A Great Missionary Meeting
By W. A. S.
ON Sabbath afternoon, last, nineteen of the twenty workers from California, who are going to other lands, gathered in the Tabernacle, in this city, for a farewell missionary service. After Elders A. G. Daniells and A. T. Jones had spoken of the purpose of the brethren in California to share their blessings and means with the vast fields abroad, the outgoing workers addressed the large audience. J. O. Corliss reviewed the early history of our mission work, in the days when slowly, one by one, workers went forth to other lands. He expressed his joy at seeing the time when they are going out literally by the score. Brother and Sister Corliss will labor in the north of England. D. A. Parsons, who goes to Ireland, said it was the love of the message that led him to go, and he expressed his sympathy for those who are called to remain at home. J. W. McCord, who was born in the north of England, returns to his native land. He expressed his love both for the land of his nativity and for California, as in the latter place he had been born again and been led into the third angel's message, which now he desires to tell to his own countrymen. Charles T. Everson and his wife, accompanied by his sister-in-law, Miss Schell, are off to Rome, to hold up the standard of truth under the very shadow of the Vatican. Brother Everson cited Rom. 1:14, 15, as the language and theme of the workers going to Italy. A. S. Marchus and his wife, after spending a little time in England, will go on to Africa, glad to leave home for love of needy souls abroad. F. D. Gauterau goes to France, whose cry of need from across the sea had reached his ears. Walter Bond, his wife, and Frank Bond will go to Spain, confident of the Lord's guidance, to tell the news of a soon-coming Saviour in that land where we have never before had a worker. Ethel Scoggins, a Bible worker, told how the Lord had in a special manner opened the way for her to go to England. Delmer Baker, and C. H. Castle and his wife go also to England. Clay O'Donnell, of the Review and Herald office staff, joins the party for England. Thus California is sending forth a large contribution to meet the needs beyond. The call of the hour is to rise up and go to the world with the definite message of the coming of the Lord. Let every heart be glad, and let every one respond by consecration of service and of all that he has to this glorious aim. The large congregation in the Tabernacle gave to the missionary party a hearty Godspeed, with assurances that many prayers will follow the laborers as they enter the harvest fields. W. A. S.