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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Dec 12, 1907

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 84, No. 50.

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Troublous Times

By Editor

Editorial

THE dull routine of daily cares may easily absorb all our time and energy without leaving any opportunity for doing something which shall directly tend to the upbuilding of the kingdom of God in the earth. There is now an earnest call to service, and special blessings await those who respond to this call. “Go ye also into the vineyard.”
A LIFE of unselfish devotion to the work of winning souls to Christ, a life of hope in the face of untoward circumstances, a life of joy in experiences which tend to sorrow, a life of contentment among the many who are discontented with their lot,—this is a powerful testimony in favor of the reality of the religion of Jesus. “Ye are my witnesses.”

Troublous Times

IN whatever direction we look, we may see the signs of the times. We have certainly come upon troublous times, and there is no sound basis for expecting a change for the better. Genuine religion is suffering a decline in the experience of many who profess to be followers of Christ. With an increasing number there does not seem to be sufficient moral stamina to withstand the drawings of evil, and the public mind has been so constantly shocked with the revelations of betrayal of trust that it is becoming almost benumbed. Men in high position whose crooked ways are discovered take refuge in self-destruction, and thus crime is added to crime. A constantly decreasing value seems to be placed upon human life, and a murder committed apart from some specially striking circumstances commands only a passing attention. Violence is filling the land, and the daily record of evil doings fills the columns of the newspapers. And in the face of all this, many religious leaders are seeking for a remedy in a so-called civic righteousness and in legal enactments, rather than in a revival of primitive gospel religion. There is certainly the greatest demand for the preaching of the everlasting gospel in its original simplicity and power. It is time for the loud cry of the third angel’s message.