Cheering Words From the Fields
By W. A. S.
No words could be more cheering than the response of the mission fields to the call to retrench here and there and hold back a little while waiting for the funds to increase. For instance, the West Indies had asked for increased appropriations to meet the needs of their growing work. The request had to be denied for this year by the Mission Board. Elder5Haysmer, president of the East Caribbean Conference, replies:— You know that on account of the divided condition of our territory, we have not the help that we need; but how dare we say, ‘Give us more, and let other places that are needy go without help? I think all has been done for us that we could expect. What pains me most is to think that the work in China, Japan, Korea, and Spain has to be cut down, and so much needed help kept back. It is in this spirit that the missionary band in all the earth is facing the common problem as to how this closing message may most quickly be carried to all the world.