THE RELIEF OF THE SCHOOLS.
By P. T. Magan
“The Borrower Is Servant to the Lender.” LET us relieve the schools of the denomination. Almost all of them are deeply in debt. But they all belong to God. The most of these debts are held by our own Seventh-day Adventist brethren. In the spirit of the text already quoted, the Lord is a servant of these. Do we wish it so?—Of course not! Then let us hasten and set the schools free. Money is needed right now to pay for the type-setting and plate-making on Sister White’s new book, “Christ’s Parables and Object Lessons.” Sister White has given her work on the manuscript; and adds, “I hope this movement on my part will provoke others to self-denial and to benevolence and mercy.” The Spirit of God is surely moving upon hearts somewhere, provoking them to deeds of self-denial and of benevolence and mercy in this matter. To all such we appeal for help. The debts of these schools aggregate, in rough figures, three hundred thousand dollars. In the past, God’s institutions have borrowed from Christ’s brethren; and Christ’s brethren have loaned to his institutions. We will not criticise this; but there is a deeper, better, and richer experience. Here it is:— “And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest.” To lend to one of God’s institutions may help it for the time being; but to give to these institutions is to reap the richest blessing. By next week let us have more names of contributors or pledge-makers to this fund to add to those affixed to this appeal. W. O. Palmer........................................ $1,000 00
G. A. Irwin............................................... 100 00
Russell Hart.............................................. 100 00
Frederick Griggs......................................... 50 00
H. W. Cottrell............................................ 50 00
J. N. Loughborough....................................... 50 00
J. L. Locke................................................ 20 00
J. L. Whitney.............................................. 50 00
Lloyd Manful.............................................. 50 00 P. T. MAGAN, in behalf of the Committee.