Supporting Missions, Resisting Worldly Temptation
ONE of the most encouraging features of the progress of this message is that seen in the support of missionaries in the regions beyond by individuals who have a burden for the work, but can not go themselves. Many of our Young People's Societies have also imbibed the spirit, and are making the support of foreign missionaries one of the live features of their work. It is encouraging also to see the way conferences are giving of their funds to support individual workers in foreign fields. It is the same spirit that is actuating all—the desire to see the cause advanced with the greatest possible speed. We may expect to see our work increase in proportion as this spirit is possessed and fostered by our people generally. There are glorious days ahead for those who prove faithful in these present days. WE are entering upon a season of the year when those who believe this truth will need to strengthen themselves against the prevailing temptation of spending for the pretty things that please the eye and the natural heart the means that might be used to hasten the coming of our Lord. While the world is running after a heathen festival, let us draw near to the Lamb of God slain for our sins—the Lamb of God for whose death our sins are responsible, and who is crucified afresh when his people deny him by turning to the amusements of the world.