The Fund for the Work in the South
By J. S. Washburn
WE are thankful for the donations coming in on the Southern Fund. The list is not large as yet, but the prospect is hopeful. We quote from a Testimony of recent date, not yet published in the REVIEW:— The Lord would have those of his people who are willing to give of their means for the advancement of his work now turn their attention to the work in the South, and especially just now to Nashville. Twenty times as much could have been accomplished in the South as has been accomplished had the sanitarium work been built up, and had the necessary schools been established. We also quote an extract from an article by Dr. O. M. Hayward in the Watchman:— At our country home we have quite a number of tents pitched on the grounds, and occupied, and we keep every room in the house well occupied also. At present there are a number of persons who greatly need the help that we could give them, and who are seemingly unable to go elsewhere for it, whom we have to put off from time to time until we can get room to receive them. . . . The days and weeks are flying past so swiftly that we often find it difficult to locate ourselves, and we are often reminded of the fact that the summer will soon be ended, and the winter’s cold will be here. We can not well live in tents then, as we do now, and there are many other things that we can not do as we do now. So our work, instead of growing on as it would naturally do as the Lord continues to bless it, will have to be curtailed, and we shall have to cut down in every line until means can be secured with which to provide a suitable building as a home for the institution. We are more and more delighted with the beautiful place the Lord has allowed to come into our hands for a permanent home for the sanitarium; and we are now earnestly praying and intently looking for a building or buildings to be placed upon the grounds, so that this work can go forward speedily and fulfil its part in the great closing work of the ages.