Missionary Volunteer Department

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 17, 1909

Missionary Volunteer Department

Ninth and Tenth Meetings, June 1 and 3

Elder J. J. Irwin gave an interesting talk on “Parents’ Meetings,” emphasizing the great importance of these meetings, and that parents who have succeeded in training their children be asked to lead. He recommended that a special time be devoted to this work, when all who are interested could come, and that the work be so conducted as to awaken a spirit of inquiry and study.

Elder W. M. Adams spoke of having conducted parents’ meetings from the standpoint of the children, trying to impress parents with the influence that their acts and teachings have upon the minds of the children.

Elder J. E. Fulton said that as a people we are too likely to generalize, and that the parents are much more interested, and the results much better, when we make our instruction very practical. In the camp-meetings in Australia a whole day is given to the young people’s work.

Sister Spies spoke of the most excellent results of parents’ meetings held in South America.