Seeking for the Remnant Church by W. A. S.

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 6, 1914

Seeking for the Remnant Church

By W. A. S.

SPEAKING of the times just before “the great and the terrible day of the Lord,” the prophet Joel refers to the signs that would be seen of the approaching end, and then adds:—

“And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call.”

The plan of the Lord is manifestly to spread his remnant church throughout all the nations, so that as the signs of the end appear those whose hearts are stirred up to inquire the meaning of these things may be brought in contact with those who have the message of the Lord to declare. And again and again we find in the reports of the workers in the far fields that the Spirit of the Lord is being poured out upon all flesh and a spirit of inquiry is being awakened. Many are wanting to know the truth and are searching for those who can tell the message for the time.

Here is an interesting incident reported from Brazil, in the workers’ organ for Germany, Zions-Wächter. Brother P. Hennig, who recently went from the Clinton German Seminary to Sao Paulo, Brazil, writes:—

I will report an incident showing how the Lord’s hand is with his children. In 1913 an engineer of Leipzig, Germany, came to Brazil. Four weeks before

his departure from Europe he came in touch with the truth. During the sea journey he spent the time reading our literature and talking of it on the ship.

As he came into the state of Minas Geraes (a great mining state, the Colorado of Brazil), he searched for those who kept God’s commandments. Members of other churches approached him. He always asked them, “Do you keep the Sabbath?” and when the answer was, “No,” then he would say, “You are not the ones I am looking for, then.”

Later he changed his location and arrived in Sao Paulo. Still he was always searching for those who kept God’s commandments. One day as he went along the street of Sao Paulo, he heard singing in a house that he was passing. He stood still for a moment and thought to himself: “Today is Saturday; this must be the people.” He came in, and found our brethren and sisters gathered in a meeting. As I came to him to speak to him, I addressed him as a brother in the truth. As I remarked, however, that he was not one of our people, I excused myself for so speaking. He answered, “That is all right; I only wish I were one of them.” So the Good Shepherd seeks after his sheep, and so also the sheep that know his voice seek after the Shepherd of the flock.

It is good news that comes to us from all the dark lands of the earth. Everywhere the Lord has true hearts who are seeking to know the way. Let us scatter the publications and speak the word, and advertise the presence of the believers in the message far and near. The whole world must be filled with the sounding voice of the third angel, translated into human speech. Up and down all the cities of the world, as well as in the remotest country places, are hearts with the longing to know where they may find the Shepherd and his remnant flock.

W. A. S.