Australia Once More by George I. Butler

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Jan 22, 1885

Australia Once More.

By George I. Butler

CONSIDERABLE has been said in reference to the mission to Australia. At the time of the General Conference it was the most interesting theme of discussion. An article was written by the writer some weeks ago relative to the importance of it, and last week Brother Haskell gave a very interesting account of that important continent, population, etc.

We have been watching with much interest to see if any of our wealthy brethren would respond to the suggestions which have been made relative to the Australian mission. As was stated recently, there are many persons among us worth from ten to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. We have been watching to see if any of these were going to respond, and invest some of their earthly treasures in this mission. We wonder if these persons really desire to lay up treasure in Heaven, or do they desire to wait and see it burned in the flames of the last days, and very likely themselves with it. "Where your treasure is there will your heart be also," and where our hearts are, we may depend upon it we will go.

What a privilege we should suppose it would be for brethren of means to step into this opening, and become instrumental in starting this most important mission! Brethren, can't you do this? We are waiting anxiously for offers of means from one thousand up to ten thousand

dollars to establish this mission. Is it true that there are none among us who feel like sharing in the rich reward that will come to those who lift in the cause of God when the cause needs help? We shall see.—G. I. B., in Review and Herald.