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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Sep 28, 1916

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 93, No. 48.

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What the Women are Doing

By Lida Ackley

When God made the first woman, he said she was to be a helpmeet. This is his plan for every woman on the earth since that time. Some one has said that a helpmeet is one who is fit, or suitable, to forward or promote. We like this definition for the women who are forwarding, or promoting, the work of The Ellen G. White Memorial Hospital. The women of Central California are trying to prove themselves worthy of this description of them.
Money being one of the chief essentials in almost every enterprise, and what we must have in order to build the hospital, one sister has proved her right to the title of helpmeet by donating $100. Others have given smaller amounts.
In every church a sister is leading out in planning ways and means whereby they may do their most and best for this enterprise. Some are sewing, and others are making rugs and other articles for sale.
August 8 was Hospital Day in this section. This is a peach country, and as the peaches were at their best at that time, each one tried to get some work in the fruit whereby she could earn money to give on that day to the hospital fund. One sister reports $3.50 as the result of her day's work. Even the children caught the spirit, and one little boy sends in $1.25, which he earned in the fruit. Those who could not work in the fruit found other work to do, and joined heart and hand in the good work. “Jerusalem was builded because the people had willing minds. The same willing spirit will accomplish as great a work today.”
When Ezra had prayed and wept before the Lord, there assembled unto him a great number of men, women, and children. These said, “Arise; . . . we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.” The same earnest seeking of the Lord will bring the same willing response from the people in this work today, and we may say, with the same assurance, “The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servantswill arise and build.” God’s people are ever willing to lift untiringly for any enterprise that will safeguard the spiritual interests of our young men and women.
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What the Women are Doing

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In almost every city today we see the sign announcing the location of a recruiting station, and giving the name of the recruiting officer. This is a call for young men to give their lives to kill their fellow men. Shall we not be recruiting officers, and make the memorial hospital a recruiting station where our young men will get the needed training to save not only the present life of their fellow men on this earth, but their eternal life in the world to come? As we stand at the depot and see the train of young men going to the front, do we not feel like asking, Lord, what are thy plans for me that I may be of the most service in assisting our own dear young people to prepare for work in the front ranks of thy army against evil?
May he reveal to each one just what he would have him sacrifice for the One who gave up all for us.
LIDA ACKLEY.