appeal was made to the committee in behalf of our church in the city of Washington, D. C. After giving the matter careful consideration, the committee passed the following recommendations:—
“Your committee, to make recommendations concerning the assisting of the brethren in Washington in paying for their new church, would respectfully submit the following:—
“Whereas, Washington is the capital of our nation, and is deserving of respectable places of worship, where our people can assemble with those interested in the third angel’s message; and,—
“Whereas, The brethren in Washington have appealed through their union conference president to the General Conference Committee for help; therefore,—
1. “We Recommend, That the president of the General Conference, the president of the Atlantic Union Conference, the president of the Chesapeake Conference, and the pastor of the Washington church shall be encouraged to make appeals to the brethren and sisters throughout the United States, to assist by donations in paying for the church.
2. “We Recommend, That all donations received for this purpose, to an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars, shall be used to assist the church.
3. “We Recommend, That in all this, the General Conference make no pledge of responsibility regarding the obligations of the church.
“H. W. Cottrell, “W. C. White, “I. H. Evans, “Committee.”
The importance of establishing our work on a good basis in the city of Washington, our national capital, is a problem which the General Conference Committee has had under consideration for years. More or less labor and means have already been bestowed upon the city, and good fruit has appeared.
Since the last session of the General Conference most earnest efforts have been made to strengthen the cause at Washington. During the summer of 1901, tent meetings were conducted by Brethren John A. Branson and W. A. Westworth. Since last May the work has been carried on by Brethren J. S. Washburn and Lewis C. Sheafe. These laborers have been successful in awakening a good interest, and in leading many dear souls to accept the message they proclaimed. The difficulty in providing suitable places of worship during the winter and for a class of people in Washington who should be reached by the third angel’s message, has given those directly responsible much serious thought. Those best acquainted with the conditions have felt that if a good foothold could once be secured in Washington, the cause would make encouraging progress in that city; but while the believers were few and poor, it seemed almost impossible to provide such accommodations for religious services as were absolutely necessary to make their work as successful as it should be. Feeling that they cannot permit past conditions to exist any longer, the brethren in Washington now appeal most earnestly to their brethren throughout the United States to assist them in lifting the work to a better point of advantage.
In considering the request of our Eastern brethren for help, the members of the General Conference Committee recognized that conditions in Washington are very different from those in almost any other city in the United States, and they felt that we should be justified in appealing to our people to assist a needy yet worthy enterprise. A full explanation will appear in this number of the Review, and a list of donors will be started. Now that our brethren in Washington have come forward with such a bold, earnest request, and the General Conference Committee has responded favorably and joined them in the appeal to all our people, we most sincerely hope that a noble and generous contribution will be made.
Are there not many brethren and sisters throughout the United States who will be glad to invest something in the Washington church? Whether you can do little or much, send in your contributions, and with these gifts remember at the throne of grace the work in Washington, and pray earnestly that this effort may be signally blessed of God.
The help now rendered may result in establishing a light in the city of Washington that will in future days be a source of much blessing to the cause of God, and to many precious souls.
A. G. Daniells.
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