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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jul 21, 1904

Washington, D. C.

The appeal for the work in Washington is meeting with a most remarkable response from our people. The list this week is the largest that has been published in the Review thus far, containing $3,007.90. These donations were all received during one week. At this rate the balance that is needed for the work here will all be paid in by January 11, 1905. But, as the donations are largely increasing, we believe it will be paid long before that time.

We have just received a donation of one thousand dollars to be equally divided between the publishing work and the one hundred thousand dollar fund. That part which is to be applied on the one hundred thousand dollar fund will appear in our next week’s list. We believe that many of our brethren, upon reading the article by Sister White which appeared in last week’s Review, will respond with donations of one thousand dollars, or even more, to this work.

A statement in the article to which we refer reads as follows: “God’s word to his workers in Washington is, ‘Arise and build;’ and his word to his people in all the conferences is, ‘Strengthen the hands of the builders.’ . . . The workers in Washington will advance with steadfast courage just as fast as the Lord’s people will furnish them with means.” We believe that this states an absolutely correct principle, which has thus far been followed.

We trust that all who have received the subscription blanks will use them in active missionary work in interesting other friends in the establishment of the work in Washington. There are many who are not Seventh-day Adventists who are already contributing to this work. If more than one set of our appeals has been received by any one person, we earnestly request that they be placed in the hands of some one else who will use them in this work.

The letters which reveal that one spirit is working even in this move to unite our people in one as never before, would fill a most interesting volume. We quote one from an aged sister: —

“My heart was gladdened by hearing so favorable a report of the work that has been accomplished in Tacoma Park since the removal from Battle Creek. As I have watched the work, it is marvelous in my eyes. . . . In the wonderful providence of God this great work has been accomplished thus far, but he desires that all shall have a part in this work; and as we read ‘Every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing’ brought gifts until there was more than was needed; may this be the case in this instance.

“I am eighty-four years old, and am a canvasser, but will do all I can myself, and will make an effort to send in pledges. I am so thankful that the third angel’s message will go to all parts of the world from Washington, and that Sister White is with you now. This is the Lord’s work. I have been reading the ‘Testimonies,’ Vol VIII; ‘We shall not be stinted for means if we go forward trusting in God,’ also ‘when we bring our hearts into unity with Christ, and our lives into harmony with his work, the Spirit that fell on the disciples on the day of Pentecost will fall on us.’ When will our people take heed to these words?”

J. S. Washburn.