The “Signs of the Times” Brings Persons Into the Truth
By E. M. GRAHAM
I Prize No Other Paper So Much
“About two years ago a man in St. Louis picked up a part of a page of the Signs of the Times and became interested in it. He had a newspaper dealer order the paper for him; and just before I left the city I had the privilege of taking him into the church. I am told that he made a good worker. I prize no other paper so much as the Signs for missionary work.” Some One Sent Her the “Signs”
“For ten long years she had been living in the mountains, away from any church. Some one sent her the Signs of the Times, and other reading matter occasionally. She finally accepted the truth, and is now a member of one of our churches.” Picked Up a “Signs” While Waiting for a Train
“The dear old Signs brought the truth to me and my family in a very peculiar way. My son-in-law was coming to Portland, and while waiting for a train, picked up a Signs that some of our good brethren had left in the station. He brought it home with him, and liked it so well that he subscribed for a year. Through his personal effort and the Signs of the Times, six of us were brought into the truth of the third angel’s message. God bless the dear brethren and sisters who are carrying forward the good work with the Signs is my prayer.” Bought a “Signs” on the Street
A testimony was given at a prayer meeting as follows: “I was on the street one day and bought a copy of the Signs. I took it home. My wife and I studied it; and now she, my little girl, and I are happy in the truth.” Mailed the “Signs”—A Church Organized
“A sister sent to different families in a certain neighborhood a number of Signs. These people after reading became convinced of the truth, and six families, not one of which knew the decisions of the others, began to keep the Sabbath the same day. The next week on learning of one another’s convictions a Sabbath school was organized, and later a church. Now a number of that company are workers in the cause of present truth.” Read the “Signs”—Twelve in the Truth
“Last summer a man came fifteen miles to attend one of our meetings, and on inquiry I found he had been reading the Signs sent to him by some unknown person. He was in perfect harmony with the truth. He invited us to hold meetings in his home. We did, and left twelve rejoicing in the truth.” Club of Five “Signs”—Six Accepted the Truth
“A sister has been sending out a club of five Signs for the past year, together with tracts, and has lent some books. The result thus far is that a family of six have accepted the truth, and are preparing to unite with us. These are the first-fruits. Do you suppose that sister regrets paying out $6.25 for the papers for the year, when she can see six souls saved for the kingdom of God?” A Piece of the “Signs” Left in House
“A sister and her husband moved into a house where a piece of the Signs had been left. On that the REVIEW was advertised, and they subscribed for the papers. They read them for a year, and then accepted the truth, but did not meet any of our people till some time afterward.” Part of a Page of the “Signs”
“One of the elders of a leading church in northern Missouri learned the truth over thirty years ago through the Signs. He was a young man and had run away from home. None of his people were Christians; but he felt a desire for a better life, so went to California. One day he found a part of a page of the Signs, containing a portion of an article on the Sabbath question by Sister White. He read it, subscribed for the paper, accepted the truth, went to camp meeting, and was baptized. That little scrap of paper, blown hither and yon, and run over by machinery, was always under the eye of him who reads the hearts of men, and was the means of bringing this man to Christ.” Here are given instances of how the Signs of the Times has been used by the Lord for thirty years, right up to the present time, to bring people to the truth, in this country and in others. The papers reach the people in various ways—through the mails, being left in railroad stations, sold on the streets, left in houses, and even torn pages being picked up from the roads. Surely this is a medium through which we may each have a part in winning souls. Let us each take our two copies weekly of the special Home Missionary series of the Signs of the Times beginning October 1, and ask the Lord to direct us in using them.