TO T. AND M. WORKERS IN MISSOURI.
By J. G. Wood
We have a great field of labor before us. Souls are perishing all around us for want of the vital, saving truths of the third angel’s message. The fields are white for the harvest, but where are the reapers? We are left without a president in our Conference. The active ministers in the State are very few. What shall be done? Let us lean upon the strong arm of the Lord, and move forward. Let all who desire to see the work prosper make it a personal matter to consecrate themselves anew to God, and do duty. We need not feel discouraged. Christ is at the helm. “There is no king saved by the multitude of a host.” Ps. 33:16. “Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord.” Zech. 4:6. Let us get nearer to God, and become interested in the great work of saving souls that shall shine in the crown of our rejoicing in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thess. 2:19. This is the sowing time. We can all sow good seed of truth by judiciously scattering our publications. Let them go forth from every S. D. Adventist household in Missouri. Let them go forth accompanied with strong crying and prayer, that the blessing of the God of Israel may go with them. Some are already laboring in this direction; some are not. To the latter class the Master says: “Why stand ye here all the day idle? . . . Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive.” Matt. 20:6–7. “Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.” Eccl. 11:1. “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Gal. 6:7. And “he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal; that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.” John 4:36. Dear brethren, we expect your hearty cooperation in the T. and M. work. All should become members of the tract society, not dead members, but alive to God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Let each director, librarian, and member act well his part. Make full reports at each quarterly meeting. Where there is union, there is strength. J. G. WOOD.