p. 678 | SPECIAL NOTICES by John Harvey Kellogg

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 15, 1901

SPECIAL NOTICES

By John Harvey Kellogg

A Note to Those Who Have Money to Lend.

At this season of the year many have surplus funds coming in from the sale of crops, and the question arises, “How shall the money be disposed of?”

It is not wise to allow money to lie idle, either secreted in your house or in the bank. Money in the bank is helping the bankers to make money, and is exposed to the possibility of loss or failure of the bank. Those who are alive to the situation in the world and to the needs of the cause of truth, will certainly hesitate before investing largely in worldly enterprises.

The most profitable use any one can make of money, when his needs and the interests of those dependent upon him are provided for, is investment in some good work for the uplifting of humanity and the advancement of the cause of truth in the world. There are two ways of investing in the cause of truth, both of which are helpful. Those who have means which they can spare, and the income of which they do not need, may invest by a gift to some worthy enterprise. Those who feel it necessary to derive some income from their funds may loan their surplus means to institutions which have been established for the promulgation of truth in different parts of the world.

With those who have money to loan, the question generally arises, “Is the security good?” and it is natural to desire to loan to those who are able to give the best securities. As regards the institutions which have been established in connection with what we call present truth, however, this question need not arise, for the security is equally good in all. The truth which has made the oldest and largest of these institutions what they are is equally strong in connection with the very smallest and newest institution of the same sort.

Truth is the greatest and most powerful thing on earth. God is in truth, and truth always triumphs. The action of the General Conference in relation to the Christiania Publishing House, and the generous response from our people in relation to this institution, show that every one of our institutions is safer than the best bank in the United States; for the whole denomination, perhaps one hundred thousand people in all, stand behind every institution, and will make any sacrifices rather than see any institution fail. So the question ought to be, not, What institution is the safest? but, What institution is the most needy? All are equally safe, but there are some which are just struggling into being, and hence are more needy of assistance at the present time.

Several of our sanitariums, although in an exceedingly flourishing condition, are compelled to hire money, and are ready to pay four or five per cent interest. The necessity for hiring money is not the result of any disaster or loss which has occurred, but is the natural consequence of the rapid growth of the work. The patronage has increased so rapidly that it has been necessary to increase the accommodations for patients by the erection or purchase of buildings and additional treatment facilities.

The sanitarium located at Sydney, New South Wales, is the most needy of all our institutions at the present time. The building is in the course of erection. The accompanying cut is from a photograph received by recent mail. Above twenty thousand dollars will be required to complete the sanitarium and equip it. This money ought to be raised at once. This wealthy and favored land ought to send the money as a gift to Australia, which is a missionary field; hence generous gifts are in order. But those who do not feel able to give may be able to help the work by loans until donations can be gathered in. Those who have money and feel disposed to give for this purpose, or are willing to loan, may address the undersigned, or Elder A. G. Daniels, President of the General Conference, Battle Creek, Mich., or write direct to Elder J. A. Burden, care of Sanitarium, Summerhill, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

The Skodsborg Sanitarium also needs help. The recent collection has provided a few thousand dollars, which will be a great help to this struggling institution, but thousands more are needed. Those who desire to help this most worthy cause may address the undersigned, or Dr. Carl Ottosen, care of Sanatorium, Skodsborg, Denmark.

J. H. KELLOGG.