p. 24 | Review and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 50. (12/16/1902)

Earlier text: Donors to the Relief of the Schools

POMONA CHURCH COUNCIL

By Pomona Church Council

Notice!

THE POMONA (Cal.) Seventh-day Adventist church, having been unable to get word from A. G. Anderson or Mrs. E. D. Lamberson for a number of years, hereby gives notice that if the persons already mentioned do not respond in six weeks from the publication of this notice, their names will be dropped from the roll as lost members.

POMONA CHURCH COUNCIL

Publications Wanted

N. B.—Attention has been repeatedly called to the necessity of having papers properly wrapped. Do not roll or wrap too small. Cover papers well, so that they may be clean when received. Some have paid double the postage necessary, while others have forwarded literature by express when it would have been cheaper to send it by mail, at four ounces for one cent.

The following persons desire late, clean copies of our publications, postpaid:—

W. L. Bird, Hackleburg, Ala.

George Sands, Circleville, N. Y., Signs, tracts.

John H. Simpson, Highland Station, Kan., REVIEW, Signs, tracts on present truth.

J. W. Buckland, Box 236, Great Bend, Kan., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, Life Boat.

Mrs. Alma M. Field, Plainwell, Mich., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, Life Boat.

W. A. Erb, 730 Clark St., Paducah, Ky., REVIEW, Signs, Instructor, Little Friend, Life Boat, Good Health, tracts.

H. S. Peeke, 510 Lake St., Greenville, Miss., publications on present truth. A large quantity could be used to advantage.

Praying for Revival

WE are confident that many believers, whose hearts are earnestly longing for a great revival in the work of the Lord, have been waiting upon God with a spirit of supplication in behalf of the coming week of prayer. Does not the importance of the time and our great need of the endowment of the Holy Spirit for the service of the hour appeal to us to devote special time to prayer, both private and public? We pray for a revival. We long for a revival. We must be satisfied with nothing less than a revival. We believe it will glorify God to give us a revival. But we must be willing to be used in a revival. O that this people may recognize the time of their visitation!

The Literature Campaign

By Arthur G. Daniells

The “Statement and Appeal” which was read in all our churches last Sabbath, brought forcibly to our attention the definite work of this people, and urged a renewed and complete consecration to the final effort in sending forth the message of warning and preparation in this generation, that the coming of our blessed Lord may be no longer delayed.

The readings for the week of prayer deal with the subject of service. The purpose of God in our own salvation, the world-wide opportunities, the Macedonian calls, the preparation for service, the consecration of means to service, the definite aim in service,—all these phases of the subject are presented with much earnestness.

The next step is to plan the campaign, and summon the forces to action. It is not enough to talk and pray about service. This is only preliminary to the actual experience of service. We must now quit us like men, and be strong in doing something.

An announcement was made in last week’s issue of “a great campaign” for the circulation of tracts especially prepared to meet present issues. Four tracts have been decided upon. Their titles are: “What Do These Things Mean?” “The Signs of the Times,” “The Second Advent of Our Lord,” “The Gospel Remedy for Present-Day Isms: Spiritualism, Hypnotism, Christian Scientism, Higher Criticism.” These tracts are now being printed, and they will be in the hands of the tract societies by Jan. 1, 1903. Each one will consist of about sixteen pages.

We appeal to every Seventh-day Adventist to volunteer for active service in putting these tracts into the hands of many hundreds of thousands of people. Read them, pray that God will use them mightily in stirring the minds of those who know not the message for this time, and then go forth to neighbors and friends to sell, to loan, or to give away these messengers of truth. With courage in the Lord, and with confidence in our message, we must enter anew upon the work of spreading this last invitation to prepare for the coming of the Master.

We believe that we are in “the time of the promise.” We believe that this people can be used of God to give the warning message, and thus prepare a company to meet the Lord in this generation. We need to be constrained by the love of Christ. We need the renewal of the gift of the Holy Spirit. We need the personal presence of the Captain of the Lord’s host to lead his forces in the closing campaign. For this let us earnestly pray, and then let us offer ourselves willingly as “a living sacrifice” to be consumed upon the altar of service.

Plan for this literature campaign. Be ready to act as soon as the tracts are ready. Let this whole denomination be a great army of tract distributors. We must believe and plan for great things now. In behalf of the General Conference Committee, A. G. DANIELLS, Chairman.

Reports of Blessings During Week of Prayer

By Editor

WE ask for brief reports of special blessings received during the week of prayer. We should be glad to give space for a general praise service. It will encourage the hearts of the believers to hear what the Lord has done in answer to united prayer. Tell it in a few words.

Brother W. A. Spicer’s Itinerary

BROTHER W. A. SPICER, the secretary of the Mission Board, will spend next Sabbath and Sunday with the church at Buffalo, N. Y., where a general meeting will be held for that part of the State. During the remainder of the week of prayer he will be at the Mount Vernon Academy, Mount Vernon, Ohio.

American Medical Missionary College Opening Exercises

By Editor

THE report of the opening exercises of the American Medical Missionary College, which appears in this issue of the REVIEW, was prepared several weeks ago, but through an unfortunate delay in transmission it did not come to hand in time to be used until now. We regret this long delay, but we believe the report will still be read with interest.

Help Circulate the Review

By Editor

Do you find that your heart is stirred by the message which the REVIEW brings to you from week to week? Remember that the same message would stir others if it could only reach them. There may be some in your own church who do not have the paper. Could you not loan them your copy, and ask them to subscribe? The Lord is already reviving his work, and we want all his people to know it, and to share in it. How can this result be secured in any better way than by placing the REVIEW in every Sabbath-keeping family in the country? Will our readers help us to do this?

Next General Conference in California

At the recent session of the General Conference Committee Council it was unanimously voted that the next General Conference should be held in California, March 27 to April 13, 1903, at such place as the officers of the Pacific Union Conference might decide upon, provided, of course, that such a plan was acceptable to the brethren on the Pacific Coast. We have received word from Brother W. T. Knox, the president of the Pacific Union Conference, since his return to California, stating that the proposed arrangements are satisfactory, and the matter may therefore be regarded as definitely settled. It is quite probable that the conference will be held in tents.

Missionary Offering Envelopes

A COMPANY of workers has just landed in England, for France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, India, and Africa. This inspires courage; for it means the hastening of the return of our King. Many of our brethren and sisters who cannot go to these needy fields esteem it a privilege to share in supporting those who do go. The librarians of the churches write:—

“We are distributing the little offering envelopes each Sabbath, and many are giving who before did not.”

“We are interested in missions, and are using the envelopes in gathering our offerings. The Lord is blessing us, and we rejoice that the time is so near when he will return to gather his waiting people home. We are anxious to see the gospel carried to the ends of the earth.”

“We have been using the envelopes with good results. Our weekly offerings for missions have greatly increased. The gospel must be preached to all the world for a witness, and then shall the end come. I think that the cause of God will be advanced by their use; for many small streams all flowing together will soon make a large stream. May the Lord move upon all hearts to give liberally, that the missionaries under appointment may be sent out to help finish the work, and thus bring back our Saviour.”

“I find the small envelopes a great help in keeping the needs of the field before our little company. It makes our hearts ache to read the calls for aid and be able to do so little. May God help us to deny ourselves every unnecessary expenditure in this time of peril.”