DID WE PRAY FOR YOU? by H. A. Washburn

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Jul 3, 1900

DID WE PRAY FOR YOU?

By H. A. Washburn

THESE words are addressed to the young man and the young woman, members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, who are now teaching in the public schools. Many were prayed for by name. How do you know but that your name was mentioned before God?

Sabbath, June 23, at a meeting of the Conference of church-school teachers, held in Battle Creek, Mich., after considering the urgent needs of thousands of our children and youth, and the great dearth of Christian teachers, those assembled were so impressed with the words of Matt. 9: 36-38 that they were moved as a body to call upon God to raise up laborers for the ripened harvest. A great burden was rolled upon the assembly, especially for those of our young people who are teaching in the public schools, and whom God would have in his schools, dispensing the bread of eternal life, and ministering in his Spirit, to his perishing little flock.

In little groups of earnest petitioners scores of persons in different parts of the United States were prayed for by name. Are you sure that your name was not brought to someone's mind by God's Holy Spirit? And as you read these words, does that Spirit now whisper a conviction in your heart that you should be ministering the word of life, even the Christ-life, to the lambs whom you are commanded to feed? John 21: 15. Could you realize how richly God would bless your own soul, how he would minister to you out of his abundant grace, in doing the work he now offers you, no longer would you be content with dealing out lifeless husks. Seek a preparation, and seek it now, that during the coming year you may be laying up a rich treasure in heaven, insuring to yourself the fulfillment of Dan. 12: 3. H. A. WASHBURN.