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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Oct 8, 1908

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 85, No. 41.

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The School

By J. F. OLMSTED.

Union College, South Africa

As we read in the REVIEW the good reports of our schools and their work, we feel encouraged as we note the progress made during the last few years. Truly our young people of to-day have many educational advantages that were almost unknown a few years ago; and many are filling places of trust and responsibility as the result of sound teaching and thorough preparation made while in school.
Our attendance is not large, but shows a gain over last year. We have a good class of students, and the older ones are preparing to enter the work. A good spirit came in during the week of prayer, which has continued up to the present time. Our seasons of prayer and meditation are times when God's Spirit comes especially near; and we look back to these gatherings, realizing that prayer moves heaven, and brings us nearer our eternal home. We trust that several of our young people will soon be in active service, and that we in this part of the world may do our part in hastening the Lord's return.
This country is passing through a most distressing financial crisis. Hundreds have been discharged, others are working on half pay, and all have had their salaries greatly reduced. Great numbers have gone home to England, Australia, and the States. Men of means are searching for new and more promising fields for speculation. Business is paralyzed, and enterprise well-nigh ruined. Our people are, also, more or less affected by this unsettled condition, and our institutions are, from time to time, seriously embarrassed in endeavoring to make income balance expenditure. But the Lord's work must be carried on regardless of financial disasters; and we are persuaded that if we hold on to the mighty arm of Christ, our trials and perplexities will be overcome. The walls of Jericho did fall before God's people, and the chosen of the Lord put their enemies to flight; so if we walk in the light of his presence, victory will be ours in the closing conflict of this world's history.
J. F. OLMSTED.