p. 7 | The 150,000 Fund by W. J. Stone

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jan 31, 1907

The 150,000 Fund

By W. J. Stone

WE are very glad to see this fund growing, and we trust that every Seventh-day Adventist will take a special interest in raising this money. It is not a large amount, and we shall feel glad that we have had a part in this work when it is completed. If not then, we shall rejoice when we see, in the kingdom of God, souls saved by these gifts which have aided our publishing houses in sending forth the light of present truth, and the completion of a sanitarium at Washington, where we hope some of our legislators will hear and accept the truth; and also the different fields where this fund will be distributed. What an impetus this money will give this message if raised at once to push forward these different enterprises.

Must our work in Chile, where our headquarters at Valparaiso were recently destroyed by earthquake, lag because we will not do what we are well able to do? and shall our school in the West Indies wait and wait on account of our tardiness? There are many young people waiting to get a better preparation for the work, and they are most anxious that their school be established at once. The same is true in England, Canada, and other places where this fund is to be distributed.

God is placing his seal on the work. Will any withhold their gifts and hinder the work of God because they can not have their way? Will God approve of such a course? We may retard the work a little; but if we will not give, God will put in into the hearts of others to give, and they will receive the blessing that we might have had; but can we afford it? I am certain we can not.

W. J. STONE.