An Unfinished Work by Wm. Guthrie

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Oct 5, 1905

An Unfinished Work

By Wm. Guthrie

The picture printed in connection with this article will give the reader some idea of the conditions at the school now struggling for an existence at Williamsdale, Nova Scotia. You can see at once that it is in no way prepared for the rigorous winter that is soon coming. We have the furnaces set, but the outside is hardly finished, and the plastering is not yet done. But worst of all, our resources are exhausted, and the young are waiting the opportunity the school is to afford them of a preparation for the work of spreading the glad tidings of the soon-coming Lord.

For twenty years the truth has been presented in this field, but up to this time but little has been done for the young people, and many of them have been lost to the truth and to the world to come. Will their blood be on our garments?

We have every prospect for a successful work if only we are able to complete the school before winter. To do this we are in great need of five hundred dollars. Are there not those of our brethren who will come to our help with fifty or one hundred dollars each so that the work may be quickly done? Unless the Lord shall move upon some hearts now, and the money be sent us at once, we shall be forced to leave the building unfinished during the long cold winter, and the young people must wait still another year to begin their training for work in the Master’s cause. I can not believe that God’s people will suffer this long delay, when the sum to be raised is so small.

I shall not make a long plea, but will leave it in the hands of him who knows the needs, and the hearts of all men, to work mightily for his cause just now; and may that love that impelled him to forsake all for us, move us in our treatment of those whom he commands us to teach.

With anguish of soul I await that happy moment when the funds received will enable us to complete the work, or that hour of sorrow when we must say to the young, “You must wait still another year for the school.” It is for you to say which it shall be. May God bless you as you pray for, and help the work here. Contributions may be sent to the treasurer of the General Conference, Takoma Park, Washington, D. C. Wm. Guthrie, Pres. Maritime Conference.