The Work With “Christ’s Object Lessons”
By J. S. Washburn
There is one of our denominational schools which has never gone into debt. The Washington Training College was opened November 30 without the burden of one cent of indebtedness. Surely this is encouraging, and we believe that all our people would be glad to see every educational institution in our denomination enjoying the same liberty. The spirit of prophecy, which led in the establishing of our headquarters in this city, and has thus far moved upon the hearts of our people to provide funds to build up the work here free of debt, has ordained the means by which all our educational institutions may be set free. Those who obeyed God in the removal of our headquarters from Battle Creek, Mich., to Washington, D. C., have proved that he is able, ready, and willing to provide funds to do his work. Many times we have been told by the 'spirit of prophecy that our people should continue the work of selling “Christ’s Object Lessons,” not only to pay the debts of all our schools, but to provide means for aggressive educational work. Wonderful has been the 'blessing received by those who have taken part in this work. Now, at the beginning of the new year, will not all our conference presidents, our laborers and church elders, and especially the officers and teachers in our schools, unite to revive and push forward this blessed work? We shall be glad to hear from every one who is interested in the sale of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” In order to facilitate this work, the General Conference Committee has requested Prof. M. E. Cady, of Healdsburg, Cal., to act as assistant secretary of the Relief of the Schools Committee. He will be in close touch with Elder W. C. White, the chairman of this committee. We believe that all our people will unite most earnestly with Brother Cady as he takes up this work; and we, in Washington, will co-operate in every way possible in the revival and in the continuation of this work so well begun. We earnestly call upon all who have had any experience in selling “Christ’s Object Lessons” to take up the work again with renewed hope and faith; and are there not many others who will find a new and a blessed experience this winter in this missionary campaign? Read the book yourselves once more, and you will decide that there is no more important department of our present missionary campaign than the selling of “Christ’s Object Lessons.” Order at once through your tract society.