The Business Meeting by R. F. Cottrell

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 27, 1878

The Business Meeting.

By R. F. Cottrell

PREACHING is enjoyable, the social meeting for prayer and testimonials is delightful; but to the brother or sister whose heart is in the work of the Lord no meeting is of deeper interest, and no one enjoyed with greater zest, than the business meeting in which there is a cheerful, ready, and liberal response to the call for means and labor for the advancement of the cause of God and the salvation of men.

In a meeting of days, the business meeting is generally postponed to the last day. And it should be so, since there should be a drinking into the spirit of the work of the Lord preparatory to this important meeting, in which we show indeed whether we have an interest in the work. Hence all who desire the benefit of these general meetings should go at the beginning and stay to the end. Those are not wise who make their calculations to slip away before the working part of the cause comes up. They lose the opportunity to encourage others by their presence, and to show their faith and zeal in the work of the Lord—the work of the salvation of mankind.

A good business meeting is truly the best meeting of the course. Those who love the cause of God can testify that no meeting is more interesting and profitable. Let all who love God, his cause, and their fellow-men, be sure to have and enjoy the benefit of the business meeting. R. F. COTTRELL.