Review and Herald, Vol. 90, No. 38.
Fruit Cure, Healthful Cookery and Digestive Disorders NumberPage 2
Earlier text: In HonoluluProgress of the Work Among the Jewish People
By F. C. Gilbert
There have been a number of interesting experiences in the work among the Jews this summer which indicate that the Spirit of the Lord is really at work among these people. The more the Jews learn of our people, the more they are inclined to the gospel of the Lord Jesus and to the message of God for today. While attending the North Dakota camp-meeting this summer, I met several Jews who were present at the meeting. One young man came to me at the close of the service, and said, “I wish you could give that talk in every city in the United States. It would be such a help to the Jews as well as to the Gentiles, and it would enlighten the people.” The young man’s heart seemed to be touched. There was another man at the same camp-meeting, who came from quite a distance to spend a few days. I had a number of talks with him, and found him to be quite interested. There were several things that rather puzzled him, but these seemed to clear away after we opened to him the Word of God as seen in the light of present truth. On Sunday morning I gave a talk on the work among the Jews, to the German brethren. He was present, and frequently nodded his head in assent. At the close of the talk, he asked the privilege of speaking a few words. He said he would like to tell them a few things in confirmation of what was said, and also to state some matters that would make other things still clearer to their minds. It was certainly interesting to hear that Jew talk to our people about the Jews and their manners. He told the brethren that, while it was true that the Jew was cut off when he became a Christian, they should remember that the Jewish people who did not know the gospel had been wrongly educated, and that the Christian people must bear with these poor, prejudiced Jews till they became enlightened. It was very evident from the way the young man talked that he was not far from the kingdom. Before he left the grounds, he came to me and said: “Well, Brother Gilbert, I want to tell you that I am not going to open my place of business any more on the Sabbath. As for being a Christian and believing in Jesus, time accomplishes a great deal. I am glad that I am here, and I have been greatly helped. Please send me a New Testament, and some day everything will come out all right.” We certainly hope and pray that the Holy Spirit will lead that man to fully give his heart to the Lord Jesus. At the Lowell, Mass., camp-meeting, one young man, a Jew, was baptized. This young man has been passing through a bitter experience. He was one of the first converts we had about six years ago through our mission work in Boston, and was one of the most interested and enthusiastic young Christians I believe that I ever saw. He was with us at the Good Tidings Home, Concord, Mass., for three months, and seemed to be growing in grace splendidly. His people kept coming after him, and finally they got him away. For five years we knew nothing of what had become of him, but we felt that some day the Lord would bring him back. Earnest prayers ascended to God for this young man, as his case was such a promising one. The Lord heard the prayers. Some months ago he came to see me, and told me all about the experiences that caused him to leave. He was so sorry he had lost his grip on Jesus, and said he still loved the Saviour. While I was at the sanitarium at Melrose a while ago, he came to see me, and there he decided that if the Lord Jesus would forgive his great sin and pardon his iniquity, he would serve him the rest of his life. The blessing of the Lord came into our little meeting, and he was surely accepted. Since then he has been endeavoring to let his light shine in his home, and while his parents and relatives have been persecuting him bitterly at times, still we believe that he will yet win his wife to the truth. Only a day or two ago I saw her at her home and had a long talk with her, and she gave me to understand that she did believe, and that she did want to know more about the Lord Jesus. A Jewish woman on Long Island, New York, is about ready for baptism, and it is evident that unless the Lord works a miracle, her husband will leave her. But she feels so thankful for what the Lord Jesus has done for her since this light came to her that she is willing to endure anything for Jesus’ sake. We trust that God will give her grace and strength to walk in all the light. There are many other Jews who are interested in the truth; and while it takes a long while at times to see the seed develop, we feel sure that the Holy Spirit is at work among them. Word comes to us from the workers in different parts of the land, of Jews who are interested in the truth. There are some in California who seem about ready to decide to obey the truth, and a Jew of about forty was recently baptized in Salt Lake City, Utah. A number of Jews have attended tent-meetings in different places this summer, and many questions come17 to us from workers in the different parts of the field who desire to know how to work for the Jews. We are endeavoring to do what we can, with the help of the Lord, to answer the many questions which come to us. It is very difficult to convince some of the Jews with reference to the gospel until they come to learn more of our people and of our work. During the past two months we have sent out many thousands of pages of tracts, and we believe that they will prove a great blessing to many. The needs of this work are great. We should have more literature to scatter among the people, and especially we need laborers who will interest themselves in these lost sheep. We have had about a dozen Jews at the Good Tidings Home this summer. Some have been there part of the time and others all the time. We believe there is yet a great work to be done in connection with the Good Tidings Home, and we ask all our people everywhere to pray for the work at the home. One young Jew went there with his brother who was sick. He was there but a few days when the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and sent a strong conviction to him that what he saw and heard was the truth. He arose one evening in the prayer-meeting, made a confession, and said that he wanted to be a consecrated Christian. The Lord has visited us at the home, and there have been others who have been converted and given their hearts to the Lord. Looking at the work from various points, we feel to thank God and take courage that the Holy Spirit is working for the Jewish people, and we believe that we shall yet see a great work done, and that many of these sons of Abraham will come to the light. We ask a special interest in the prayers of the people of God for this work for the lost sheep of Israel. F. C. GILBERT. The West Pennsylvania Conference and Camp-Meeting
By B. G. Wilkinson
THE brethren in the West Pennsylvania Conference this year chose Corry in the northern part of the State for their annual conference and camp-meeting, August 14-24. They secured the use of the fair-ground which is near the city and which has many commodious buildings for the holding of the assembly. The attendance from the outside was good. But like all the camp-meetings in the Columbia Union, the number of our own brethren was affected by the fact that many had gone to the General Conference. There were in attendance about two hundred and twenty-five. Nevertheless what was lacking in human presence was compensated for by the divine presence. There was a good spirit in the meeting. Many important items came up for consideration. The report of the president showed an excellent increase in tithes and offerings. Cash and pledges taken for foreign mission work amounted to $1,486.88, while for the local work there was raised $685. A grand rally was held for the purpose of taking orders for the Harvest Ingathering number of the REVIEW. This resulted in 4,500 copies being subscribed for, or more than half the total number taken last year throughout the entire conference. In order to bring up well the Twenty-cent-a-week Fund, Elder R. A. Underwood, the newly elected president of the conference, arranged for a series of general meetings to be held throughout the churches this fall. Life and activity were manifested in connection with all the work of the camp. The Spirit of God was present in the revivals, and wrought a good work in the hearts of the people. Elder Underwood was elected president and nearly all the other officers and the same committee were reelected. The book sales amounted to $250. Fifteen persons were baptized. The prospects for the work in West Pennsylvania Conference this coming year are very bright. The Georgia Camp-Meeting for Colored People
By C. B. Stephenson
THIS meeting was held in Savannah, August 28, to September 7. A good location was secured in the thickly settled section of the city, accessible to car lines. The attendance was very good. The large tent was often overflowed at night. Elder J. W. Manns has labored in this city for over a year, with the result that a church with a membership of one hundred and eighty has been organized, and many others will soon connect with the church. This is a strong Catholic city. The laborers from abroad were Brother V. O. Cole, union field agent; Elder Sydney Scott; and the writer. Among the home workers were Elder N. V. Willess, president of the conference; Brother Fulbright, conference field agent; Elder J. W. Manns; and Brother R. E. Williams. The blessing of the Lord was present in a marked manner. The order was perfect, though the crowds were large, no disturbance being experienced. A number were added to the church and others are in the valley of decision. The business passed off harmoniously. The resolutions were heartily discussed, and we believe the conference will result in increased efficiency in service the coming year. I was glad to be present at the beginning of the meeting and to assist in organizing the conference. We feel that we are entering upon a system of organization that will prove very helpful in carrying forward this branch of the work. The subject of missions was especially considered in one of the night meetings. Short mission talks were given, being lead by Sister Knight of Atlanta, who has been abroad. Over five hundred dollars was pledged. This was a splendid meeting. Many of the visitors from the city were greatly impressed with our earnestness in endeavoring to send the gospel to the unsaved world. Thursday morning, September 4, Brother R. E. Williams was set apart to the gospel ministry. The Lord, by his Spirit, came very near and set his seal upon the service, as was evinced by tender heart and tearful eye. The outlook for a prosperous year in the Georgia Mission is very bright. I am now attending the South Carolina camp-meeting, which has made a good beginning. I shall send a report of this meeting later. Tennessee River Camp-Meeting
By G. B. Thompson
The annual camp-meeting of the Tennessee River Conference was held in Jackson, Tenn., August 28 to September 8. The regular session of the conference was held in connection with the meeting. The attendance of our people was fair, and a most exemplary Christian spirit was manifested during the entire meeting. Elder E. L. Maxwell, who had served the conference faithfully and efficiently as president during the past year, having accepted a call to Peru, South America, and already left for his field of labor, it was necessary to select some one else for this position. Brother J. W. Norwood, who for several years has been president of the Arkansas Conference, was unanimously chosen to fill this position. Brother Norwood was present during the meeting, and entered upon his duties at once, with the confidence and cooperation of all who were present. Brother Curtis Pound, one of the stirring colporteurs of the Kentucky Conference, was elected to head the canvassing work in this conference. Judging by the sturdy band of book and magazine agents who attended the meeting, we believe that the outlook for a18 prosperous year in this branch of the work is assured. The other officers elected were practically the same as for the past year. The reports rendered by the various departments for the year were of an encouraging nature. Strong evangelistic efforts have been in progress in the two largest cities of the conference,—Nashville and Memphis,—and the churches in these cities have been strengthened by the addition of a number of believers. Efforts put forth in other places have also been attended with good results. The unity and cooperation seen in all the business of the conference speaks well for an encouraging growth the coming year. The attendance from the city was very good; and as in all other meetings I attended in the South, close and earnest attention was paid to the fundamental truths of the message which were presented each evening. Many became deeply interested, and it is reported that some are arranging to keep the Sabbath. To the writer the outlook seemed decidedly favorable for an encouraging ingathering of souls to strengthen the church here, if the interest is followed up and properly developed. Prof. C. L. Stone, of Graysville, and the writer shared with the union and local laborers in the burdens and blessings of the meeting. A revival spirit was early developed in the meeting, which remained till the close. Excellent instruction was given the youth by Profs. R. G. Ryan and A. N. Atteberry. I left the meeting before the close, to attend the Cumberland camp-meeting at Athens, Tenn., so was unable to learn the number who were baptized. Personally, I greatly enjoyed attending the meetings in the Southern Union. I believe that if strong, consecrated laborers can be found to fill the many calls for labor, this field will prove a fruitful one. The Next Thirteenth Sabbath a Great Opportunity
By L. Flora Plummer
How it thrills our hearts to know that one hundred missionaries have turned their faces to the “regions beyond” in response to the action of the last General Conference. Even now some of them are tossing upon the seas, outward bound. We have set our hands to the finishing of the work, and there must from henceforth be no wavering. When workers are willing to go, the means to send them must be supplied. The transportation expense of one hundred workers from the home land to the “uttermost parts of the earth” calls for a large cash outlay of means, and the resources of the General Conference treasury are strained to the utmost in consequence. Indeed, it is doubtful if the plans in full can be carried out if special help is not given. To meet this emergency the General Conference Committee has turned to the Sabbath-schools in the home land for help, and set apart September 27, the thirteenth Sabbath of the third quarter, as the time when the schools may give for the special purpose of paying the transportation expenses of the one hundred missionaries who are to go this fall to foreign fields. Shall we not work and pray for an especially liberal offering? It will truly be a sad thing if any of these missionaries under appointment remain at home on account of lack of means to pay their fare to the mission field. As we love this truth, as we believe it is soon to lighten the whole earth with its glory, let us deny self, and plan to give on that Sabbath, as we have never done before, that every selected missionary may be hastened on his way. Remember the date, Sabbath, September 27. Remember the object, the transportation expenses of one hundred appointed missionaries to their mission fields. Remember to pray that God will give his people liberal hearts, that his work be not hindered nor his coming delayed. MRS. L. FLORA PLUMMER,
Secretary Sabbath School Department. Education for the Ministry
By J. L. S.
The important and sacred calling of the gospel ministry should appeal strongly to the earnest, intelligent young men of this denomination at this time. There is a growing need of consecrated, well-trained ministers. The call for wide-awake, intelligent, consecrated ministers is far greater than the supply. It is one of the greatest needs of the cause today, and is second to no other in importance. One or two hundred Spirit-filled, well-trained evangelists could be located in various places in the home land and in the mission field, with very little delay. The rapid growth of the cause in the regions beyond has drawn upon the ministerial forces in this country almost to an alarming extent. Our conferences in America have freely given of their best for the mission fields, and often have done so to the limiting of their own work. The only way of strengthening the ministerial force in the home land is by encouraging many of our brightest and most intelligent young men to prepare for the ministry. And surely it is a worthy calling, of which there is none more important. Realizing this, the following action was taken at the last General Conference:— “According to the instruction given in the inspired Word of God, the specific work of the minister is to preach the gospel; the object sought is to deliver those who are under the power of Satan, and to reconcile them unto God; this is to be accomplished by preaching the salvation which is found in Christ; in order to obtain the desired results, it is necessary that one should give his undivided attention to his specific work, in order that he may be ‘approved unto God.’” “The application of these principles is seen in the ministry of the apostles, who refused to be burdened with the administration of temporal affairs, and declared, ‘It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables.’” “In order that the ministry of this denomination may become more efficient, and may approach more closely to the apostolic standard, we, therefore,— “Recommend, 1. That those who are ordained to preach the word devote themselves wholly to the work of the gospel ministry. “2. That they put forth earnest efforts to make their work as efficient as possible, by prayerful study of the Word of God and by personal consecration to the specific purpose of winning souls to Christ. “3. That they constantly strive for self-improvement, by systematic private study and by pursuing such ministerial reading courses as may be arranged. “4. That candidates for the ministry be encouraged to take a course of study in one of our training-schools, as a necessary preparation for their work. “5. That it is the policy of the denomination to select and train laymen possessing suitable qualifications for the business management of institutions, and for directing business affairs generally, in order that those who have been set apart for the work of the ministry may be relieved of these burdens, and may be able to give their time and strength to soul-winning.” It is true that many young men who might have made a success in the ministry have failed, through lack of thorough training before beginning their work. To stand before the world as a minister of God, proclaiming the message for this time, is a high and sacred trust, and demands of those who accept it earnest, painstaking study and care. Emphasizing the need of thorough preparation for the gospel ministry, “Counsels to Teachers,” page 538, speaks as follows:— “Whenever the Lord has a work to be done, he calls not only for the commanding officers, but for all the workers. Today he is calling for young men and women who are strong and active in mind and body. He desires them to bring into the conflict against principalities and powers and spiritual wickedness in high places, their fresh, healthy powers of brain, bone, and muscle. But they must have the needed preparation. Some young men are urging their way into the work who have no real fitness for it. They do not understand that they need to be taught before they can teach. They point to men who with little preparation have labored with a measure of success. But if these men were successful, it was because they put heart and soul into the work. And how much more effective their labors might have been if at the first they had received suitable training! “The cause of God needs efficient men. Education and training are rightly regarded as an essential preparation for business life; and how much more essential is thorough preparation for the work of presenting the last message of mercy to the world! This training cannot907 be gained by merely listening to preaching. In our schools our youth are to bear burdens for God. They are to receive a thorough training under experienced teachers. They should make the best possible use of their time in study, and put into practise the knowledge acquired. Hard study and hard work are required to make a successful minister or a successful worker in any branch of God’s cause. Nothing less than constant cultivation will develop the value of the gifts that God has bestowed for wise improvement.” At the time of the last General Conference, in seeking for men for various lines of work, much difficulty was found in obtaining young ministers with ample qualifications for foreign service. Calls which have been entered with all the earnestness of foreign missionaries in the field remain unfilled because laborers cannot be obtained to go. The reply to the recent call to enter the cities of this country, with their teeming millions who are waiting for the word of truth, is greatly hindered. Men of more than ordinary ability, who are possessed of good education and address, are greatly needed to present the truth in the great centers of this country. The time is surely upon us, when the interests of the work in our conferences, and in the great cities of this country, and the growth of the message in mission fields, demand that more careful consideration be given to the preparation of men for the sacred calling of the gospel ministry. And to such as have gifts that lead in that direction we make this appeal. Seek God upon your bended knees. Ask him if it is his will that you prepare to preach the word of God, and if so, that he incline your heart to yield to the call, and open the way whereby you may obtain a preparation in one of our schools. Time is rapidly passing, and much is yet to be done at home and abroad. Our leading educational institutions, such as Pacific Union College, Walla Walla College, Union College, Emmanuel Missionary College, South Lancaster Academy, and others, have ministerial courses for those having the ministry in view. The Washington Foreign Mission Seminary is giving special consideration to the preparation of young men for the ministry, and has a well-arranged course of study covering three years. Our great hope for the work in the regions beyond, as well as at home, lies in the effectiveness of the gospel ministry. To study selfish aims and the call of the world, and reject the work and the Word of God at this time, is the greatest mistake that a young man can make. For your own sake, and the sake of God’s cause and his kingdom, we cannot but ask you to give prayerful consideration to the Lord’s service and his plans for your future work. The Maine Camp-Meeting
By R. D. Quinn
THE Maine camp-meeting and forty-fifth annual conference were held at Camden, August 14-24. The location of the camp was all that could be desired. Camden is on the coast of Maine, in plain sight of the ocean, and the cooling breezes were very refreshing to the campers. The meeting was well attended by our own people, and a splendid spirit prevailed throughout. On the first Sabbath there was a general response to the preaching of the word and a call to repentance. As far as could be seen, every one in the tent came forward, with the exception of one man—an elderly gentleman not of our faith. As the meeting progressed he arose and stated that he had been a Christian for thirty-five years, but had come to the conclusion that there was still a greater blessing for him to receive, and came forward with the rest to seek the Lord. Elder F. M. Dana, recently of the Greater New York Conference, was unanimously elected president of the conference. Brother Dana enters upon his labors in that field with the fullest confidence and support of all his brethren. Considerable attention was given to the call that has come from the spirit of prophecy to work Portland, and Elder and Sister Haskell were invited to return in the near future and hold a ten days' institute to open the work in the city again. Five hundred dollars was received on the Maine camp-ground for this purpose. One of the very encouraging features of the meeting was the splendid attendance on the part of the people of the city at the evening services. An excellent interest had been awakened before the conference began by Elders A. J. Verrill and E. E. Osborne and the Bible workers associated with them. Quite a number have taken their stand for the truth, and some were baptized at the close of the camp-meeting. The following laborers outside of the local conference were in attendance at the meeting: Prof. W. W. Prescott, Elder and Sister S. N. Haskell, Elder N. Z. Town, Prof. B. F. Machlan, Elder Geo. B. Starr, Brother C. J. Tolf, and the writer. We bespeak for the Maine Conference a bright future and a growing and developing work. Baptisms at Botha and Buffalo
ELDER C. A. BURMAN baptized four new Sabbath-keepers a few weeks ago at Botha, Alberta, and organized a company of twelve members. THE tent company working in Buffalo, N. Y., is rejoicing over the baptism of four new believers. Educational Department
By J. L. Shaw; W. E. Howell
J. L. SHAW General Secretary
W. E. HOWELL N. Am. Div. Asst. Secretary Notes and clippings from the daily and weekly press — It will cost $2,500 to make changes in the State senate-chamber necessary to accommodate the high court of impeachment for the trial of Governor Sulzer. — The marriage of Miss Jessie Wilson, second daughter of President Wilson, to Francis B. Sayre, of New York, is to take place at the White House in Washington on Tuesday, November 25. — Andrew Carnegie has transferred a trust fund of $10,000,000 to the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust (London), the interest of which is to be used for the good of the masses of Great Britain and Ireland. — A tabulated list of aeroplane fatalities since the first man was killed in 1908 has been prepared by the New York Times, and is as follows: 1908, 1; 1909, 4; 1910, 32; 1911, 73; 1912, 113; 1913 (to date), 77; total, 300. — Automobiles for children are the latest French novelty. These are not the toys with which the American public is familiar, but real motor vehicles with a three-quarter horse-power engine. They are so designed that they cannot exceed four miles an hour in speed, even on a down grade. — The champion polygamist of the British Empire has been discovered among the Bantu tribesmen of the Transvaal, according to the returns of the census office at Johannesburg. He has forty-six wives and is thirty-five years of age. His nearest competitor in this matter boasts of only twenty-eight wives. — By an overwhelming vote, the French Chamber of Deputies recently put into force the principle of a three-year term of service in the army, a measure which will increase the military strength of the republic by one third. Hereafter recruits will be available for military service at twenty years of age instead of twenty-one as at present. — Dogs are again being used in war. Three centuries before Christ the Teutons used dogs as fighters, and the Romans dreaded them more than the men. But now the French army is using dogs as aid to the Red Cross doctors in finding the wounded. Dr. Durand, who is in charge of them, says the dogs show remarkable intelligence. They will take a command from no one who has not a red cross on his arm. — Chicago is to have a unique isolation hospital. It is claimed that it will be the finest public hospital in the world. It is to be on “individual cubical system,” each patient having a private room, with a clear glass wall on each side through which relatives and friends can see him. There will also be a telephone at the bedside of the patient so he can talk to his friends. This glass-walled corridor running through the center of the entire building with a telephone opposite each patient's room, so visitors can see and talk to the patient at the same time and not be exposed to danger of contagion, is the most striking feature of the hospital. Then on each side of this main corridor there will be a nurses’ corridor. The glass walls will be perfectly air-tight, so visitors will be fully protected while seeing and talking with the patients. — In consequence of the killing of a number of Japanese in the city of Nanking, China, it is reported that a Japanese force armed with quick-firing guns has been landed at that place. Three Japanese cruisers and a gunboat are backing up the landing party. — Statistics compiled recently show that only 20,000 Americans are now in Mexico, where last year there were 40,000, and that American investments have depreciated about 50 per cent. This is attributed to the unfortunate condition of affairs existing in that country. — The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company is to install a telephone despatching system. The work on this system will start this week, and it will require about three months to complete it. This system will make it possible to establish instantaneous connection between despatching headquarters and trainmen. All trains will carry instruments, making it possible for trainmen to make connection at any point between telephone stations, and all side-tracks and blind-sidings will be equipped with telephone boxes. — The dry excavation of the Panama Canal has been completed, the steam-shovels working in the Culebra cut having been removed September 6. The further excavation of the canal will be completed by dredging. Completion of the dry excavation, just ten days ahead of the schedule time, advanced the work on the great waterway almost to the final stage. Much digging and cleaning out remains to be done in the Culebra cut and at other points along the route, but all this will be accomplished by mammoth dredges floating on the surface of the canal. An army of men will be busy during the next two weeks removing steam-shovels and other equipment and material, including thirty-six miles of railroad track, from the nine-mile channel in Culebra cut, between Gamboa dike and Pedro Miguel locks. This is preparatory to turning water into the channel from Gatun Lake, on the Atlantic side, on October 5, five days in advance of the date set for the dynamiting of Gamboa dike. While the cut is being cleared of railway and equipment, drilling and blasting will be going on at the bottom of the channel, loosening up rock and earth for the dredges that soon will be clawing away through water. On August 1, 998,000 cubic yards remained to be taken out of the “theoretical canal prism,” and since that time the steam-shovels have reduced the amount to approximately 650,000 cubic yards, which is left for the dredges. Six of the shovels will be retained, however, for the work of removing material from the east and west banks near Culebra to lessen the danger from slides. The destruction of Gamboa dike will leave only one such obstruction along the canal route,—the dike over which the railroad crosses at Gatun locks, and which can be removed at any time. The last barrier on the Pacific side, the Miraflores dike, was dynamited three weeks ago, turning Pacific tide-water into a channel 5,000 feet long, 500 feet wide, and 41 feet deep. Dredges are now navigating this channel, and a fortnight ago, on the908 Atlantic side a big suction-dredge steamed on Gatun Lake up to a point near the Gamboa dike. Small vessels probably will be able to pass through the canal from end to end by October 10, and the waterway should be ready for shipping proper early in December. Lessons Now Ready
By C. C. Lewis
THE new lessons of the mothers' normal course—“early education” and “first grade”—are now ready. Also the course in public speaking. Students may begin at any time. Those who wish further information about these courses, or who desire copies of the new calendar, should address Fireside Correspondence School, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. C. C. LEWIS, Principal. Why the Work Is Not Finished
By E. M. GRAHAM
In “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. IX, page 117, we find this statement: “The work of God in this earth can never be finished until the men and women comprising our church-membership rally to the work, and unite their efforts with those of ministers and church officers.” When we stop to consider this, it is so strong a statement that it almost startles us. It lays a large share of the responsibility of finishing the work on the lay members, and puts the responsibility for delaying its finishing upon them. A large number of our people in all parts of the world are working faithfully and continually to give the message to all they can reach, and through their efforts an immense amount of seed has been sown. But some are not doing their part, evidently, or the Lord would not have spoken as he has. We all long to see the work finished, that we may meet our blessed Saviour, that we may be forever free from sin, that we may be reunited to loved ones torn from us by death. We may, by a united effort, bring this about, for the Lord says: “If every church-member were a living missionary, the gospel would speedily be proclaimed in all countries, to all peoples, nations, and tongues.”—Id., page 32.21 How can we do this? “This is the way light is to be communicated,—by private, personal effort.”—“An Appeal for Home Missionary Work.” Church officers may do much to bring about this closing of the work. They can plan together to get every member of their churches to do some personal missionary work every week. To do this they will need to become personally acquainted with every member, so as to suggest suitable work for each individual. Some can work best with our tracts, others with papers, or magazines, others with books. Some prefer to sell, others to lend, others to give away literature. Some have a gift for missionary visiting and Christian Help work, some have a talent for giving Bible readings, some work best in missionary correspondence. It is the duty of the church officers to see that each one finds suitable work. The youth and children should not be forgotten, for all can do something; and nothing will hold the youth and children to the cause of God like working for it will do. Our people are, in almost all cases, willing to work, but not all know how to set themselves to work. This is why the Lord asks the question, “Will those who have charge of the flock of God awaken to their duty?”—Id. This is their duty, “Those who have the spiritual oversight of the church should devise ways and means by which an opportunity may be given to every member of the church to act some part in God’s work.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. IX, page 116. In view of all these messages from the Lord, shall we not plan for a general revival of home missionary work in every church? Will not the church officers everywhere meet together and plan to set their members to work, that the work of God may speedily be finished?