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Students to the Front

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 11, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 24.

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Students to the Front

The accompanying illustration was made from a photograph of what is certainly one of the largest canvassing classes ever trained to sell Seventh-day Adventist literature. It is an inspiration simply to look into the faces of such a company of workers from one of our denominational schools. The attendance at all our schools has been larger than usual, and there is a spirit of consecration, and willingness to volunteer for service which is gratifying to those who love the progress of this message; and it must be very pleasing to God.
It would be interesting if we could also present photographs of the one hundred volunteers from Walla Walla College, the one hundred from South Lancaster, and the fine little armies which are recruiting from Healdsburg, San Fernando, Keene, Mt. Vernon, Berrien Springs, and the many other colleges and intermediate schools too numerous to mention. Every year the cause of God is moving on with greater strength and rapidity; and the most cheering feature is the splendid forward movement of our young people through the co-operation of the Publishing Department, the Educational Department, and the Young People's Society of Missionary Volunteers. We bespeak for these young workers the earnest prayers of all God's people. They are undertaking a great work. Hundreds of them will strive during the summer months to earn scholarships by a means which will scatter many thousands of our message-filled books. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit may rest upon each one of them, that they may be a mighty conquering army as they go out to fight the battles of the Lord. John Wesley once said, “Give me one hundred men who fear nothing but God, who hate nothing but sin, and who are determined to know nothing among men except Jesus Christ and him crucified, and I will set the world on fire.” If such an assertion be true, and we have no reason to doubt it, may we not confidently expect that the truth of God will be magnified and spread abroad by these hundreds of youthful student laborers; and that the homes and hamlets, and the hills and plains of this vast country will be enlightened with the glory of the closing message?