Christian Service and General Conference
By Editor
What is for God's glory is for the good of His creatures. But he who to the end resists God's will in himself perverts to destruction the mighty saving power of God. It is better to be right than popular; better to be alone with God than following or leading a multitude to do evil; better a prison cell, with the enduring principles of Christ in the heart, than the throne of a universal world kingdom, with the taint of sin in the soul. The work of God is too sacred, too solemn, too important to permit of self-service or the deceitful pleasures of the world; and he who takes the yoke of Gospel service in all sincerity, realizing the nature of the service to which he is called, will shun every selfish indulgence as the pitfall of death, which it is; but upon those who yield to the enticements of ease and luxury falls the terrible indictment of the great Judge. The thirty-sixth session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists convened at Takoma Park, Washington, D. C., on May 11. Delegates are in attendance from all parts of the world. In view of the many pressing questions of vital importance to the work in all its phases to be discussed at this conference, it will be one of the most important sessions ever held. The needs of the work are great; the fields are white already for the harvest; the laborers are few; doors are open, and the beckoning hands are a multitude. May God guide in the deliberations there, both in the laying of plans and in their execution, and give His people loyal and liberal hearts to respond to the calls that shall be made for workers and for means to carry on the work.