THE very circumstances under which this cause is now placed constitute an emphatic call to young men of Christian experience to devote themselves to the ministry of the Word of God. Here is the closing message to be proclaimed “unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people.” The time is short, and the fields are white for the harvest. The Macedonian cry is heard from many lands, and there are innumerable openings for the living preacher. In view of this situation we have felt impressed to urge upon the attention of our young men the opportunity offered for rendering service acceptable to God and helpful to humanity as preachers of this message. It seems to us that there has been a tendency to underestimate the dignity and the importance of the work of the gospel minister in favor of mere professional skill, and there has been a decided drift into other lines of work to such an extent that there is a dearth of strong, well-educated, and thoroughly devoted young men who are prepared to answer the many calls to proclaim this truth to those who are nigh and to those who are far off. We believe that the time has now come for a change. We call upon our young men to consider that God has use for them as ambassadors to the nations of the earth, and that here is a calling worthy of the best talent and the most earnest devotion. While some of the best minds of the world are being used by the enemy of truth to discredit the Bible and to turn the people away from the great salvation offered to them in the gift of Jesus, there is a glorious opportunity for valiant service in ministering the words of life, and in turning many “from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God.” True defenders of the faith are needed. Faithful exponents of the truth are needed who have exercised themselves unto godliness, and who will contend earnestly for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. We do not call for a mere professional class of preachers. We do not wish to substitute a human for a divine call to the ministry. But we long to see a body of recruits for this sacred work,—a company of young men whose hearts God has touched,—whose commission may be expressed in the words of the Lord to Jeremiah: “I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations. . . . To whomsoever I shall send thee thou shalt go, and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak. Be not afraid because of them; for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith Jehovah. . . . Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth: . . . thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them. For, behold, I have made thee this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land. And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee, saith Jehovah, to deliver thee.” Are not the hearts of some stirred as they read these words? Shall there not4be a prayerful response on the part of many a young man who is considering how he may best glorify God in service? Will not the instructors of our youth take these things to heart, and plan more definitely to encourage young men of Christian experience to give themselves to the preaching of this message? We certainly hope it may be so. Only a short time in which we may be laborers together with God in preparing a people for the great day so near at hand. Let us fill the time with faithful service.