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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Mar 25, 1902

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 79, No. 12.

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A Great Opportunity

By C. McREYNOLDS

SUCH will be the meeting of the Southwestern Union Conference. As previously noted, the Lord has in a wonderful manner opened the way for us to reach the public with the message, providing us the free use of the city Auditorium. He continues to open the way to labor for the people. Our sisters have solicited rooms, etc., and so far the effort has been very successful. Thus our workers and our brethren and sisters who attend the Conference will be placed in the homes of the people, many of whom never heard the message. What an opportunity to reveal the Truth,—Christ! Shall we not all seek most earnestly to humble our hearts, and let Jesus live in us, that His life may be seen in us? “The Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee;” that is, His glorious character shall be seen. This being so, all coarseness will disappear, and we shall be placed as lights to the people. Our people will be scattered all over the city. Surely God’s hand is in this. Let us all recognize it, and seek the Lord, and He will bless us to make us a blessing to those with whom we associate. Many of our brethren desire to do missionary work. Here is a great opportunity, but we need wisdom and the meekness and grace of Christ. Let us now seek to be so filled with His fullness that we shall be witnesses for Him; witnesses to the fact that He can control human flesh, inasmuch as He is the King and supreme Ruler of our lives. Hence He is the coming King.
There will be a daily study of the Bible. This conference will be undisturbed by business, and will be a greater benefit than a camp-meeting. Many of the brethren and sisters, especially those in Kansas, could not attend the camp-meeting last summer because the water for stock was dried up. Now this is a greater opportunity. It will cost no more than it does to attend a camp-meeting, and in many cases not so much. Let none forget to bring bedding. This applies to workers as well as to all others.
C. McREYNOLDS.