The Midsummer Offering
By Editor
WE regret that this paper will not reach many of our readers till after Sabbath, July 2, upon which day the midsummer offering for missions is taken in our various congregations. It was not so long ago that we had but one offering a year, and that generally at the time of the holidays. The constant demands in the great mission fields make imperative the midsummer offering as well. We sincerely urge the necessity of this offering upon our readers. The field which God has given us is the world, and He has given us a message to be preached world-wide. “The everlasting Gospel” is to go to every nation and kindred and tongue and people, bearing not only the great fact that Jesus Christ died to save men, but that that same Jesus is coming again, and that the great world should prepare to meet Him at His coming. There are open doors everywhere. Great and loud calls come from every land under the sun, from those who are seeking light and who long to find a way out of the meaningless doctrines of heathenism in which is no life. We appeal to our readers to remember this offering and remember it liberally. Those of our readers who are not connected with churches or who are not in connection with regular treasury departments, or isolated readers, who desire to give to foreign missions, can send the money to the SIGNS office, and we will gladly forward it to the proper persons. The great field is the world. Jesus died for the world, for all. Upon those whom He has redeemed rest the double burden and necessity of a sacrifice in partnership with Him to give that message to others. For just the reason the apostle Paul declared that he was a debtor to all men, so every Christian will count himself to be. May the midsummer offering be one of the greatest ever made to foreign missions.