A Worthy Example by E. M. Graham

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Apr 2, 1914

A Worthy Example

By E. M. Graham

THE Chesapeake Conference has some active members. The president says that a number of sisters in the churches have volunteered to give Bible readings, and assist in meetings where series of meetings are being held, and thus save a large expense to the conference in employing Bible workers, if it were fortunate enough to be able to find them.

Why should not many of our sisters in all the churches follow this good example? We have large numbers of intelligent, well-educated women who could render valuable assistance in this way. They could not only assist where tent meetings are being held, but could carry on a good work in places where there is no minister.

Some may say that they would be only too glad to do this, but they do not know how. We have many good books that can be used to study ways of making up good Bible readings. There are the following: "Bible Readings for the Home Circle," "Helps to Bible Study," "Bible Footlights," "The Bible Textbook," "Scriptural Evidences," and the Family Bible Teacher pamphlets. With any one of these books, a Bible, and a concordance, an individual may learn how to give Bible readings.

One of the best Bible workers we have ever had in this cause began her work by taking the book "Bible Readings for the Home Circle" with her to the homes of interested neighbors, and reading the questions from it, while the neighbors read the answers from their Bibles. She learned by doing, and became a successful worker. What she did, others may do, if they have the same desire to advance the work that she had.

May we not see in our churches everywhere sisters who will devote as much time as possible each week to giving Bible readings to their neighbors? The time has come for this work. Who will follow the example of these Chesapeake sisters?

E. M. GRAHAM.