Pacific Union Conference by F. W. Paap

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Tacoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · May 27, 1915

Pacific Union Conference

By F. W. Paap

DURING the past six weeks the writer, accompanied by Brother Ernest Lloyd, home missionary secretary of this union, has been visiting the larger churches and institutions in the Pacific Union Conference. Up to the present, April 28, we have held forty-six public meetings, averaging over one a day for the entire time.

It was also a pleasure to the writer to meet our students at the various training centers. This cause is surely blessed in having such an army of bright, consecrated young men and women as are in our schools preparing for service in both the home and the foreign field.

Our one object has been to arouse our dear people everywhere to engage in personally

soul-winning work, and to place before them simple lines and methods of work. Many forceful and precious things have been presented to the churches both from the Word of God and from the Testimonies. More than ever before has the necessity of laboring disinterestedly and unceasingly for entering the lost been impressed upon us. We feel that every church should be encouraged to organize for permanent, systematic work. In order that all may work to the best advantage, special attention has been given to the importance of circulating our literature.

This work can never be finished without the cooperation of our church membership, hence the response on their part has been a cause for the profoundest gratitude. They are waiting to be set to work. They are “willing,” just as the Lord said they would be in the day of his power. We believe that the accomplishment of one hundred times more than we are now doing is possible only as this great army of capable men and women are definitely assigned their respective places in this fast-closing work.

While we were thus engaged, we found many opportunities to speak an encouraging word, or to give out some literature. It is well to be always ready to distribute the truth-laden page. Opportunities are with us every day. Brother Lloyd is an excellent example in this respect. If all were to do as he does, the earth would surely be filled with our doctrine. It is a good thing to cultivate the habit.

With good leadership, backed by strong sympathy on the part of all the presidents and field workers, the home missionary work in this union should produce results of the most gratifying nature. Let all be faithful in reporting the work done. This is important.

F. W. PAAP.