TAKE HEED by Dudley Marvin Canright

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · May 15, 1879

TAKE HEED.

By Dudley Marvin Canright

T. AND M. LIBRARIANS.

DEAR BRETHREN AND SISTERS: Perhaps the most difficult office in the church, the one which involves the most work, and which will require the most attention and care, is that of the librarian, the one assigned to you. You will have to study your books carefully to know how to do your work properly. Be careful not to scratch or mar your books in any way. Do not fill them with pencil marks.

Be sure to keep an accurate account of every little item of business you do. Give the date, and make a note of just what you did. When you receive any business, attend to it at once. Do not put it off a single day. Keep on hand a good assortment of our publications, and everything needed in your office. Talk with every member of your society personally, and encourage them to work. Just before the end of the quarter furnish each one with a blank, and if necessary help him to fill it out. Be on hand at every meeting, and furnish members with what they need. Send all your business to the district secretary.

Much of the success of the tract and missionary work will depend upon the way you discharge the duties of your office. Go to the Lord much in prayer, and take time to attend to your work. Look after every family, and see that they take our periodicals. Keep all your pledges and debts collected up. Do not let your church get behind, and thus become discouraged.

TO THE SABBATH-SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS.

DEAR BRETHREN: This spring we should make a special effort to revive the Sabbath-school work. Of course we must depend almost wholly upon the superintendents to oversee this work and put life into it. They must have the direction of the work in the school, visit all the brethren and sisters personally, lay before them

the importance of the work, urge them to attend the school themselves and bring their children, supply them with question books, and help them in getting their lessons. Then be on hand yourself. Study to make your school interesting by good singing, proper instruction, and good teachers. See that the school is supplied with the “Song Anchor,” Bro. Bell’s question books, etc.

We also request you to carry out the recommendation of the General Association in having every member of the Sabbath-school and Bible-class bring a small contribution, a penny or more, every Sabbath. Read the articles in the REVIEW and Instructor about Sabbath-schools. Fill your heart and mind with them. See that your secretary makes out a prompt report to the State secretary each quarter. You can do much in training the young people in the way of the truth. And may God bless you is our prayer. D. M. CANRIGHT.