To the Young People by W. S. Sadler

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jun 17, 1902

To the Young People

By W. S. Sadler

THE providence of God is calling his people to put forth united effort in giving the book, “Christ’s Object Lessons,” to the world. They need the book. As a people, we need the experience of giving them the book; and our educational institutions, to which the book has been dedicated, need the means with which to liquidate their indebtedness. I sincerely believe that the young people have a part to act in this matter. There are a goodly number of young people’s societies organized, and there are scores of other isolated youth who are not members of these organized societies. All these should unite in one grand effort to sell “Christ’s Object Lessons.” In the Northern California Conference alone, we have over five hundred young people on our list, who should take part in this work. In the Pacific Union Conference, there are, undoubtedly, one thousand young men and women who are competent and qualified to do something in this direction. If every one of these young people should dispose of six copies of “Christ’s Object Lessons,”—and it could be done easily,—this would make a total of six thousand copies

of the book. Just think of it! What a help that would be! This army of young people could easily do more; surely they can expect to do nothing less.

I learned from Professor Cady that the young people at Healdsburg are engaging in the work enthusiastically, and in San Francisco we are preparing—young people and all—to take hold of the matter earnestly; and last evening as I was meditating on our work here, the thought came forcibly to me, I must appeal to all our young people to take a hand in this matter. I would like to write a personal letter to every one, but this I cannot do.

The trumpet call has sounded. The work is before us; now let all our young people rally around the banner of service. To lay hold of this present opportunity in the fear of God may mean an experience that will turn the tide of influence in other souls, and prove the means of making them successful workers in the cause of God.

Let the leaders of our young people’s societies bring this matter up at their first meeting, and let there be united action all along the line.

W. S. SADLER.