Home Again by W. D. BURDEN

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Jul 23, 1908

Home Again

By W. D. BURDEN

W. D. BURDEN.

AFTER a year’s absence we are glad to be in Japan again to do our part in giving the gospel to these people, and we feel that we are at home. We left San Francisco, April 14, on the steamship “Mongolia.” This is a large boat, and we had one of the best rooms. The sea was very quiet, so our voyage was an enjoyable one.

At Honolulu we were met by Elder C. D. M. Williams and wife, who kindly showed us about the city for a time, then took us home with them for the night. It was a great pleasure to meet these old friends and together with them talk over the interests of the work. It does seem too bad that we have not a larger force of workers in that island field. I believe that of the funds contributed at home, too small a portion is allowed to the mission fields. I do not mean to speak lightly of what is being done; we appreciate every dollar of the money sent to us for the work, but I believe there ought to be a more equal distribution of the funds than there has been in times past. I am glad that some of our conferences at home are waking up to the situation, but only a beginning has been made as yet.

We are thankful for the blessings that have attended the work in Japan during the year we were absent. We hail every omen of progress, for we want to see this work finished up so we can go home to glory.

We received many expressions of interest while we were visiting in the States and we trust our friends will not forget us now that we have returned to

this country. We need your help in every way. The harvest now is ripe, and is great, but the laborers are indeed few, “pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.”

Tokyo, Japan.