p. 24 | Washington, D. C by J. S. Washburn

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Nov 3, 1904

Washington, D. C.

By J. S. Washburn

THERE has been received up to the present time on the Washington building fund $44,367.15. Quite a large number of our people are giving a certain amount regularly, and promise to continue this systematic help until the work is completed. It is encouraging also to note that quite a number of friends who are not Seventh-day Adventists are helping in this work.

Read the following interesting letter. Not one of the eleven who are spoken of as contributing in this letter were Seventh-day Adventists:—

BRADENBAUGH, MD., Sept. 26, 1904.

DEAR BROTHER: I showed and explained my subscription paper to sixteen persons. Eleven of them, whose names appear on the paper, contributed. From the eleven I received $—. This is far beyond my expectations, but there were two little instances connected with it that were very gratifying to me, and I think you will be interested in them. . . . When I called on Mrs. —, she said she had no change, but would put her name down for twenty-five cents. . . . In a few days her husband called at our house and gave me fifty cents, saying that he told his wife twenty-five cents was not enough. A friend put his name down for fifty cents, saying that he would give it to me in a few days. He has been having considerable financial embarrassment, and I thought, under the circumstances, this was really good for him. In a day or two I heard very glowing reports of how his crop of wheat had turned out beyond his expectations. The next morning he came over and slipped a dollar into my hand, saying, “My wheat turned out so well I thought I could afford to give a dollar.” Just as soon as I heard about the wheat, I thought that the Lord was beginning already to bless him for giving me the fifty cents. I know that he had some such thoughts too. I want you to remember him specially at the throne of grace. . . . Mrs. —, one of the subscribers, talks of going to Washington this fall, and says that if she goes to stay over Sabbath, she may go to our church. I am really glad you sent me the paper. . . . Is not God good! Pray for all my list.

This is the opportunity for many to do real missionary work. Who will make an effort at once on this line?

J. S. WASHBURN.