To Members of District No. 4, Ohio Tract and Missionary Society
By Wm. Beebe
TO MEMBERS OF DIST. NO. 4, OHIO T. AND M. SOCIETY.
Dear Friends, Are you aware that the old year is fast drawing to a close? Are you ready to say, “Fare thee well, old year: I have been a faithful steward, and am ready to welcome thy successor”? If not, let the remainder of the time be faithfully employed in making amends, as far as possible. Let not the old year close till you have placed matters in shape to stand the test of the Judgment. Pay your vows, and be ready to begin the new year with clean hands and a pure heart. Subscribe promptly for the publications for 1878. Have ten cents ready for the Annual when presented. Be ready to make your S. B. pledges larger than ever before. Be cheerful, prayerful, and liberal; “for the Lord loveth a cheerful giver.” Be faithful in your duty in the last message. Support it with all your powers. Improve your time and talent, and encourage those that have the oversight of the flock, by being prompt at your place of worship. Discharge duty on time. Proclaim the glad tidings of the coming of the Lord; for soon the earth will resound with the shout of the Archangel; the elect will be gathered; and if found faithful, you will receive the approving smile of the One fairest among ten thousand, and will hear him exclaim, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant.” I expect to visit most of the brethren in the district the present quarter. Be ready to give a word of encouragement, and to be encouraged.