One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund by J. S. Washburn

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Aug 8, 1907

One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollar Fund

By J. S. Washburn

For Special Work at Home and Abroad

Almost Finished

PROBATION is almost over. The Spirit of God is being withdrawn from the earth. There is but a little time to labor, a little space, O so brief! in which to do the mighty work that God calls upon us to do. Have we done too much? Are we giving too much? Is $150,000 too much for our people to raise?

In an article written by Mrs. E. G. White on the subject of cheerful giving, I find the following stirring statement:—

“The judgments of God are in the earth, and, under the influence of the Holy Spirit, we must give the message of warning that he has entrusted to us. We must give this message quickly, line upon line, precept upon precept. Men will soon be forced to great decisions, and it is our duty to see that they are given an opportunity to understand the truth, that they may take their stand intelligently on the right side. The Lord calls upon his people to labor—labor earnestly and wisely—while probation lingers.

“Among the members of our churches, there should be more house-to-house labor, in giving Bible readings and in distributing literature. A Christian character can be symmetrically and completely formed, only when the human agent regards it as a privilege to work interestedly in the proclamation of the truth, and to sustain the cause of God with means. The treasury must not be allowed to become empty, when there are such urgent calls for help from every part of the world.”

J. S. WASHBURN.