p. 22 | The Young People’s Convention of Missionary Volunteers

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 1, 1907

The Young People’s Convention of Missionary Volunteers

By F. G.

THE young people’s convention, which has just been held at Mount Vernon, must of necessity mark a new era in our work. During the past five years the Lord has been impressing this denomination in a most decided manner with the importance of immediately entering foreign fields and carrying the truth to those peoples. Moreover, the truth has been going with a new impetus in our home land. This is witnessed in all lines of work. For instance, in the publishing work, territory that has been canvassed over and over again has been recently recanvassed, and some of the largest records of sales which have ever

been made in the history of our publishing work have been made in this old territory.

With this marvelous advance and new life in our work, there is coming to our young people a new sense of their responsibility. They are recognizing that it is important for them to qualify for positions of usefulness and to do their part in the finishing of this work. Among the many resolutions of importance passed by the young people’s convention is one touching the question of education. It is as follows: “Resolved, That it shall be one of the chief aims of all our workers for the youth and of our Missionary Volunteer Societies to interest our young people in getting an education and a training for the work.” There is no question but that our young people, now that they have organized for service, are going to be a most valuable factor in the spread of this last message of salvation to all the earth. And not the least feature of their work will be that indicated in this resolution, for now as never before are educated men and women needed for service.

The organization of the young people’s work as a department of the General Conference at the Grand Council and the holding of this convention are in every way most significant. It means more earnest churches, fuller schools, a better knowledge of God’s Word, a great increase of ministers and Bible workers for the home lands and thousands of truth-bearers for heathen lands. It means the speedy finishing of the work of the third angel’s message, the coming of the Lord, and the ushering in of the reign of everlasting peace.

F. G.