p. 24 | Harvest Ingathering Campaign by F. W. Paap

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 21, 1916

Harvest Ingathering Campaign

By F. W. Paap

WE are watching with the deepest interest the progress of the Harvest Ingathering campaign. In a few days the complete returns for November will be in. It is now the middle of December; only about two more weeks remain to labor, and then the 1916 records close, for the present at least. What will these records show?

“Every man’s work passes in review before God, and is registered for faithfulness or unfaithfulness. Opposite each name in the books of heaven is entered, with terrible exactness, every wrong word, every selfish act, every unfulfilled duty, and every secret sin, with every artful dissembling. Heaven-sent warnings or reproofs neglected, wasted moments, unimproved opportunities, the influence exerted for good or for evil, with its far-reaching results,—all are chronicled by the recording angel.”—“The Great Controversy,” p. 482.

If we could at all times view our work, our activities, in the light of such a judgment, it would have a very sobering, solemnizing effect. We should do more earnest, faithful work for God.

We wish that every believer in this great second advent movement would scan his activities in the 1916 Harvest Ingathering campaign in the light of the judgment. Are you ready for the books to close with things as they are? Have you visited your neighbors and given them an opportunity to read this special paper, and at the same time contribute toward the spread of God’s work? Have you a complement of papers still on hand and unworked territory? We appeal to you again to leave no stone unturned to make this united effort all that it should be.

We are certain that many have done their best. They have spent days in the field, and God has richly blessed them. The many good reports that have come to us through the mails, as well as those appearing in the various Union Conference papers, have greatly cheered our hearts. We wish that every one who has not yet done his duty would press in during the few remaining days. If you are timid, seek the Lord all the more earnestly. He will send his angel before you. We call upon all to give a last, strong, earnest lift on this great and grand united effort. F. W. PAAP.