Missionary Notice by J. D. Rice

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Dec 4, 1884

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 10, No. 46.

Missionary Notice.

By J. D. Rice

AT the last session of the California Conference, I was appointed director of District No. 2, which under the present arrangement includes the following counties: Siskiyou, Modoc, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Colusa, Butte, Sierra, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Placer, Yolo, Solano, Sacramento, El Dorado, and Amador. Miss Libbie Saunders, of Woodland, Yolo County, Cal., is appointed district secretary. Librarians and isolated members in the district, doing Tract and Missionary business, will direct all communications to her, as she will attend to the business promptly, and fill all orders with the greatest possible dispatch. Members of the local societies should do business through their librarians. To avoid confusion, and the imposing of undue labor upon the State secretary, let everything be done "in order," as given above.

We hope to see advance steps taken in the missionary work, all along the line. What are you doing, my brethren and sisters, to carry out the good impressions received and resolutions formed at our late camp-meeting? Have you a zeal that stimulates you to an increase in "love and good works," as the greatness of the harvest opens before you, and the night hastens in which none can work? Does your love for souls and the Master increase? or do you do so little that you are rusting out, becoming engrossed with the cares of this life and wrapped up in selfishness? "If any man have not the spirit of Christ, he is none of his." Remember his work and labor of love, and let us arise and "do likewise" while we may. Shall we see an advance in the missionary work in our district? Let each one answer for himself. Shall we not all say, by word and deed, "Surely the Captain may depend on me"?

Read again the resolutions passed at our late meeting and ask yourselves, What am I doing to carry them out? Let us not be idlers, but put our hands to the oar and pull with a steady purpose and a strong desire to save souls, and soon the precious cargo of truth will be borne to its destination, and accomplish the purposes of God, who sent it, and each worker will receive his reward "according to that he hath done." Let us seek to accomplish for our brethren in other parts of the field, what those of Achaia did for theirs (2 Cor. 9: 2, 8-10). Let each do his best and it will be done. I hope to visit the churches in my district shortly. In the mean time let me hear from you,—what you are doing, your needs, etc. Address me at Williams, Colusa County, Cal.

J. D. RICE, Director Dist. No. 2. Etna Mills, Cal., Nov. 20, 1884.