The Week of Prayer at the River Plate Academy
By H. U. STEVENS
The annual week of prayer in the South American Union Conference, celebrated this year from March 28 to April 4, came during the fourth week of the school year. Meetings were held in the school assembly room each evening during the week. At this time the readings were given in both the Spanish and German languages. The readings were followed by prayer and social meetings, in which the spirit of consecration and determination to get ready to meet the Lord was manifest from the beginning. Time after time the influence of the Holy Spirit was felt in the profound conviction that the end is right upon us, and that the great work of God in the world now is not only to carry the message quickly into all parts, but also to complete the work which he has begun in each individual heart. It was touching to note how frequently the young people, realizing that we are living in the time of the latter rain and that the showers have begun to fall, asked in tears for prayer on behalf of unconverted parents—and this without the suggestion from the leader. It was evident that God was turning “the heart of the children to their fathers,” which he promised to do before “the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” The fruit of the workings of the Spirit was graciously manifested on the last Sabbath, April 4, when, in a neighboring stream, six dear believers were buried with their Saviour in baptism. Five of these were children and youth, three of whom are pupils in the school. This marks the beginning of a work which we trust will continue and increase as the year goes by. May the Lord bless the children and youth in our South American training school that they may develop into faithful, efficient workers in the third angel's message.