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The Foreign Mission Seminary

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 27, 1911

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 88, No. 30.

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The Foreign Mission Seminary

By T. E. Bowen

MORE and more does it become apparent that those who go out to difficult foreign fields must be thoroughly equipped with a special, all-round training, that they may know what to do when emergencies arise. They should be acquainted with the special diseases of their field, as well as other features which will confront them as soon as they begin work among the people. In short, they need to specialize on missions before going to a foreign land. Enough will still remain to be learned on the field to try the mettle of the very best.
The most discouraging feature of mission conquest is the return of our workers. To minimize the causes for their return is the work of the Foreign Mission Seminary. To ground every candidate thoroughly in the principles of the message, to train him to care for his own health, to fortify him against the many snares of the enemy, resulting in discouragement and failure, is to minimize the causes leading up to the abandonment of the field, after great expense in time and means has been incurred in his being sent out. This is the work the Seminary aims to do, and so far the Lord has greatly blessed its efforts. With the experience gained during the past two or three years, and the strong work planned for the coming year, we feel sure that the young men and women with eyes on a foreign field, who are accepted as students, can count themselves fortunate in being associated with the Foreign Mission Seminary in its work the coming winter.
We hope a strong force of young people who have already had some experience in the work of God may be connected with the Seminary this year, to prepare for answering the urgent calls coming in from many lands for faithful servants to be sent out to help the overburdened missionaries who are already in the fields, and are struggling almost to the breaking point.
T. E. BOWEN.