Appeal to Complete the Washington Fund
THE committee appointed to send a letter to the workers in the field informing them of the “surprise party” in behalf of the Washington fund, as is reported on page 22, attended to their duties promptly. In their appeal they say:— And now this gift, amounting to nearly six thousand dollars, which was laid down upon the treasurer’s table by the delegates to-day, has raised the Washington fund to approximately eighty thousand dollars, leaving only twenty thousand dollars to be raised by the continuance of this effort. Now we appeal to our laborers in the home conferences to join with all possible enthusiasm in the effort to finish the work just now, and send in the returns so that this fund may be closed up before the General Conference shall adjourn on May 30. We suggest that you visit every church and individual possible between now and that time, that you write letters to those whom you can not visit, and that you do everything within your power, with the aid of conference facilities, for placing information concerning this meeting and its results into the hands of our people, with practical suggestions whereby they may help to complete this work. “Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might,” and do it now. We can only hope that a good measure of the inspiration of the meeting in which the gifts were presented may take hold upon the hearts of those who have not yet responded to the call. This would certainly induce liberal donations, bring great blessing to the donors, and speedily provide the needed funds.