p. 144 | Our Object by H. A. St. John

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 2, 1878

Our Object.

By H. A. St. John

In calling attention, in March, through the REVIEW, to our church quarterly meetings, and appointing the place for district quarterly meetings, we suggested that these meetings be reported to the president. But one church and district has complied with this request. North Bloomfield church and Dist. No. 3, Bro. Wm. Chinnock, elder and director, reports a good meeting. I was present in Dist. No. 4 and Clyde church, and that released them. I do not write this to find fault, nor to secure reports of the past meetings, as it is now too late for that. I write to state the object in view in requesting such reports. My objects were distinctly two.

1. These reports would enable me better to understand the degree of prosperity in all the churches, and also in T. and M. work, and to provide help, according to necessity and ability, at the next quarterly meetings.

2. It was my thought further, to condense and arrange these reports for publication in the REVIEW. Sometimes some of these meetings are very interesting, and should be published.

We here suggest, that if church clerks would report the church quarterly meetings, and the district secretaries the district quarterly meetings, to the president, these reports might prove of much advantage to him in many ways.

Brethren in Ohio, we have entered upon our last quarter before our camp-meeting. In many respects it is not the best season for missionary labor, yet much may be done by way of visiting, writing, sending out reading matter by mail, etc., etc. We are lagging in the work. Shall we not take hold and make our labors in behalf of fallen humanity more abundant this quarter, than they were the last?

“Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” Rom. 8: 9.

H. A. ST. JOHN.