Earlier text: ORGANIZATION“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery [“a thing to be seized upon and held fast”] to be equal with God: but emptied himself, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.” Phil. 2:5-7. “For it became Him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” Heb. 2:10. “Wherefore in all things it behoved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that He himself hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succor them that are tempted.” Verses 17, 18. Made “in all things” like unto us, He was in all points like as we are. So fully was this so that He could say, even as we must say the same truth, “I can of mine own self do nothing.” Of Him this was so entirely true that, in the weakness and infirmity of the flesh,—ours which He took,—He was as is the man who is without God and without Christ. For it is only without Him that men can do nothing. With Him, and through Him, it is written: “I can do all things.” But of those who are without Him, it is written: “Without me ye can do nothing.” Therefore, when He said, of himself, “I can of mine own self do nothing,” this makes it certain forever that in the flesh,—because of our infirmities which He took; because of our sinfulness, hereditary and actual, which were laid upon Him, and imparted to Him,—He was of himself in that flesh exactly as is the man who, in the infirmity of the flesh, is laden with sins, actual and hereditary, and who is without God. He came “to seek and to save that which was lost.” And in saving the lost, He came to the lost where they are. He put himself among the lost. “He was numbered with the transgressors.” He was “made to be sin.” And from the standpoint of the weakness and infirmity of the lost, He trusted in God, that He would deliver Him and save Him. Laden with the sins of the world, and tempted in all points like as we are, He hoped in God, and trusted in God to save Him from all those sins, and to keep Him from sinning. And this is the faith of Jesus: this is the point where the faith of Jesus reaches lost, sinful man, to help him. For thus it has been demonstrated, to the very fullness of perfection, that there is no man in the wide world for whom there is not hope in God: no one so lost that he can not be saved by trusting God. And this faith of Jesus, by which, in the place of the lost, He hoped in God, and trusted God for salvation from sin, and power to keep from sinning,—this victory of His it is that has brought to every man in the world divine faith, by which every man can hope in God, and trust God, and can find the power of God to deliver him from sin and to keep him from sinning. That faith which He exercised, and by which He obtained the victory over the world, the flesh, and the devil,—that faith is His free gift to every lost man in the world. And thus “this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.”73 This is the faith of Jesus that is given to men. This is the faith of Jesus that must be received by men, in order for them to be saved. This is the faith of Jesus which, now in this time of the Third Angel’s Message, must be received and kept by those who will be saved from the worship of the Beast and his Image, and enabled to keep the Commandments of God. This is the faith of Jesus referred to in the closing words of the Third Angel’s Message: “Here are they that keep the Commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” In connection with the Vatican there is one who signs himself “Innominato,” who is the regular correspondent of the New York Sun. By his connection with the Vatican, what this correspondent writes is as nearly official as could easily be without being actually so. In the Sun of December 30 is a letter from “Innominato,” under the heading of “Christian Democracy.” He says that the pope will soon issue an encyclical on the subject of “Christian Democracy.” It seems that this encyclical has already been prepared, for the letter says that “the encyclical was announced for September 30,” last; and that “the encyclical was about to crown and sanction the labors of the International Congress of the Third Order when unexpected resistance was discovered. The announcement was made that very powerful pressure was being used to put off the promised document sine die.” And the letter says that “some persons who should know think that they can assert that the German Episcopacy demanded officially the withdrawal of the encyclical.” And this because, “as is well known, an intimate alliance is being formed between the bishops and the kaiser. The emperor promises all sorts of benevolences provided the Church in Germany will place its forces at the disposal of the Weltpolitik [world-politics], in the expectation of the establishment of the empire of the West, that brilliant phantasm of the imperial fancy.” And “by every means he is endeavoring to enlist on his side the great universal movement which is carrying Catholicism, under the direction of the pope, into social peace, order, justice, and fraternity.” Yet though the encyclical has thus been held up, it is said that it “will be promulgated soon.” From the letter, and, indeed, from the title of the announced encyclical, it seems plain that what the pope is going to write upon as “Christian Democracy” is exactly what is especially carried on by Protestants in the United States, under the name of “Christian citizenship,” and which the Protestant and Catholic scheme of Church federation is but a means of making effective. And even this “Christian democracy” idea of the pope finds its impulse in the United States. The letter says that the meeting at which the encyclical was to be promulgated September 30, was arranged with a certain “Cardinal Vives y Tuto, M. Léon Harmel, and the generals of the Sons of St. Francis, in order to make it the starting point for a great social action.” This Cardinal Vives y Tuto, the letter says, is “the youngest member of the Sacred College.” He was formerly a monk in Guatemala, whence he “was obliged to flee from persecution;” and in his flight “he took refuge in the United States, where he came into contact with the exuberant American democracy.” He has also “a fervent admiration for the program of regeneration of Leo XIII, with the object of bringing together the Church and the people.” “Settling down in Rome, for long years he placed his soul and his knowledge at the service of the papacy and its central ideas.” And now “he is one of the main working levers of the papacy. Whenever the pope and Cardinal Rampolla have to carry out a delicate affair, they entrust it to Cardinal Vives.” Thus the influence of the United States is being exerted not only in the United States itself, not only in the United States and Japan, but in the United States, in Japan, and in the papacy itself, and thus around the world. And thus it is beginning plainly to appear, even upon the surface of things, that that other Beast of Revelation 13, which came up out of the earth, and which is to exercise all the power of the first Beast, in his sight, is already exercising some of the power of that first Beast, in his sight. These are important times. Striking events are occurring day by day. And we shall wait with interest for the actual publication of that papal encyclical on “Christian Democracy.” COMFORT FOR GOD'S PEOPLE
By Uriah Smith
(Second and concluding paper) “Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned.” Isa. 40: 1, 2. Last week we offered a few reflections upon the comforting declarations of this interesting chapter, down to the opening of verse 15. It was found that the testimony applied at, or reached over to, the time when the conflicts of the militant Church shall be accomplished, her sins all pardoned, and the long-cherished expectations of hope made an actual fact in the kingdom of God; this hope and promise being based on the great truth that God is abundantly able to do this; that the means used in this work, both objectively and subjectively, would level all hills, fill up the valleys, and make rough places smooth, in order that the work of the Lord, and for the Lord and His cause, might be accomplished. The Lord also promised to be a shepherd to His flock, bearing the young in His arms, and carrying them in His bosom. A call to the Church then follows, to spread abroad, with great courage and a strong voice, the good news she had to impart. Then appears a wonderful ejaculation, setting forth, in verse 12, the exhibitions God gives in nature of His marvelous power, by holding the waters of this globe in the hollow of His hand, comprehending the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighing the mountains and hills in scales and balances. It is all calculated to inspire the servants of the Lord with all fullness of hope and comfort, by showing them that nothing is beyond the reach of the Lord’s love and power. The remainder of the chapter supports these propositions with still more forcible arguments. The prophet continues:— “Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, He taketh up the isles as a very little thing.” Verse 15. In this the prophet gives still another view of the greatness and majesty of God. Just before, God was compared with the universe of matter, and as holding the vast expanse of water in the hollow of His hand, confining the dust of the earth in a measure, and regarding the mountains and hills as a little package to be weighed in scales and balances. Next He was compared with the universe of created mind, the prophet challenging the whole audience to produce a thought that was new to God, or to make a suggestion that would add to His wisdom. Then He measures Him against the nations of men; and they are to Him only as a drop of a bucket, or the small dust of the balance, which in the scale is inappreciableness. What are these and all their authority when pitted against the commandments of God? He draws another important lesson from a spiritual side of the question, as follows:— “And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. All nations before Him are as nothing; and they are counted to Him less than nothing and vanity.” Verses 16, 17. He is not dependent on men for power, nor on the good will of any of His creatures. No offerings that we can present are sufficient to commend ourselves to Him. If Lebanon could not suffice, what could? The imagery here used is surpassingly beautiful. Nature is the temple; Lebanon the altar; its lordly woods the pile; and its countless beasts the sacrifice; but so great is the High and Holy One that all this would not be sufficient for an oblation to Him. “To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?” Verse 18. The inevitable and logical conclusion from what has been stated before, is that God is God alone, and there is none beside Him. The prophet then proceeds to argue that if God can not be compared with the most exalted creatures, what folly it is to compare Him with inanimate matter, or with graven images fashioned by the hands of men. This argument is offered in verses 19, 20. “Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and He shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One.” Verses 21-25. “Have ye not known?” This is not a new revelation. It is an appeal to the memory; and this is a strong point in all the divine pleadings. Had not the Lord made known His works and His power, to such an extent as to settle all minds in regard to His strength, and His beneficent purposes in His dealings with the children of men? Is He not almighty? Then do not fear as to the stability of His plans and purposes; have no fear as to the fulfillment of His promises; and do not imagine that you can escape His judgments. God is not only all-powerful, but all-wise. Infinite strength, if it stood alone, would terrify us; but infinite strength coupled with, and under the domination of, infinite love, recovers us from the shock of unmodified, immeasurable strength; that is, infinite power unmodified by any counter principle of beneficence and good will, running parallel with it. If God is all-wise, then all His providences, however dark and mysterious they may at first seem, or always seem to human wisdom, have a wise and definite purpose couched in them, which will in due time be made plain. The plan of salvation is complete and final. Our life, which is but dimly known even to ourselves, is all known to Him. Now and then, and here and there, we seem to catch glimpses of it; but its full scope and meaning are still unrevealed to us. But it is enough that God knows our life, and that His wisdom is pledged to be our defense. God is ever extending our knowledge of His works, as a reward of the endeavors we are making to acquaint ourselves with the wonders with which we are inclosed. What is our relation to this God of justice and of love? Are we loving, loyal subjects of His crown? or rebels against His kingdom? All depends upon our relation to the cross of Jesus Christ. The allusion to princes and judges shows how little power they have, and how little they are to be accounted of, apart from connection with God; and how easily they can be brought to nothing. The one lesson appearing all through the prophecy, is the uniform effort to fortify the hearts of men against any influence that would tend to draw them away from the Holy One; and so, as expressed in verse 25, the prophet brings back the mind again to the great question, To whom shall we liken God? or whom shall we make equal to Him? “Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number: He calleth them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one faileth.” Verse 26. Still another point is here added to the sublime comparison of the omnipotent God with His various works. In this prophecy God has been compared with the material universe; with all nations; and with graven images; with all the inhabitants of the earth; with judges and princes; and the climax is10 reached not by the use of any of these terms descriptive of greatness and power, but rather by that which describes God’s character: “Saith the Holy One.” As a general reviews his numerous army, so the Lord is represented as calling in review before Him the countless host of heaven, calling them all by their names, by the greatness of His might. If He can thus deal with worlds, how much more can He deal with His children, whom He regards not only as the creatures of His hand, but as the blossoms of His love. One glimpse of God’s power, joined with His promises, ought to be sufficient to banish all our fears. “Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God?” Verse 27. Isaiah here reaches, and rests down upon, the foundation of the hope and trust of mankind — the living God. Creation rests in His hands; man, the higher creation, rests on His heart. Verse 26 is called “Heaven’s protest against man’s despair.” “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Verses 28-31. Another important point that we are to remember is here presented; namely, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary. What assurance on which to rest our trembling faith is this! The strongest human hearts will sometimes faint, and the most tireless human hands will grow weary. Are we not tempted sometimes to feel that our way is hidden from the Lord, and that He does not see? or that He has become weary of our supplications for His aid? But do we not know, have we not heard, and seen it demonstrated in the operations of nature around us, that the great Source of all strength never faints nor grows weary? “He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.” Ps. 121: 4. The youths faint and grow weary; but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. This is the only recipe for continuous, unfailing strength. It is to connect ourselves by living faith to the great Source, the boundless ocean, of strength, from which our strength, as often and as far as it is expended in the Lord’s legitimate work, is resupplied and made new; and the measure we receive is gauged by the measure of faith we exercise. Those that wait upon the Lord daily, open their souls to the workings of His Spirit; and they know that a new nature is forming within them. They mount up, leaving behind them earthly weariness and despair. A new will arises against earth-born inclinations. They mount up with wings as eagles. They have, as it were, little ascensions, day by day, before the final great day of ascension comes. What, by faith, every man may be, that God requires him to be. This is the only Christian idea of duty. Obligation is measured by the power God will give us — measured by the gifts and growth of faith. Dr. Bushnell says that “that only is Christian faith, that lives in the power of faith.” “They shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” What is it to wait on the Lord? — Service, expectation, and patience are certainly essential elements in its make-up. And what are they able to do as the result of their waiting on the Lord? — Three things: They “mount up with wings,” that is, they soar; they run; and they walk, without fainting. They mount higher, go faster, and walk more firmly. And is not this just what we wish to do? Notice that the servants of God in the Bible, from Abraham and David to Philip in the Acts, whenever they were told to do anything, always ran! And that is the only way to do anything well. Thus this wonderful greatness and love of the Most High is applied to comfort and strengthen His waiting and anxious people. U. S. “YE ARE MY WITNESSES, . . . THAT I AM GOD”
By Ole Andres Olsen
The First Great Failure a Lesson
We often hear of failures in business, some of a most distressing nature, involving large revenues, and bringing irrecoverable ruin upon the persons directly involved. Have you ever stopped to study the first great failure in this world? If not, it may be well to do so. Where did it originate? Who made the failure? Under what conditions was it made? How much was involved? The first and greatest of all failures made by man was made by our first parents in the garden of Eden, under the most favorable conditions possible. It was a failure that involved everything, so utter and complete that it was not possible for the one involved to offer the smallest mite with which to reimburse the creditor. Not only was the possession lost, but man himself was ruined, so that he could not, by any possibility recover himself. Such was the condition in which man found himself after the fall. The situation involved more than this world; it affected the very character and throne of God. Satan had succeeded in arraigning man against his Maker. The honor and veracity of God had been assailed. Man had accepted the lie of the arch-deceiver, and had joined him in his revolt against the Most High. What is to be done? Shall man be abandoned to his folly, and left to reap to the full the shame of his disgrace? He certainly does not deserve anything else; for, contrary to the very best of counsel, he has thrust himself into this disastrous calamity. But the question arises, Will the abandoning of man to his ruin vindicate the disgraced character of God? Will it repair the breach that has been made, heal the injury and remove the scar? — No, this it could not possibly do, and yet it would satisfy justice. But there are other attributes of God besides justice which call for recognition. The divine character is outlined as follows: “And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.” Ex. 34: 5-7. In dealing with erring mankind, God’s character must be vindicated; His justice, but also His mercy, displayed before the universe. “That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.” Rom. 3: 4. Therefore the Lord says: “I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen.” And so we can pray, “Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory.” Jer. 14: 21. And God answers: “For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off; . . . for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.” Man can not make good the failure; but God steps forward and pays the debt. He freely opens up the treasures of pity, of mercy, of forgiveness; He makes a marvelous revelation of His love, not merely in words, but in the act of giving His only begotten Son. “Herein is love, not that we loved God [Oh, no! we turned our backs upon Him, and set at naught His word], but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” 1 John 4: 10. Our Heavenly Father takes upon himself the whole debt, and pays the redemption price. Therefore we belong to Him. He has not only set us free, but He has taken us into the closest and most intimate relation with himself. Truly, it is a wonderful outcome of a disastrous failure! We are living in the closing moments of probationary time. The end of all things is at hand. The last warning message is soon to finish its work. But before that time a people will have been gathered out that will stand with the seal of God upon them, bearing the divine credentials, God’s holy character. The investigative judgment is now in session to determine the destiny of every human soul. Our characters are about to be weighed in the heavenly balances, and measured by the divine rule. The testing and proving is now in progress, and every act of our lives will have its influence upon the final issue. All heaven is astir, watching the process with the deepest and most intense interest. How solemn is every moment, how freighted with eternal consequences! Would that we fully realized our situation. We are standing, as it were, on the very borders of eternal redemption. Soon the fighting will all be over, and the saints will be crowned triumphant victors. They have stood the test, they have developed the heavenly character, and the seal of the living God is upon them. As individuals and as a people we are now undergoing the testing process. There is embarrassment and perplexity on every hand. Financial obligations rest heavily upon us. In view of the urgent calls for the light and truth to go to the world, we have at times undertaken more than there was money in hand to properly support. And now, just at a time when it seems to us that we are carrying every ounce of weight that it is possible for us to carry, we hear of one of our missionary institutions being so embarrassed that it must suspend payment, and that unless the necessary assistance is given, the precious cause of God must take upon itself the reproach and stigma of bankruptcy. But shall that be? Can that be? My soul answers, Never! The trial is a severe one, but it is on just such occasions as these that we have an opportunity to come forward as individuals and as a people, and make manifest the principle that actuated God in giving His only begotten Son as the redemption price of the debt that the human race had piled up in that first tremendous failure. It is a trying test; we might feel that it is unjust, and even cruel, to have this additional burden thrust upon us at a time when we are bearing all that it seems possible for us to bear up under. Yet God knows better than we what we are able to bear. It is all the same with Him, whether to save with many or with few. We must awake to the fact that the power of God is among us, and humbly submit ourselves to be used by it. Were it not for the divine help, our institutions would have failed long ago. But because God is in them, because they are merely the outward expressions of great truths committed to us, they can not fail. I can but see in this trial a most glorious opportunity for God to make manifest the mighty power of His saving grace, with the result that we shall experience, not defeat, but a glorious victory. I am greatly pleased to know that an effort is being put forth to clear all our schools from financial embarrassment. Let this good work go on till every institution connected with the Third Angel’s Message shall stand free of debt. Can such a thing be? — Yes, in the strength and power of God we are able to accomplish all this. It gave us exceeding joy to learn that our leading brethren, assembled in council, decided to pay in full the obligations of the Christiania publishing house. Many may feel that this is a terrible burden calling for tremendous effort and sacrifice. Yes, it required a tremendous sacrifice to redeem a lost world. The same spirit of sacrifice must be made manifest in us. Instead of looking at the enormity of the work and the sacrifice, let us rejoice in the fact that God has called us to be sharers with Him in this experience. We are standing on the borders of eternal deliverance, and the word of the Lord comes to us: “Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” May we not as one man respond, “Let us go up at once and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.” “Only rebel not ye75 against the Lord, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defense is departed from them, and the Lord is with us: fear them not.” Has not the time come for the revelation of the power of God as never before? Then let us, one and all, arise, strip ourselves of every vestige of self, and consecrate every power of our being to the service of God. The great question before us now is not so much the payment of sundry obligations; but it is the preservation of the integrity of God’s cause, the vindication of the divine character and attributes. All this is to be done through His chosen people. Would that we fully appreciated our opportunity. The real question is, Shall we yield ourselves wholly and unreservedly to God? Shall we allow Him to use us in any way He may see fit in order to accomplish His own purpose? If we make this full and complete surrender, and permit the Lord to take the whole matter in hand, we shall very soon see the glorious deliverance so much desired. We shall be able to pay our obligations; and, more than this, money will flow into the treasury to supply every need of the rapidly advancing work. Let us stand united as one man in the union of the Father and the Son, and from one end of the line to the other, pass along the word of confidence and good courage. ACT NOW
By E. A. Sutherland
We are receiving letters from some of the churches, stating that they have read the letter to the church, together with the Testimony and the announcement, and that they are preparing to send some one to receive the training that is much needed in the church. One brother writes: “Your letter of the 2d inst. received, and read to the church, together with the Testimony and the announcement, with good results. We are going to do our part.” We sent to every church elder in Battle Creek College district an appeal, with a Testimony and an announcement, to be read to the church. Has it been read to your church? If not, have it read at once, and act. E. A. SUTHERLAND. Mt. Vernon, Ohio, Dec. —, 1900. DEAR BROTHER: I feel that it will require a strong effort to bring the canvassing work in Ohio up to the place it ought to fill, but by the help of the Lord it will go forward. So far as I now know, all our ministers and Bible workers are at work selling “Christ’s Object Lessons.” Success is sure. One whole State at work! I trust that other States are at work, too. A united people; how glad we ought to be! With kindest regards, I remain, Appeal for Fifty Thousand Dollars for Christ's Object Lessons
We earnestly request all our kind friends to remember that FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS is needed to pay for the material in “Christ’s Object Lessons.” We ask for large contributions from the rich and small gifts from the poor. Money for this purpose should be sent to the treasurer of the General Conference Association, care of Review and Herald, Battle Creek, Mich.; and be sure to state that it is for THE RELIEF OF THE SCHOOLS. THE following contributions were received from January 7-22:— Mrs. Eunice Crane ................. 25
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C. M. Everest ......................... 2 00
John Wight .......................... 10 00
Mrs. Ida E. Richart .................. 50 00 To our brethren, and through them to suffering humanity everywhere: A physician, a brother in his ninety-third year, who has practiced medicine about seventy years, and has procured most of his remedies from the vegetable kingdom, wishes to say to all suffering from cancer, that the juice of the root of the narrow-leaf yellow dock will promptly relieve all cancer pains. This he has proved by an experience of twelve years. For cancer of the stomach, take internally as much and as often as the case requires. For surface cancers, bathe the parts freely in a decoction of the juice. The yellow dock is not a poison, and its fresh roots can be obtained in almost every field and garden, and by every roadside. This aged physician has done much charitable practice during his life, but is now poor, and others have to do his writing. If you desire further information on this important subject, send self-addressed, stamped envelope for return letter. He would be pleased to receive voluntary testimonials from any who prove the virtues of this remedy. Address Dr. Joel D. Hough, care of Jno. Wm. Stein, 282 Washington Ave. N., Battle Creek, Mich. Selected at least one person to enter the special class, which will prepare to canvass for “Christ’s Object Lessons”? It is intended that this course shall assist in bringing back the old-time missionary spirit in the churches, when the entire neighborhood was worked over and over by the faithful ones in the church, who truly believed that to warn their neighbors that Jesus is coming very, very soon, is the highest work that can be done. Send some one to the Battle Creek College to take this special course, who can go back and assist the church to do this old-time missionary work. Brother E. P. Boggs will have charge of the canvassing class. For further information, address Battle Creek College. NEBRASKA
By B. G. Wilkinson
College View, Neb., Dec. 11, 1900. Dear Brother Magan: The Relief of the Schools is beginning here just now. Yesterday Nebraska sent in her first one thousand dollars from the books. Brother Sutherland immediately paid off a note for about twenty-two hundred dollars, whose owner called for cash versus longer time with interest. He thinks that Iowa will send in ten thousand dollars before school closes. I deeply rejoice at the prospect. With the debt paid, we shall have the consuming interest and other means with which to do something in the industrial and other work. Our educational work surely needs divine help. I have had before me a vision, which I have felt is yet a long way off. But now I hope for better things. I have longed to see our schools so manned that the teachers will be so consecrated, yet so balanced, that they will be unsurpassed in scholarship, without the exclusion of God, and yet deeply present servants of the Lord without monomaniacizing religion, from whose teaching will go forth students who know God for themselves, who are able exponents of present truth, who can relieve the sick and discouraged, and win to salvation the spiritually poor. Yours sincerely,
B. G. Wilkinson. COLLEGE VIEW, NEB., DEC. 10, 1900
By N. P. Nelson
Prof. P. T. Magan,
Battle Creek, Mich. DEAR BROTHER: Thinking you would be interested in regard to our work for “Christ’s Object Lessons,” I will tell you something of what we are doing. We are carrying out the plans that were laid at our late council meeting at Battle Creek. All the Conference laborers are now more or less engaged in selling the book. We have already been able to hand Brother Sutherland one thousand dollars, received from the sale of the book. It was thankfully received, too, as Brother Sutherland had just received word from a woman who held a note of two thousand dollars against the college, which she wished to have paid. We intend to have the laborers work for the book all winter, but put them at their regular work in the spring. The churches are also taking hold of the work in earnest, and we shall try to have them do all they can. But my mind is for the canvassers to take the book next summer, and receive the usual commission. At present we have several who put in their whole time with the book, and receive the usual commission on smaller books as helps; and besides that, we give them from three to four dollars a week. I hope the Office will be able to turn out the books as fast as we can take orders for them. We are of good courage; for we believe this move is of the Lord, so we put our shoulders to the wheel, and “make the cart move.” Your brother in Christ,
N. P. NELSON. NEW YORK
By George A. King
Brooklyn, N. Y., Dec. 9, 1900. Dear Brother: Your letters were duly received, also the tablet for pledges. Kindly send me a good supply of “Rolling Back the Reproach” as soon as you have them ready. I think this will be a help to our people in selling the book. I shall do all I can to circulate that good book in this Conference. I find it a most excellent work, and especially adapted to our times and our present needs. As ever yours in the good work,