THIS threefold message is not a mere local movement. This message is not an American message. All the world is included in this proclamation of “the everlasting gospel.” The statement is very explicit. The angel was seen “flying in mid heaven, having an eternal gospel to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people.” It may be worth while to notice how clearly this scripture was fulfilled in the preaching of the advent message in the years previous to the expiration of the time in 1844. The following extracts are found in the “Rise and Progress of Seventh-day Adventists,” by Elder J. N. Loughborough:— “E. R. Pinney, of Seneca Falls, N. Y., a devoted Baptist minister who gave his life to the proclamation of the advent doctrine, said: ‘As early as 1842, second advent publications had been sent to every missionary station in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, both sides of the Rocky Mountains. . . . The commanders of our vessels and the sailors tell us that they touch at no port where they find this proclamation has not preceded them, and frequent inquiries respecting it are made of them.’” “William Miller, in speaking of the extensive spread of this ‘cry,’ said: ‘One or two in every quarter of the globe have proclaimed the news, and all agree on the time,—Wolff, of Asia; Irving, late of England; Mason, of Scotland; Davis, of South Carolina; and quite a number in this region, are, or have been, giving the cry.’” “Elder Joseph Marsh, in his advent paper entitled the Voice of Truth, January, 1845, said: ‘The everlasting gospel, as described in Rev. 14: 6, 7, has been preached to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people; saying with a loud voice, “Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is5come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.” No case can be more clearly substantiated with facts than that this message has been borne to every nation and tongue under heaven, within a few past years, in the preaching of the coming of Christ in 1843, or near at hand. Through the medium of lectures and publications, the sound has gone into all the earth, and the word unto the ends of the world.’” After the passing of the time in 1844 and the consequent disappointment, those Adventists who adhered to their faith in God’s Word and continued to search the Scriptures, received further light concerning the third angel’s message, and accepted the instruction of the angel of Revelation 10, “Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.” And this is the threefold message in threefold power which we are charged with giving to all the world in this generation. This is the closing work. This is the final and complete fulfillment of the prophecy and the promise, “This gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in the whole world for a testimony unto all the nations; and then shall the end come.” The call for a renewed proclamation of “the everlasting gospel” to all the world in this generation is in itself a testimony to the condition of the world in these last days. It is not simply to the natives of far-off and almost unknown lands, not simply to the degraded and the half-civilized peoples of heathen countries, but it is to those as well who live in the full blaze of intellectual light that this threefold message must go. This shows that all alike have need of the true knowledge of the gospel of the kingdom and the coming King. All flesh must see the salvation of God. Here is the problem which we face today. The coming of our Lord has been unnecessarily delayed by the failure to fulfill the commission. “Had the church of Christ done her appointed work as the Lord ordained, the whole world would before this have been warned, and the Lord Jesus would have come to our earth in power and great glory.” And now the final summons to action has come. There has been a revival of belief in, and a zeal for, the advent message, and there is a response to the call to rise up and give this message quickly in all the world. The union of the human effort with the divine purpose for this time will accomplish the work and bring the coming of the Lord. To the accomplishment of this glorious purpose let us all earnestly devote our time, strength, and means. We need not fear to risk all in this message. It is no human invention. It will not fail. The glory of the coming dawn is already visible, and the fullness of the day will soon be here. “Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.” The countries of the earth are open to those who will be the bearers of this last message to every nation. God’s providence is already far in advance of our movements. It only remains that we should realize the time and the work, and give ourselves wholly to the one effort to prepare the way for the return of our Lord. Do we love his appearing? Let this love be manifested in such service as will hasten his coming. “The advent message to all the world in this generation:” this is our watchword. “There shall be delay no longer;” this is our confidence.