TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
By M. Wood
“Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully;” or, as the margin reads, negligently. Jer. 48:10. Days have swelled into weeks, and weeks into months, since the first issue of the Health Almanac for 1877 made its appearance upon the stage of action. Thousands and thousands of them have been circulated over a territory extending from Maine to California; yes, and even to far-off Switzerland and France, to gladden the hearts of our foreign missionaries. And yet there are those in our very midst, members of the T. and M. Society, earnest, zealous workers, who have not seen a single copy, either to read themselves or to sell to their interested neighbors. Where is the fault? Who is to blame? We know that the State secretary has forwarded the almanacs to those whose duty it is to place such matter within the reach of the brethren and sisters of their respective churches. If the librarian, or leader, or others, who have charge of such matters, do not supply you with almanacs, tracts, &c., for distribution, then go to higher authority; make your wants known, and they shall be supplied. There have been some in times past, who, either from a lack of knowledge in regard to the working of the T. and M. Society or a spirit of indifference, have allowed this branch of the work to wither and die. This ought not so to be. Brethren, the work in which we are engaged is the work of God; and we are accountable for the way and manner in which we discharge our duties. There is a fearful responsibility resting upon those in any way connected with the work of God. And if we have neither the time nor inclination properly to attend to the work assigned us, let us make way for others who will not make the cause of God a secondary consideration. M. Wood.