"FEED MY LAMBS." JOHN 21:15 by C. H. Foster

Pacific Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Oakland, California · Feb 26, 1880

"FEED MY LAMBS." JOHN 21:15.

By C. H. Foster

IN my recent labors among the churches, I held one or two meetings for the especial benefit of the youth and children, and I have been surprised at the good results. In each church, several young people for the first time confessed Christ before men. One young brother who had walked ten miles through the mud and rain to attend our meetings, said he enjoyed these meetings the best of any he ever attended.

During the past year or two our people have manifested a commendable interest in the Sabbath-school work; but simply teaching young people the theory of the truth is not sufficient. This alone will not save them; they need converting. When a child is old enough to knowingly transgress the commandments of God, it has arrived at the point of accountability, and is old enough to repent and be converted. There are scores of young people among Seventh-day Adventists who have reached this point, and must be converted, or we shall have to part with them in the great day of God. They can be brought to Christ, if parents and ministers will realize their responsibility, and make a united effort for them, and commence in time. May the Lord wake us up to a sense of our duty on this important subject. Let parents read the following texts: Deut. 6:5-9; Eph. 6:1-4; Prov. 22:6; and ministers the following: Eze. 33:8; John 21:15-17; Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2-4; and let those who are both ministers and parents read all the above texts.

Calhoun, Ill. C. H. FOSTER.