Workers’ Convention by C. H. Edwards

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 19, 1907

Workers’ Convention

By C. H. Edwards

It has been decided to hold a workers’ convention in New York City, December 23-29, at the Tabernacle, 535 West 110th St. This convention will be held jointly with the workers of the New Jersey Conference, and we expect a rich blessing together.

In these large cities we have found it next to impossible to conduct public efforts during the holiday week, so we have selected this time as the best for our convention. It is hoped to fill each day with that which will be the most helpful to us as workers. Every day from 8:30 to 10 A. M. will be devoted to prayer and Bible study. Elder E. W. Farnsworth will conduct most of these studies, and every evening will be given to preaching. Each day of the convention will be devoted to a consideration of some definite line of our denominational work. The following subjects are to be considered:—

Monday, December 23, The Work of the Gospel Ministry. This general subject will be discussed under three topics: (1) The Sacredness of the Gospel Ministry; (2) The Minister’s Department in and out of the Pulpit; (3) The Perfect Soul-Winner. Stirring papers will be presented, to be followed by general discussion.

Tuesday, Religious Liberty: (1) Religious Liberty—Its Origin and Scope; (2) Relation of the Individual Christian to Civil Governments; (3) In View of the Coming Crisis, What Should Seventh-day Adventists Do?

Wednesday being a regular holiday, most of our people can attend the services, so this day will be devoted to The Sabbath-school Work: (1) Organizing a Sabbath-school; (2) What Are the Essentials to Make a Sabbath-school a Success? (3) How May Our Sabbath-schools Be Made More Interesting and Profitable to Our People Generally?

Thursday, The Publishing Work: (1) The Relation of Ministers and Other Conference Workers to the Publishing Work; (2) The Place Our Publishing Work Occupies in the Work of Giving the Third Angel’s Message; (3) How to Set Every Church-member to Work, and What Would Be Accomplished.

Friday will be given to Christian Education: (1) Christian Education—Its Design and Importance; (2) The Scholarship Plan.

Sabbath will be a Young People’s day. Three union services will be held—one in Brooklyn, one in Manhattan, and the other in New Jersey, the latter place not having as yet been selected.

Papers on the following topics will be presented: (1) The Object and Need of Young People’s Societies; (2) Relation of the Young People’s Societies to the Local Church; (3) How May Our Young People’s Societies Be Conducted to Impart the Most Spiritual Good?

Sunday will be given to the needs of local church officers. Three papers will be presented: (1) The Duties and Privileges of Church Elders and Deacons; (2) Duties of Church Clerks and Treasurers; (3) The Duties of Church Librarians.

As Sunday is not a regular day of employment for our brethren, we have selected it as the best time in which to invite our local church officers, and we do most sincerely hope that not one will miss this opportunity of studying with us.

While this is primarily a workers’ convention, we shall welcome any who may wish to meet with us, and to join us in the discussion of these subjects.

We expect some of our General Conference brethren to be with us, but just who will come we can not say at this time; but of one thing we are assured, the dear Lord will be with us to the end.

C. H. EDWARDS.