BRETHREN OF KANSAS, ATTENTION.
By A. J. Stover
ABOUT eight of our ministers that we sent out at our last annual gathering will come in shortly, with their reports of labor. We already know very nearly what report they will bring,—that our membership has been nearly doubled, and six or eight ministers have been added to their number. About $1400 have been paid in, but this is not sufficient to pay these ministers, who have labored so faithfully. They could not have done so well as they have had not their wives stood nobly by them, and made sacrifices that few would care to make. May God bless them. Now, brethren, come to the front, and lend a helping hand. Do not let these ministers and their faithful wives make such heavy sacrifices, and you stand idly by. Help lift the burden from off their shoulders, and bear your share of it. The Lord will bless your labors as he has those of these ministers and their wives, if help is extended. We ought to have at least $1000 more to meet expenses and start the work for the coming Conference year. If more means does not come, we will have to send some of our ministers home. We have a prospect of an abundant harvest of fruits and grains. Many of our brethren are poor, and can do but little till after harvest; then we expect they will come up nobly to the work. Let each individual who professes to be looking for the Lord bring this subject faithfully home to himself, and say whether he or she can afford to have this work stopped. It is estimated that over one thousand emigrants are coming into Kansas each day, and we want to have the living truth to present to as many of these new-comers as possible. But the great consideration is, the Lord is coming, and are we ready? Have we done what we could to bring this message to the people? The Lord will bless in proportion to the sacrifice we make. Will you bring or send means to our camp-meeting at Neosho Falls? Or, if you have not the means and cannot get it, will you give us your pledge, and tell what you will do and when you can do it? If you cannot do either, come to the meeting and see what others are doing. A. J. STOVER.