A Missionary Conference

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · May 11, 1905

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 82, No. 19.

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A Missionary Conference

If this is truly a spiritual conference, it will just as surely be a missionary conference. The Lord is waiting to reveal his power, and to cut his work short in righteousness. This Spirit will be given for service, and not for mere emotional enjoyment. Our time and our situation call upon us to send the messengers with the last warning to every part of the world to prepare the way of the Lord, and we have both money and messengers in our ranks, but the fires need to be kindled anew upon the altars of sacrifice. While we look upon the fields as they are brought before us by those who have labored and prayed in them, and while we seek a refreshing from on high, we ought to be stirred by a mighty inspiration to say to all the world in this generation, “The great day of the Lord is near,” “Prepare to meet thy God.” O for more of that old-time zeal and consecration when men walked with God, and counted not their lives as dear unto themselves, so that they might finish their course with joy! The opportunity is offered to us to be the chosen instruments for a great work. Shall we avail ourselves of our privilege? Shall this be a missionary conference? Let all the people say, “Amen.”