God Is Visiting His People by Editor

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Feb 12, 1914

God Is Visiting His People

By Editor

As stated by Elder I. H. Evans in this number, there appears to be a spirit of awakening taking hold of this work and of this people. The ministerial institutes and union conference meetings held thus far have been seasons of spiritual power and refreshing. God has not wrought always in the same manner, and probably not all have received the help and blessing which it was their privilege to obtain. But the mighty movings of the Spirit have been witnessed in many hearts and lives. The spirit of revival marked many of the week of prayer services in our churches. A report received too late for publication in this number, from Elder B. G. Wilkinson, tells of the wonderful blessing received by the students of the Mount Vernon College during the week of prayer occasion. God in great mercy is visiting his people. Many of the readers of this paper can testify, as can the editor, that of late they have felt in their own personal seeking of God spiritual impulses which they have never known before. God is now on the giving hand. He is waiting to be gracious, and let us ever bear in mind the fact that his blessing is for the individual. It is for the lonely worker away out on the firing line, surrounded by darkness and opposition. It is for the lonely Sabbath keeper cut off from communion with his brethren. The blessing of God for the individual soul is not dependent upon human agency. It is not confined to the ministry of priest or prelate. No man today stands as God’s almoner. Wherever we are, let us reach out and take hold of the blessings which God is anxious to bestow. And may these rich revival experiences be merged into still richer and deeper experience in soul-saving work for others. Giving to others what we have received enables us to receive greater fullness.

ONE of the editors of the Washington Star recently told our representative that the article on “Personal Liberty and Sunday Legislation,” by Hon. Richard Bartholdt, in the “America” number of Liberty magazine, was the means of converting him to religious liberty principles as opposed to religious legislation. Have you read that number? The Temperance department of the current number has met with the hearty approval of United States Senator Morris Sheppard, and also of United States Representative Captain Hobson, who recently presented the great prohibition memorial to the two houses of Congress. Both of these distinguished legislators are helping to introduce this number of Liberty to a number of their friends. If you wish to know what the reading of the very first copy of this magazine did for the mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa., a few years ago, read the article on “The Impending Conflict,” on page 18 of this number of the REVIEW.