p. 8 | COMMITTEES by Herald of Truth

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 27, 1893

COMMITTEES.

By Herald of Truth

It is the day of committees. Everything is conducted and accomplished by means of committees. Church committees abound. Appoint a committee is what always can be done, and almost always is done. It is a way of escape from many a perplexing emergency. Much injustice is often done those church committees. They are appointed often against their will, and immediately made responsible for everything. The whole church feels at once that they have no further duty in the matter. If affairs are not successful, the committee in charge gets all the blame.

These committees must sit up often until midnight in anxious endeavor to adjust church difficulties and differences. They meet night after night, lose time from their families and from needed rest, to do work for their brethren. They often bear and forbear more than anyone has any idea. But after all this they meet only cold ingratitude and often censure. We feel a fraternal commiseration for those brothers and sisters who must serve on church committees. They ought to have the warmest appreciation from their brethren, and the grateful recognition and respect of all interested in the church. The injustice and cold, cheerless treatment of committees cry aloud for redress. These committees are most generally our best members, and merit the confidence and gratitude of all. Let there prevail a more widespread generosity of feeling concerning our church committees.—Herald of Truth.