TO THE FRIENDS OF THE COLLEGE.
By F. M. T. Simonson
To such as have taken stock in the Battle Creek College, a word is offered. Do you ever wonder if money thus invested is doing any service? If so, a visit to the prayer-meeting held by the students in the College chapel, would have given a satisfactory reply. Meeting opened at 6:30 P. M., Oct. 5. It was thought best to have it mostly of a social character, and ninety-nine testimonies were given. Sometimes three were upon the floor at once, in turn giving a great variety of remarks, yet, the same good “old story.” What a sight, to look over the vast audience, composed almost entirely of students, so earnestly desiring to march to the promised land! One of the professors was unable to close his last sentence by reason of tears; another’s countenance showed his great anxiety for those under his charge; while another made tender pleas for the Master’s cause. There were several attempts made to close the meeting; but still they arose until one and one-half hours had passed quickly away. All felt that the good work begun on the Michigan camp-ground did not end when tents were struck. Could you have seen all this, you would have received your pay this side the great treasure-house. “Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth eaten. Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.” Jas. 5:1–3. “And he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.” Hag. 1:6. “In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made, each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats.” Isa. 2:20. “But they that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. For the love of money is the root of all evil: which, while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Tim. 6:9, 10. F. M. T. SIMONSON.